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Sanctus Reach #Short Story
Evil Sun Rising
Sanctus Reach
The Red Waaagh! descends on the world of Alaric Prime, intent on plunging the sector into war. The beleaguered Imperial forces of the planet prepare to sell their lives dearly to drive back the alien tide.
The Story
As the Red Waaagh! engulfs the Sanctus Reach, orks flock to Warlord Grukk's banner, Big Mek Uggrim and his Red Sunz among them. But even with plenty of humans to kill, the orks can't help fighting amongst themselves, encouraged by the psychotically unstable Grukk. The Red Sunz soon finds themselves having to contend with the attentions of Mogrok, another Big Mek who covets Uggrim's creations. Beset by conflict with the Imperium, their rivals and each other, the Red Sunz prepare for the fight of their lives.
The Red Waaagh! descends on the world of Alaric Prime, intent on plunging the sector into war. The beleaguered Imperial forces of the planet prepare to sell their lives dearly to drive back the alien tide.
The Story
As the Red Waaagh! engulfs the Sanctus Reach, orks flock to Warlord Grukk's banner, Big Mek Uggrim and his Red Sunz among them. But even with plenty of humans to kill, the orks can't help fighting amongst themselves, encouraged by the psychotically unstable Grukk. The Red Sunz soon finds themselves having to contend with the attentions of Mogrok, another Big Mek who covets Uggrim's creations. Beset by conflict with the Imperium, their rivals and each other, the Red Sunz prepare for the fight of their lives.
72 pages, Hardcover
Published July 1, 2014
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About the author
Guy Haley
288 books725 followersGuy Haley is the author of over 50 novels and novellas. His original fiction includes Crash, Champion of Mars, and the Richards and Klein, Dreaming Cities, and the Gates of the World series (as K M McKinley). However, he is best known as a prolific contributor to Games Workshop's Black Library imprint.
When not writing, he'll be out doing something dangerous in the wild, learning languages or gaming.
When not writing, he'll be out doing something dangerous in the wild, learning languages or gaming.
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June 28, 2016
I had some problems with this book and that affect my overall enjoyment. But by no means its a weak story and I am trying to read the rest of the Sanctus Reach storyline.
This book it's all in the perspective of the Orks and Gretchin. I enjoy Haley's views on the orks and the way he tackled some interesting points like: the knowledge they have, the way ork society works, and some interesting talks between orks.
The book is full of action and it gave some glimpses of how the orks make their warmachines. And at the same time this was also a reason I couldn't enjoy more of the story. Some battles were quick and not that interesting. Because the talks were done in ork perspective sometime I had to re-read so I could understand and that also put me off. Last it was the pace of the story. Sometimes it dragged and sometimes it felt rushed. This open ending also made me think about the marketing BL is employing with all those short stories and novellettes and novellas and whatever of a bigger picture. They make you pay 50€ for all Sanctus Reach stories when you could put it in a 416 paperback book. I really enjoy BL books. I really enjoy the authors but this new marketing focus on ebooks, is going to scare some people way. Maybe not all people didn't figure it out but BL has a cow and they are doing some strange, extraterrestrial, anus thing... and we are the cow.
If you don't believe me, remember SCARS, they printed in short ebooks and it costed more than 30€. It's absurd and revolting...
Shame on you BL. Shame on you for spitting on the face of the people who pay your jobs.
This book it's all in the perspective of the Orks and Gretchin. I enjoy Haley's views on the orks and the way he tackled some interesting points like: the knowledge they have, the way ork society works, and some interesting talks between orks.
The book is full of action and it gave some glimpses of how the orks make their warmachines. And at the same time this was also a reason I couldn't enjoy more of the story. Some battles were quick and not that interesting. Because the talks were done in ork perspective sometime I had to re-read so I could understand and that also put me off. Last it was the pace of the story. Sometimes it dragged and sometimes it felt rushed. This open ending also made me think about the marketing BL is employing with all those short stories and novellettes and novellas and whatever of a bigger picture. They make you pay 50€ for all Sanctus Reach stories when you could put it in a 416 paperback book. I really enjoy BL books. I really enjoy the authors but this new marketing focus on ebooks, is going to scare some people way. Maybe not all people didn't figure it out but BL has a cow and they are doing some strange, extraterrestrial, anus thing... and we are the cow.
If you don't believe me, remember SCARS, they printed in short ebooks and it costed more than 30€. It's absurd and revolting...
Shame on you BL. Shame on you for spitting on the face of the people who pay your jobs.
January 7, 2017
Fortunately unfortunately this was an Ork book. This made it both something great and something problematic. It's good to see a Warhammer 40K told from the Orks' perspective with all the quirky orkiness you'd expect from their through process and their perspective on the universe and other races (the humans), and I think the author did a great job of showing this orkiness. On the other hand though, the story was pretty simple (which makes sense I guess since we are talking about Orks) and it was confusing at times to decipher some of the material to see what was trying to be conveyed (which I guess also makes sense since I'm a human reading an Ork story).
September 20, 2018
Available as a standalone novella or as part of the Sanctus Reach anthology in the Space Marine Battles series, Evil Sun Rising sees Guy Haley tapping into his orky side for a tale of Stompas and mekboy politics in the Red Waaagh! Big Mek Uggrim and his Red Sunz, along with their Stompa Fat Mork, have joined Warlord Grukk’s Waaagh! but are finding it more complicated than they expected. As they jealously guard the technorkology behind Fat Mork from the prying eyes of fellow meks, all they really want to do is get in the field and krump some humies.
