Description
Voice of Command
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel
The soldiers of the Astra Militarum are used to facing impossible odds, but for the Cadian 2002nd Mechanised Regiment, the enemy ahead may be only one of the dangers threatening to destroy them.
For two long years, the Cadian 2002nd Mechanised Regiment has fought to drive the forces of Chaos from the shrine world of Nymea. Now, with victory seemingly within reach, Colonel Gabriel ‘Venom’ Velterson and his soldiers are preparing for the final assault on the fallen shrine-city of Saint Stanislava’s Adoration.
Yet the Archenemy is far from their only concern.
A mysterious blue star casts its toxic light across the world, while endless heretical broadcasts pour through a compromised vox-network. The Inquisition has placed Velterson and his regiment under quarantine, and the capricious commanders of Nymea seem all too willing to squander Cadian lives in pursuit of their own objectives.
With enemies surrounding them and suspicion spreading through the Imperial ranks, Velterson must somehow keep the 2002nd together long enough to complete their mission. The final assault could be their chance to escape Nymea at last – provided there is anyone left alive to leave.
Why You’ll Like It
Voice of Command puts the human soldiers of the Astra Militarum at the centre of a grim Warhammer 40,000 campaign where battlefield courage is only part of the struggle. Alongside the brutal war against Chaos, the Cadians must contend with Imperial politics, interference from the Inquisition and increasingly disturbing events surrounding the mysterious blue star.
Richard Swan’s first full-length Black Library novel promises a darker Astra Militarum story filled with military action, paranoia and the ever-present possibility that the greatest threat to an Imperial soldier might not be standing on the other side of the battlefield.
For readers who enjoy Cadian and Astra Militarum fiction, particularly stories that explore the ordinary soldiers attempting to survive the horrors and bureaucracy of the Imperium, Voice of Command should make an excellent addition to a Warhammer 40,000 collection.
