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The Ultramarines Omnibus (Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus) | 
 enlarge | Author: Graham Mcneill
Publisher: Games Workshop
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 54485
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 768
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.1 x 2.1
ISBN: 1844164039
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9781844164035
ASIN: 1844164039
Publication Date: June 6, 2006
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Product Description
Graham McNeill narrowly escaped a career in surveying to work for Games Workshop as a games designer. He has a strong following with his novels Nightbringer, Warriors of Ultramar, Dead Sky, Black Sun and Storm of Iron.
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 good service July 16, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
took 4 days to get this book after i bought it and that makes me happpy i hope its as good as the other books in this series . i bet it well be because the first one was so good
 Pretty Terrible June 12, 2008
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book was really terrible. The main character did not compare to the great main character in the space wolf series of Ragnar. This seems like a very childish book. Can people really believe in SPACE MARINES?! Get a life and maybe try reading some non-fiction once in a while. Maybe try playing a sport instead of a computer game. Piss Poor Jones.
 A fun read, but difficult to recommend to non-fans. May 7, 2008
The Ultramarines Omnibus was a fun read, I'll give it that, but not much else. The first novel of the series, "Nightbringer", was by far and large the most enjoyable. Equal doses of political intrigue and combat gave the story some much-needed depth. The second novel "Warriors of Ultramar" had great bits of action, however a lot of the characters didn't feel fleshed out and ultimately wind up feeling one dimensional. "Dead Sky, Black Sun" was a dreary piece, with lots of gore and a pretty substandard 'hero is dishonored, hero fights to regain honor' plot.
Don't get me wrong, the Ultramarines Omnibus was a fun romp in the 40k universe, however I would have a difficult time recommending to non-fans as their first foray into the dark and war-torn realm of Warhammer 40k.
a hard to pick up again book April 1, 2008
Well I was thinking it'll be like the Space Wolf collection. Lots of voice and characters in those. I picked up this book and it was, well, generic. This was basically how most Space Marine chapters operated, the characters were few and kinda similar and lacked individualism like the Space Wolf series. The storyline was good in general, I enjoyed the first book Harbinger but the other ones... I felt I had to finish reading or else it was a waste of money. Most of the time I sit and read books at Barnes and Nobles, but this one I bought since I enjoyed the last few W40k books i read.
There really isn't anything special about this book, not really too much about warriors and what not. I would recommend the Space Wolf Omnibus, it was an extremity of warrior code and that's what made them above human and, it can be said for this book but it showed more in the Space Wolf collection.
It maybe a book worth reading if you are fans of the Ultramarines but somethings in the book don't really make any sense, like Warriors of Ultramar, I still don't get why it's only a company, not even a quarter of the chapter that deploys, even with those ion warp storms and what not, but that's just me and maybe I didn't read thoroughly enough.
I would rate this book as 3/5 stars, covers the Warhammer 40k universe but other then that it wasn't really anything special, maybe it was an insight of the generic space marine chapters...
Lacked character depth.Space Wolf: The First Omnibus (Warhammer 40,000 Novels)
 MUST HAVE March 3, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Even if you are not a fan of the Ultramarines chapter, you will be amazed by the writing. Its good to see space marines showing human qualites,and not just propaganda programed soldiers. The last story is exceptionally well written,with descriptions of hell/chaos realms so vivid and disturbing they will remain with you for some time.
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