Ice Guard (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Guard) [Mass Market Paperback]

Steve Lyons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 30, 2008 | Series: Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Guard (Book 5)

In the same series of Imperial Guard novels Fifteen Hours and Rebel Winter, Ice Guard features the Valhallan Ice Warriors. In a race against time they travel into a Chaos-held city on a desperate rescue mission to save a captured Imperial dignitary.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Steve Lyons has written over a dozen novels, several full-cast audio dramas and many short stories, featuring characters such as Doctor Who, the X-Men, Spider-Man and Sapphire & Steel. He has co-written a number of books about television shows, including Cunning: The Blackadder Programme Guide and the bestselling Red Dwarf Programme Guide. He lives in Salford, near Manchester.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Games Workshop (December 30, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844166090
• ISBN-13: 978-1844166091
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #56 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science Fiction & Fantasy > Science Fiction > Short Stories

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Imperial Guard novel., March 26, 2009

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Detra Fitch "Always hunting good books." (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ice Guard (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Guard) (Mass Market Paperback)

The world has been lost. The order to withdraw has been given. In forty-eight hours Cressido will be virus-bombed from orbit, completely sterilized. Colonel Stanislav Steele of the Valhallan Ice Warriors has one last task to perform. Steele handpicks a squad of nine to go with him on a stealth mission. Their task is to find and rescue a stranded Imperial confessor. The chrono is already ticking.

The group must quickly learn to trust in themselves, as well as, each other as they follow Colonel Steele through mutants, Traitor Space Marines, and other obstacles.

**** As with most novels in the Imperial Guard series, this story focuses on just one objective rather than the wider mission of evacuating all possible people and the cleansing of the planet. Author Steve Lyons has a way of putting a lot of action in as few pages as needed. This means readers will never fear becoming bored and end up skimming paragraphs. Lots of good reading within these pages! ****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best but still readable, January 13, 2009

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Ong Tso Sheng (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ice Guard (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Guard) (Mass Market Paperback)

The story line does not add or describe anything new that other novels have not already covered. Even the use of the Valhallen Imperial Guards unit theme is not very strongly explored. It is not a "bad" novel, it just follows a very predictable story line and does not take the story line further by fully developing the characters and the unit. Take away the word "Valhallen" and replace it with any other Guard unit in the WH40K universe and would still read the same. It did not engage me as a reader as much and I did not enjoy it as much as novels from Dan Abnett.

Nice to read to pass the time but not my first pick, there are better ones.

5.0 out of 5 stars Commando Mission into Chaos, September 19, 2009

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Sci-fi and history reader (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ice Guard (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Guard) (Mass Market Paperback)

Steve Lyons delivers another solid and action packed story in the Warhammer 40k universe. A commando team is pieced together to rescue a captured religious leader, held by the Chaos forces invading the planet.

The story has the main plot of attempting the rescue while fighting the forces of Chaos. The more subtle theme is what determines if a person is a loyal servant to the Imperium of Man? Is it one's outward physical appearance or one's loyalty and faith?

The author creates characters that the reader quickly identifies with and as the mission and dangers increase, not all will survive. The action is vivid, battles quick, and the book an enjoyable story.