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Friday, February 6, 2015
Book: WH40k Horus Heresy and beyond

Book: WH40k Horus Heresy and beyond




I haven't wrote about books for a while now. Well, now is good as any other. However, this would be probably my last ranting, or review, about Horus Heresy novel series. Honestly, its kind of tiring to keep track on the Horus Heresy novels, even though that I know that Warhammer 40k universe is incredibly galaxy-spanning vast, but that's also the reason why I stick to a single series from Warhammer 40k universe.

Saturday, April 26, 2014
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 14

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 14

Finally, we reached to the most recent novels of the Horus Heresy. Well, actually the most recent would be the Vengeful Spirit novel, but I just got it and haven't finished reading it yet. But yes, The Unremembered Empire and Scars are among my favorite novels from Horus Heresy series, currently. Truth to be told, I never understood why Fear to Thread was written the way it was. You know, in a form of a battle report or something. Why can't they just wrote it normally like The Unremembered Empire?


Friday, April 25, 2014
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 13

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 13

Wait, its not done yet, for the next couple of novels its about the Traitor Legion and most likely about Calth war. Calth war.. I never understood how Kor Phaeron could failed terribly but still retained his viperous head on his shoulders? Is Lorgar really that weak? Agrh.. I don't even care anymore.. Let go to the next novels. This time I'm going to write 4 of them, because most of the novels would be an anthology.


Thursday, April 24, 2014
Book: Warhammer 40K - The Horus Heresy part 12

Book: Warhammer 40K - The Horus Heresy part 12


Wow, It have been long since I last wrote about my favorite novel series. There are a bunch of them now stacking on my digital library. The latest one was incredibly awesome. The novel was titled simply 'Scar'. But before I get to that, lets look at the previous books that I haven't mentioned yet.

The twenty-third novel in Horus Heresy series, Angel Exterminatus. The book is about the primarch of the Iron Warriors, Perturabo. Also known as the Lord of Iron, and an introvert. He had this really bad case of unable to mingle with people, and sometimes he just kept things to himself until he finally exploded in rage. Perturabo was portrayed to be someone who is really quiet, but a genius. Out of all of his traitorous brothers, he actually doesn't believe in Chaos. He only joined the rebellion because somewhere somehow in the points of his life, someone intentionally or unintentionally hurts his feeling.

Saturday, February 15, 2014
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 11

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 11

 Next, I'm to write about another book of Warhammer 40k, from the Horus Heresy series. Fear to Tread is the twenty-first novel in Horus Heresy series. As you can see from the book cover, the one with the golden armor with wings is none other than the primarch Sanguinius, lord and master of the 9th Legion, the Blood Angels.While the ugly bastard pinning him down is a Khornate daemon, Bloodthirster Ka'Bandha.

As you might have guessed it, this book would reveal the story of what happened to the Blood Angels Legion during the Horus Heresy. At the dawn of the mankind greatest treachery, Sanguinius have yet to suspect that his brother Horus have become a mad motherfakker. As Horus at that time hold the post of the Warmaster, he gaves the Blood Angels a subjugation duties that takes them all back to Signus system. The system was once pacified by both of the Blood Angels and Luna Wolves Legion.

Sanguinius, eager to show his brother, Horus, his love and support to the newly appointed Warmaster, took the majority of his Legion and sail to the rebelling Signus system. There were histories in that place between Sanguinius and Horus. A significant one. First, the Signus system was one ruled by a xeno species called the Nephilim. Humanoid yet as big as the Astarte, the Nephilim disguised themselves as human's savior, promising peace and serenity. The human population accepted this because, well, turns out the Nephilim kind of mind-control them, giving the illusion that they are at peace (like drugs), but the truth is the Nephilim is sucking the life out of them. The Nephilim lives through the sustenance of what they called 'adoration', or 'worship' of some kind. In return, the human that follow them would feel happy, docile, pretty much like cattles.


Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 10

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 10

I was actually waiting for this novel, then turns out.. didn't exactly as I expected. Well, the book was promoted to be about Roboute Guilliman, the primarch of the Ultramarine Legion. So yeah, you can see why I was excited before I got the book.

This is the ninetieth novel from the Horus Heresy series. The place setting for this novel would be, well, as you expect during the Horus Heresy the Ultramarine Legion was mustering near planet Calth. I thought of more about the Ultramarine Legion's primarch would be written, but the novel were in sort of combat detail or someting. More like a battle report.

Not much about Roboute, other than his planning for planet Calth. Apparently, the reason why Calth was being the point of muster was because Roboute intended that Calth to be crown jewel of the Ultramar 500 worlds for military and technology, while Macragge becomes the seat of power and administration. Pretty much like his father, the Emperor, twin empire relationship where Terra was the seat of governance and Mars becomes the technology center.

But that was, NOT to be. When Lorgar's legion.. oh how much I hate that legion, comes out from the immaterium and start to blast everything to pieces. One thing that boggles me though, in the previous novel called 'Battle for the Abyss', didn't Lorgar's behemoth of a battleship called Furious Abyss ALREADY attacked Calth? It failed thought, but a ship that size exploded on one planet's orbit should have put the whole Ultramarine Legion in full alert state. However for some reason unknown, the Ultramarine Legion remain dumbfounded of what is fuckery going on around them (which is weird when Roboute is known for his 'meticulous' analyzing stuff).

And for Lorgar's legion.. they can get really irritatingly stupid. Their behemoth of a battleship 'Furious Abyss' got screwed over before even get to fired a single salvo, their invading fleet was broken, the invading ground forces got routed (even with the help of warp spawns, cultist, and fanatics), and still they think they won and believe it so because Erebus manage to kill the urmm.. planet's sun? Its like.. 'Yay we manage to taint the Calth. This planet is no longer inhabitable, and bla bla bla', Who gives a shit! The Ultramar 500 worlds still stand, Macragge still stands, Ultramarine Legion still stand! The only reason the Ultramarine couldn't get to Terra in time was BECAUSE of the raging warpstorm that literally split the galaxy in half, where Terra is on one side and Ultramar was on the other. So technically.. Word Bearer Legion is stupid.


Sorry for my outburst. The thing is, ever since I read the 'First Heretic' novel that was all about the Word Bearer Legion, I kind of hate them for their stupidity. Holy communion with the warp, what a laughable notion. 

