Warcry: Catacombs Blood of the Everchosen: Warhammer: Age of Sigmar

Warhammer 40,000

by Richard Strachan

The ultimate introduction to life as an Imperial Guardsman!

Welcome to the Astra Militarum, Guardsman! You don't know it yet, but this book is your new best friend. In its pages, you'll find everything you need to know in order to defeat mankind's enemies and prove yourself worthy of being a trooper in the Imperial Guard. It'll teach you how to march, how to shoot, how to maintain your weapons (and how to request replacements if you misplace yours), and much more. Learn the prayers and benedictions that will protect you from your foes, and how to best kill each of the Imperium's enemies with minimum effort. It's the essential guide for every Guardsman.

CONTENTS
Imperial Munitorum Manual
Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer
The Benedictions of the Emperor

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction, Fantasy

208 pages, Audible Audio

First published November 22, 2012

About the author

Richard Strachan lives in Edinburgh, UK. He has had stories published in magazines like Interzone, The Lonely Crowd, Gutter and New Writing Scotland, and writes for Games Workshop's Black Library imprint.

Reviews

[Avi · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is clear, The Emperer Protects.

[Bradley]

I’ve held on to this book for a long ass time without ever giving it a proper read. In the same way many people go about the Bible. How apropos!

There’s a sweet, sweet irony while attending Catholic Church looking at this manual. The parallels are eerie sometimes. Like, either the original W40k peeps grew up catholic and really made something special, or they just have an exorbitant amount of knowledge pertaining to Catholicism. Then again, the parallels with the military are just as eerie. The writers are exceptionally good at portraying the conflicts and valor of brothers in arms, so much so they’ve been accused of being former military.

I find a lot of humor in the handbook. Particularly the list of Punishme- *BLAM*

[Luke Costin · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s a bit dry ain’t it? I know, an in universe instruction booklet on procedures and survival tips is always going to read like a Haynes Manual but still you can’t describe it any other way than dry. It had a few funny bits of propaganda but by and large the list of guardsmen equipment doesn’t exactly excite.

[Kyle T · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's pretty dry because it's literally an in universe manual for your average Imperial Guardsman. There are some cheeky references that'll make you laugh or remember well known novel characters... But it's basically just a manual.

[Arthur B · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun in-universe document, particularly useful for LARP purposes. Full review: https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/201...

[Cloak88 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bit dry, but a fun read!

Review to follow

[Conor · Rating 3 out of 5]

More flavour text than a novel but still some nice worldbuilding snippets. But pricey as is GW custom.

[Jack Keane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Constantly treads the line between insanely boring and pedantic information about the administratum and genuinely funny tongue in cheek instructional humour, overall it is very true to the real life military primers it is clearly based on and is incredibly well presented if not a little tedious in the opening pages, hard to call it a book so much as a very long leaflet and expensive for what it is (£17.99 ouch!) but still a nice shelf/reference piece for any avid 40k geek.

[Fabian Scherschel · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun book! Everyone who's into Warhammer 40K should buy and read it. The humour is great and it provides a good background to get a feel for how the Imperial Guard works. A must read for any IG player, I would say.

Probably also provides some nice background colouring if you are reading IG novels from the Black Library.

[Bruce Moffatt]

Just bought this today. Rather annoying that they did not include the 'Damocles Gulf' edition of the Uplifting Primer, as it is a more recent printing.
Looks and feels (and reads) like a 40k prop. Hardbound, cloth covered. They really nailed that aspect of it.

[Aleksi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, and it feels (almost) like an authentic item from the Grim Darkness of the Far Future...

[Ramon Clemente · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dos en uno. Encontraremos el "Imperial munitorum manual" y "The Imperial Infantryman's uplifting primer". Creo que es una buena compra. En ingles

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic book, perfect for providing inspiration into model choices and army design for those who play 40k!

[Andrew Pritchard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Do NOT be caught without this in your kit. The Emperor Protects.

[Ernest Russell]

No 40K imperial guard player should be without one. Incredible detail.