Gothic War, The
Gordon Rennie’s classic space combat duology returns as a Print on Demand omnibus with bonus comic strip content.
The Gothic Sector has fallen under the dark shadow of Abaddon the Despoilers infernal Black Crusade and Imperial forces are forced into a desperate rearguard action. Captain Leoten Semper and the crew of the Imperial Warship Macharius are at the heart of the action where they not only have to make the gut-wrenching decision about which worlds will live and which will die, but also find themselves with no alternative but to ally themselves with the enigmatic Eldar.
March 2010 • Softback • ISBN 9781844169009
Customer reviews
An outstanding read
Rated 5 out of 5 by David
Very few books in recent years have been able to capture the true “grim and dark” nature of 40k in quite the same light as Gordon Rennie did with these books. They show a desperate Imperial Navy in all its regal nature … within the first 10 pages a lowly crewman get crushed to death by a giant crane – that’s just cool. To summarise if you have money to spend, and want to read about breathtakingly thunderous space battles, Abaddon the despoiler destroying whole worlds, and the planetary upheaval of a religious pilgrimage, I recommend these books.
Go buy it now!
Rated 5 out of 5 by keith
Just brill, its got everything you could ask for.Five stars. does a great job with the eldar dark elder etc.Really really cant recommened this book enough.
Great read
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jani
It's nice to read about the imperial navy. Gordon should write more w40k books!
Unique and Well Done
Rated 5 out of 5 by John
The storyline is cool, though not as deep as some 40K tales. The book is well written, the stories are original and entertaining. Most of all, this book provides a unique focus on the Imperial Navy with plenty of space battles and insight into imperial ship workings. Also refreshing, this book is not about the imperium getting licked by the all-powerful forces of chaos, but about the best and brightest in the mighty imperial navy taking the might of truth and steel to the sinister forces of the Dark Powers. Good to read about the Imperium winning for a change! Highly recommended.