The Purging of Kadillus (Space Marine Battles), by Gav Thorpe
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The Dark Angels fight to free one of their recruiting worlds from the grip of the orks. A classic Warhammer 40,000 story told anew, including the infamous tale of Sergeant Namaan’s final battle.Faced with an ork invasion of Piscina IV, the 3rd Company of the Dark Angels believes the threat to be minimal. As enemy numbers continue to increase, their commander, Captain Belial, insists that his Company are strong enough to resist. But Scout-Sergeant Naaman knows just how dangerous this foe can be, and when a renewed greenskin offensive takes the Dark Angels by surprise, the orks swarm towards Kadillus Harbour. Little do the Dark Angels know of the technological power available to the xenos, and the true scale of the threat they face. Belial, Naaman and their fellow Astartes fight a desperate siege at Kadillus, knowing that they must hold out until Imperial reinforcements arrive or the planet will be lost.
The Purging of Kadillus (Space Marine Battles), by Gav Thorpe - Amazon Sales Rank: #874155 in Books
- Brand: Warhammer 40,000 - Novels - Space Marines
- Published on: 2015-10-06
- Released on: 2015-10-06
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.80" h x 1.10" w x 5.10" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 416 pages
The Purging of Kadillus (Space Marine Battles), by Gav Thorpe About the Author Gav Thorpe is the author of the Horus Heresy novel Deliverance Lost, as well as the novellas Corax: Soulforge, Ravenlord and The Lion, which formed part of the New York Times bestselling collection The Primarchs. He is particularly well-known for his Dark Angels stories, including the Legacy of Caliban series. His Warhammer 40,000 repertoire further includes the Path of the Eldar series, the Horus Heresy audio dramas Raven’s Flight, Honour to the Dead and Raptor, and a multiplicity of short stories. For Warhammer, Gav has penned the End Times novel The Curse of Khaine, the Time of Legends trilogy, The Sundering, and much more besides. He lives and works in Nottingham.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Didn't feel like a WAAAAGHHH!!!! By Rhymoceros Loved the prologue and epilogue, but that's about it. This book had a great intro, loved it, it was very different, took me by surprise and really opened up what the story had to offer. In the end however,it just didn't deliver. I hate to say it, but the whole story and characters were unimpressive and uneventful when comparing this story line as a tie in or extension to The War for Armageddon, including Helsreach. The plot of this book could pretty much be summarized by the title and the way this book was written became hard to read after a while, Since this is a Space Marine Battles, comparing this set up narrative with Rynn's World, for example, really left me lost. Each chapter was very long, each character not adding too much depth and complexity to the whole campaign. I love the way Rynn's World was set up by location, I thought that was fantastic, this book was set up by character, and the scenes just seemed too long and drawn out. This author mentioned 'decades' as long Space Marine service and 'hundreds' of orcs as a lot...where other books would have probably mentioned centuries and thousands of orcs. This may have been better if the Space Marines were replaced with PDF or something other than Astartes, could have been more substantial. The Dark Angels showed no emotion, whenever a brother died, or when battling orcs, everything was very superficial. The Dark Angels are not really my favorite, and this book didn't help out, the one and only book I like with them in it is Eye of Terror, other than that, they've yet to stand out to me at all. Sorry Gav, this story lacked detail, twists, surprises and heart.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful. A refreshing addition to the Black Library By M. Johnson I have read much of the 40k material in reference to the Space Marines. From the Space Wolves to the Ultramarines you can always bet on there being praying, and death to those that oppose the Emperor's will. I as much as anyone, reads a Space Marine book for these very things. Where this book truly stands out is that it portrays how a Space Marine company fights as a unit. It displays how the elements of recon, medical, and assault truly work during the chaos of war. It gives you a clear idea of how a Commander of such an element must make decisions in order to prosecute a campaign of this level. As I have said before I've read several of these novels, but this is the first one that attempts to move 40k from futuristic Sci Fi fantasy to strong military Sci Fi. Don't misunderstand if you read a Space Marines novel for the praying, and killing it is here. What it adds is the tactical aspect of how they fight, maneuver, and plan. The action is spot on and very grim, as it should be. Instead of portraying the Space Marines as unstoppable juggernauts on the battlefield it shows their thought process before, during, and after the battle. It even portrays elements of doubt that they experience. Outside of the Horus Heresy books this is rare within much of the 40k material. I think that Mc Neill and Abnett our still probably the best authors of the Black Library. Thorpe does create a very real and grim portrayal of war from the Marines standpoint. I don't think it fair to compare what Thorpe has done here with either writer. The only comparison that comes to mind is Eric Nylund's Halo books. Which shows the tactics, techniques, and sacrifices' that even the most supreme warriors must make to prosecute a war. I highly recommend this book to any 40k fan it's just different enough to be refreshing but maintains what the Space Marines are about at their core. I would also recommend it to any Military Sci Fi fan as well. It takes what exist in the 40k universe and applies it to the military structure that exists now. Instead of one hero doing it all it shows a company of warriors doing what they can to contribute. Great book and I can't wait to see if Thorpe will write another book applying these ideas.