What do you think?
Rate this book
Space Marine Battles #3
Hunt for Voldorius
Captain Kor'sarro Khan of the White Scars is petitioned by his Chapter Master to hunt down and destroy the daemon prince Voldorius, a warleader of the renegade Alpha Legion, thus ending his reign of terror across the stars. Hunting the beast doggedly for over a decade, Kor'sarro finally brings Voldorius to battle on Quintus, a world that has totally given itself over to the Alpha Legion. Together with their Raven Guard allies, the White Scars must fight an entire planet if they are to slay the daemon prince.
Read it because
It's a good old-fashioned White Scars and Raven Guard team-up! The two radically different Chapters unite to hunt down a fearsome daemon prince who has plagued them both.
424 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2010
18 people are currently reading
436 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 46 reviews
April 14, 2022
The "Hunt for Voldorious" isn't bad. It's merely ok, hence the two star rating.
First a little bit about the story- a White Scars unit is hunting down a Daemon Prince named Voldorious who is working with the Alpha Legion. Along the way, the White Scars encounter the Raven Guard and both chapters join forces to fight the Chaos lord.
Space Marine Battle stories tend to be more action-driven than story-driven. While it was nice to see the Scars and the Raven Guard work together, I must admit to a bit of confusion over the semi-hostility between the two-I'll have to do more reading about that.
The problem, other than a sparse story, is the portrayal of Voldorious who comes off far more like a Chaos Champion than a Daemon Prince. Perhaps this is an older story and Andy Hoare just has a different interpretation, but I did not care for it.
A decent enough story, but nothing to rave about.
First a little bit about the story- a White Scars unit is hunting down a Daemon Prince named Voldorious who is working with the Alpha Legion. Along the way, the White Scars encounter the Raven Guard and both chapters join forces to fight the Chaos lord.
Space Marine Battle stories tend to be more action-driven than story-driven. While it was nice to see the Scars and the Raven Guard work together, I must admit to a bit of confusion over the semi-hostility between the two-I'll have to do more reading about that.
The problem, other than a sparse story, is the portrayal of Voldorious who comes off far more like a Chaos Champion than a Daemon Prince. Perhaps this is an older story and Andy Hoare just has a different interpretation, but I did not care for it.
A decent enough story, but nothing to rave about.
January 1, 2023
Reasonable space marine novel, not exactly a literary masterpiece but that’s not really why we read Warhammer books!
First time I’ve read any 40K about White Scars or Ravenwing (only read their horus heresy entries).
A simple gore fest with a couple of interesting things, some fights read like a turn of the tabletop game might do in one’s imagination whilst throwing dice which was nice.
First time I’ve read any 40K about White Scars or Ravenwing (only read their horus heresy entries).
A simple gore fest with a couple of interesting things, some fights read like a turn of the tabletop game might do in one’s imagination whilst throwing dice which was nice.
March 19, 2015
As with all books that comes from the Black Library, you get a vague description of an Adeptus Astartes chapter, then the story runs.....
In this case the White Scars chapter led by Ko'sarro Master of the hunt, and the opponent Voldorious, it isn't a fast pace story, but a good story nonetheless, the reason for hunting Voldorious, where the protagonist went, and the final curtain at Quintus....ummmmm can't forget about the other chapter in this story the Raven Guard...
I guess I'll recommend this to the other Warhammer readers.........
In this case the White Scars chapter led by Ko'sarro Master of the hunt, and the opponent Voldorious, it isn't a fast pace story, but a good story nonetheless, the reason for hunting Voldorious, where the protagonist went, and the final curtain at Quintus....ummmmm can't forget about the other chapter in this story the Raven Guard...
I guess I'll recommend this to the other Warhammer readers.........
January 24, 2014
This one is terrible.
You take the tribal nature of the Scars and you just beat us to death with it. This book exhausted me. I finished it out of sheer spite, honestly.
I disliked the characters as painfully thin shams of people. The great big evil was just some moronic daemon type thing.
Ugh. This one is best forgotten. I'm only reviewing it to warn other readers. Don't.
