Rebel Winter

by Steve Parker and Brando Skyhorse

On the snowy wastes of Danik's World, a regiment of the Vostroyan Imperial Guard is ordered to hold their ground to protect the retreat of other Imperial forces. But when their own orders come to move... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844164837
• ISBN13: 9781844164837
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Games Workshop(uk)
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Great 40k action for a 40k fan.

I really don't know why you would be interested in this if you are not a fan of Warhammer 40k, but if you are, and ESPECIALLY if you are interested in Vostroyans, this is an excellent novel to read. This book is not the epitome of literature by any means. It's a bit repetitive, rather shallow, and really just a very simple tale of some fictional militaristic characters in a fictional universe. But if you're interested in that universe and know a bit about it already, this is a great quick read, and fairly entertaining. Other 40k universe books I'd recommend over this one are Eisenhorn and Dan Abnet's other works.

non stop action from the imperial guard!!!

NO this is not a women this her son eaiser to use her account than make one.I am a very big imperial guard fan beacuse they r just like u and me, no bio engeried armor or super solider. Just have a pice of armor a lasgun and there brother im arms. Steve parker does a very good job of making u feel as ur behind the gun.There is a ton of action in this book never does it leave u bored cant go 3 chapters without it. There is also a lot of dark, funny humor wich make it moer appealing. But This storty take place on a planet so cold ur lungs would frezze. so not only is capt* Sebastevand & company of voystrans have to watch out for orks and traitors, the weather is also opposeing even affect how battle is fought.Im telling u right now in the end there is a huge suprise and leaves wide open for a number 2 so if this sounds like ur kinda of book get now. i highly recomd this book for any 40k fanr or scifi fan. For the 68th voystran firstborn and the white boar!!!

Vostroyan first born

I've read tens of warhammer40k books,and I have to say this was one of their bests!the only problem is...the vostroyan first born army guardsmen act more like Adeptus Astartes space marines!loads of honor,loads of valore,loads of action...and a good storyline i must say.

Fascinating!

The story opens with Captain Grigorius Sebastev on trial for his actions on the ice-encrusted battlefields of Danik's World. The novel ends with verdict and a surprise. The rest tells the tale of what Captain Sebastev (A.K.A. The Pit-Dog, though few would say it to his face) and how he reacted. Captain Sebastev and his men of Fifth Company are in the Korris trench works, in the midst of a brutal battle with greenskins (orks) when the new commissar arrives and jumps into the fray. Commissar Daridh Ahl Karif had made a powerful enemy (Lord General Breggius) and been redeployed to Danik's World. Yet Karif still took the newest (and only) reenforcement troop under his wing. The commissar instinctively knows that Trooper Danil Stavin would not last long on the front lines. Karif surprised everyone, including himself, when he requested Trooper Stavin be assigned as his adjutant. Trooper Stavin turns out to be a top notch adjutant. The lad is very good at keeping secrets. In fact, he has a few of his own. The frekk hits the fan when Twelfth Army Command underestimates the Danikkin Independence Army (DIA). The rebels make sure they regret it too. Nhalich is the first to fall. Traitors from within and without crippled the Vostroyan army by poisoning food and saboteurs vehicles, weapons, and supplies. Sebastev and Karif come to quickly realize that Fifth Company may very well be all that remains of the Sixty-Eighth. As the company's number of men slowly drop from the four digits, to the three digits, and to the two digits, the Pit-Dog knows that with numbers such as these, there is no such thing as acceptable losses. Somehow, they must find a way to win the war from behind enemy lines, and get out alive, before all is lost. **** The trial is an interesting way to begin this book. Not very original, but it works beautifully and adds a deeper meaning to the ending of the story. There are a couple of characters that I hope to see again in the future. Trooper Stavin is one of the most interesting, at least to me. Entering the battle at the young age of eighteen, and being a newbie, this character may have a fascinating future. I say this because not only is the lad toughened up a bit during this battle, but he has wonderful role models in the Pit-Dog, Karif, and the White Boar. It is my hope that the author, Steve Parker, consider giving this secretive lad his own novel or series. Such potential! As for this story, it begins in battle and stays that way almost constantly. A few memories are added in to break up the continuous skirmishes. This will not be an easy one for readers to put down. Something is going on at all times. Fascinating! **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Debut Novel from Steve Parker Holds the Line!

Rebel Winter manages what few game-based novels that I've read have achieved, and that is to create a tangible sense of what it would be like to live and die in the game's setting. The universe of Warhammer 40,000 is one of brutal conflict without end, filled with cultures born to fight and die in a violent war between unfathomable aliens and a human race dominated by centuries of techno-religious indoctrination. Rebel Winter took me there with its tale of attrition and glory on a frozen backwater planet. The book is grim, highlighting the horror of the milieu's endless war, and contrasting it with the blazing fury and passion of the Vostroyans, one of the table-top game's newest armies. This books marks their fiction debut. Steve strikes an excellent balance between the blood-and-guts realities of this out-of-control conflict and the spiritual nature of the Vostroyans, and manages to detail their cultural background with careful exposition that sets this novel apart from a technical campaign sourcebook. As someone who claims only a passing familiarity with the milieu, I can recommend this book as a great introduction to the feel of the Warhammer 40,000 and as a fantastic debut novel from the author. Please sir, I'd like some more!