Iron Warriors: The Omnibus (Warhammer)

Cool dynamic main character i really liked the Raven Guard character, I thought he added a little bit of a mystery. You know he has am interesting story and just enough of it bleeds through in his thoughts and actions. There definitely seemed to be a large gap between stories where the outcome of what happened is thrust upon you without much info as to how the main characters rose to power was challenged, apparently by other iron warriors. After finishing this book I can see how the missing part of the story isn't really integral to the story that this I omnibus is telling. Worth reading

This book is great. It was the book that got me into Warhammer novels in general. I was hooked from the prologue. Graham McNeill does a fantastic job, as usual.

Well written all around, but I'd read (re-read) the Ultramarine omnibuses first to get a refresher on what is going on for the overall storyline

Great set of stories, Skull Harvest was unbelievable. McNiell is actually not one of my top Black Library authors, sorry Graham, but these stories were not like any others in the 40k universe. Would I ever dare to believe the Iron Warriors, Word Bearers and Night Lords cross paths? Take that leap Black Library, clash of the titans!

I enjoyed this book very much after reading the Ultra Marine Omnibus. It filled in many details & let the reader see things from Honsou & the Iron Warriors point of view. Even though they turned away from the Emperor they still have pride in there chapter & their siege craft. Iron Within! Iron Without!

A solid follow up to the first Ultra-Marines Omnibus. In fact, read that first before this.

Some idiot posted earlier about the violence, which makes me wonder what he expected in 40k. This book is gloriously bloody, violent, and very well written.

As someone who collects an Iron Warriors 40K army, I thought this would be a good inspiration. Unfortunately the way this omnibus was assembled was severely lacking. It starts with Storm of Iron, which is great. It then adds some short stories and a novella, which are not bad.The problem is the first part of the story segues into the third part of the story. The *second part* is a different book not included in this volume, "Dead Sky, Black Sun". This is not indicated anywhere in the book, but you're really, really going to want to buy this book and read it in the middle of this omnibus, or you're not going to have any damn idea what's going on for the latter half of the volume.I thought the writing was adequate, but the way this was assembled is going to leave people confused and unhappy. I really cannot recommend this omnibus as it's currently packaged.

This compendium is a bit difficult to rate because it depends on the reviewer's perspective and interests but also because the stories are rather uneven. For a Warhammer 40k fan, this book is probably a "must have", if only because it is about the "adventures" of Warsmith Honsou, the "half-breed" warlord of the Iron Warriors, the siege experts and one of the "Traitor Legions" that became servants to the Ruinous Powers. For others, it may be a bit of a mix bag, as is often the case with compendiums. I thought that some stories were better than others.One strong point throughout the novel is the trouble taken to paint the main characters, whether Honshu, the anti-hero, Grendel, the bloodthirsty veteran Iron warrior or Vaanes, the Raven Guard (and a few others). This being about Chaos Marines and their followers, do not expect any of them to be sympathetic, of course. Another thing we have come to expect regarding Traitor Legions (as opposed to Imperial Chapters) is that there are numerous tensions and little solidarity betwen them. Here in particular, there is a high level of hostility and contempt for Honshu the "half breed" coming from his fellow legionnaries, although we are never exactly told why, neither do we learn much about Honshu's own history.Essentially, the book has one main story - Storm of Iron - and a collection of shorter ones, some of which are new, unless I am mistaken.The main story - Storm of Iron, which was published as a standalone book a while ago - tells the tale of the siege of the fortress of Hydratus Cordata by a fleet and Great war company of the fearsome Iron Warriors and their numerous allies, whether humans or demons. I found this one great and particularly appreciated the way in which Graham conveyed the impression that the Iron Warriors were unstoppable as besiegers, despite the best and considerable efforts of the Imperial defenders. This is Honsu's first appearance and it is in this book that he becomes a Warsmith. You have the usual blood and gore, fights and what some call (affectionatly, I am told) "bolter-porn" but there is also a full story to go with it and the purpose of the siege is rather clear: the fortress harbours one the main reserves of Adeptus Astartes geneseeds of the Empire.Some of the other stories are more uneven. The figthing is, of course, always there but, at times, it seems rather pointless simply because we are not told what the purpose was (or was it I who didn't understand?). Although the stories seem aimed at providing a continous narrative, you may need to have read at least one of the Ultramarine novels with Uriel Ventris to fully understand the short story taking place in Medrengard. Some of the stories - such as the one on the attack of Calth and the next one on Honsu's escape from the planet - are a bit problematic because there seems to be quite a few loose ends that are left untied. I am still wondering about the following, which are not explained in the stories: what was the point of attacking the planet? Why did it have to develop the way it did (I won't say more to avoid spoilers)? What happened to those accompanying Honshu? Why did he have to stay so long on the planet? Also, what happened to Vaanes the Raven Guard?So, overall, I liked it. However, I also had a few reservations for a felt that some things (the "whys", in particular) were missing, even from the viewpoint of a Warhammer 40k gamer...

As a stand alone book there will be parts here that make you think 'where did he come from or why is he mentioned'. Its a good read but there is too much here that is hinted at that you NEED to know about i feel. If you have read the 6 ultramarine books (graham mcneil rules) tracking ventris and the sarge as they journey across the imperium and beyond then you are in for a treat. Honsou is glorious and this book tells the reader about his rise to warsmith, how he gathered his forces and even up to and including his attack on calth. How was the new born trained?, how did a certain raven guard renegade become so lost? . I was almost disapointed with the end segment untill i realised who it was. This book has mind blowing action and the tactics of seige craft are analysed and put to good use as the iron warriors batter down the walls and bury the false god lovers under their own citadels. I cant wait for more....IRON WITHIN...IRON WITHOUT.

Amazing book 100% recommend, Storm of Iron was amazing full of action and and interesting view of siege warfare in the 41st millennium, however I will say this storm of iron is 2/3 iron warriors and 1/3 imperial guard (astra militarium) which is nice as it adds a comparison between the humans and the chaos side.

Great novel in the type of book I enjoy. Well secured packaging.

Fine book, as discribed. VERY HARDCORE