You take the tribal nature of the Scars and you just beat us to death with it. This book exhausted me. I finished it out of sheer spite, honestly.
I disliked the characters as painfully thin shams of people. The great big evil was just some moronic daemon type thing.
Ugh. This one is best forgotten. I'm only reviewing it to warn other readers. Don't.
February 23, 2020
The book was exciting at times but I felt as if was rushed, there was not the sense of completion I got from other books. It felt like it ended at the highest point without the usual coming down that most books have. I like how the main human character stayed strong in the presence of Voldorius’s daemonic influence, through sheer faith. A simple human. Awesome, though Andy Hoare should practice writing a good 3 act story. I would like read more of his stories.
Recommended though.
Recommended though.
January 23, 2016
Andy Hoare's HUNT FOR VOLDORIOUS has all the "minimum requirements" for a book in the Space Marine Battles series. There's a Space Marine chapter (White Scars, in this case), an enemy (Alpha Legion and traitor militia), and plenty of over the top violence (I lost track of the number of times someone was cut in half). Unfortunately, it's a little short on story, and as a result doesn't really hold up well with either RYNN's WORLD or HELLSREACH (the first two books in the series).
The 3rd company of the White Scars have vowed to bring down the daemon Voldorius, who is bent on releasing the Bloodtide once more. They track him to the desolate planet of Quintus V, where they join forces with the 3rd company of the Blood Ravens, who are there on a related but separate mission. There is mutual distrust between the two chapters, but out of necessity they work together to achieve both their aims. Along the way there are many bloody battles, with all the chainsword flesh rendering and bolt gun carnage most 40K fans have come to enjoy.
But in my opinion the story is long on daemons and warp, and shorter on Space Marine tactics, cooperation, and domination. The introduction of a second chapter (Blood Ravens) as tentative allies detracts rather than adds to the story line, and in the end the whole book just sort of felt average and unremarkable.
I wouldn't go so far as to say "disappointing," but it's pretty average. True Space Marine fans will find something to enjoy in here, but if you just dabble in this world, there are other titles more worth your time.
The 3rd company of the White Scars have vowed to bring down the daemon Voldorius, who is bent on releasing the Bloodtide once more. They track him to the desolate planet of Quintus V, where they join forces with the 3rd company of the Blood Ravens, who are there on a related but separate mission. There is mutual distrust between the two chapters, but out of necessity they work together to achieve both their aims. Along the way there are many bloody battles, with all the chainsword flesh rendering and bolt gun carnage most 40K fans have come to enjoy.
But in my opinion the story is long on daemons and warp, and shorter on Space Marine tactics, cooperation, and domination. The introduction of a second chapter (Blood Ravens) as tentative allies detracts rather than adds to the story line, and in the end the whole book just sort of felt average and unremarkable.
I wouldn't go so far as to say "disappointing," but it's pretty average. True Space Marine fans will find something to enjoy in here, but if you just dabble in this world, there are other titles more worth your time.
April 25, 2023
Quick, simple for the most part entertaining read as long as your not expecting much and something you'll never reread which would usually get a two star rating but it has issues which meant I took off a star
such as;
After nicely introducing the concept of White Scar's battle cant with a new scout being reminded to use it - every time the White Scars talk in Battle Cant the author feels the need to tell you this is what they are doing every time.
It's a 40K Battles book the plot is simple which means the fact the author couldn't remember it sometimes even for a few pages is bad - character interactions occur that only make sense if you forget about a conversation the characters had; and at other times information we were told wasn't conveyed to certain characters has to have been "off screen" because it's required for later scenes to make sense. Maybe this is why we got the Battle Cant reminder so often the author just forgot he had already explained it.
It also seems that this book in and of itself invented a deep seeded rivalry between the White Scars and the Raven Guard out of thin air. Since the only references to such a rivalry I could find elsewhere (e.g. the Deathwatch First Founding source book) reference events that have no source other than this novel. Worse the events are mentioned in passing, for something that doesn't meaningfully affect the plot (you could remove it and nothing would change) that such a relationship was allowed to be created so casually in such a throwaway story indicates a significant lack of quality control at Black Library.
