Last September I read a book by Guy Haley called Valedor. A Warhammer 40,000 story it recounts a battle between alien armies fighting for consumption or survival throughout an Imperial galaxy. Essentially Sci-Fi warfare. And while, I wasn’t overly impressed by the book, I did enjoy it and it certainly created a growing passion for reading and writing within me.
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If you’ve read some of my previous book reviews you will have seen my musings on two stories – Valedor and Wraithflight – by Guy Haley which recount events surrounding a Warhammer 40,000 race known as the Eldar. And if you’ve also spent some time flicking through the various pages of this site, you will have come across mentions of my interest, both past and present, in the whole hobby and gaming pastime from which the stories are born.
It should therefore, come as no surprise to you that when it comes to reading, I gravitate towards and enjoy the Games Workshop produced stories that accompany my hobby and, as I mentioned in my review of the Ultramarines movie, the first miniature I ever painted, was an Imperial leader called Commissar Yarrick. Since I still have that model proudly sitting on my desk, it should also be no surprise that I have a loyalty and soft spot for the character even though I no longer have or use the army he commands when playing. Read more