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Poor Ultramarines novel... I mean Dark Angels. Yep, there was like three mentions of them wearing robes: definitely Dark Angels! By Shayne It has taken me over 10 years of dabbling on-and-off in the Warhammer hobby to finally give the fiction a try. To be honest I was hesitant because I expected the Warhammer 40,000 novels to be little more than poorly written fan fiction. Having been exposed to the Warhammer 40,000 universe through the rule books and codexes, I find the setting intriguing with great potential for exploration through the medium of prose fiction. My fear was that this potential would be squandered, that this unique universe full of provocative characters would be exploited and even abused.Two factors led to "The Purging of Kadillus" being my first Warhammer 40,000 novel. Firstly, if I was going to take a leap of faith then I would go with my favourite army: the Dark Angels. Their mystery and secretiveness appeals to me. There is so much for an author to explore with this Space Marine chapter. Secondly, Gav Thorpe is a name I recognise. He is arguably the most famous Warhammer 40,000 author. Combining Thorpe's fame with my interest in the Dark Angels made "The Purging of Kadillus" a seemingly perfect first choice.Sadly, I was wrong.After reading "The Purging of Kadillus" I have one theory that explains Thorpe's fame in Warhammer circles: he must be a prolific writer. This is just a theory and I say this without knowing how many work of fiction Thorpe pumps out each year. This assumption is based upon the elimination of all other possibilities. Is it that the name Gav Thorpe's name resonates because of the quality of his writing? Unless "The Purging of Kadillus" is a misrepresentation of his true potential, I must say no. What of the plot? The characters? Unfortunately, both are bland, predictable and underdeveloped. What about Thorpe's understanding of the Warhammer 40,000 universe? Yes, he seems to understand the terminology quite well, though this could simply add credit to my "prolific theory" as the more he writes the more he should understand the workings of the universe in which his stories are set.Why am I so harsh on Thorpe? There are a few reasons.His writing style is clunky. During actions scenes he overused the word "as": e.g. "As this happened, this happened." Once or twice this is fine, but there was even a point where two consecutive sentences employed this same formula. It makes for awkward reading and disrupts the flow of the story.Thorpe's descriptions were bland clichés and sometimes non existent. Being my first Warhammer 40,000 story I can guess that it's written for fans and it is assumed that vehicles, armour, weapons, etc. are known and therefore not described. I would have still liked to read some unique descriptions so I could get a feel for the characters, setting, etc.The characters' personalities were underdeveloped. The story is set out with chapters designated to different members of the Dark Angels, and even the local Free Militia. Swapping between the characters' points of view offered little. They all lacked mannerisms or other unique features that made them striking individuals. I didn't really care for any of them. It seemed to me that swapping between the characters was the only way to write a complete novel as a focus on one lead character would have proven even more unbearable due to their lack of personality. And the Orks as the enemy offered so much, but delivered so little. These guys can be hilarious. We hardly got to see things from their perspective at all. I understand that this was primarily a story from the Dark Angels' perspective, but when the Dark Angels did interact with the green skins, the Orks were limited to yelling and shooting.One of my biggest gripes: this is a Dark Angels novel. That might seem obvious since it's promoted as such and has a Space Marine in green Dark Angel armour on the cover. Still, if you do read "The Purging Of Kadillus" you'll most likely forget that they're Dark Angels most of the time, until Thorpe mentions in passing that they're wearing a robe. I found myself picturing them in blue armour until I was told that they're Dark Angels or that the mud coated their robe. The Dark Angels are a unique chapter, and they need to be written as such. If the publishers had said to Thorpe after he had completed this novel, "Sorry, Ultramarine novels sell better than Dark Angel novels. You have to change your whole novel," then it would have been half an hour maximum of using the "replace all" feature to change the names of characters and then it would have been an Ultramarines novel.The plot meanders along: a lot of battles, not much else. That's to be expected for a Warhammer 40,000 novel, but even the battles aren't exciting. The ending was an anticlimax; no sense of danger or achievement. I wanted the Dark Angels to overcome vast odds, and even though technically I think they did, it didn't feel like it.Overall, I was greatly disappointed with 'The Purging of Kadillus". All my fears were confirmed. It's poor fan fiction. I hope that this isn't Gav Thorpe's best work, but it has tainted my opinion of his fame. Thankfully, I have read Graham McNeill's High Elf novels and though he had some minor plot flaws, I found his writing style to be of a high standard. This gives me hope that not all Warhammer fiction is of the same terrible quality as "The Purging of Kadillus".So, should anyone read "The Purging of Kadillus"? Maybe. What about die hard Dark Angels fans? Only the most die hard, "I have to read everything Dark Angels" type should bother. Honestly, I'd give this novel a miss. I pushed through to the end just to see if there were any gems, perhaps a shockingly clever ending, but there were none.Poorly written, slow and unmemorable, "The Purging of Kadillus" is a failed attempt to explore a richly established universe and potentially intriguing characters.
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