While within Canon for demonic entities to return that the closing sentence of the book basically undoes the point of the novel is also not a good way to close out the novel.
such as;
After nicely introducing the concept of White Scar's battle cant with a new scout being reminded to use it - every time the White Scars talk in Battle Cant the author feels the need to tell you this is what they are doing every time.
It's a 40K Battles book the plot is simple which means the fact the author couldn't remember it sometimes even for a few pages is bad - character interactions occur that only make sense if you forget about a conversation the characters had; and at other times information we were told wasn't conveyed to certain characters has to have been "off screen" because it's required for later scenes to make sense. Maybe this is why we got the Battle Cant reminder so often the author just forgot he had already explained it.
It also seems that this book in and of itself invented a deep seeded rivalry between the White Scars and the Raven Guard out of thin air. Since the only references to such a rivalry I could find elsewhere (e.g. the Deathwatch First Founding source book) reference events that have no source other than this novel. Worse the events are mentioned in passing, for something that doesn't meaningfully affect the plot (you could remove it and nothing would change) that such a relationship was allowed to be created so casually in such a throwaway story indicates a significant lack of quality control at Black Library.
While within Canon for demonic entities to return that the closing sentence of the book basically undoes the point of the novel is also not a good way to close out the novel.
February 15, 2020
Hunt For Voldorius!
This is the 2nd battle novel i red in the past months.
There is this amazing trend with the Black Library books....they are ALL AWESOME! :O you can clearly sense the passion their authors have for the universe and their deep understanding of the lore. (Something us wow fans do not enjoy from the wow books we have seen released so far :X)
The book follows the White Scars 3rd company as they chase the Daemon Lord Kernax Voldorius in a sacred hunt.
The book was very engaging from start to end. Altho the ending seemed to me a bit rushed and should not have been that easy considering the forces that were on the field....ull know what i mean if u read the book.
But nevertheless this is a great read even if your not a Warhammer fan. Chances are most of the BL books can get you hooked in the WH40k universe.
p.p: I loved the i guess acidental tribute to my own country`s khans and their famous riders. It was cool
This is the 2nd battle novel i red in the past months.
There is this amazing trend with the Black Library books....they are ALL AWESOME! :O you can clearly sense the passion their authors have for the universe and their deep understanding of the lore. (Something us wow fans do not enjoy from the wow books we have seen released so far :X)
The book follows the White Scars 3rd company as they chase the Daemon Lord Kernax Voldorius in a sacred hunt.
The book was very engaging from start to end. Altho the ending seemed to me a bit rushed and should not have been that easy considering the forces that were on the field....ull know what i mean if u read the book.
But nevertheless this is a great read even if your not a Warhammer fan. Chances are most of the BL books can get you hooked in the WH40k universe.
p.p: I loved the i guess acidental tribute to my own country`s khans and their famous riders. It was cool
October 9, 2022
I think this is a stand-alone novel but I feel like some of the characters show up elsewhere, and at times it feels like this is a sequel to another book. It does make sense by itself either way.
This is a pretty average story. It has its good points but there's nothing particularly original, and there's only so many times I want to read about someone being sliced into pieces by lightning claws. There's a lot of action though and the writing is decent enough.
A company of White Scars space marines is hunting a demon prince leading an Alpha Legion unit. That's basically it. There's a lot of fighting and lots of people riding around on motorcycles. It gets a bit more interesting when the Raven Guard show up, and I liked the White Scars scout sergeant character, and there were some entertaining parts.
This is a pretty average story. It has its good points but there's nothing particularly original, and there's only so many times I want to read about someone being sliced into pieces by lightning claws. There's a lot of action though and the writing is decent enough.
A company of White Scars space marines is hunting a demon prince leading an Alpha Legion unit. That's basically it. There's a lot of fighting and lots of people riding around on motorcycles. It gets a bit more interesting when the Raven Guard show up, and I liked the White Scars scout sergeant character, and there were some entertaining parts.