Next novel, we got the twentieth book called 'The Primarchs'. Now this book is about the primarches, yes, primarches. Because the content of the book was divided to four stories and even more primarches. It cover about Fulgrim, Ferrus Manus, Lion el'Jonson, and Alpharius Omegon.
Of all 4 stories, I like the  part on Lion el'Jonson. The rest were like, random shit I think. The story on Fulgrim is about how he finally got his body back from that stupid demon, truth to be told I think he is the second weakest primarch right after Lorgar. Easily manipulated and easy to sway. Even Lorgar pretty much hate him. 'Holy communion, is what is suppose to be, not possession!' he said. What a moron.. What do you two idiots think that the warp wants? LOL

On Ferrus Manus story, ugh.. its about some battle on some random planet against eldar, and, Ferrus found that the Imperial Guard army attached to his legion were to slow to keep up with his Space Marines. And then his own Space Marines were.. bedazzled by the eldar's magick, infuriating him even more. Truth to be told, I have no idea what is his problem. Its an army, you can't have every part of the army to move the same way. That would be wanting a airplane to dive underwater or submarine to climb mountain.

Alpharius story.. oh I can't tell you anything because its too confusing. Like some twist end plot or something. But weirder. Alpharius wanted his men to infiltrate a station, which belongs to the Alpha Legion, his own Legion. I don't even.. I don't even know what the fuckery happened.

But yes, the Lion's story, is pretty much make more sense than the other 3. Lion's Dark Angel Legion were engaging the Night Lord Legion in Thramas sector and found out that some ships from the Death Guard Legion in within the vicinity, specifically the Perditus planet. Lion suddenly remembered the nature of that planet and quickly rushed to that place with a minimal element of his fleet. Of course he still have the Night Lord Legion fleet to contend with. Heading there as fast as possible, the technology that was developed, or researched, or founded there apparently hold a bit of what would happened to Lion in the aftermath of war. Its some sort of warp dimensional teleportation device where the device could instantaneously transport anyone or anything to anywhere. The device could also separate the the room with different dimension, which is in exact nature how Lion el'Jonson would disappear later in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy.


Well. that is all for now.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 9

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 9

Well now, I think I'm back on track. And I start writing the Horus Heresy series in sequence back. Let us start with the seventeenth novel of the series, The Outcast Dead. The setting this time took place in Terra after Magnus 'incursion' into the Emperor's forbidden Imperial Palace Dungeon.

The story revolves around a 'broken' astropath named Kai Zulane. When Magnus the Red barges into the Imperial Dungeon by means of sorcery, the psychic backlash caused a terrible warp disturbance which greatly affect the City of Sight. The city houses the famed Scholastica Psykana, where psyker such as astropath and alike are trained. The effect devastated the psyker cadres stationed there all but one, Kai Zulane.

Due to his broken psyche, the only thing passed into his mind is the future vision and revelation of the Horus Heresy's culmination. Imperial agent quickly try to gather this sensitive information to tip the balance into the Imperial balance by any means necessary. Unfortunately, Kai Zulane broken psyche causing the information extraction proved to be difficult.

At the same time in the prison, the very same where Kai Zulane is tortured, lies 7 legionary from the Traitor Legion. Imprison for the same reason, information extraction, just like Kai Zulane, the legionaries were bidding their time to escape. When the moment came and pass, Kai Zulane was taken along with the legionaries to be brought to the Warmaster Horus Lupercal, the Emperor's traitor son.

During in transit toward the rebel camp, Kai Zulane was visited in his dream by a mysterious figure who turn out to be Emperor himself, unlocking the vision of the future thus giving the Emperor the decision to be made at the end of Horus Heresy.


Next one, is the eighteenth novel of the series title Deliverance Lost. Now, this is the novel that I was waiting for. This book covers on another primarch named Corvus Corax from the Loyalist Legion of the Raven Guard. From the summary of the Horus Heresy, Corax was known to be defeated along with the bulk of his Legion during the dropsite massacre of the Isstvan V.

However, he managed to escape barely with his skin attached when one of the Raven Guard cruisers that was supposed to stay behind makes a daring attempt to contact with the lost Loyalist forces in Isstvan V. Corax aboard the ship and make haste back to Terra to report the devastating losses suffered by the Loyalist.

With Ferrus Manus, primarch of the Iron Hand Legion, lies dead while Vulkan, primarch of the Salamanders Legion, was missing. To add further to the terrible losses was that the majority of the three Legion sent to Isstvan V were completely annihilated. Legionaries, veteran, war machine and material were all lost with the possibility that the three Loyalist Legion would be out of action for the remainder of the war.

Corax, however, was not just to sit on his ass while waiting for traitorous bastard brothers to come and knock on his front door. During his stay on Terra, Corax took the opportunity to ask help from the Emperor to rebuilt his Legion using the ancient gene technology, the very same used for the Primarch Project. Using the ancient gene technology, Corax manage to quickly breed a new batch of legionaries. Not enough to quickly restore the Legion to full strength but sufficient enough to organize raids and lightning strikes. However, Corax's plan did not go unnoticed by the illusive Alpha Legion, especially by their primarch Alpharius Omegon.

Hmmm.. I love it when novels was about the primarch or the Legion instead of some random bystander..

Sunday, July 21, 2013
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 8

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 8

Its been a while since I wrote about my favorite sci-fi novel series. Well, its not that I stopped reading them. If anything, I actually read even more. Now I have read almost every piece of Warhammer 40k novel series, like the Imperial Guard series, Nightlord series, Word Bearer, and many more. The only difference now is that I no longer purchase the physical copy of the book, instead I bought them as e-book. I tried the audio book once, the Garro series, didn't enjoy it. Maybe because I love reading in silence, you know, instead of listening someone reading it to me.


Anyway, I almost forgot where I stopped. Not to mentioned I jumped and skipped around with the book's number, well, no matter. All I need to do is find the one that I haven't wrote yet. Tales of Heresy is the tenth book in the Horus Heresy series. It composed several short stories, in other word, a book of anthology. There is not much that I could tell about the short stories, all of the event happened in between during the Horus Heresy with two exceptions. Two short stories in here that caught my attention.

