Cassius (2)

Space Marine Legends

by Ben Counter

Chaplin Cassius and the Ultramarines defend the heart of the Imperium against the most dangerous of enemies – the bio-engineered horrors of the hive fleets.

In the 41st millennium, the human Imperium must fight a constant battle for survival against the myriad enemies who seek to destroy it. At the forefront of this battle stand the Space Marines, genetically engineered superhumans whose sole purpose is to fight – and win. When a tyranid hive fleet is detected dangerously close to the Sol system, two entire companies of Ultramarines are sent to find and destroy the aliens. Led by their legendary Chaplain, Cassius, the Ultramarines must stop the tyranids, no matter the cost. With typical bravery, courage and honour, the Ultramarines set about their task, but faced with impossible odds, and Cassius’s impetuous nature, victory is far from certain.

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction

224 pages, Hardcover

Published February 21, 2017

About the author

Ben Counter, as well as making several contributions to Inferno magazine, has written the Soul Drinkers and Grey Knights series and two Horus Heresy novels for the Black Library. He is an ancient history graduate and avid miniature painter with a bronze demon under his belt.

Reviews

[Sud666 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cassius was a good novel. Nothing amazing, but simply good.

The Tyranids have come to Kolovan and the Ultramarines must face them. This novel really focuses on the Chaplain Cassius. He is a great warrior but sometimes may go overboard. It's a novel about his battles and his development as a Chaplain. But, that being said this feels like an elongated short story. Here's Cassius, this is what he did, story ends.

So if you are an Ultramarine fan or just want to read an exciting story about a cool Chaplain then this is for you. If you are new to Warhammer, there's far better novels to start with.

[Simon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Cassius is a terribly angry chap. We know this because we keep getting told. Raaaaaaa. Cassius is angry. Raaaaaaa.

Raaaaa.

... I may just have saved you the trouble of reading it.

Not the best Black Library novel I've ever read. Which is odd because Ben Counter is usually pretty decent. But this... was not his best work.

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have to give it a 4, still learning alot about this world and love all the details, and they fight to save the rest of the empire from destruction!!!

[Tamás Végh · Rating 2 out of 5]

Horrible, dull action, and a non-existent story.

[Carl Grider · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probably more like a 3.5 but it was an enjoyable romp through the 41st millennium. Cool story with plenty of action.

[Andrés G. saravia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of Ultramarine vs. tyranid action. Perfectly entertaining but not much more. Read it if you want a book that is 90% action sequences with very little else.

[Michael Dodd · Rating 3 out of 5]

The second short novel in the Space Marine Legends series, Cassius sees Ben Counter return to take a longer look at the titular Ultramarines Chaplain after having previously tackled the character in the Deathwatch short story One Bullet. Here we see the contemporary Cassius, grizzled and scarred after centuries of war, leading two companies of Ultramarines against endless waves of Tyranids on the strategically important world of Kolovan. Situated perilously close to Segmentum Solar, if Kolovan were to fall then the Tyranids would have a route into the heart of the Imperium, so who better to put a stop to that than the hero of the Tyrannic Wars?

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