Leviathan

Published to go alongside the launch of the new edition of Warhammer 40,000 and its special edition launch box, Leviathan, one can imagine the author had to work within some pretty tight commercial constraints. Nevertheless, this is a totally solid and fairly enjoyable 40K novel.

Garrisoning the world of Regium,Space Marines of the Ultramarine chapter spot an approaching Tyranid splinter fleet. The novel charts their desperate attempt to steam the unstoppable tide of the Great Devourer.

This is a very standard Black Library affair, lots of gore, lots of action, multiple perspectives and plenty of epic heroism from the boys in blue. Generally, I'd say it's a solid book, not much particularly remarkable but definitely not boring and the plot feels engaging and fairly satisfying. I do want to give a special shout to two civilian characters who we meet trying to escape the death of their planet, I actually really loved these two and found that I was really rooting for them to survive. I think BL books very rarely make you feel anything for the characters, so this was a great little side plot within the novel.

Overall, if you are a BL fan and want to get hyped for the new edition, this book will deliver.