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Krieg

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  • Author：Steve Lyons
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Summary

Fast paced Astra Millitarum story focussing on the troops of the Death Korps of Krieg。

Krieg is a dead world。

Fifteen hundred years ago， it declared its independence from the Imperium of Man， and paid the price。 One loyal soul defied its treacherous rulers， and laid the world to waste。 From these ashes emerged a unique fighting force， forged and tempered in nuclear fire…

Today， the Death Korps of Krieg lay siege to a captured hive city on the outskirts of the system-spanning Octarius War， in a desperate attempt to secure the cordon that stops untold masses of orks and tyranids from spilling out into the Imperium at large。 The Korpsmen are relentless， ruthless， implacable and unstoppable， even in the face of a war that seems unwinnable。 How far will they go to achieve victory， and is history doomed to repeat itself？
 

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Reviews

Vasil Videnov ，

Love it， love it！ I like the story telling style it keeps a constant fresh pace and the mystery surrounding the korsmen is edging to the max。

René ，

I really didn’t expect to like it that much！

Lawrence ，

I thought this was pretty good。 Nicely ambivalent about the Krieg， and a lot of the “yelling about heresy and the Emperor” action that I want out of a 40k novel。 I thought the present day stuff wasn’t as good as the past stuff， but it’s still a good package all around。 Recommended。

Eric ，

Two stories intertwined， with every other chapter jumping back between timelines。 The first in the modern timeline tells the story of the Imperium working to maintain the cordon in the Octarius System， mainly told through the eyes of a Cadian Sergeant and a Hereticus Inquisitor， and how they see and interact with a regiment of the Death Korps sent in to hold the line， though it is a pretty standard warfare story in the 40k line。 The second plotline， by far the more interesting of the two， goes i Two stories intertwined， with every other chapter jumping back between timelines。 The first in the modern timeline tells the story of the Imperium working to maintain the cordon in the Octarius System， mainly told through the eyes of a Cadian Sergeant and a Hereticus Inquisitor， and how they see and interact with a regiment of the Death Korps sent in to hold the line， though it is a pretty standard warfare story in the 40k line。 The second plotline， by far the more interesting of the two， goes into depth about how exactly the planet of Krieg was turned into a radioactive death world that has nothing to offer beyond endless regiments of devoted and fanatical soldiers willing to lay down their lives for the smallest gains， and just how tragic those events were。 Fun read。 。。。more

Kristoffer Petersen ，

Does a good job of keeping the Death Korps mysterious， through use of point of view from outsiders primarily - and a no nonsense Colonel Jurten during the civil war on Krieg sharing precious little aswell。 All in all a good read， leaving one curious for more info on the Korps

nooker ，

While I liked this， it was difficult to always know which time the story was in。

Sergio ，

Mi interés estaba basado sobre todo en la curiosidad por como se representaría a los regimientos de Krieg， siendo como son "criaturas" dedicadas en cuerpo y alma para la guerra y el sacrificio y con escasas otras características reconocibles， carne de cañón inasequible al desaliento y con un único propósito。 Lo interesante es que me ha parecido un libro muy sólido a pesar de que apenas se mete en ese terreno pantanoso， más bien lo rodea todo el rato apoyándose sobre todo en el origen del planeta Mi interés estaba basado sobre todo en la curiosidad por como se representaría a los regimientos de Krieg， siendo como son "criaturas" dedicadas en cuerpo y alma para la guerra y el sacrificio y con escasas otras características reconocibles， carne de cañón inasequible al desaliento y con un único propósito。 Lo interesante es que me ha parecido un libro muy sólido a pesar de que apenas se mete en ese terreno pantanoso， más bien lo rodea todo el rato apoyándose sobre todo en el origen del planeta y sus Korps， pero no puedo sentirme estafado cuando el libro lleva el título que lleva y además está bien narrado y las dos historias desarrolladas con buen pulso。 De lo más interesante que he leído de Warhammer 40000。 。。。more