November 13, 2018
Combining Star Trek's: TNG episode Darmok with Warhammer 40k gets something like this. Which was pretty great. Figuring out how the metaphors translated into orders was fun.
Not so great was the fighting to see which of 3 phrases would take the most novel space. "The primarch", "my khan", or "honored be his name." Followed closely by unit types like bikes, predators, rhinos, etc charging. Were it not for that I'd rate this much higher.
Well that and the fact the ending basically says "And the great evils escaped. Again."
Not so great was the fighting to see which of 3 phrases would take the most novel space. "The primarch", "my khan", or "honored be his name." Followed closely by unit types like bikes, predators, rhinos, etc charging. Were it not for that I'd rate this much higher.
Well that and the fact the ending basically says "And the great evils escaped. Again."
April 13, 2019
This was a bit clunky to begin with and the writing a little 'immature' at times - I get the feeling that some of the chapters are more edited and refined than others. The story is good although predictable at times. Sometimes the authors of Black Library books try to be 'too epic' in what's happening in the story and that on occasion can irritate me! It was good to learn about the White Scars however and the Raven Guard - so if you are interested in learning a bit about each chapter these books are ideal. I will be pursuing the others in the series.
December 27, 2017
Interesting book from the standpoint of the Raven Guard and the White Scars working in conjunction against the traitorous Alpha Legion, led by the Chaos-tainted Voldorius, but probably near the bottom of Warhammer books I've read from a quality of writing standpoint. I thought there was a bit too much fluff put in to describe how bombs were exploding, or missiles or bullets flying through the air, or similar descriptions of warfare, but overall still a good read.
July 10, 2019
Well, it is a book about Space Marines. The writer has a weak grasp of the concept of what a Space Marine is, but there is very little character development or personality to the characters in this book. I would avoid this book and read a more well known series in the 40K universe. The deamon Voldorius is a weak enemy, not to mention the badly written Alpha Legion characters, just do not add anything interesting to the story. To me this was an uninspired story, that I am glad came to and end.
December 29, 2023
DNF.
Tried to persevere with it, and got pretty far in, but wasn't really doing anything for me.
Less (Sons of) Chogoris, more of a chore.
One of the more disappointing Black Library publications I've read.
A couple of interesting moments (especially with regards to the 'Prisoner'), but mostly dull and repetitive.
Tried to persevere with it, and got pretty far in, but wasn't really doing anything for me.
Less (Sons of) Chogoris, more of a chore.
One of the more disappointing Black Library publications I've read.
A couple of interesting moments (especially with regards to the 'Prisoner'), but mostly dull and repetitive.
September 10, 2025
3.5 Stars
It falls in line with most of the Black Library reads in my opinion. It just didn't click with it much. This might be due to the misunderstood Alpha Legion's portrayal in this story. (Alpha Legion player who loves their storyline)
I will give recognition to the narrator as he did an amazing job telling this story though.
It falls in line with most of the Black Library reads in my opinion. It just didn't click with it much. This might be due to the misunderstood Alpha Legion's portrayal in this story. (Alpha Legion player who loves their storyline)
I will give recognition to the narrator as he did an amazing job telling this story though.
December 12, 2019
Well I personally think its a great book. Mostly because I play the table top game and own a few Warhammer 40k novels. The book was quite interesting and I liked the general concept but I would have liked to see what happened to the civilian girl that Voldorius enslaved. All and all the book was a great testament to the skill, determination and power of the space marine.
July 18, 2017
Started out a bit of a 3 star, but wow it picked up and was awesome- The South Nine Battle really redeemed it and was a real page turner til the end after that! !Great battles
October 3, 2018
Excellent story, White Scars and the Ravens are my favorites so this was a double treat.
February 14, 2019
A great look into the complications of working with another chapter, white scars and Raven Guard fighting to eradicate chaos from the Imperium
March 3, 2019
The White Scars is on the search for the daemon Voldorius and gets the unexpected help from the Raven Guard who is looking for Voldorius as well.
September 24, 2019
White Scars don’t disappoint but choice of Alpha Legion for this scenario prevents them from playing to their strengths.
