This Grecian inspired Warhammer 40K novel from Dan Abnett goes down as one of his finest. Through the eyes of our new hero Priad, we are taken through a series of short stories (although they interconnect and loop back very well) that help build the reader’s sense of the Iron Snakes as more than a fighting force but rather a true legion, similar to those of ancient Greece. In any case, the novel is full of action, suspense, blood, guts, loss and all the things we’ve come to love from military sci-fi. Without giving away too much, the battle of the five phratry’s on Ganahederak is so incredibly awe-inspiring that it goes down as one of the great moments in the annals 40K. ( )