Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine (Warhammer 40,000)

by James Swallow

Book Overview

Retreating following an ignominious defeat, the Space Marines are given reinforcements from a new army led by the legendary primarch, Sanguinius, a fierce warrior who has supposedly been dead for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844161544
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Games Workshop Ltd
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.3" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Blood Angels or not?

I confess that I LOVE the Blood Angels. They're one of my favourite chapters of space marines, so I was really looking forward to this book. However, I must also confess that I was disappointed and even a little frustrated whilst reading this. The problem is not the writing (which is pretty good), and its not the plot (which, leaving a few niggles aside, is also pretty good). The problem is the fact that Swallow's Blood Angels are not the same as mine! I had such a strong image of them already, after all the background fluff published by BL, and Swallow seems to have interpreted it differently. Sitting down after finishing the book, I realised that it wasn't fair to condemn this book simply for being written by someone who isn't me! In its own terms, this is an exciting and interesting read ... certainly worth your time (and a little cash). I'm even going to try the sequel ...

Bloody Brilliant!

Many of the Space Marine books are very similar and it takes a lot to make them stand out. I wasn't sure if novels about the Blood Angels would work with the sort of story that was being offered (the return of Sanguinius), but this blew me away! Bloodsoaked battle scenes and good characters and good use of the BAs chapter background all the way through. There is a cliffhanger ending but it left me breathless!