September 26, 2021
Fun, I guess.
September 7, 2024
One of the first Space Marine books I ever read, and for that it gets 5 stars. Also just a fun read and the White Scars will always be one of my favorite Chapters. Kor’sarro Khan is the goat.
November 21, 2024
A bit dry and martial but fun story.
October 16, 2015
I have always been a huge fan of the Mongols. When I was six, I would get my mom to take me to the library to rent Genghis Khan, a turn based strategy game for the NES. When I was 7, I would make the same request for Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf for the Sega Genesis. A couple of years later, Sid Meier's Civilization came out for PC, and being the TBS-obsessed 9 year old that I was, I spent thousands of hours building and conquering empires, mostly as the Mongols. This scene repeated itself over the years as Civilization gave way to Civ 2, to Civ 3, and so forth. In fact, a part of me really believes that I have spent more time conquering in the name of the Mongol Empire short of anyone named Genghis, Khublai, or Tamerlane. (I'm fairly certain I have the edge on Ogedei and Chagatai). I have also read through Marco Polo's The Travels and Jack Weatherford's Genghis Khan and the Makings of the Modern World and The Secret History of the Mongol Queens. All this said, while I don't profess to be the leading scholar of the medieval Steppe, I am obsessed with the Mongols and do have a fair bit of knowledge for a layman.
So imagine my disappointment when I read Hunt for Voldorius. I love Black Library stuff, particularly 40k, so I went in thinking 'Space Mongols?! How can this go wrong?' Well, for starters, it can. Essentially this is a 40k bolter-porn fanfic that spends the majority of the story droning on about a completely one-sided battle that the Space Marines never once threaten to lose. Hundreds of pages are devoted to Space Marines carving their way through hordes of terrified, untrained conscripts with bolters, chainswords, tanks, jetbikes, and Thunderhawks. The Alpha Legion spends the majority of the book hiding behind this gigantic meatshield and barely plays a role of any import. The two best characters, Voldorius and Malaya, get startlingly little page time due to the incessant descriptions of an incredibly dull battle.
But worse than all this is the incredibly cliché way in which the White Scars are portrayed. Constant references to 'The Hunt', 'The Khan', and the implied comparison of space marines on jetbikes hunting down Jim Bob from accounts receivable (who just happened to be forcibly conscripted into the army of a malevolent demon prince) to the Mongols on horseback wiping out professional armies of Russia, Ukraine, and Northern China really get old. The only thing they didn't do is sit in their yurts and drink fermented mare's milk while waiting for a kurultai.
Anyway, this may be harsh, but if you're looking for something that rivals the quality of Rynn's World and Helsreach, you won't find it here. This one will mainly appeal to those looking for 411 pages of space marines kicking the living shit out of everything they encounter, in which case The Hunt for Voldorius expertly delivers.
So imagine my disappointment when I read Hunt for Voldorius. I love Black Library stuff, particularly 40k, so I went in thinking 'Space Mongols?! How can this go wrong?' Well, for starters, it can. Essentially this is a 40k bolter-porn fanfic that spends the majority of the story droning on about a completely one-sided battle that the Space Marines never once threaten to lose. Hundreds of pages are devoted to Space Marines carving their way through hordes of terrified, untrained conscripts with bolters, chainswords, tanks, jetbikes, and Thunderhawks. The Alpha Legion spends the majority of the book hiding behind this gigantic meatshield and barely plays a role of any import. The two best characters, Voldorius and Malaya, get startlingly little page time due to the incessant descriptions of an incredibly dull battle.
But worse than all this is the incredibly cliché way in which the White Scars are portrayed. Constant references to 'The Hunt', 'The Khan', and the implied comparison of space marines on jetbikes hunting down Jim Bob from accounts receivable (who just happened to be forcibly conscripted into the army of a malevolent demon prince) to the Mongols on horseback wiping out professional armies of Russia, Ukraine, and Northern China really get old. The only thing they didn't do is sit in their yurts and drink fermented mare's milk while waiting for a kurultai.