Stories with greenskin protagonists are invariably entertaining, but they risk getting the balance wrong. Haley’s got form writing greenskins, however, and while this does veer more towards the lighter side of 40k there’s enough casual brutality and barely (if at all) contained violence within these orks to comfortably counterbalance the irreverent banter and all the daft humour. At novella length it’s overall a comfortably short and sweet story with a relatively narrow focus, but there’s enough room to bring in some entertaining secondary characters and provide some context for the wider scope of the Waaagh! taking place outside this particular tale.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/08/...
Stories with greenskin protagonists are invariably entertaining, but they risk getting the balance wrong. Haley’s got form writing greenskins, however, and while this does veer more towards the lighter side of 40k there’s enough casual brutality and barely (if at all) contained violence within these orks to comfortably counterbalance the irreverent banter and all the daft humour. At novella length it’s overall a comfortably short and sweet story with a relatively narrow focus, but there’s enough room to bring in some entertaining secondary characters and provide some context for the wider scope of the Waaagh! taking place outside this particular tale.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/08/...
July 25, 2019
Good fun, quick little novella. And always nice to have a book from the perspective of the Orks, who aren't exactly the most common protagonists. Also not just battle after battle but other stuff going on behind the scenes, which is better than some 40K books.
April 3, 2024
‘What are you goin’ to do?’ said Uggrim, who was intrigued despite himself.
‘Simple,’ said Mogrok. ‘I’m going to drop a comet on the humies.’
‘What?’ said Snikgob. ‘You what?’
Only three stars this time. I found it was hard to stay in the story.
‘Simple,’ said Mogrok. ‘I’m going to drop a comet on the humies.’
‘What?’ said Snikgob. ‘You what?’
Only three stars this time. I found it was hard to stay in the story.
March 9, 2020
A nice insight into the Orky know-wots of being a mek
December 2, 2020
Really enjoyed the story from the orks perspective. It must have been hard to write In all things ork! Waaaagh
September 3, 2021
Good gorky morky fun
April 1, 2025
Orks with the proppa know-its about the whotsits is the best orks there are, Waaaaagh
November 19, 2014
Really great book written from the Ork perspective. It is really cool to see how humans are seen by Orks. For instance, Imperial Knights are called Humie Stompas and there is a pretty funny account of the Orks finding one of the pilots.
Very quick read. I finished it on two 3hr flights. So total read time was around 5hrs for me.
Only issue is that the name of one of the characters is wrong. Grukk Face-rippa is the Warboss who attacked Sanctus Reach, not Grukk Face-eater. In the Sanctus Reach supplement Grukk has a powerklaw with a saw blade added, in Evil Sun Rising he has a mechanical jaw. I wonder if this might have been a change that the design team made without telling Haley or if it was just an honest mistake.
Either way the change won't affect people unfamiliar with the Sanctus Reach story, I would suggest this book to any Ork fan. If you are just a 40k fan your mileage may vary. Coming at this from just a general reader, this story may be a bit odd as it is not from a human perspective and is just a small part of an Overarching story in 40k. As such there is probably not going to be a direct sequel or continuation.
Very quick read. I finished it on two 3hr flights. So total read time was around 5hrs for me.
Only issue is that the name of one of the characters is wrong. Grukk Face-rippa is the Warboss who attacked Sanctus Reach, not Grukk Face-eater. In the Sanctus Reach supplement Grukk has a powerklaw with a saw blade added, in Evil Sun Rising he has a mechanical jaw. I wonder if this might have been a change that the design team made without telling Haley or if it was just an honest mistake.
Either way the change won't affect people unfamiliar with the Sanctus Reach story, I would suggest this book to any Ork fan. If you are just a 40k fan your mileage may vary. Coming at this from just a general reader, this story may be a bit odd as it is not from a human perspective and is just a small part of an Overarching story in 40k. As such there is probably not going to be a direct sequel or continuation.
December 15, 2015
A very good continuation of Haleys short story "Engine of Mork".
We follow the adventures of a group of Mekboyz during the invasion of Sanctus reach. A human populated world defended by Imperial Knights. In short, humans driving humongous mechas and living very much like old english/french knights.
There's a lot of action, a fair amount of backstabbing and a lot more intelligence than I would have credited an ork-story. Sure. The orks are crude and they sure are no sages... but there's a lot of sneaky cunning, they certainly ain't stupid. And this story, more than anything, proves this!
I really look forward to read more of these characters!
We follow the adventures of a group of Mekboyz during the invasion of Sanctus reach. A human populated world defended by Imperial Knights. In short, humans driving humongous mechas and living very much like old english/french knights.
There's a lot of action, a fair amount of backstabbing and a lot more intelligence than I would have credited an ork-story. Sure. The orks are crude and they sure are no sages... but there's a lot of sneaky cunning, they certainly ain't stupid. And this story, more than anything, proves this!
I really look forward to read more of these characters!
January 13, 2015
The only novel I've read from the ork point of view. God, but not as funny as expected.
June 19, 2016
An awesome insight into Orks and how their society (if you can call it that) operates, with some nice throwback lore easter eggs for the oldsters. I wish it was longer!
May 4, 2020
One of the best warhammer stories
It was everything I could of hoped for in an ork story. I need more! I hope he makes more books out of the characters.
It was everything I could of hoped for in an ork story. I need more! I hope he makes more books out of the characters.
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