Heroes of the Space Marines
In the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe mankind is beset by foes in a galaxy wracked by eternal war. Step forth the Space Marines, superhuman warriors and the ultimate protectors of humanity. Heroes of the Space Marines is an anthology of stories about these brave champions and their dark counterparts, the Chaos Space Marines.
This anthology features an Ultramarines series tie-in by Graham McNeill featuring the Iron Warrior Honsou, a prequel story to the forthcoming Salamander series by Nick Kyme, a tie–in to the new Imperial Fists series by Chris Roberson and all–new Deathwatch and Night Lords stories, setting the stars ablaze with the fury of the Space Marines.
Contents
Darren Cox - No Fear
Aaron Dembski-Bowden - One Hate
Peter Fehervari - Nightfall
Richard Ford - Labyrinth
Nick Kyme - Fires of War
Graham McNeill - Skull Harvest
Dylan Owen - Honour Among Fiends
Steve Parker - Headhunted
Chris Roberson - Gauntlet Run
Gav Thorpe - Renegades
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Read an extract of Heroes of the Space Marines (PDF)
May 2009 • softback, 416pp • ISBN 9781844167302
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Customer reviews
Heroes: From Whose Perspective?
Rated 3 out of 5 by Paul
More of a plug for upcoming authors and their recent additions to the BL family than a showcase of talent. The FEW noteworthy stand-alone stories are: Renegade, an Avenging Sons fall into damnation cautionary tale. The Skull Harvest, an exeptional short story tie-in to the Ultramarine novels. Dylan Owen offers up an uncanny Black Legion/Imperial Fist mobius strip of a story that leaves you wanting more. Nick Kyme and Steve Parker offer up something of interest. However, Gauntlet Run arrives dead on its feet and lackluster. Everything else is just standard 40k rehashed fare.
Both evil and good ones are stuff of legend
Rated 5 out of 5 by Javier
I really enjoyed this one. Here we have a wide range of good writers, depicting some insight into the way astartes work. Some new names for me to search (Dylan Owen, Peter Fehervari) and some new jewels from the old ones (Thorpe, McNeill) make this book worthy of your attention.
This book will leave you wanting more
Rated 3 out of 5 by Brother Endeavour
This is the first Black Library book I have read and I would say it is an ideal starting point for readers who are new to the Black Library's 40K titles: it gives a good impression of the core essence of the Space Marines; highlights some interesting differences between the chapters of both loyalist and traitor marines; and features work by an excellent range of writers - many of which tie-in to other 40K series in the Black Library catalogue. Having read Heroes of the Space Marines you will definitely want to read more stories featuring the characters and by the authors from this book!
Light and darkness both
Rated 4 out of 5 by Davide
Quite an interesting book. Really nice and easy to read and appreciate also for foreign people. Some stories are based on great ideas and, even if short, they're well developed. It has been the first book of this kind and i think it's an idea to repeat.
Aaron Dembski-Bowden strikes again
Rated 5 out of 5 by Doelago
The book had both good, and not so good stories. The highlights of the book were "The Skull Harvest" by McNeill, "Fires of War" by Kyme and "One Hate" by no one else than Aaron Dembski-Bowden. These stories were so amazing that you cant stop reading them once you have started.