Benjamin Ziegler ，

Krieg tells two seperate tales but neither do well enough to accent the other。 Instead of one great story you get two fairly half baked ones。 But the action is good。 The biggest problem this novel has is its desire to tell the history of the Krieg and tell a seperate and stereotypical war story。 Most of the "modern" stuff is a rehashing of Lyons previous Krieg centric novel Dead Men Walking but without the flair of the necrons or the phenomenonal civilian perspectives。 It's not bad， but if you e Krieg tells two seperate tales but neither do well enough to accent the other。 Instead of one great story you get two fairly half baked ones。 But the action is good。 The biggest problem this novel has is its desire to tell the history of the Krieg and tell a seperate and stereotypical war story。 Most of the "modern" stuff is a rehashing of Lyons previous Krieg centric novel Dead Men Walking but without the flair of the necrons or the phenomenonal civilian perspectives。 It's not bad， but if you enjoy this half of the story than Dead Men Walking is a more naunced and enjoyable story。 The "past" story follows the history of the Krieg through it's most influential figure。 This is far more interesting to see and the characterization of the lead in this section is by in far the best in this book。 However the novels split stories mean that there isn't enough room to develop the surrounding figures or events， leaving this sadly shallow for what could be a far better story。 These stories rarely overlap in meaningful ways except at the end which even then isn't enough to justify the split。 All in all， either of these perspectives could have done with more breathing room that was not afforded with the split done like this。 Neither are bad。 They offer serviceable Warhammer action with the scale you'd expect but when you take as a whole， this would've been better as two books instead of two halves mushed into one disjointed novel。 。。。more

Alaric ，

Was a slog to get through， only diehard fans of the DKoK would enjoy this。 Dead men walking was way better。

Jahan Khavari ，

An acceptable Black Library entry。 Nothing terribly special and lots of rehash for veterans DKoK fans。 The novel takes a fascinating look at Krieg and it’s troops。 I enjoy that none of it is written from a Kriegers perspective， save the heresy piece。 Overall， a fairly bland but readable entry into 40K and a great place to start if you want to familiarize yourself with the universe。

Le monde de Stryx ，

Et bien， ce fut un roman que je n'avais pas vu venir mais j'étais impatient de le lire。 Je ne connaissais rien de la Death Korps of Krieg auparavant mais j'ai appris le minimum en regardant une vidéo youtube sur le sujet。 Je vous joindrai le lien de la vidéo très intéressante。Maintenant， passons au roman。 Pour commencer， nous avons deux trames différentes : l'une se déroule dans le présent si l'on peut dire où la Death Korps et des troupes cadiennes affrontent des orks sur une planète du système Et bien， ce fut un roman que je n'avais pas vu venir mais j'étais impatient de le lire。 Je ne connaissais rien de la Death Korps of Krieg auparavant mais j'ai appris le minimum en regardant une vidéo youtube sur le sujet。 Je vous joindrai le lien de la vidéo très intéressante。Maintenant， passons au roman。 Pour commencer， nous avons deux trames différentes : l'une se déroule dans le présent si l'on peut dire où la Death Korps et des troupes cadiennes affrontent des orks sur une planète du système Octarius ; l'autre trame de l'histoire se déroule un peu avant l'hérésie qui s'est déroulée sur Krieg jusqu'à sa toute fin。 Autant la première histoire que l'autre， je dois vous dire que c'est assez intense。Concernant l'histoire du début de l'hérésie sur Krieg， on y voit le Président de la planète et son régime d'autocrate。 D'ailleurs， on remarque vite qu'il n'est nommé que par certains termes : le Président， Votre Excellence 。。。 mais jamais par « Président » suivi de son nom ; son nom est d'ailleurs effacé de toute archive impériale 。。。 Donc， on voit vite que le Président et les autocrates vivent dans le luxe et dans les pages plus loin dans le roman， nous avons les pensées d'une ancienne autocrate en disant : « Dans la Haute Ville， j'étais quelqu'un， j'avais de l'influence， je pouvais montrer tout mon luxe » etc etc et l'ancienne autocrate explique bien que， maintenant， dans les bas-fonds， elle n'a rien， personne pour l'aider， elle n'est rien 。。。 Bref， on suit le colonel Jurten à travers divers évènements， de la trahison jusqu'à la fin et c'est très intense et c'est un homme capable， et prêt à tout pour sauver sa planète， si vous voulez c'est， comme cité dans la vidéo : « Jurten a décidé que la planète appartiendrait à l'Empereur ou n'appartiendrait à personne »。L'autre partie concerne donc le siège d'une ruche dans le système Octarius par des forces impériales cadiennes。 Un Inquisiteur arrive， accompagné de ses gardes puis voilà qu'arrive la Death Korps。 Les Cadiens sont intrigués par la tenue et le masque à gaz des hommes de Krieg。 Les combats pour reprendre la ruche sont très intenses， il y a d'énormes pertes mais la Death Korps considère cela comme normal car c'est l'un des moyens pour eux d'expier la faute de leurs ancêtres。 D'ailleurs， on voit souvent ce crédo récité : Vivants， la guerre。 Morts， la paix。 Vivants， la honte。 Morts 。。。 Enfin， je dois dire qu'ils sont plus qu'efficaces et je dois dire que ça m'a un peu touché ce que dit l'Inquisiteur à propos de la Death Korps vers la fin du roman。En conclusion， un excellent tome， on en apprend beaucoup sur Krieg et leur façon de faire， de pensées 。。。 Un tome qu'on dévore assez rapidement et j'adore vraiment leurs tenues， tenue qui vous fera penser aux tenues de la première guerre mondiale d'ailleurs， vu que les ennemis utilisaient du gaz sur les champs de bataille。 Un tome que je conseille bien évidemment ！ Un énorme must-have。 。。。more