One of them is titled 'After Desh'ea'. This story takes place during the time when the Emperor found one of the missing primarches. Desh'ea, hmm, there is only one primarch hailed from there and it is none other than Angron himself, known as the Red Angel. Of all the primarches in the Warhammer 40k universe, Angron is almost as mysterious as the Alpharius. Where Alpharius homeworld was never revealed, Angron however is the only primarch who doesn't rule or conquer his homeworld. In fact, back in his world, it is know that he was captured and made as a fighter in a gladiatorial pit. In other word, he was a former slave. But the short story, well it is a short story, only cover the part where the Emperor 'kidnap' Angron from the planet side.

Which during that time Angron was leading his gladiator friend's in a rag tag armies of slaves to rebel against the high-born. Angry, being snatched from his fellow fighters, Angron killed one of the Emperor's praetorian forcing the Emperor to teleport Angron to another ship, his own ship, the Conquerer. There, Angron's own legion, initially know as the War Hound, try to reason with him, only to be killed one-by-one (yeah, he is really angry at that time and all the other time as well). Each and every Chapter Master, Commander, Captain, pretty much all the legion's higher up was killed trying to reason with him. Until finally he was calmed by Kharn, captain of the Eight Assault Company. Convinced that now the Legion is his new gladiator fighters, Angron renamed his Legion as the World Eater (back on Desh'ea his rag-tag army was known as the City Eater).

And the other short story that becomes my personal favorite, is title 'The Last Church'. This event takes place before the Great Crusade even began. It happened during the Age of Strife on Earth. At that time, the Emperor was well known throughout the globe as his first prototype of superhuman soldiers called, Thunder Warrior, marched relentlessly against all adversary. The Emperor was ending all wars among the people of Earth by either offering or forcing the allegiance from every nations and states to the Emperor's banner. Ruthlessly, the Emperor also destroyed every fane, temple, and church to stamp out superstition and deity worship in order to introduce the Imperial Truth. It is in this church, the last one standing on planet Earth that the priest tried to withhold to his belief, finally relented when he realize the grand vision of the Emperor.


Next book is the Age of Darkness, the sixteenth book in Horus Heresy series. It is also an anthology book, consist of several short stories. Not much to tell and personally I didn't find any of the short stories to my liking with the exception of the 'Savage Weapon'.

In the 'Savage Weapons' short story, it reveals what happened to the First Legion, the Dark Angels, during the Horus Heresy (they were missing during the conflict). It turns out that they were engaging one of the traitor Legion, the Night Lords, in the Thramas sector.

They were locked in a stalemate and neither could break free because both Legion was personally commandeered by their own primarch. Finally, Conrad Curze, primarch of the Night Lords, invites Lion el'Jonson, primarch of the Dark Angels, to parley in order to break the stalemate.

However it turns out that Conrad Curze have no intention to parley, in fact he just wanted to reveal his 'sight' (it is known that Curze have a gift of foresight in a form of vivid dreams) to his erstwhile brother, el'Jonson. In his dream, he saw what would have become of el'Jonson after war. This infuriates el'Jonson, causing them to change blows with swords and lightning claws, with later reduced into brawling to the ground. When both were finally disengaged, both by their own praetorians, the opposing Legions quickly resume the fight again. Only this time, el'Jonson is troubled greatly. For Curze dreams, never not come to pass.

Well, that is all for tonight.
Monday, July 15, 2013
[Movie] Pacific Rim

[Movie] Pacific Rim

Finally, an Westernized mech battle. Well, not exactly the first. But I always like a mech movie incorporated both Western and Eastern culture. I do like anime, but I really hate Japanese over dramatizing of things like, the answer to life, universe and everything, and why human is such a piece of shit that polluting the world . It just infuriates me. For example, I was once a fan of Gundam series, but ever since they make the Gundam Seed series into 'more of a drama and less of mobile suits battle', I kinda hate Gundam now. I practically skipped over 60% of the entire episodes (the dialog, reminisce, conversation regarding on the reason of the existence of humanity, bla bla bla)  and proceeded to watch the mobile suits battle scenes only.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to glorify the western movie instead. Even the western motion picture have its flaw. Like the iconography, popular culture, its all just tiring. For example like, in every western motion picture, there will be a woman. Who is strong, equal to man bla bla bla something like that but end up being a sex object. Yeah, hey, remember Transformers the movie? With its sequel the Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon? Did you remember how awesome was Optimus Prime? Don't lie to me, I bet the only thing you remember was Megan Fox bending on a sports car. And she was not even involved with the story line at all!


But today I'm not gonna write about my opinion on Western Eastern motion picture or what is wrong with the Transformer the movie. Let by gone be by gone. I'm only gonna say this, if you're a real fan of science fiction, the this movie will blow you mind. Click on read more to see the spoiler. Oh yea, spoiler alert, I guess, if you haven't watch 'em.

Monday, June 24, 2013
[Tutorial] How to read an e-book in Android smartphone.

[Tutorial] How to read an e-book in Android smartphone.

Actually, if you didn't how to in the first place, then it means that your phone is smarter than you. Hence, the smartphone. Anyway, when we talk about e-book, everyone would quickly think about PDF or Microsoft Word documents. No? You guys use Amazon Kindle? MOBI and PRC documents then.

Now the thing is, for anyone who have used Kindle before, would realize sooner or later that the e-book that  they have is in the format of MOBI or PRC which is usually DRM (Digital Right Management) protected. So when you transfer the e-book it to your computer, you will not be able read it. Apparently if you wanted to read the DRM protected e-book, you need to somehow connected to Amazon or Adobe and verify that, it is your book. In other word you need an apps connected to Amazon.

Its really a pain in the ass actually. Even though Kindle is great and nice and all that, but you couldn't get it to be transferred to another platform when you got a new gadget, like a smartphone. With games, it is understandable that old games wouldn't be supported by the newer console, because even the game would be outdated by that time. But with books.. If you couldn't read the book, then that book better be damaged by rainwater or burned in a house fire. Otherwise, a book should be able to be read whenever and wherever you wanted to. It just a book, dammit!

Click on Read more to see the tutorial.


Thursday, July 21, 2011
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 7

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Part 7

Another 2 books from the Horus Heresy. This time I pick 2 books that compliment each other. Its not like the sixth and eleventh book which revolves around the same Legion, the Dark Angels. But it more about the enmity between the 2 infamous Legions, the Space Wolves and the Thousand Sons. One of the famous event that happened during the Horus Heresy, the Burning of Prospero. Its the story between the 2 loyal Legions, but locked in battle because of their long animosity that later used by the traitors.




