The purging of kadillus: Epic fail?

[ElectricPaladin]

Is that Blood Angels book the one about the two brothers, and something supremely unique happens to one of them? (Don't want to give too much away, as I think I may have read it.)

It is an extremely... epic story.

This is the only coherent critique I have ever seen: that it's very epic and mythic and high adventure, to the point that it reads more like a fantasy novel than a pseudo-realistic military history. This is probably why I like it more than the Ciaphas Cain novels, and why I like the Cain novels more than anything else I've read in the Black Library. But, some people prefer dry military-history style Space Marine novels - it comes from our hobby's history, I guess - though I can't see the appeal.

[Cap'nSmurfs]

One of the things I like best about the 40k setting is that it lends itself to multiple interpretations. You can have your gritty military-fiction style stories, your epic fantasy quests with gods and daemons, your mystery stories, you name it.

[Nabterayl]

But, some people prefer dry military-history style Space Marine novels - it comes from our hobby's history, I guess - though I can't see the appeal.

Are there any good "dry military-history style Space Marine novels?" I'm not super well read in the Black Library, but I haven't heard of any.

[ElectricPaladin]

Are there any good "dry military-history style Space Marine novels?" I'm not super well read in the Black Library, but I haven't heard of any.

I don't think so, but I don't like anything in that genre. Some people are into that sort of thing.

[Katharon]

Are there any good "dry military-history style Space Marine novels?" I'm not super well read in the Black Library, but I haven't heard of any.

Tactica Imperialis or any of the Primers would be that sort of thing.

[nathaneal246]

Apart from Helsreach the entire SM Battles range is terrible, stopped reading them! Waste of time even printing them, concentrate of the more popular book series' IMO!

[Rev. Tiberius Jackhammer]

Are there any good "dry military-history style Space Marine novels?" I'm not super well read in the Black Library, but I haven't heard of any.

The Imperial Armour books have that in spades! Try the Badab War set, Taros Campaign or the Vraks stuff.

[Vangrail]

I really liked wrath of iron and legion of the damned

[Katharon]

I really liked wrath of iron and legion of the damned

"Wrath of Iron" made me hate Iron Hands for a while...still do a little. ( -_-)

[GravesDisease]

Is the consensus that Rynn's World was that that bad? It's the book that got me back into the hobby after an 8 year break.