Crimson Fists: The Omnibus

by Steve Parker, Mike Lee

A Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus

The Crimson Fists stand bold in the face of unthinkable threats and immeasurable odds in this epic omnibus. Comprised of two novels, one novella and four short stories, this collection tells of the cataclysmic events that befell the Crimson Fists and their Chapter Monastery on Rynn's World.

READ IT BECAUSE

This comprehensive collection brings together all the stories of the Crimson Fists' defence of Rynn's World.

THE STORY

Defiant, courageous and unyielding in the face of impossible odds – these are the Crimson Fists, Dorn's glorious vanguard. Tested in battle like few others, these Space Marines are on the front lines of an endless war against the barbaric orks. When the hordes of the warlord Snagrod come to lay waste to the Crimson Fists' fortress-monastery on Rynn's World, Chapter Master Pedro Kantor must lead the battered survivors in a desperate defence of their home if they are to have any hope of finding triumph in sacrifice. This thrilling omnibus contains two novels, a novella, and four short stories written by Steve Parker and Mike Lee.

CONTENTS

Rynn's World by Steve Parker
Legacy of Dorn by Mike Lee
Traitor's Gorge by Mike Lee
The Few by Mike Lee
Culling the Horde by Steve Parker
None More Loyal by Mike Lee
Pedro The Vengeful First by Steve Parker

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction

989 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 18, 2021

About the author

Steve Parker is a British science writer known for producing hundreds of children's and adult nonfiction books covering zoology, medicine, evolution, and natural history. Educated at the University of Wales, Bangor, where he earned first class honours in zoology, he later worked at the Natural History Museum and held editorial positions at Dorling Kindersley before becoming a freelance author during the late 1980s. Parker contributed early titles to the acclaimed Eyewitness series and later wrote award-winning books including Science Crazy, Fizzing Physics, The Human Body Book, and Kill or Cure. He has also edited major collaborative works on evolution and medicine, regularly visits schools and libraries, and serves as a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finished Rynn's World 9/6/2026. Rating: 3 stars

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Steve Parker and Mike Lee team up and Build a Great World

Before this novel, I knew nothing about the Crimson Fists and now I am a big fan. I'm the type of fan who tries to follow good writers as much as I can when it comes to my Fandom interests. I read Parker's 'DeathWatch' novel and relevant short stories in the DeathWatch Omni, and it became so clear that Parker gets "it". In a lot of Space Marine novels there is little to know mention of tactics so you just have indomitable wills going against each other. Steve Parker and Mike Lee don't do that. They inject their novels with tactics; like formations and the strategic thinking of military leaders, be they on a squad level, company level or even space fight level. The way they approach the 40k lore with that in mind really help make these stories a cut above the average space marine stories.

Chapter Master Pedro Kantor, Captain Cortez and Vet. Sergeant Galleas are protagonists in this story and each has a compelling arc. The Space Marines are these Transhuman living battle tanks, yet Parker and Lee are able to humanize them in surprising ways and tell compelling stories along the way.

Strong recommendation for this omnibus.

[Vargas, A, · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was overall good, some parts felt a little slow but others were a fantastic read. Would recommend reading the short story "None More Loyal" before "Legacy of Dorn" to get a better feel for some of the characters. If you love the Crimson Fists this is a must read, if you like Space Marines it is worth the read, but if you hate Space Marines and the Imperial Fists then just skip this outright. Kind of wish there was more Spanish themes and references for the chapter or more depicted in their culture beyond everyone having Spanish names.

[Tiago M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best Space Marine books so far.

[Matthew Schiller · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very entertaining entry into the mythos of the Space Marines. I especially enjoyed “Traitor’s Gorge” which hopefully is expanded on somewhere because it was very interesting and stories with Galleas as he seems to be one who can learn and grow and not hold so rigidly to the Codex much like other great Space Marine 40k characters.

[Alexander W · Rating 4 out of 5]

An excellent anthology from Steve parker and Mike Lee, lots of bolters, Orks and emprah bashing but entertaining enough as per the usual Parker and Lee flair for this chapter of marines.