Ok, so I don't know which one started first, but I'm pretty much sure that the timeline here is parallel. So lets go to the twelfth book in the Horus Heresy series, A Thousand Sons. This book explain much of inside of the Thousand Sons Legion, and it illuminate much of the cause the Legion downfall. Now, how do I even begin..


First, the story in the novel took place on a planet called Aghoru. The Thousand Sons stopped there to inspect a mountain, too monumental to be a natural formation. The fact that the people living on the planet was a bit primitive, the mountain looks like man-made but not by the natives. It prompt the Thousand Sons Legion to anchor there as they also felt the presence of unworldly energy there. It was also personally inspected by the Thousand Sons primach, Magnus the Red. Magnus then discovered something that would help the Imperium warp travel greatly there. Then, the Thousand Sons were interrupted by a call for assistance by the Space Wolves Legion.


The Space Wolves Legion disfavour the Thousand Sons conduct of war. They tend to, 'secure' depositories of knowledge of whatever planet they fall upon instead of focusing on the conflict at hand. At the planet Shrike, they went straight to the Avenians libraries instead of fighting the enemies and this angered the Great Wolf, Leman Rus, greatly. Both of the primarches almost come to blows but was immediately stopped by Lorgar, primarch of the Word Bearer Legion. They then parted with much disdain.. The thing is that, the Thousand Sons indeed practice sorceries. They have this practice called Enumeration, some kind of litany to boost their power. And they use Tutelary, some kind warp denizens to channel their psychic power.  



Then the event of the Emperor retiring from the Crusade at the planet Ullanor took place, and the Thousand Sons heard words that psykers are about to be censured completely by the Imperium. Magnus pays no heed, instead went on to meet the Emperor to share his discovery on planet Aghoru. To his suprise, the Emperor casually told him that he already knew about it, the Eldar Webway. And the Emperor already started the work on the secrets of the Eldar Webway decades before the discoveries made by Magnus.


Right after that, the event of Council Nikea took place, where the Emperor decreed the censure againt sorcery, or usage of psykers. This hurts Magnus pride as his Legion are compromised almost all by psykers. He however accept the censure with bitter taste.. One thing leads to another,  and Magnus was tempted to prove his worth, his Legion's worth by showing that sorcery could benefit the humanity. He however made a mistake by barging into the Emperor's lab by means of magick, and causes untold damage.. especially on the Golden Throne  project.


Apparently, the Golden Throne was meant for Magnus and his Legion. Some sort of Akashic Reader and psychic amplifier, the device would help Magnus to amplify his power and allow him to tap into the Immaterium, allowing him access to whatever lore or knowledge that he ever wanted. But now, it was all in ruins and Magnus was made clear of his error.. It was after this even that the Space Wolves Legion was dispatched to apprehend Magnus, but Leman Rus was misdirected by the now traitor Horus, not to apprehend but destroy Magnus and his Legion. All of this later leads to the Burning of Prospero.




Then, we shifted to the story from the side of the Wolf King, the Great Wolf Leman Russ. Honestly, I think the fifteenth novel from the Horus Heresy, Prospero Burns, is a bit disappointment. Because although the book cover shows the picture of Leman Russ with his Space Wolves Legion on planet Prospero doing 'murder-make', there are little story about the carnage during the battle. 


The novel begins with a story of a remembrancer, Kasper Hawser. He went to Fenris, homeworld of the Space Wolves Legion, and was shot down.. by accident. Apparently the Space Wolves doesn't take kindly with strangers. He was then was nursed back to health.. with his left eye removed. This is the part where some of the characteristic of the Space Wolves Legion differ from the 41st century Chapter. It seems that the Space Wolves Legion do not keep recording devices around their Legion proximity. Instead, they use skajld, a story reteller whom they pick with the best memory and ability to recount back all the stories that have been told. Skaljd still exist during the 41st century but they already incorporated recording device whether using bionic eyes or brain implant.


The novel also heavily based on the point of view of Kasper Hawser, instead of Leman Russ or any other person in the Space Wolves Legion. So.. There is not much to anyway. Almost half of the book told the story of Kasper Hawser, his encounter with the Space Wolves Legion and their primarch.. and basically is all that. Kasper Hawser was present when the Burning of Prospero happened. And perhaps he was the only with the exception of Bjorn the Fell-Handed that still the saga of the Burning of Prospero. Because in the end. Kasper Hawser was put into long sleeps.. dreaming the same dream in the dark.


And that is all about this 2 books. Too bad the book on the Space Wolves wasn't centred around Leman Russ because I would love to read a story where the author could expand his personality. But in the end.. most of the Loyalist primarches character remained shrouded.









Friday, June 10, 2011
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 6

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 6

Another 2 books from the Horus Heresy series. I was kinda expected that the stories from the Horus Heresy series would revolves around the Emperor of Mankind and his primarches. But.. well, the Imperium is large, the galaxy is large.. the war frontier is large! So basically there are lot of stories that can be concocted from this incredibly huge theater!!


The eleventh book from the Horus Heresy, Fallen Angels! Nope, no.. this novel is not about the Blood Angels Legion. Although I was kinda hope so.I mean, when do we get to know how did Sanguinius get his wings?? Well, never mind. Ok, this book is the sequel for the Descent of Angels, the sixth novel in Horus Heresy series. Apparently, there are lot of things to show here.


The story in this book continues after what happened in the sixth book. Only this time, it features a lot more of their primarch, Lion El'jonson. After getting rid of Luther, Lion's own-once-sworn brother, Lion went on waging war for glory leaving those he displeased with back to Caliban. Well, according to the Warhammer 40k Lexicanum.. Lion El'jonson is the primarch of the Dark Angels Legion, also designated as the First Legion. But because he was found later during the crusade, it made him a bit younger compare to other Legion. Where.. he was suppose to be the older brother among the primarchs.


This kind of sticky situation however, prompt the Lion to aim.. to be the best. Apparently when the Warmaster Horus turned traitor, Lion casually state that, well at least there is a vacancy in the Warmaster post. And it seem he really aim for that, executing the war to gain supports from his other brothers so he would be voted to be the next Warmaster. This however, have not been going unnoticed.


