Dante's Canyon

Space Marine Battles #Novella

by Joshua Reynolds

In the wastes of Armageddon, a strike force of White Scars Space Marines bait their ork enemies into a deadly trap. Luring the greenskins to a promethium refinery, the White Scars prepare to annihilate their foes. But one amongst the sons of Chogoris has a great destiny to fulfil, and Stormseer Kanim must keep him alive, whatever the cost to themselves or their human allies… and whether his brother wishes it or not.

It's always fascinating to see heroes out of their comfort zone – that's when we see who they really are. So taking the White Scars off their bikes, putting their backs up against the wall and surrounding them with orks seems like a great way to find out what makes them tick...

Genres: 40k, Gaming, Science Fiction

114 pages, Hardcover

First published August 25, 2014

About the author

Josh Reynolds’ work has previously appeared in such anthologies as Historical Lovecraft from Innsmouth Free Press and Horror for the Holidays from Miskatonic River Press, and his novel, Knight of the Blazing Sun, is currently available from Black Library. He can be found at: http://joshuamreynolds.wordpress.com

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Reviews

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

5+++++

[Luke Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

The White Scars fight in the frigid wastes of Armageddon's north to defend a vital oil refinery against an Orkish incursion. If it falls, the entire southern defence will be jeopardised due to a lack of fuel...

I had high hopes for this, given the masterwork that was Josh Reynolds' Fabius Bile trilogy: He does a blinding job here with the White Scars, building upon the solid foundations Chris Wraight created for the Horus Heresy series and continuing to flesh the warriors of Chogoris into vital, vivid characters who keep you on the edge of your seat reading as they battle the greenskins (new experience for me, given nearly everything I'd read involving the White Scars before this was pitting them against Chaos Space Marines...)

Another fine bit of 40K writing from a favourite Black Library author of mine...

[Ulzeta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite boring.

[Nikola Kovačev · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book shows space marines and humans working together and interacting.Interesting book.Worth a read.