![]() Richard Williams had already proved that he could write military fantasy, in ‘Reiksguard’, and with the Warhammer 40K being far more popular (than its fantasy counterpart) it was perhaps inevitable that readers would see him attempt the same kind of thing with military sci-fi as well. Are the men of the Brimlock 11th up to this one final task though? They have been through a lot already and, for some, this final push may well be too much. A plague of feral Orks are spreading across the planet and only Imperial firepower can turn them back. The secessionist colonists already there have no wish to see the Imperium establish a foothold on Voor but they had no choice but to ask for aid. ![]() All they have to do is fight one last battle in order to claim that planet. Now they have been given the chance of retiring from the frontline and settling on a frontier planet (Voor) where they can live out the rest of their days in peace. The Guardsmen of the Brimlock 11th have been fighting in the Ellinor Crusade for some twenty years and their very souls are exhausted by constant warfare. What I got though wasn’t quite what I’d been hoping for. Not only is it an Imperial Guard book but I’d also very much enjoyed Williams’ ‘Reiksguard’ and was looking forward to more of the same here. Richard Williams’ ‘Imperial Glory’ certainly made it to the top of the pile very quickly. You’d be right in that assumption, these are books that work their way up the reading pile very quickly (apart from that rather cumbersome omnibus edition, you’ll need to give me a little more time with that one). Having said all that then, you can safely assume that my ears prick up when I hear the thud of another Imperial Guard novel landing on the doormat. As far plot goes, you’ll see Guardsmen doing things that Space Marines (for example) would never do and, for me, this really refreshes the setting as a whole. This perspective can really open a story up in terms of character exploration and how this in turn can affect the plot. They’re not super soldiers or armed with daemonic powers they’re just ordinary people in the last place they’ve ever wanted to be, the frontline of a major warzone. eventually.įor me, all of this makes the Imperial Guard one of the most interesting armies to read about in the Warhammer 40K setting. No matter how well defended the obstacle, throw enough Guardsmen at it and you’ll win through. Not only are the Guard cheap to supply but there’s so many of them (billions) that they’re totally expendable. ![]() No hi-tec weaponry for them either, just a mass produced las-rifle that they’re told to point at the nearest enemy and then open fire. The Imperial Guard aren’t kitted out for battle in the same way that their Space Marine comrades are no power armour for them, just the cheapest mass produced helmets and flak jackets.
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