Black Library Delve into the Macharian Crusade
May 23, 2012 by dracs
The Macharian Crusade: Angel of Fire, the new book from Black Library legend William King, is now up for pre-order!
"At the dawn of the forty-first millennium, Lord Commander Macharius and his forces embark upon the re-conquest of over a thousand worlds. A man of steel and fire, Macharius is the only one with the will to lead the massed armies of the Imperium to victory. As the crusade rolls onwards, it reaches the world of Karsk. In the city of Irongrad, the Imperial forces face the crusade’s end, unless Macharius and his army can defeat the dreaded Angel of Fire."
The book deals with one of the great legends of the Imperial Guard, Lord Solar Macharius.
This book also represents William King's first attempt to write a book from the perspective of the Imperial Guard, so it will be interesting to see how he treats them and how it compares to his previous works concerning Space Wolves and Eldar among others.
Will any of you be pre-ordering this? What is your opinion on William King as a writer?
Nice to see William King heading into the 41st Millennium. Still, I would prefer to see him getting his grubby Slayer hands back on Gotrek & Felix for maybe a special novella.
BoW Ben
It be nice if they released a Lord Solar model for the books release day.
Be careful what you wish for – they might well just put the current model into Finecast…
Macharios is a Greek word and a name .
Original Word: μακάριος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: makarios
Phonetic Spelling: (mak-ar’-ee-os)
Short Definition: happy, blessed
Definition: happy, blessed, to be envied.
3107 /makários (“blessed”) describes a believer in enviable (“fortunate”) position from receiving God’s provisions (favor) – which (literally) extend (“make long, large”) His grace (benefits). This happens with receiving (obeying) the Lord’s inbirthings of faith. Hence, faith (4102 /pístis) and 3107 (makários) are closely associated (Ro 4:5-7,14:22,23; Rev 14:12,13).