Loved it, completely

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is such a massive and entertaining one that it takes awhile to get to know it's major players. As you read and become acquainted with the various heroes, villains, and armies that populate it you start to hear intriguing things from other fans about characters and concepts you may like. So when you finally get a chance to read about something like a Space Marine Legion you've heard so much about it you wonder if what you've heard will live up to the hype.That's what...

Great books for war/battles oriented sci-fi. Thought I consider book 1 weaker entry then 2 and 3rd.

Short Story: Uriel Ventris blows up a bridge.Book 1: Uriel Ventris fails to quell civil unrest; Dark Elf PartyBook 2: Uriel Ventris VS SPACE BUGSBook 3: Uriel Ventris goes to HellThese are Graham McNeill's first novels and it shows: the first book is super bloated with lots of characters, the second is almost worst, and the character writing is flimsy as hell. He can't write action scenes; they're boring. He can juggle a plot, but without characters or action it's like, why?Why did I sit through...

Does exactly what is says on the tin.Plenty of battles, tankfuls of honourable chaps in enormous armour and the nastiest bad guys you've ever come across...Happily, the many and varied fight scenes are interspersed with a surprising amount of interesting characters and enough back story to ensure your attention doesn't wander too far and the book become overly repetitive.Will take a break from the Ultramarines for a while, but will definitely return to the second omnibus before long

Great action, and a quick fun read.

This book is actually a collection of 3 books set in the Warhammer 40K universe. Overall, not a bad collection if your a fan of the setting or a fan of war stories.Book 1 & 2 in this collection were by far the best. The second was especially good if you like men fighting against impossible odds (think Alamo, but on planetwide scale).Book 3, sad to say, was a waste of space. Unless perhaps you like Dante's Inferno. It was pretty much the story of 2 space marines (super soldiers), journey through

Book 1, Nightbringer, was good, definitely 4 stars. It had intrigue, interesting characters, plot twists: so a good read. Book 2, Warriors of Ultramar, was like that sequel they make in the movie industry to capitalize on the deserved success of the first one: pretty bad, but having enough of the flavor of the first that you forgive it its flaws. The 3rd book, Dead Sky, Black Sun, was just awful. All blood and killing and synonyms thereof. The worst part is, I borrowed this book to make some sen...

30,000 years from now, a God-Emperor will arise and unite all of mankind against the many, many forces that seek our enslavement and/or eradication. Most beloved of the Emperor's sons was Horus, his warmaster, who rebelled because daddy wasn't paying enough attention to him. But greatest of his sons was Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the XIII Legion. To call Guilliman a genius would be a horrendous understatement. Among his many achievements, he authored the Codex Astartes, the rules by which a

Collecting McNeill's first three Ultarmarines novels, this omnibus represents some of the best WH40K fluff to be found. IMO, it is a close call between Graham McNeill and Dan Abnett for the most talented writer publishing under Black Library company, with the slight edge going to Abnett. If you're already a fan of WH40K fiction, this is a Must-Read, and if you're new to the universe, this would be a fine place to start. Following the intrepid Uriel Ventris in his earliest adventures, these stori...

The first to fall from my extended convalescence. :) Truth is, I started this book almost three years ago, but to be fair to me, this is one of those "omnibus" editions that contains three full novels. Let's be honest: the dark and brutal world of 40K makes a novel a year more than sufficient. Overall, I liked this book(s). Because it took me three years to conclude, I am not able to give a thorough review of each - details fade - but I can say the following:The first book, "NightBringer" was ab...

Please forgive the use of differing tags to those of use upon Goodreads, I originally intended this review for a different site. http://i746.photobucket.com/albums/xx...Admittidly, this Omnibus, a trio of stories revolving around Ultramarine Protagonists naturally involves a degree of the imfamous strict Codex-Astartes adherence, thus, often bringing about boredom and the bland flavours of Ultramarine society, culture and tradition. So the authour`s intention of portraying our Main-character - U...

I think that this book was spectacular because of all that duty, honor, courage and sacrifice. I also liked it because when I’m going through bad times, this book makes it seem like my problems are nothing compared to their problems. I think that this is the type of book that you would keep rereading again and again.

Really solid books set in the Warhammer 40k universe. Uriel Ventris is a stark departure from the stereotypical Mary Sue attitude that many Ultramarines seem to display. He's a grounded, down to Ear- Terra genetically modified superhuman. The Omnibus sees Ventris go through many trials and tribulations, including conquering the now infamous Daemonculaba - one of the most horrifying creatures and situations that has ever been described in the 40k universe. Seriously, that scene is right up there

This book is 40k fluff, pure and simple. Marines are sort of tough to write about since they're all essentially gods, physically and mentally engineered successfully to be flawless (unless you're corrupted by Chaos of course, and then you're still incapable of flaw or weakness but just evil minded). So everything that isn't dealing with a fall from grace storyline (which all authors end up trying to utilize...and most fail) turns into a straight action shoot em up. Which is fine as far as readin...

The Ultramarines Omnibus introduces to us to the Ultramarines Chapter of The Space Marines, a chapter who has such a squeaky clean honourable reputation for honesty, integrity, etc that the serve as shining examples of what they other chapters should look up to! :D Or do they? :D The answer is a unequivocal yes indeed! :D But at the same time they are human like everyone else and beneath the surface they all have their personal conflicts and interpretations of the Codes that they are supposed to...

I would recommend this book to a young adult, were it not for the endless references to the huge warhammer universe and the long difficult Latin words, which, ultimately, would make for simple (almost said shallow) but slow reading. The author has definitely matured since this early work. Read Iron Warrior omnibus together with this book. There are stories or characters which tie in to the last story. Date of publication for each work is on the copyright page on the first few pages.

OK I admit, this kind of book is for guys what I suppose a Harlequin romance is for girls. Ultramarines has a lot of testosterone-loaded action and won't win any literature prizes, but it's fun.

I finally finished this big omnibus. This volume collects the first three novels chronicling the adventures and battles of Space Marine Captain Uriel Ventris and his 4th Company of the Ultramarines. This is all out escapist military science fiction but do not let that label fool you. There is some very good writing in these novels, and at least once I found myself really sympathizing with Captain Ventris. That particular instance for me came in the novel where the inquisitor lied about the fate