book review

Book Review: Alpharius: Head of the Hydra, by Mike Brooks

SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers for Alpharius: Head of the Hydra by Mike Brooks and also Legion by Dan Abnett. So if you're very spoiler-averse, don’t read this review. If still want to know if the book is...

Goonhammer Review: Broken Realms: Teclis

Broken Realms: Morathi was a landmark book for Age of Sigmar. Shocking myself, and many others, it had some solid rules for the factions contained within and the conflict described within did not end in a stalemate. The fall...

War Zone Charadon: The Book of Rust Review – The Matched Play Rules

Next weekend sees not just one but two massive releases for competitive Warhammer 40,000. In addition to the 9th edition release of Codex: Drukhari (find our review of that book here), Games Workshop will also be releasing their first...

The Goonhammer Review: Codex Necrons 9th Edition

Cover Image Credit: Games Workshop We could do a sensible introduction to this. We really could. Perhaps should even. Nevertheless... HERE WE GO MORTALS! OVERLORD WINGS IS BACK! After suffering through the whole of 8th with an extremely underpowered Codex, Necrons are at...

Book Review: Anathemas

Short story anthologies have been a firm feature of the Warhammer Horror imprint since its implementation (and judging by the recent open submissions call, we're due another at least one more). The imprint launched with Maledictions, followed by Invocations, and,...

Book Review: Bloodlines by Chris Wraight

This review contains minor spoilers for Bloodlines. Way back in 2018, Games Workshop announced a new imprint for Black Library - Warhammer Horror. The idea here was fairly simple - take the existing Warhammer universes and the horror elements that...

War of the Spider Review, Part 4- Sisters of Silence & Assassins

Even with 9th on the horizon War of the Spider (WotS) hasn't held back on the flood of content, with a mighty five different sets of rules to talk about. We've covered off the big ones, and to finish...

Book Review: Saturnine – Limited Edition Hardback

This review does NOT contain spoilers for Saturnine. That wouldn't be nice.  "There is work to be done,' he announced. 'I'm aware.' said Abbadon. 'My beloved lord,' said Eidolon, 'grows--' 'Many more supple breasts every day?' asked Aximand. The Mournival...

Book Review: Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

  This review contains spoilers for Spear of the Emperor. SKAVAKH UHL ZARUN! Redden the earth, redden the earth, redden the earth! Rarely does a single phrase manage to capture the spirit of a whole Space Marine Chapter so well as the...

Book Review: Requiem Infernal by Peter Fehervari

Editor's note: the following contains significant spoilers for Requiem Infernal. It's fair to say that, after years in the doldrums, the Sisters of Battle are back in 40k in a big way. Not only is there a gigantic new plastic...