Warhammer 40,000: Fire and Honour [Paperback]

Graham McNeill (Author), Tony Parker (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Warhammer 40,000 | Publication Date: May 12, 2009

Meet the Imperial Guardsmen of Blazer Company, garrisoned in a tactical position known with typical soldier's irony as Paradise City. As the Tau attack, the regiment's famed Hellhound tanks fry Tau warriors and mortars drop explosive shells on their heads. In the midst of the battle, the fate of war could tip in the Imperial forces' favor or tip towards betrayal and annihilation!

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About the Author

Graham McNeill worked in Games Workshop for six years as a games developer. As well as seven novels, Graham has written a host of sci-fi and fantasy short stories. He lives in Nottingham.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: BOOM! Studios; First Trade Paper Edition edition (May 12, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934506613
• ISBN-13: 978-1934506615
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,033,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Hailing from Scotland, Graham McNeill narrowly escaped a career in Surveyinh to join Games Workshop, where he worked for six years as a games developer. In addition to many novels, including False Gods, Fulgrim and Mechanicum for the prestigious Hoeus Hersey series, Graham has written a host of sf and fantasy short stories. He lives in Nottingham, UK.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun read and great graphic images, September 16, 2009

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This review is from: Warhammer 40,000: Fire and Honour (Paperback)

Quickie

Fun to read and the guards are believable if not a bit route. I hope they keep making these!

Other Thoughts

This isn't the deepest story Graham Mcneill has ever written but it will do for a comic it isn't like he has hundreds of pages for back story but Tony Parker did a great job on bringing the characters to life... makes me realize how much talent I don't have.

5.0 out of 5 stars "You can't prevail against the greater good" - Tau Commander, March 15, 2011

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Anibal Madeira (Lisboa Portugal) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warhammer 40,000: Fire and Honour (Paperback)

"And you can't prevail against the weight of my Tank" - Imperial Cadian Hellhound Captain

This is one of the best comics based on the popular WH 40K franchise, compiling the four numbers of the "Warhammer 40000: Fire and Honour" story arc. Written by one of the best Games Workshop/Black library author - Graham McNeill, with nice internal art by Tony Parker and very good colour plates by Karl Richardson (among others) this is a worthy adition to the vast warhammer 40k world.

A military story where the famous Cadian 71st "Hellhounds" are posted on the planet Baktar III in the Eastern Fringe. The Tau and their Kroot and Vespid allies are extremely dangerous, with excellent information provided by unknown means. Captain Hawkings will have to fight the foes of the Imperium, the suspicions of his allies and an hidden threat. Action packed, dramatic and fun to read (with just a few hints of dark humour).

For those who liked this story and would be interested in recreating the battles or Roleplaying in this setting I would recommend the tabletop game "Warhammer 40000" and the RPG "dark Heresy" (FFG has in their production plan the publishing of an Imperial Guard supplement named "Only War...").

Highly recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars The best of war, the worst of war, March 11, 2011

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Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warhammer 40,000: Fire and Honour (Paperback)

There are times in the military tradition when the only thing left to fight for is honor. Victory is not possible and barring a miracle on the order of divine intervention, long-term survival is most unlikely. The only thing left is to fight to the death and take as many of the enemy with you when you depart as you possibly can.
In this book the soldiers of the Cadian 71st are battling with the alien Tau with the minor goal being control of the planet Baltar III and the larger goal being the dominance of space and the defense of the Imperium. Their situation is one of constantly being tested, finding themselves in situations where battling to the end appears to be the only option.
Captain Hawkins is the prime officer character in this tale of the battles of the 71st and he has a difficult time suffering fools gladly. To him a civilian official is a dandy and he has a bit of a sullied reputation as he once punched a superior officer for issuing a suicidal and stupid order. The job of the Cadian 71st in battling the Tau is made even more difficult by the treason of the Imperium planetary official and Captain Hawkins must be careful not to cross the line again. However, his primary concern is to keep his unit alive as they bear the brunt of attack after attack as the Tau are determined to destroy the 71st.
This is a war comic that satisfies the definition of the term "graphic novel" in all possible ways. It is war at its' dirtiest, distilled down to the fundamental battle for survival. Yet it is also war in its' most noble form, where men lay down their lives for an ideal, the continued safety of the Imperium and for the honor and glory of their units.