Anyway, this may be harsh, but if you're looking for something that rivals the quality of Rynn's World and Helsreach, you won't find it here. This one will mainly appeal to those looking for 411 pages of space marines kicking the living shit out of everything they encounter, in which case The Hunt for Voldorius expertly delivers.
March 6, 2015
This book rates only two stars or to quote that bastion of TV comedy scientific knowledge "Sheldon Cooper" it rates a "Meh". Of course I wasn't expecting much. Most of the novels in this or any of the Warhammer based series are not intended to be great literature. But this one was just a bit too much roaring motorbike engines, despicable warp spawned monsters and way to formidable and virtuously stalwart Space Marines.
I usually think of the serial SF novels based on either a game or movie as Mac&Cheese for the mind and the occasional respite from the intricacies of my usual histories, or something mentally a bit more engaging. Not that some of them haven't surprised me by being having a rather good story but this was definitely in the "Meh" category. It's more in the line of a paperback version of a grade B movie with more than it's share of gratuitous violence or a very cheaply done comic book. Anyway it filled the slot as number 3 in the "Space Marine Battles Novels" and now will rest on the book shelve along with it's Brother Marine novels if only just to annoy my wife who will ask as she usually does, "Are you ever going to get rid of some of these Old books?"
I of course will just smile and nod as I or must husbands do when pretending to listen to their wives. SIGH!
I usually think of the serial SF novels based on either a game or movie as Mac&Cheese for the mind and the occasional respite from the intricacies of my usual histories, or something mentally a bit more engaging. Not that some of them haven't surprised me by being having a rather good story but this was definitely in the "Meh" category. It's more in the line of a paperback version of a grade B movie with more than it's share of gratuitous violence or a very cheaply done comic book. Anyway it filled the slot as number 3 in the "Space Marine Battles Novels" and now will rest on the book shelve along with it's Brother Marine novels if only just to annoy my wife who will ask as she usually does, "Are you ever going to get rid of some of these Old books?"
I of course will just smile and nod as I or must husbands do when pretending to listen to their wives. SIGH!
January 2, 2011
This book took me a long time to finish because life kept getting in the way. For example I was 3/4 of the way through it when I had a trip to OZ and had to leave it at home due to weight restrictions.
The book sufferes a bit due to the subject matter. It's space marines of the good and the bad variety chasing, fighting and killing each other. There are only so many ways to do that so parts of the book feel a bit familiar.
That being said it is a good Space Marine novel with some great insight into the chapters involved in the story.Yes CHAPTERS. The whitescars are the main chapter but the raven guard get a supporting role that would have them on the nomination list in the oscars and in my opinion they kinda steal the novel, being all Grim, Dark and mysterious when they are in the novel. The white scars are Steppes nomads with a 40K twist and hints of being a bit deeper. The Raven Guard are all hints of being something deeper and possibly nastier.
OK I'm a sucker for good guys that are only good because the bad guy's are so far over the Evil event horizon.
Pick this novel up when you are in the mood for some heroic space marines and you'll have a lot of fun with it
The book sufferes a bit due to the subject matter. It's space marines of the good and the bad variety chasing, fighting and killing each other. There are only so many ways to do that so parts of the book feel a bit familiar.
That being said it is a good Space Marine novel with some great insight into the chapters involved in the story.Yes CHAPTERS. The whitescars are the main chapter but the raven guard get a supporting role that would have them on the nomination list in the oscars and in my opinion they kinda steal the novel, being all Grim, Dark and mysterious when they are in the novel. The white scars are Steppes nomads with a 40K twist and hints of being a bit deeper. The Raven Guard are all hints of being something deeper and possibly nastier.
OK I'm a sucker for good guys that are only good because the bad guy's are so far over the Evil event horizon.
Pick this novel up when you are in the mood for some heroic space marines and you'll have a lot of fun with it
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 31, 2013
This is my second time reading a book in the Battles series. I was pleasantly surprised with the first one, but this one lived up to my expectations for the series. While I don't regret reading it, there are many many better books featuring the Space Marines than this one. Granted, part of that might be that I don't find the White Scars chapter particularly interesting. However, the characters all seemed stereotypes of their chapters, and not even very interesting stereotypes, either.