Of course, not to forget.. Luther. The story also covers about the Dark Angels detachment on Caliban. Luther, felt betrayed and left behind, accumulate resentment towards the Lion. What transpired on the planet Caliban did not ease his resentment as he found out that some Terrans have come to Caliban to perform sorcery and sacrificing locals. This does not bode well, and Luther becomes more and more distrust toward the Imperium and the Lion himself, as.. the Lion knew that Caliban indeed tainted with warp powers..






Next is the thirteenth novel from the Horus Heresy series. This one is another book from the Horus Heresy that doesn't revolves around the Space Marines Legion. Nope, this time the story took turn on the events from the most mysterious branch of the Imperium, the Officio Assassinorum. Simply, the assassin guilds. I said guilds, because the branch compromises a few departments. There are 6 departments, and each are specialist on certain field.


This novel takes on the story where the High Lord of Terra become restless while waiting for the Warmaster Horus forces to arrive and attack Earth. Its logical to asssume that Horus WILL attack Earth because that is the centre of the Imperium. So long Earth remains on the hand of the Loyalist, people would think that Horus cause is a lost cause. While Rogal Dorn of the Imperial Fist Legion prepare the Earth fortifications, the Officio Assassinorum wished to end the Civil War with one strike. So they assemble all the most brightest agents from each departments, and formed a task force.

Now, in a twisted of an event, apparently from the forces of Horus, and assassin was also dispatched. It was not a task force, but a single entity, probably a warp creature.. that capable of assimilate with any victims, and completely lethal against psyker. The stronger the psyker, the more powerful the assassin would become. This assassin is simply know as the 'Black Pariah'. The Emperor himself, being the most powerful psyker in the galaxy, will definitely be kicked in the ass by this assassin, if they ever met each other. The agent fate, however, intertwined with the Imperial task force.

Both side clashes and bot side suffered total casualties. Meaning no one survived. Rogal Dorn later learn of this operations, quickly uncovered the Officio Assassinorum Grandmasters, and apprehend them for making the war even worse. This one, I could agree. Assassinating a key leader is not exactly going to end a war, entirely. In fact, it will only prolonged to the war to extended period. There would always be others to take the place of a leader. Only a direct confrontation, would solves the conflict between the two factions.

Well, that's all for now. Right now I reading up the latest Horus Heresy book called Age of Darkness.. Too bad I was actually looking forward for the Deliverance as the cover book have already been published..
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 5

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 5

Right, another 2 books from the Horus Heresy Series. Whats next? Another story about the Imperial Space Marine Legions? Nope, it is not. This time the stories take a huge spin around the story of the Horus Heresy. Well, they still related anyway. Only this time.. Its about the events happening beside the Isstvan Massacre during the Heresy..



The eighth novel from the Horus Heresy Series, Battle for the Abyss, covers the story from a distance place away from the clashing Loyal Legion and Traitor Legion. In this story, another element of the Traitor moved against the Loyal Legion foothold.

What makes the story interesting was that the very element comes from Solar system itself. Yes, that is right. Battle for the Abyss is actually a story about the pursuit of a very large starship called, Furious Abyss. The ship was not only huge, but also equipped with the latest prototype weaponry such as plasma lance batteries and psionic charges. In other word, other Imperial ships doesn't have those. Furious Abyss was also one of it kind. Right after its construction was finished, the shipyard was destroyed thus leaving its existence in secrecy and its design template unknown to anyone.

Furious Abyss was not en-route to Isstvan system to provide help for the Traitor Legion. Instead, the ship was heading towards Ultramar, the realm of the Ultramarines Legion. Specifically, the ship was going for a planet named Calth, where the bulk of the Ultramarines Legion. Because the Ultramarines Legion did not participate in the battle of Isstvan system, prompting the Warmaster Horus to initiate the pre-emptive strike against the Ultramarines Legion. Because you know.. such as unmolested forces could be a pain in the ass when the Warmaster started to siege the Earth.

But no, apparently a ship that size couldn't just sail itself silently towards Calth now could it? A detachment of Ultramarines, World Eater, Space Wolves and Thousand Sons detected the ship, and went pursuing it. Because of these Space Marines detachment were away from their parents Legion, they have no idea what have already unraveled in the Isstvan system. So they pursue the ship, trying to figure out what this ship intended for its destination.. and could they stop the ship from unleashing the horrors it holds for the Ultramarines Legion?



    
Finally, I got my hand on this book. the Mechanicum, the ninth book in Horus Heresy Series. Now this book here cover a story a little bit closer to Earth, where war started to reach the Mars. Anyone who follows the Warhammer 40K universe would know that Mechanicus and the Imperium exist as an allied twin empires. Mechanicus agreed to be united with the Imperium but they still retained their sovereignty and independence.

Anyway, the books cover about the battle between sect of Mechanicus that loyal to the Imperium, and the Dark Mechanicus that pledge themselves to the Warmaster Horus. Mostly the story did not involves about the Space Marines but, in the end they kind of did. This is due to the reason that the Imperial Fists Legion was actually stationed on Earth to build a palace/ fortress for the Emperor. The Imperial Fists Legion even gave warning to the Mechanicus to quell the rebellion on their planet, or the Legion would do it for them!

I was interested with this novel because of several things. From the synopsis that I have read about this book, there several interesting points that were brought up. First was the Akashic Reader, a device that was invented by Adept Koriel Zeth, Mistress of the Magma City. Apparently, the device allows the user to tap into the Warp or Immaterium and access all the lost or hidden knowledges there. Another interesting point was the creation of Kaban Machine, an artificial intelligence that was supposed to be banned by the Imperium. The machine was created nonetheless and cause havoc across the planet. But the one that interest me the most, was the story about the Dragon of Mars. It is said that the Dragon of Mars are actually a xeno entity that excells in technology. The xeno is weak physically but whispers the promise of technological advancement to lure his followers. It is said that this xeno is the same entity that the Mechanicus are based on.

But, who knows.. I'm not gonna spoil the story. Just for the heads up, this book have the most action about the the Titans, the humongous war machines. In fact, it covers the stories on Titans against Titans when the Mechanicus clashed with their darker side.


 
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 4

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 4

Another 2 book from Horus Heresy Series. Yeah, I'm gonna write about 2 books at a time. You know, just kill time and improve my literature, grammar or something.


