"Rynn's World"

Rynn's World (Steve Parker)

This is another Space Marines Battles book - part of the same series as Hunt for Voldorius.  Luckily, this stacks up much better; while our heroes are still Space Marines (since it is part of a series called Space Marine Battles), they now actually have personalities. The antagonists are also more interesting, as instead of a mustache-twirling Bad Guy right from central casting, we have the Orkz (who are da best, I've heard). Despite being the closest thing to a joke that can exist in the GRIMDARK of W40k, they're used pretty effectively here as villains, coming off as credibly scary and cunning. Really, I don't have much more to say about this book; after the introduction it's basically one big action scene, and I mean that in the positive sense.

Grade: B