On the plus side, you do get to see a decent amount of Space Marines kill about 20-30 times their own number.
On the downside, I thought the way the White Scars used battle cant was silly, and the fact that every time it was used the author felt he had to explain they were using battle cant drove me batty.
The plot is also fed to you with a spoon, with nothing surprising happening ever, since the book stops, yells, and points every time there is a bit of foreshadowing.
I don't expect my 40K books to be the height of literature, but I do expect them to be entertaining. This book seemed to fall far short of the Black Library's normal standards.
On the plus side, you do get to see a decent amount of Space Marines kill about 20-30 times their own number.
On the downside, I thought the way the White Scars used battle cant was silly, and the fact that every time it was used the author felt he had to explain they were using battle cant drove me batty.
The plot is also fed to you with a spoon, with nothing surprising happening ever, since the book stops, yells, and points every time there is a bit of foreshadowing.
I don't expect my 40K books to be the height of literature, but I do expect them to be entertaining. This book seemed to fall far short of the Black Library's normal standards.
July 24, 2011
As an avid reader of 40K fiction for quite a long while, I was excited to see a new series - Space Marine Battles, introduced. I started with this novel since I had not read much about the White Scars, a chapter that has been woefully under served in 40K literature.
Regrettably, Mr. Hoares' novel does nothing much to deepen the legacy or standing of the White Scars. While I understand these novels are supposed to highlight one particular conflict or series of battles, I had hoped for more chapter flavor.
Mr. Hores writing is adequate enough but at the end of the novel, I didn't like the protagonists any more than at the beginning of the novel, which is unfortunate as I believe Kor'sarro held a lot of promise.
I am not a fan of Chaos being the adversary as many 40K authors go overboard with it. I find Mr. Hoare to be more restrained in his depiction of the forces of Chaos but would have much rather have the Scars fighting the Orks.
All in all, a decent but ultimately forgettable 40K novel.
Regrettably, Mr. Hoares' novel does nothing much to deepen the legacy or standing of the White Scars. While I understand these novels are supposed to highlight one particular conflict or series of battles, I had hoped for more chapter flavor.
Mr. Hores writing is adequate enough but at the end of the novel, I didn't like the protagonists any more than at the beginning of the novel, which is unfortunate as I believe Kor'sarro held a lot of promise.
I am not a fan of Chaos being the adversary as many 40K authors go overboard with it. I find Mr. Hoare to be more restrained in his depiction of the forces of Chaos but would have much rather have the Scars fighting the Orks.
All in all, a decent but ultimately forgettable 40K novel.
October 25, 2011
I think that this is one of the best warhammer 40k books that i have ever read! the space marine battle novles are my favorite.
this story thakes place when the white scars chapter is sent on a mission to hunt down the vile deamon prince lord kernax voldorius
and after hunting him down for centuries they finaly trap him on a small planet that has totaly fallen under his controll but there is more than just voldorius him self he is protected by his own army of the chaos warband the alpha legion.
plus he is planing to release a devistateing weapon apon the imperum of man. A weapon that was thought just to be a myth......
and the rest is for you to find out and again a exilent book and i highly recomend it to any one, weather they are new to warhammer or know all about it. Me my self have known all about warhammer my whole life. but people who are more familiar with warhammer might find it more interesting than those who dont.enjoy!
this story thakes place when the white scars chapter is sent on a mission to hunt down the vile deamon prince lord kernax voldorius
and after hunting him down for centuries they finaly trap him on a small planet that has totaly fallen under his controll but there is more than just voldorius him self he is protected by his own army of the chaos warband the alpha legion.
plus he is planing to release a devistateing weapon apon the imperum of man. A weapon that was thought just to be a myth......
and the rest is for you to find out and again a exilent book and i highly recomend it to any one, weather they are new to warhammer or know all about it. Me my self have known all about warhammer my whole life. but people who are more familiar with warhammer might find it more interesting than those who dont.enjoy!
Displaying 1 - 30 of 46 reviews