Krieg is a dead world, and the regiment it forged fights like it has nothing left to lose. This standalone novel finally lifts the mask on the Death Korps of Krieg — the Astra Militarum's grimmest, most fatalistic soldiers — and shows exactly what shaped them.
What it's about
On the outskirts of the sprawling Octarius War, the Death Korps lay siege to a captured hive city, buying time to stop the tide of Orks and Tyranids from spilling into the wider Imperium. Steve Lyons weaves that present-day siege together with Krieg's own origin story — the world's doomed rebellion against the Imperium fifteen hundred years ago, and the scorched-earth punishment that forged the fanatically loyal, death-seeking regiment it fields today.
Best for
- Astra Militarum fans who want to know what makes the Death Korps tick
- Readers after grim, no-quarter siege warfare rather than heroics
- Anyone building a Death Korps army who's after some in-character motivation
It's bleak, it's relentless, and it doesn't flinch from what it costs Krieg to hold a line — exactly what you want from a Death Korps story.
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