Great story of siege craft, second chances, and sacrifice.

This book ends in a way that the vast majority of Science Fiction and Fantasy books do not.

One of the chaos characters in this books ties in to Dead Sky, Black Sun, another book by Graham McNeill about the Ultramarines (3rd in the series). So besides this being a great read, if you plan on checking out the Ultramirines stuff, read this. ( )

A very interesting book that shows the sheer horror of the 41st millennium. For any Warhammer fan out there it is a must read. It also mentions a number of interesting millitary tactics. Their are also a number of different perspectives given. I would give it a 5 out of 5.

my first Warhammer 40,000 novel. combat scenes reminds one of medieval siege. ( )

I read this in one night, the story takes you from one point to another is a seamless fashion which is all to the good. This is pure pulp fiction, but as long as your are prepared to enjoy it for what it is, you’ll be fine... http://icantstopreading.blogspot.com/2007/12/storm-of-iron-by-graham-mcneill.htm... ( )

In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war!

This perfectly describes thisbook which, from the very first chapter, describes in bloody detail the iron warriors seige of Hydra Cordatus. If you like Graham McNeil's other novels then this book provides a nice backdrop for the honsou character. It has some falls in thin plot points and there arent any memorable characters to speak of . There are some good plot twists though and if your favorite part of a book is the climatic battle then this book, where the whole thing is a battle, is definately for you. ( )