Angus Varndell ，

Good introduction to guardsmen， liked the narrative structure

Thaddeus McCollum ，

For those not familiar with 40k， the Death Korps of Krieg are fan favorites， mostly due to their WWI-inspired uniforms， gas masks， and horses - who also wear gas masks。Out of the two stories， told in alternating chapters， I found the one about the origins of the Death Korps to be more compelling。 The "present day" story， in which the Death Korps assist in a Militarum attempt to retake a hive city from crash-landed Works， reveals a major weakness of the Krieg: It's tough to write interesting stor For those not familiar with 40k， the Death Korps of Krieg are fan favorites， mostly due to their WWI-inspired uniforms， gas masks， and horses - who also wear gas masks。Out of the two stories， told in alternating chapters， I found the one about the origins of the Death Korps to be more compelling。 The "present day" story， in which the Death Korps assist in a Militarum attempt to retake a hive city from crash-landed Works， reveals a major weakness of the Krieg: It's tough to write interesting stories about a faction when every individual soldier is interchangeable with the others。 And the POV characters that the story is told through， both non-Krieg， are just not as interesting。Still， there are some good action scenes， and the chapters dealing with the Krieg civil war will keep lore-nerds interested。 The narrator is decent， though no Tony Longworth （who is， though？）。 His pronunciation of 'chirurgeon' may grate on the ears of those used to the hard 'k-' pronunciation in the majority of 40k audio。 。。。more

Gilbert E。 ，

Great ReadI’ve loved the DKK for years built an army， read the few books， short stories that came out but this book is the best！ It takes the known limited beginning and turns it from text book reading to actual story。 It must be hard to take a known and “set” beginning like you have for the Death Korps and make a book that passes the people at the Black Library and Forge world/ Game Workshop。 They are so careful about what is done with “their “ universe。 Steve Lyons does a great job with the ch Great ReadI’ve loved the DKK for years built an army， read the few books， short stories that came out but this book is the best！ It takes the known limited beginning and turns it from text book reading to actual story。 It must be hard to take a known and “set” beginning like you have for the Death Korps and make a book that passes the people at the Black Library and Forge world/ Game Workshop。 They are so careful about what is done with “their “ universe。 Steve Lyons does a great job with the characters and battle scenes。 The Death Riders are described very well and wish they were used more。 Maybe a second book on what happens durning the 500 years of continuous fighting on Krieg。 Now with DKK figures on GW website and not just Forge World $$$$$ more people will want to know more about their unbelievable warriors and not just as a Kill Team。 A must read for Death Korps of Krieg fans 。。。more

shaun Cullen ，

By far the best book in the 40k universe i have read。 A gripping story tackling many aspects of humanity。 Well paced and easy to follow the charachters development。 A real gem of a read。

