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Legion of the Damned by Rob Sanders

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The Excoriators seem powerless to protect the small cemetery world of Certus Minor from the berserk World Eaters, but their salvation soon comes from a wholly unexpected quarter...Following the trajectory of a blood-red comet, the berserk World Eaters blaze a path of destruction across the galaxy in its wake. The small cemetery world of Certus Minor appeals to the Space Marines of the Excoriators Chapter for protection, but the force dispatched to deal with... more

About Rob Sanders

Head of English at a local secondary school, Rob Sanders is a freelance writer whose first fiction was published in Inferno! magazine. He lives off the beaten track in the small city of Lincoln, England.


Published: March 1, 2012 by Simon & Schuster

Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy. Fiction. 416 pages

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  • The Founding Fields | 28 Feb 2012

    Although the novel takes a while to get going, with the pace a little uneven, once you do get into it the pace just flies by at an unstoppable rate.

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  • The Founding Fields | 9 Feb 2012

    The ending of the novel is solemn and well-written.

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    The descriptive elements are pure Warhammer 40 000 and if you are new to the genre. . .I can imagine that it could throw you a bit. . .

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  • Graeme's Fantasy Book Review | 23 Mar 2012

    The only problem is that the story gets shoved to one side and you’re left with a whole load of detail.

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  • The Founding Fields | 6 Apr 2012

    As with all things I’ve read that Rob has written: the story is simple, but it’s the telling that matters.

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  • The Founding Fields | 1 Feb 2012

    The biggest draw of the novel is that Rob Sanders has succeeded so well in making the Excoriators such a distinct chapter from their other brethren.

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