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After the full-on chaos of Cadia Stands, the second novel in the series is still very much a war story but it also expands out to encompass a little bit of political and religious intrigue. The plot is based around the 101st defending the world of Potence from Chaos forces, fighting to survive while still adjusting to their new post-Cadia reality. Despite its billing as a Minka Lesk story I’d say it’s still more about the wider 101st than just Minka, but it’s a good continuation of the series. I know we’re not supposed to judge books by their covers, but this one definitely has my favourite cover of any Cadian novel! The jumping around stories I know some didn’t like but I felt that it aided the narrative of soldiers fighting for their lives as the cities crumble, wondering what’s coming next. The prose though is rather brisk and dry though so apart from a few characters you don’t get a lot of depth for the people involved in the battles, just a bunch of battle scenes spliced together, and at times can read like a report. It all depends of what you're looking for with this book. I was looking for info about the fall of Cadia in the 40k lore, interesting characters and a compelling story. I got only the lore part. Sent to the capital world of Potence, Sergeant Minka Lesk and the Cadian 101st discover that though Cadia may have fallen, their duty continues.

Together, these Imperials -- the so-called Celestinian Crusade -- would forge an uneasy alliance with the enigmatic xenos that would offer a new hope for the servants of the Emperor in their fight against the waxing power of the Archenemy -- the resurrection of the Primarch Roboute Guilliman. In a galaxy replete with mysteries, the Cadian Pylons were amongst the most enduring. There were over five thousand such edifices scattered across the surface of Cadia before the fall, each one standing some five hundred yards above the surface, and reaching two hundred and fifty yards below. Reports differ, but it was understood that there could have been anywhere between two and three thousand more concealed below ground as the result of tectonic movement down the ages. The new 40k era has some great opportunities for storytelling. Nihilus and it’s darkness as ADB has started with the spears and Gav with his Eldar brilliance. The surviving Cadians are a great story in the new mess. Minka has the advantage of spanning both the old and the new. She was a Whiteshield cadet when the invasion of Cadia began, and was one of the last to get off-planet, after fighting a rearguard action through the ruins of her home world.The monstrous kinetic strike wiped out most of Cadia's remaining defenders, destroyed the network of Cadian Pylons and tectonically destabilised the world. As the Warp and its foul denizens claimed the remains of the Fortress World, Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed arranged an evacuation of the planet that saved 3 million of its citizens before the planet finally ripped itself apart -- though not before Creed himself mysteriously disappeared. The narrators accent was jarring at first but I got use to it and by the end it sort of grew on me. I wasn't keen on the way she portrayed shouting as a gruff whisper but its probably better than a high pitched howl. The first BL fiction released to explore the events of the Fall of Cadia, this begins just before the events of The Battle of Tyrok Fields but mostly covers the main thrust of Abaddon’s invasion, shown from a variety of Cadian perspectives. Interestingly, while Ursarkar E. Creed does briefly appear, this is definitely not his story – instead it introduces Major Isaia Bendikt and a certain Whiteshield named Minka Lesk (as well as carrying over a few characters from Hill’s Creed stories), and offers a sort of ‘grunts-eye’, boots-on-the-ground view of the planet’s final hours. It’s really good, just don’t expect the full big picture – that’s not quite what this is. I haven’t actually read either of these, but as Darius points out in this interview Revenant Crusade is set post-Great Rift, after the events of The Devastation of Baal. Meanwhile the synopsis for City of Light specifies that it’s set “deep in Imperium Nihilus”. If you want to continue exploring the Blood Angels, these seem worth having on your list (see the Blood Angels list earlier for where they fit in the timeline).

