Rate this book

Schlacht Um Helsreach (2011)

by Aaron Dembski-Bowden(Favorite Author)

4.04 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

3453533887 (ISBN13: 9783453533882)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Heyne

series

Space Marine Battles

review 1: As usual ADB. Is on the top of his game. He not only keeps the story flowing with engaging action sequences and character developing chunks, he also brings in a side of war that we usually don't see in a warhammer book. He goes into great detail describing things that a real army commander would have to worry about. Things such as troop disposition and where people are deployed and how long their supplies would last etc. I highly recommend this book and any that he has written.
review 2: I was extremely skeptical about reading Helsreach since the vast majority of licensed IP tie-in novels that crop up around successful game/movie/tv franchises are terrible, but this is one of those rare cases when the author absolutely gets it right. "The Grimdark" comes to li... morefe from the perspectives of a diverse cross-section of characters that are thrown together in the defense of Hive Helsreach against an overwhelming ork invasion while struggling to understand each other and find ways to cooperate. All the inter-departmental Imperial politics and prejudices from the obscure "fluffy" sections of the various 40k rulebooks turn up as serious problems that must be overcome by the various forces, and the tensions that result feel very believable. The orks actually come off as being rather flat and boring by comparison to all the internal struggles that the characters face, but their jovial wackiness would have felt extremely out of place in this bleak and brutal story so that's probably for the best. This book should be required reading for anyone playing any of the Imperial forces in any of the 40k-related games, there's something here for everyone to draw from: Astartes, Imperial Guard, Titan Legions and even a brief appearance by the Sisters of Battle. Aaron Dembski-Bowden obviously plays the games and loves the setting, he gets all the little details right in ways that someone who hasn't spent years playing in this particular playground just never would. His reverence for 25+ years of in-game lore combined with great two-fisted action and compelling character development make this book a must-read for anyone who has ever pushed Space Marines across a felt-covered table and it's actually good enough to recommend to anyone else who enjoys a good Starship Troopers style sci-fi war story. less

Download links for: Schlacht um Helsreach

Advertising