Gary Laporte ，

I never like to do negative reviews， and I wonder if I haven't missed the point of the novel entirely。。。Basically， I loved Mr Lyons' previous book about the Death Korps of Krieg， Dead Men Walking because it struck a fine balance between the satirical aspect of the setting and fascinating questions about human nature。 I loved it as much as I love 15 hours or Fire Caste， because it did not make the error that some recent Black Library do， which is to take the setting at face value and forget about I never like to do negative reviews， and I wonder if I haven't missed the point of the novel entirely。。。Basically， I loved Mr Lyons' previous book about the Death Korps of Krieg， Dead Men Walking because it struck a fine balance between the satirical aspect of the setting and fascinating questions about human nature。 I loved it as much as I love 15 hours or Fire Caste， because it did not make the error that some recent Black Library do， which is to take the setting at face value and forget about its satirical aspect。And。。。 well， I have the feeling that it's exactly what Krieg does。 The story is told with a 100% serious tone， with no perspective making it fun or thought-provoking， the opposite of Dead Men Walking。 It's almost as if the author had been told to tone down what made （in my eyes） Dead Men Walking so great。One of the things I loved in Dead Men Walking was how the book left subtle clues that the Death Korps of Krieg were inhuman killing machines， which made them in a way very efficient， and in another way very inefficient to the point of absurdity。There's none of that in Krieg where all the actions of the Krieg characters are justified one way or another and even praised。 Even when they commit genocide。。。Without any perspective or satirical elements to counterbalance this， the novel is an uncomfortable read， that will probably be more enjoyed by the portion of the 40k community with stances such as "The Imperium is justified in its actions" and who are usually pretty close to the far right （or， to be completely honest， are part of the far right）。Another thing which kind of sums up the differences between the two books are the antagonists。 In Dead Men Walking， the antagonists' actions could be understood and be seen as legitimate。 In Krieg， the human antagonists felt like caricatural moustache-twirling villains opposed to characters who have a more noble attitude。 In such a case， how doubt can there be of who you should be rooting for？So。。。 reading this book was a disappointment as I hoped it would be as enjoyable as Dead Men Walking， which it wasn't。It is entirely possible I'm being unfair because I had high expectations with this book which makes me less able to see its qualities。 It is well written， has good pacing with compelling action scenes， but wasn't what I was hoping for。 Well， maybe it's on me and I missed the point of the book entirely。 That being said， if you do read it， I hope you'll enjoy it more than me。 。。。more

Barthel Loren ，

Watch my full review here: https://youtu。be/LQHFhOSDYwk Watch my full review here: https://youtu。be/LQHFhOSDYwk 。。。more

Evan ，

The Death Korps of Krieg are a fan favorite faction among 40k fans。 Steve Lyons gives us finally such a great look into this groups life， history， and why they some of the imperium's finest soliders。 Please check it out if you have the chance The Death Korps of Krieg are a fan favorite faction among 40k fans。 Steve Lyons gives us finally such a great look into this groups life， history， and why they some of the imperium's finest soliders。 Please check it out if you have the chance 。。。more

Zachariah Harde ，

Pretty dam cool！

Unseen Library ，

Rating of 4。5。Death， dishonour and duty all collide as impressive author Steve Lyons returns to the epic Warhammer 40，000 universe with Krieg， which dives into the origins of one the most iconic regiments of Imperial guard out there， the Death Korps of Krieg。In the grim future of the universe， there is only bloodshed and death， especially near the system-spanning Octarius War， where two brutal alien races battle for supremacy， and Imperial forces fight to stop their conflict spilling out into th Rating of 4。5。Death， dishonour and duty all collide as impressive author Steve Lyons returns to the epic Warhammer 40，000 universe with Krieg， which dives into the origins of one the most iconic regiments of Imperial guard out there， the Death Korps of Krieg。In the grim future of the universe， there is only bloodshed and death， especially near the system-spanning Octarius War， where two brutal alien races battle for supremacy， and Imperial forces fight to stop their conflict spilling out into the greater Imperium。 However， the latest round of fighting sees a massive orc ship break through Imperial lines and crash into the massive city of Hive Arathron。 As the desperate Imperial forces fail to contain the invading orcs， all hope looks lost until a new set of deadly reinforcements arrive: the Death Korps of Krieg。 The Death Korps of Krieg are a legendary unit of peerless soldiers who are utterly fearless in battle， fanatically loyal to the Emperor， and who seem to harbour an unnatural desire to die in battle。 But who are the men of Krieg under their gasmasks and coats， and why do they fight so hard to regain their lost honour？ The answer lies thousands of years ago when Krieg attempted to cede from the Imperium， thrusting the planet into a brutal civil war。 In the end， one man stepped forward to end the fighting， and his decision doomed Krieg to become a blasted wasteland where only soldiers are grown。As the fighting around Hive Arathron continues， many of their fellow soldiers and inquisitorial observers begin to doubt the loyalty and sanity of the Death Korps， especially when their unusual habits and creeds keep them apart from the other members of the Astra Militarium。 However， a deadly discovery deep inside the Hive will show the Imperium just how invaluable the men of Krieg are， especially when history seeks to repeat itself。 Can the Death Korps succeed against the xenos， or will Hive Arathron and its planet soon share a similar fate to Krieg？The Warhammer 40，000 hits just keep on coming as Krieg turned out to be a truly awesome read。 Steve Lyons has produced an epic and intense novel here， and I loved the brilliant story that not only showcased a dangerous alien threat but which also examined the past of an iconic and captivating faction。To see the full review， click on the link below:https://unseenlibrary。com/2022/03/10/。。。For other exciting reviews and content， check out my blog at:https://unseenlibrary。com/ 。。。more