Descent of Angels is the sixth book in the Horus Heresy Series. At first, I thought the book cover the stories of the Blood Angels Legion. You know, because their primarch, Sanguinus, is also called 'the Angel' But, it appear that is not the case. This book covers the story of the Dark Angels Legion. I must say that this book provides the most in-depth story regarding on the Space Marine Legion origin. But, restricted on the Dark Angels Legion part only, of course.. It started, from the point where the Dark Angels's primarch was first found on a planet called Caliban.

This story is from the point of view of another character belong to the native of planet Caliban who later become member of the Dark Angels Legion. His name is Zahariel, and he was among the first who fought side by side with Lion El'Jonson, primarch of the Dark Angels Legion. Before the Imperium come in contact with Caliban, Lion initiates what was called the Great Hunt, to cleanse the planet Caliban from the infesting Great Beast that terrorize the planet. He creates a conclave called simple the Order and gather every knightly order on the planet under his banner. Zahariel was among them. 

Lion El'Jonson, or simply called the Lion, was heavily characterize as quiet man with a terrifying intelligence. He was also a man with a high martial prowess as he once slain a Great Beast with his bare hand.. where other knights would have to do it in groups armed with pistols, swords and armored suits. He however is not alone, as the man who founded Lion, named Luther, raise him when he was first founded.

Nathaniel, being an aspirant and later elevated into full-fledged knight, continue to witness as the gap between the Lion and Luther becomes wider. Apparently, Lion doesn't like secrets, an irony where he himself is a secretive person. Lion holds the ideals of his father, the Emperor, where he though that some knowledge are not for lesser minds to know. Something that other people cannot appreciate.

And thats it. Whatt..?? What about the end? I dunno, I don't wanna spoil the story, although I think I just did a bit. Haha



Next one, Legion. This is the seventh book in the Horus Heresy Series. There is not much to tell about this book apart from the story is revolve around the youngest Legion of the Space Marines, the Alpha Legion. The Primarch is called Alpharius Omegon also known as the Last Primarch or the Last.

The book covers about the Alpha Legion and the time setting is about 2 years before the Horus Heresy. Yeah, this time the storis are going backwards. Differently from the Descent of Angels book, there are not much told about the early life of Alpharius. What the stories did tell, is the workings of the Alpha Legion. Because Alpha Legion was somehow newly created, their numbers are not as large as the other Legions. Thus they rely heavily on subterfuge and covert operation. Alpha Legion also use extensively non-Astarte personnel such as spies and human psykers.

Another event in the stories is Alpharius's encounter with a xenos conclave known as the Cabal. They tried to warn Alpharius about Horus about-to-be betrayal, and choices that Alpharius must made. But that is not important as the revealing of Alpha Legion inner structure. It seems that Alpharius Omegon was indeed a 2 person. One is Alpharius and the other is called Omegon. Alpharius was far more secretive than Lion El'jonson. In his Legion, every one is made to look alike as much as possible. Every captain and commander can simply assume the identity of Alpharius, and Alpharius can be anywhere inside the Legion.

Of course not everyone can imitate the Primarchs for they are much larger than normal Astarte. Omegon was the only person that stands almost the same as Alpharius, some even thought that they actually twins. Alpha Legion have extensive covert operations and intelligence network as being portrayed so in the book. Their secretiveness however, are not very much appreciated by Imperial commanders.. 

And, that it. 2 books from the Horus Heresy Series. I don't want to spoil too much on the book's content, but to anyone who enjoy the Warhammer 40k series, these books is a good read. I can vouch for that. Haha 
Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 3

Book: Warhammer 40k - The Horus Heresy Series Part 3

Its been a while since I wrote about the Horus Heresy, given my enthusiasm of collecting them. But I did manage to get the collection up to date. The latest book that I manage to get my hand on, is the book of A Thousand Sons. Yea-yea, I know that the latest publication of Horus Heresy in 2011 is the book of Prospero Burns. But what can I say, I got A Thousand Sons first after Prospero Burns... Anyway, before I get to those 2 latest books.. Here is some of the series that I have read.




Finally, I got myself on the first series of the Horus Heresy. Took me for a while.. From now on I'm gonna write about this series based on their release order. 
Horus Rising is the first book of the Horus Heresy Series. As the tittle suggested it, this book is about the early part of the Horus Heresy, waaayyy before it began. The story takes place on the point of view from one of Horus's captain, called Garviel Loken. He was part of the Mournival, Horus's advisory council. Therefore.. He have the closest look on the changes happened on the Warmaster Horus and in the Luna Wolves Legion.


I'm not gonna spoil the detail on the book's story, but enough said that it explained a lot about the Luna Wolves Legion, provided that after the heresy, they become a Traitor Legion and then not much is known afterward. The book also revealed the Legion's experience when they encountered the False Emperor on planet Sixty-Three Nineteen and their first interaction with the Interex. Both of this encounters are important, well at least in my opinion, because they both were kinda technologically advanced compared to the Imperium.. given the fact that they both, are human faction, and they are about to get wiped out. 

Also, this is the part where Horus started to lost his hold when the Emperor choose to retire from the Great Crusade and went back to Terra. Apparently he admired how the Emperor managed to.. you know unified the entire Earth and forge a solid alliance with Mars Mechanicum and Jupiter shipyards, without totally killing everyone. Horus wanted to do the same with the Interex but.. 







The Flight of the Eisenstein  the fourth book in the Series. As you all could guess, they book here tells about something that can fly.. like.. I dunno, a starship?! Yeah, the Eisenstein is a Light Frigate that was attached to the 63rd Expeditionary Fleet by the Warmaster Horus. This time here, the book takes a point of view from another character named Nathaniel Garro, Battle-Captain of the 7th Company from the Death Guard Legion.
The story here is that Captain Garro was about to witness the Warmaster Horus betrayal. But little that he knows that he was included in that betrayal. The Warmaster knew that Garro is loyal to the Emperor, but sending him down to the planet would instill suspicion because supposedly he was kinda injured and unfit for battle. So he was assigned to that little frigate and get assassinated one way or another, because that frigate was to be rigged to explode. But Garro managed to foil the plan, and escaped with it. However, he did not escaped without damage. He was stranded in the warp until he was saved by the Imperial Fists Legion.

