Assault on Black Reach the novel announced
Black Library have posted details of their latest 40K novel, Assault on Black Reach.
From their website:
The companion novel to the Warhammer 40,000 boxed game Assault on Black Reach tells the story of how the 2nd Company of the Ultramarines, commanded by Captain Sicarius, prosecuted war against the greenskin invaders and their warlord Zanzag.
When the planet of Black Reach is invaded by a mighty ork horde, the Ultramarines must act fast. If the orks gain a foothold in the system, they could spread, and threaten the entire sector. As the Ultramarines attack in their righteous fury, the scene is set for a classic battle – one hundred Space Marines versus fifty thousand orks.
Interesting - a novel covering the classic 40k match up
GW does 300, or in this case 100!
I like the sound of this - seeing Space Marines do their thing properly (as in win against silly odds) is always a good read. I’ve never been able to get them to be quite as effective on the tabletop though.
But that might be my pitiful commanding skills ;-P
And the fact I like getting up close and personal with SWs rather than blazing away with controlled bolter bursts.