Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne begins in the Era Indominatus, with Guilliman chastising Helbrecht for his actions. Registered office address: Unit 34 Vulcan House Business Centre, Vulcan Road, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 3EF. Hello, and welcome back to another instalment of ‘I ended up reading a Space Marine novel despite saying I wouldn’t, and once again have mixed feelings on the matter. At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills. For Warhammer 40,000 he has written a number of short stories, including ‘Duty Unto Death’, ‘The Crueltymaker’s Kingdom’ and ‘The Death of the Prophet’.

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These are all fairly short novels, released exclusively as snazzy little hardbacks, that highlight significant figures from the setting. That sets it firmly in the current timeline of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, meaning this is more of an exploration of character rather than an origin story. Forged in the fires of the Scouring, Hevaran is sacred in its desolation, condemned never to rebuild… Yet hidden upon its barren surface is a sacred relic. It is not included in promotions available to our main range products, as stated in our terms of service.

First, I was recently fortunate enough to have author Marc Collins on the blog for a quick interview, and his talk about common themes in his work piqued my interest. This book is definitely a step in the right direction so far as Warhammer fiction is going, but ultimately a short novel like Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne just isn’t the place for deeper ruminations on the nature of faith. High Marshal Helbrecht is back in the action after his meeting with Roboute Guilliman, doing what he does best – questing for a sacred relic with a handful of his best troops. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. But when faith and duty are no longer in alignment, Helbrecht must make a quest of pilgrimage to recover a relic of his chapter, and perhaps to recover his own sense of identity as well .