Ice Guard

Steve Lyons delivers another solid and action packed story in the Warhammer 40k universe. A commando team is pieced together to rescue a captured religious leader, held by the Chaos forces invading the planet. The story has the main plot of attempting the rescue while fighting the forces of Chaos. The more subtle theme is what determines if a person is a loyal servant to the Imperium of Man? Is it one's outward physical appearance or one's loyalty and faith? The author creates characters that the reader quickly identifies with and as the mission and dangers increase, not all will survive. The action is vivid, battles quick, and the book an enjoyable story.

The book entails another setting for the Imperial Guard. Overall it was a nice read that does portray the struggle of the Imperial Guard well. For all the Warhammer 40K fans it should be enjoyable.

The world has been lost. The order to withdraw has been given. In forty-eight hours Cressido will be virus-bombed from orbit, completely sterilized. Colonel Stanislav Steele of the Valhallan Ice Warriors has one last task to perform. Steele handpicks a squad of nine to go with him on a stealth mission. Their task is to find and rescue a stranded Imperial confessor. The chrono is already ticking. The group must quickly learn to trust in themselves, as well as, each other as they follow Colonel Steele through mutants, Traitor Space Marines, and other obstacles. **** As with most novels in the Imperial Guard series, this story focuses on just one objective rather than the wider mission of evacuating all possible people and the cleansing of the planet. Author Steve Lyons has a way of putting a lot of action in as few pages as needed. This means readers will never fear becoming bored and end up skimming paragraphs. Lots of good reading within these pages! **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.