The Devastation of Baal - Guy Haley

The Devastation of Baal

By Guy Haley

  • Release Date: 2017-11-18
  • Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 247 Ratings

Description

The Blood Angels Chapter of Space Marines is under threat. Having obliterated all human life in the Red Scar region of space, the largest tendril of Hivefleet Leviathan ever seen in the Imperium has converged and is making relentlessly for Baal.

To face this awesome foe, Commander Dante has called upon the Successor Chapters of the ancient Ninth Legion. The Sons of Sanguinius gather in numbers not seen since the dark days of the Horus Heresy. Thirty thousand Space Marines stand ready to thwart the Great Devourer, save the homeworld of their primarch, and prevent the consumption of billions in the Ultima Segmentum beyond.

But the tyranid swarm numbers in the trillions, and they are not the only danger to the Chapter’s future. As the galaxy slides toward a terrifying new era, events far away threaten to unleash a greater evil. A further enemy must also be overcome, that of the Black Rage that lurks in the souls of all Sanguinius’s bloodline.

Read it Because
It's one of the key events in the build-up to the new Warhammer 40,000 background (and it's been years in the making!) and it's an epic tale of triumph and tragedy, heroism and sacrifice, and sets the scene for the future of the Blood Angels – if they have one.

Reviews

  • Splendid

    5
    By PedLope
    Its a great story that slowly builds up to a great conclusion.
  • Excellent

    5
    By Mobbin2343
    Didn’t realize I would like the blood angels so much, this was a great read and an excellent insight into the chapter.
  • Devastated no more

    5
    By Dan 1018
    Guy Haley has redeemed the Blood Angels novels with this book. Nearly all the previous books focused on them had been weak at best. Either pointlessly formulaic or merely justification for GW to retcon the timeline and sell the latest product.