- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Games Workshop (Nov 15 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1844162494
- ISBN-13: 978-1844162499
- Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 21.6 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 440 g
- Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,725,408 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
Dan Abnett brings cataclysmic future war to vivid and shocking life with this fantastic companion to the Gaunt's Ghosts series. All the events, battles and personalities that have shaped this massive conflict are covered in painstaking detail accompanied by breathtaking illustrations, maps...and photographs! A must for all fans of Gaunt's Ghosts as well as those with an interest in Warhammer 40,000 and general military fiction and sf.
About the Author
Dan Abnett is the Black Library's best selling author with his Gaunt's Ghosts novels being the flagship series. He is a comics industry legend and has penned scripts for such infamous characters as Batman and teh X-Men.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Opportunity missed,
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This review is from: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade: The Ongoing History of this Famous Stuggle Against Chaos (Paperback)
I am a huge fan of Dan Abnett in general, and the Sabbat Worlds Crusade in particular. When I saw this product on the market I snapped it up immediately - Abnett's multiworld military campaign has always made an amazing backdrop for the Gaunt's Ghosts series, as well as the related novel, Double Eagle.
Unfortunately, I found the product a huge disappointment. It offered no real additional knowledge or backstory that could not have been obtained from reading Abnett's novels. The maps were obscure and uninformative. The illustrations, with the notable exception of the Forge World material, were amateurish. Given the relatively high asking price of the supplement, I felt conned out of my money.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
You think you know the Warhammer 40,000 universe?Think again,
By Detra Fitch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade: The Ongoing History of this Famous Stuggle Against Chaos (Paperback)
This giant, over sized book is a comprehensive account of the first twenty years of The Sabbat Worlds Crusade. The Imperial Guard, Space Marines, and Navy fight crushing battles against the dread menace of Chaos. This is detailed/narrated by Antonid Biota, a senior tactician on the front line, assigned to the staff of Lord General Van Voytz. Biota has been in the thick of the combat right from the beginning and is able to tell it like it is.
Illustrations abound within the covers and you will find many maps and notes. There are even copies of the Casualty Listings. Pictures, not just illustrations, show the details of the hardware and weapons used by the brave souls that hold Chaos at bay. Confidential orders are spread out for you to read. There are even detailed spreadsheets showing the layers within the Hive cites, such as Sangrel Hive (page 16). Troopers, majors, captains, ranks of all types tell about the battles they faced and the horrors they witnessed. By the end you will feel as though you were there yourself. All the plans and politics are laid bare for all to see, such as a chart detail showing Cybon's proposed rimward expedition, circa 463, and the trailing zones of the Cabal Systems, showing the border worlds assaulted during Macaroth's initial phase in 770-771 (page 68). The Blood Pact is thoroughly explained, squadron badges are shown, and you even get to see, up close, the ships flown. (The Navy Thunderbolt, Cypra-Mundi Pattern XXI, of the One Hundred and First Pacificus Navy Elite Wing, the 'Apostles' Plane, serial 4548456, flown by Major Dario Quint, "Ace of Aces", is shown on page 82). ***** If you think you know all there is to know about the Warhammer 40,000 universe, then you are sadly mistaken. Your imagination cannot possibly do the battles and weapons justice. This is your one chance to own a piece of the action, to see it through the eyes of those who fought in the bloody clashes. As the Saint Sabbat, Epistles cites, "There are no miracles. There are only men." ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews. 11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Informative and essential background info to the Gaunt novels,
By A. Sandoc "sussarakhen" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade: The Ongoing History of this Famous Stuggle Against Chaos (Paperback)
Dan Abnett's The Sabbat Worlds Crusade for Games Workshop's Black Library line of books is a must-have for readers of Abnett's series of novels featuring Gaunt and his Ghosts. Though it only makes passing mention to the exploits of Gaunt and his regiment, The Tanith First and Only, it does fill in alot of the background of what the Sabbat Worlds Crusade is all about.
The book describes in detail what the Sabbat Worlds are and how it was founded in the Imperium's past, but it also gives more information to the important characters mentioned only by name in the novels: Warmaster Slaydo and his successor Macaroth up to the many generals and commanders of both the crusading armies and their enemies. Other information included are descriptions of battle and campaign tactics for the early part of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade before Gaunt and his Tanith made their appearance. The only negative thing i can say about the book is that it ends right up to the point of the latest Gaunt novel. This means there will be a second or maybe even a third book detailing the Sabbat Worlds Crusade and some may not call that a bad thing, but a good thing indeed. 1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
40K History,
By T. Pohnert - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Sabbat Worlds Crusade: The Ongoing History of this Famous Stuggle Against Chaos (Paperback)
The book is excellent giving a more indepth look at the Sabbat Worlds Crusade. Gives a broader picture than individual books in the 40K series.
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