The decision was made to hold orbit over Cadia and for the 1301st Fleet's elements to make planetfall on the unknown world, designated as 1301-12. The landing force was comprised of Imperial Army, Word Bearers, Adeptus Custodes and Legiones Cybernetica elements. The landing party, led by Lorgar, was greeted by a large number of barbaric human tribes, tribes described as "dressed in rags and wielding spears tipped by flint blades...yet they showed little fear." Most notable were the barbarians' purple eyes, which reflected the colour of the Eye of Terror itself in the spectrum of visible light. Despite the Custodian Vendatha's protests and request to execute the heathens, the Word Bearers approached the natives. the writing is boring. the characters are flat and banal, from troops, to officers, to commissars, to heretics. they re also stupid. The reading works well for describing Minka, an inept, childish soldier promoted beyond her ability, but fails to convey any authority to other characters. This story has fantastic potential. The BEF after Dunkirk, the allies evacuating Gallipoli or the march of the 10000 men are great examples of defeated armies making themselves into heroic legends. How these groups were viewed at the time I’m sure is completely different to how we see their heroism today and almost certainly very different to how they saw their own defeats.This takes place within the first decade of the Indomitus Crusade, detailing a crucial conflict between the Ultramarines of Fleet Quintus and the Necrons. So far, this provides the best viewpoint on the events relating to the Pariah Nexus. It doesn’t seem to be the most popular of books in some circles, but I rather enjoyed it. The worst part is that Cadian Honour has many interesting ideas that are woefully undeveloped. The struggle on Potence explores an esoteric bit of historical lore. Lesk is new to squad command and needs to find her place amongst fellow sergeants and the commissariat. Bendikt needs to inspire people who have lost their world. But it’s all reduced to a lengthy, mind-numbing set of uninspired fights where unnamed enemies magically appear wherever they’re needed. It’s entertaining enough, but there’s a hint of greatness that suggests the author’s best is still to come. Every hero has a moment that defines their legend, a battle that sets them on the path they are meant to walk. For Ursarkar Creed, that moment is here. Cadia itself is under threat – the hordes of Chaos emerge once more from the Eye of Terror, and the forces of the Imperium muster to meet them. But on Tyrok Fields, an act of base treachery, spurred on by an old enemy of Creed’s, will change everything and provide General Creed a chance to prove his worth once and for all, and embrace his destiny as Lord Castellan of Cadia.

This offers a ‘boots on the ground/grunt’s eye view’ perspective on the fall of Cadia, told from multiple Imperial Guard viewpoints and reflecting the chaos and confusion as the Cadians reel from Abaddon’s invasion. Enjoyed this book as a “boots on the ground” view of the Fall of Cadia. Rather than focus on major characters or events from that large narrative event, we get disjointed stories from across the planet as several character threads are followed in the cataclysmic battle for the world. Technically speaking then, The Devastation of Baal probably also fits into the timeline at some point after the events of the Dark Imperium books (now that they’re being adjusted to take place earlier on in the crusade) and The Great Work …but for the sake of ease I’ve included it here. Burdened by the loss of Cadia and the disapproval of other Imperial forces, the remnants of the Cadian 101st are posted to Potence, capital world of the Gallows Cluster. As Chaos forces make worrying inroads into the system and peace on Potence is threatened, what should be an easy posting turns into a desperate defence against enemies within and without.In the grim dark future, there is only war, but you can't just make it about war, you need interesting characters you get to know and love (or love to hate) to experience the setting. Many of the surviving Traitors were put to the sword, but the majority of the Traitor Legions escaped into the great Warp rift known as the Eye of Terror in the Segmentum Obscurus, a region of space where reality and the insanity of Chaos collide as the raw psychic energy of the Immaterium pours into real space-time.

I should be clear: this article expresses my personal opinion…I’m not a Games Workshop spokesperson, nor should this be taken as an expert opinion on 40k lore!

Following the Siege of Terra that ended the Horus Heresy with Horus's death and the interment of the Emperor of Mankind in the Golden Throne, the defeated Traitor Legions and their allied forces among the Imperial Army and the Dark Mechanicum fled from Terra. Some of the exhausted Loyalists rallied and gave chase, but most remained on Terra to consolidate their great victory over the forces of Chaos. Baneblade follows the crew of, as you might have guessed, a Baneblade, which forms part of a tank company battling an ork Waaagh! The novel gives you a look into the life of a tank crew, the bonds that build between crewmates and the tank itself, and the nature of large-scale warfare in the 41st Millennium.



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