When that is not enough, Captain Garro tried to warn the Imperium of the Warmaster Horus betrayal, but only to get trashed by the Imperial Fists's primarch, Rogal Dorn. Rogal couldn't believe that his brother, Horus, would betray the Emperor, but later he had too.. The evidences piled up against the Warmaster were simply staggering. Enough to say that this book covers the story of Captain Garro onboard the Eisenstein. He in fact, face the first Plague Marines, and experienced first hand the prowess of a Marine turned Traitor. Plague Marines are so resilience they wouldn't even die in non-atmospheric area.

Well, that is all for now. These 2 books are not the only one I had finished reading. I would love to share more other stories.. But to tell the truth, there are just too much to tell. Seriously, the Warhammer 40k universe are huge.. and I, just couldn't get enough of them. I mean,  stories involving a bolter and a chainsword? Its like reading Star Wars book but only gorier.  Stormtroopers in Star Wars just scream like pussies when they got burned with a lasers, this one, people got sliced in halves.

 
Thursday, May 19, 2011
[Games] Dawn of War - Retribution

[Games] Dawn of War - Retribution

Perghhh... It have been how many days? Weeks maybe? I haven't wrote anything in here in a long.. long time. Been busy. That is all I could say. Regardless of my 'busyness', I still played games like usual.. I mean, there are games everywhere. in my PC, my hand phone, even in my wristwatch. I just couldn't get enough. Its where I got my inspirations, to do what.. ever it is I'm doing.



Ok, enough being melodramatic. Lets go to fun part.

For the past few weeks I've been.. letting off some steams by playing a Warhammer 40k game called the Dawn of War. Dawn of War is game made by Relic Entertainment and published by THQ. Yup, these game companies produces some of the best game of all year like the Company of Heroes and many of it sequels. Dawn of War have 2 expansion game, Chaos Rising and Retribution.





 The game story is great. Well, which of the Warhammer 40k stories are bad anyway? The game story again revolves around the war on the sub-sector Aurelia. On the first game, a Space Marine chapter called Blood Raven have the sub-sector as their recruiting ground. The sector however was under attack by Orks and Eldars. Fighting off these xenos, suddenly another xenos jump into the fray and started to make fertilizers out of everybody, literally. The new xenos threat called the Tyranids, causes the Space Marine to scramble around to save whatever worth savings. The story goes on, added a few bits of the other factions point of view...




And finally reaches the part of the Retribution. The part after the Heroes of Aurelia were excommunicated and branded as renegades. Then, the Imperium of Mankind got fed-up with all this hassles and decided to blow everything to kingdom come. In other word, Exterminatus! This is the part where all 6 factions consist of the Imperial Guards, Space Marines, Orks Pirate, Eldar, Chaos Marines and Tyranid needs to do what must be done, before everything is lost!






Anyway.. I'm sorry for rambling too much and delve too much into the game story. I mean, anyone who didn't follow the Warhammer 40k universe wouldn't understand what with this Exterminatus or the Imperium of Mankind. Lets get back to the game. 


Right, the game have included some new units and this time, player would be able to use superheavy vehicles. Nope, don't get your hopes too high. Its not a Titan, but superheavy tanks. For Space Marines there would be the Land Raider Redeemer, Imperial Guards have Baneblade tanks, and so on. Look and the screenshot and prepare to be awed.. Thats Baneblade for you. I know that most if not all, other RTS games have their own superheavy weapons... But this is Baneblade! Bristle with turrets, cannons and whatnot.. It just awesome.. In the earlier Warhammer 40k series like Dark Crusade and Soulstorm have this kind of vehicles, but can they bulldozed buildings? Well, this one can!



For gameplay, there isn't much to say. The fact that its practically the same as the early Dawn of War game. A few changes was made, of course. Units no longer level up till 30 and the skill points have been simplified. Instead of pouring skill points according to personal preference, this time the skill build is, a bit obvious. There are not much to choose from anyway. You'll understand when you play the game..  



Then again, I must congratulate the Relic Entertainment for a new level of game repetition. I mean, wow.. 6 factions and all of them have almost identical stories. In fact, it was so identical, the only difference was the ending! This is like Soulstorm and Dark Crusade all over again!
The only thing that attracts me to try all of the factions, was because the cinematic was too awesome to be left unlocked. Kinda short, but satisfying..






I know I've mentioned this before.. but the game cinematic is way, and I mean really, way better the animated movie of the Ultramarines. I hope in the future they'll use the engines from the game to produce the animated movies..


All in all, the game is great. The gameplay is great way from the beginning. I mean, how is it not when its like playing the Company of Heroes, except its in the future and not all the participants are human.. But still, great graphic, great gameplay and awesome cinematic. What else do you want?

Sunday, January 16, 2011
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[Games] Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning


The latest online game I tried is this, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, or simply W.A.R. Yup, very neat short form. The game was released in 2008, well, quite a long time ago. But only recently that I feel like playing because.. you know, just to off some steams while waiting for the oncoming game of Warhammer, the Dark Millennium. I'm starting to be obsess with Warhammer am I? Urgh...

Anyway, I don't actually follow the storyline of Warhammer Fantasy, but it does show resemblance with Warhammer 40K. For what I understand, Warhammer Fantasy sets in the past while Warhammer 40K sets in the future. Both have the Imperial, Orks, and not to forget Chaos. In Fantasy they have Elves, but the 40K have Eldar, which I need not to point out that its pretty much the same. Now, why I mentioning this? Well apparently alot of people actually comparing this game with the Warcraft, which is ridiculus.. World of Warcraft may have been released earlier but the Warhammer have been around even longer. They even started from the board game before going to electronic.


Anyway, I have yet to see any private servers for this game, from what I know there is no server emulator available for this game. So I went straight to the retail game first. Probably because of the free unlimited play time offer. Yup, WAR went free, but not totally free. The trial offer allows the player to play a limited part of the game, but believe me, it is far more better than the last 10 days free play time offer. What make this game unique in a way, is that there is an option to stream data during game play. As we all know, MMORPG nowadays demands not just a truckload of bandwidth to stay connected but also some data storage. When I say some, it means at least 20GB of data storage.


For data stream during game play, you probably need like 9-10GB space to be installed while the rest is streamed back to you during gameplay, but if you choose not to, then the whole game will be patched up to 20GB. But it not just that, in the trial offer, the game will also not to be installed fully until you upgrade your subscription as, full subscriber. I have no idea who would want to stream the data during gameplay because.. who wants to play a laggy game anyway. Better blame the game server rather than you own crappy bandwidth, I'd say.

