Reviews for The Purging of Kadillus (Space Marine Battles Series)

The average rating for The Purging of Kadillus (Space Marine Battles Series) based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-11 00:00:00 Regina Nowak The Purging of Kadillus was a rather fun read. This time we are treated to the Dark Angels having to defend the Imperial world of Kadillus from an Ork invasion. This was my first time reading about the Orks of the WH40K world. What was truly interesting is that this is a story about some rather smart Orks (this being a relative term). Ghazghkull, the Beast of Armageddon, and his new ally- Warlord Nazdreg have joined their forces. They also have access to a new technology that allows them to warp onto a planet without using drop ships. The two warlords decide that the world of Kadillus has some important technology that they want. What is also interesting about this story was that it focused quite a bit on the 10th Company. This is the Scout Company. Scouts are made up of the youngest recruits of the Astartes. Once they prove themselves worthy, are the secondary improvements made. Thus a senior scout is nearly ready to become a full armored battle brother of the Astartes, whilst the younger ones have not even had the second round of treatments. Scouts are used for recon work and sniper style missions. Still, since the initial incursion uses tech Orks normally do not have, the first part of the book shows the Scout units operating against an unknown Ork invasion force and trying to figure out what they are doing. I also appreciated the tactical ability of the Ork warlords. As Orks are often depicted as brutal and stupid, it was rather interesting to see Orks that outwitted some senior Space Marines. A good and exciting read. I enjoyed this exciting tale of the Defense of Kadillus. A good look at the Dark Angels chapter and some interesting side tales of how they interact with ordinary human soldiers.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-02-18 00:00:00 Scott Sherman Although far from Gav's best efforts like "Malekith" or "Path of the Warrior", this is a very fun book about a planetary war between Space Marines and Orks. The moments about the ordinary humans, caught in this struggle were prescious and add more dimension to the story. The book could and should have been a little bit thinner - sometimes the strategy details and even the fighting were monotonous.