War of the Fang

Space Marine Battles

by Chris Wraight

It is M32, a thousand years after the Horus Heresy. The Scouring is over and the Imperium at the height of its post-Crusade power. When Magnus the Red is tracked down to Gangava Prime, the Space Wolves hasten to engage the daemon primarch. Even as Great Wolf Harek Ironhelm closes on his ancient enemy, the Fang on the Space Wolves home world is besieged by a massive force of Thousand Sons. A desperate battle ensues as the skeleton forces of Wolf Lord Vaer Greylock attempt to hold back the attacking hosts before the last of his meagre defences gives in. Though a single Scout ship survives to summon Great Wolf Harek Ironhelm back to Fenris, none of the defenders truly realise the full scale the horror that awaits them, nor what the Battle for the Fang will cost them all.

Together for the first time in hardback and eBook! A thousand years after the Heresy, the Space Wolves find themselves outgunned as the Thousand Sons invade Fenris. The Battle of the Fang features the clash of the 32nd Millennium - Bjorn the Fell-Handed versus Magnus the Red. See how it all started in the accompanying prequel novella, The Hunt for Magnus.

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction, Fiction, Novella

Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

Chris Wraight is a British author of fantasy and science fiction.

His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.

He is based in the south-west of England.

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very much enjoy the Thousand Son's vs Space Wolves feud, those were some of my favourites in the Horus Heresy series, so it was nice to catch up on them much much later on, where, yep, they're still at each others throats.

Also this was the very splendid limited edition version I read, which is a handsome book indeed. Definitely one of the better Adaptes novels, and much deserving of the ltd ed. release.

[Jetpack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Welcome to the 32nd Millenium, where the Thousand Sons are looking for some payback.

As a fan of the Sons and not a fan of the Space Wolves, I had this on pre-order. This was a good read to me, not a great one. Honestly, I feel a bit bad for both sides in this one.

Magnus shows that he is a primarch and when he wants to, he can layeth the smacketh down. Also, that he can plan with the best of them.

Blackwing is my favorite character in this. Would love a series with him.

The book closes out with some Space Wolf self-deception.

I think there has to be an editing error, or roman numerals have gotten really odd in Gothic. If XVII is seventeen, how is XVIII twenty-eight?

Edit - with my 2nd read, I realllly like this. Upping to a 5 star. I think I know more about the Thousand Son/Space Wolf (feud? mistake? hatred? pity?)

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thousand Sons v. Space Wolves grudge match in the 32nd millennium. As another reviewer noted, Blackwing as the deadpan Snark Wolf is the MVP character here.

[MrG LikesBooks&Booze · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was good. The author did a great job of expressing the difference between a space marine and a "normal" human. There appear to be two previous novels from the time of the Horus Heresy, which might have helped provide some additional context to some of the things discussed or referenced during the book.
It's a book about space marines, warfare and the Vlka Fenryka (Space Wolves). That being said, not surprisingly a number of characters, some of what I had become invested in, die. For some it made sense and others it felt like it fell a bit short or flat and that was a bit disappointing. .
All in all it was a good read, and I will likely go find those preceding novels and read them as well.

[Tarash_bulba · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a good book set in a quite unexplored part of the 40k history sometime after the end of the scouring (the crusade to destroy and wipe out the traitor legions from the galaxy).
Magnus' revenge on Russ' sons is a good book (actually one novel + another novella) quite full of good battles, great action, well done characters, gripping storyline, interesting and some unknown lore tidbits and a bittersweet ending fitting for the grim dark future ;)

[Markus Gentle · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my top 5 Warhammer novels! Space Wolves are awesome and Magnus....Wow Magnus is epic! I bought this for my buddy to read and he loved it just as much!

[Joanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Already read the primary story battle of the fang and loved it

[Ulzeta · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although the Space Wolves are far from my favorite chapter Wraight manages to wring every bit of entertainment from them while performing a skillful balancing act of grand and minor scales. I find 40k fiction at its best when the author can relate individual human stories that lead into the massive combat sequences the franchise is known for, and you get a decent demonstration of that in this book.