David Orton ，

Not the best Warhammer book by a very long way ， dull with a very predictable twist 。 。 。

Jacob Bennike ，

This is just an excellent piece of military fiction。 The story is both well told and has a great pace。 The characters are all interesting and see a healthy dose or development throughout the story， and everything just fits together well。 I think you could read this book out of context or the warhammer universe and still get a nice experience out of it as long as you’re a fan of military science fiction a long the lines of starship troopers， armor and the forever war。If you’re an imperial guard f This is just an excellent piece of military fiction。 The story is both well told and has a great pace。 The characters are all interesting and see a healthy dose or development throughout the story， and everything just fits together well。 I think you could read this book out of context or the warhammer universe and still get a nice experience out of it as long as you’re a fan of military science fiction a long the lines of starship troopers， armor and the forever war。If you’re an imperial guard fan then this book is a no brained， though you might be disappointed if you’ve bought into the MEME concept of Krieg， because the reality of them is far less grim and much more fatalistic。 The book even manages to find a heathy anti Imperium satire by using the philosophy of Krueger by the end which I very much appreciated as it has been a little lost in some of the more recent books。The only complaint I have is with how little or the lore of Krieg it actually tells， but this is sometimes one of the disadvantages of Black Library books where things that don’t really have to be， are left semi-untold on purpose to keep the world lore more free for the future。 But by the end， it works。Be advices though， that there is actually a lot less war in this book than you might expect from a book titled “war”。 It’s in the true spirit of the forever war， but this isn’t a “Cadia stands” novel， it’s far more about the history and the philosophy of Krieg， which involves war， but not in the way many of the other imperial guard books does。 。。。more

Jack Neighbour ，

I enjoyed reading the full origins of Krieg and the death korps as well as views on them from Cadians and the the inquisition but I felt the story set in modern day wasn’t as enjoyable as I the other perspective。

AA_Logan ，

Several BL books of late have weighed up weighty moral issues and the psychological implications of life in a society wholly devoted to eternal， grinding war。 Krieg holds it’s own in such company。 As you might expect from the faction this lacks the tales of camaraderie in the face of adversity that typifies much Astra Militarum fiction， but this leaves room for a really interesting story about sacrifice， both personal and social。The book consists of two narratives， one set in the ‘past’ and cove Several BL books of late have weighed up weighty moral issues and the psychological implications of life in a society wholly devoted to eternal， grinding war。 Krieg holds it’s own in such company。 As you might expect from the faction this lacks the tales of camaraderie in the face of adversity that typifies much Astra Militarum fiction， but this leaves room for a really interesting story about sacrifice， both personal and social。The book consists of two narratives， one set in the ‘past’ and covering the key events of Krieg Civil War， and one in the post-rift ‘present’ where the DKoK are deployed alongside a Cadian regiment and some Inquisitoral forces in a war against Orks and a surprising number of Squigs。 Of the two threads， I’d say that the one concerning the Civil War is more engaging as the conflict escalates and genuinely difficult decisions seem to be agonised over; the contemporary scenes lack the same levels of moral ambiguity and in the face of Xenos invaders the Imperium’s actions are not deliberated over to the same extent。 The Krieg-set chapters also feel grander in scope; we see many theatres of conflict and get different perspectives， whilst Ork perspectives are sadly absent- these can be really fun to read so would have added to my enjoyment。 Krieg is a really solid 40K novel， one that contains enough deep lore dives and genuinely tense action scenes as well as emotional and moral conflict to satisfy most readers。 The only sour note in the book for me is an （unintentional？） allusion to the infamous 14 words; the moral ambiguity of the characters and situation in which this is made just made me a little uncomfortable; tying in fictional repugnant actions to real-world repugnant ones that a significant number of people support is perhaps a little too nuanced for tie-in fiction to handle。 The Imperium of Man is already a totalitarian fascistic horror， it doesn’t need ambiguous dogwhistle phrases to emphasise this。 Or maybe I read far too much into it。 。。。more

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