As you can see from the screenshot, there are 3 races for each faction, and there are 4 more class to choose from each race. There are the forces of Order and Destruction, races in the Order are Imperial, High Elves and Dwarves, for Destruction are Chaos, Dark Elves and Greenskins. For the classes, its a typical classes actually although the names varied from each races. There are melee DPS, ranged DPS, tank, and support.



During my gameplay, I took the character from the forces of Destruction, race of the Greenskin as the Black Orc. Yeah, he is not exactly black but, it just the name of an Ork clan. At least its better than Choppa, hahaha. The role for this character is tanking, and I always use this kind of character in any RPG game because in my opinion they are suitable for soloing. Anyway, it really does.




 Ok, this game did show some interesting features regardless that most of it pretty the same with other MMORPG game out there. First of all, there is this thing called Public Quest area. Its a place where you automatically get a quest, or what to do in that area, and you will share it with everyone. There is a ranking system for who contribute the most, to get like top three or ten, to loot the reward. And after finishing the quest, the area will reset back after a few minutes. Now, that, I haven't seen yet anywhere and it is pretty awesome. No more steal-kill and arguing about, 'Hey, this is my port' or stuff like that.


Then, there is RvR or Region versus Region, where you get to fight against the counterpart of you forces. You know, Order versus Destruction.. Its more like guild war, but, larger. Seriously, really large.. 

And then there is the Scenario play, where you can queue up as solo or a party, where you will be contested in a map to gain foothold in the area. Its like.. PvP battleground or something, the only different is that you actually gain experiences. If you went for a Scenario as a solo, you will be automatically grouped with other players in a party, and every player will be at the same, regulated levels. So there won't be higher or lower level. This is very interesting, because everyone could focus on their own roles, and only the most, specifically hand-picked equipments and neatly arranged hotbar filled with skills and potions will decide the battle outcome. Also, there is a collision detection system, where any character of tank role, will automatically block other character from going through him, thus creating a wall of meat-shield for ranged DPS and support character. So to speak..


There are alot of other features but.. I couldn't say or test it out myself. Of course with the trial offer, I could only go so far. Trial game allow players to level up to 10 only and could only traverse between a couple of regions. From where I've been, I'd say Norsca and Nordland only. 


This game is good, no doubt about that. But I doubt this game could last long, given that they already shut down 64 of their servers and only running on 15 servers.. I will not pretend that I know what went wrong with this game, but I could agree with those out there that pointing out about the W.A.R drawbacks..

The thing is that, in my opinion, there can still be a comeback for W.A.R. All they need to do is fixed all the flawed side of their game, like the class balances, server performance and all those stuffs that the players have been complaining about before.. then release a new expansion, a new line of story. That, would at least show all those players out there that have ended their subscription, that this game deserve a second chance.


My 2 cents..
Saturday, January 8, 2011
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[Movie] Ultramarines - Dissappointment much?

Well, what can I say.. I must confess that I'm a bit disappointed with the newly released Warhammer 40k movie called Ultramarines.. First of all.. I did not expect the movie to be.. quite bland. I dunno, there is a lot of blood spilled and stuff but after playing the Dawn of War II or even the Dark Crusade games.. I found the movie is a bit wanting.. Seriously I think the cinematic of the Warhammer games that I keep watching whether ingame or in Youtube are far better than this movie.

That is on the point of the movie graphic of course. The surrounding view, effect nonetheless is great, but the characters were a bit.. different. I don't know whether it is just me or I find the characters are not as I expected. I think the characters in Dawn of War II is far more convincing than in this movie. I mean, those guys really have broad shoulders and stern faces. But in this movie, I pretty sure the squad captain and the apothecaries looked like senile old men..

And the effect.. I dunno, I still favor the cinematic of Dawn of War II. The Space Marines however seems to be portrayed like normal soldiers, I mean there is one scene where the marines panting for air while climbing a set of stairs..Seriously? I thought they have like 3 lungs and 2 hearts pumping super-oxygenated blood in their veins.. 

Well, seriously I dunno.. maybe I was expecting too much. Maybe I thought too highly of the movie, it is their first release anyway.. First of many to come, who knows.. Anyway here is the screenshot of the movie I took.. for a DVD that cost me $25.99.. For one instance there, I kinda regret it and think I should save it for the next expansion of  Dawn of War II, Retributions..


For some reason, I think I've seen the character's model somewhere in Youtube.. made by one of the Warhammer 40k fan.. could it be possible?
Monday, November 29, 2010
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[Movie] Ultramarines: Warhammer 40k

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Well, I'll be damned. Finally, a movie from Warhammer 40k franchise. No, no, seriously. This is the official movie. No one of those fan-made short films in Youtube. The real deal, from Games Workshop.


Now, I haven't watched it yet. From what I've read in the net, it was supposed to be released on 29th November 2010 (yesterday, yeah I know). In UK and Canada, from what I read in Wikipedia. The movie will be 70-minutes sci-fi thriller that use CGI and state-of-the-art animation production techniques. It utilizes Image Metrics animated facial capture techniques, that can be seen used in Grand Theft Auto IV, Assassin Creed 2, and Harry Porter: Order of the Phoenix. 

The movie screenplay has been written by Dan Abnett. He is the guy that wrote a lot of Warhammer 40k novel series, 25 books to be exact. Some of them are the Gaunt's Ghost series, the Eisenhorn trilogy, three books from Horus Heresy series (including the Prospero Burns), and more. Well, aside from Graham McNeil, Dan Abnett is also one my favourite writer. I may have not mention him before but I've read some of his short stories in Let the Galaxy Burn and Tales of Heresy. I cannot wait to see what plot he have laid into this movie. 

Anyway, this movie will be a production from Games Workshop and UK-based production company Codex Pictures. To tell the truth I've never seen this company production. I hope they won't let the Warhammer 40k fans (like myself) down. 

Coz you know what? We really have been waiting for this. As we all recalled, Games Workshop did attempt to make an animated movie of Warhammer 40k before, called Bloodquest, starring the Blood Angels Chapter. But.. the project was put on hold and the production company was disbanded before it was even continued.

So yeah, I'm really.. really looking forward for this movie. I hope it get to my place's cinema soon, or get released in DVD. I dunno, whichever that I could get my hand on.

This here is the latest trailer that I found in Youtube. Check out http://ultramarinesthemovie.com for more!


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