{"id":769625,"date":"2026-09-13T19:18:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/769625\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T19:18:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T19:18:16","slug":"sunday-preview-space-marines-drop-in-from-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/769625\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Preview \u2013 Space Marines drop in from orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Several of the units that first appeared in the Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon boxed set<\/a> also get their standalone releases. The Champions of Armageddon** set includes a Chaplain with Jump Pack<\/a>, Ancient, and three Eradicators with Heavy Bolters \u2013 all in their original push-fit incarnations \u2013 but if you want a few more Eradicators without the characters you can also pick them up in their own separate set. We also saw the return of the venerable Land Speeder<\/a>**, and the new kit can be armed with your choice of onslaught gatling cannon or pyrecannon.<\/p>\n

Warhammer 40,000 \u2013 Codex: Space Marines<\/p>\n

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Get your rules, lore, and hobby inspiration in the new Codex: Space Marines, a hefty 232 pages of collecting guides, updated datasheets, and an in-depth look inside a Space Marine fortress monastery. The regular edition is a softback book enclosed in a slipcase for display, while the rather snazzy Collector\u2019s Edition has an extended, wraparound hardback cover with gold foil details, printed page edges, and a ribbon page marker. The Collector’s Edition is only available while stocks last.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s also the option of the stunning Limited Edition set, an ultra-premium Codex with six swappable metal cover badges \u2013 bearing the icons of the more codex-compliant First Founding Chapters \u2013 that also includes six art prints, a metal Crux Terminatus, and the full Command Pack: Space Marines seen below. It\u2019s a truly special display piece with limited stock available while stocks last, so if you fancy owning quite possibly the most beautiful Codex ever released, this is the one to get.<\/p>\n

Warhammer 40,000 \u2013 Command Pack: Space Marines and Dice<\/p>\n

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The Command Pack is an invaluable companion for your army that contains 94 reference cards covering every detachment in the Codex \u2013 including detachment rules, enhancements, and stratagems \u2013 plus a set of 24 double-sided tokens for tracking Combat Doctrines, special rules, and secured objectives.<\/p>\n

Finish off your collection with a set of 16 premium dice cast in silver with black pips, showing a stylised Crux Terminatus on the six face.<\/p>\n

Both the dice and Command Pack are only available white stocks last.<\/p>\n

Black Library \u2013 Helbrecht: Sin of Hope<\/p>\n

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High Marshal Helbrecht of the Black Templars returns in a new novel by Mike Vincent<\/a>, as the firebrand Chapter Master continues his crusade against the Ruinous Powers spurred by a glimpse at a future with the Imperium renewed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Helbrecht: Sin of Hope will be available in a Special Edition \u2013 available while stocks last \u2013 and standard hardback. This Special Edition will be available to pre-order on Wednesday 23 September at 3pm UK-time.<\/p>\n

Black Library \u2013 Master of Rites<\/p>\n

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The Khorsari Reach has been lost to the Imperium for over a decade, its worlds claimed by the pestilent legions of the Death Guard. Ferren Areios, Captain of the Ultramarines Sixth Company, has pledged to cleanse these worlds and claim vengeance for the people slaughtered by the servants of Nurgle, but in doing so he may well be pushed to the limits of his Chapter\u2019s creed.<\/p>\n

Master of Rites by Rob Young<\/a> will be up for pre-order in a new paperback edition.<\/p>\n

Black Library \u2013 Dawn of Fire: Crusade of Vengeance<\/p>\n

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This omnibus contains the first three novels of the Dawn of Fire series, following the forces of the Imperium as they wreak the God-Emperor\u2019s vengeance across the stars.<\/p>\n

In Avenging Son by Guy Haley<\/a>, this quest begins in blood as an Imperial fleet faces a dreaded Slaughter Host of Chaos. Roboute Guilliman leads a huge force towards a shrine world in The Gate of Bones by Andy Clark<\/a>. In the midst of their own brutal war against rampaging ork hordes, the Space Wolves of Fenris have been called upon by Guilliman. They must choose whether to ally with their ancient rival in The Wolftime by Gav Thorpe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Black Library \u2013 The Sundering<\/p>\n

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Witness the calamitous events that forever divided the elves of Ulthuan in The Sundering, a collected omnibus including the classic Warhammer novel trilogy Malerion, Shadow King, and Caledor by Gav Thorpe with the novella The Bloody-Handed and the short story The Dark Path. These stories tell the tale of the elves\u2019 fall into civil war and endless bitter enmity, and set the stage for the battles between the High Elves and Dark Elves that would last until the end of the Old World.<\/p>\n

This week on Warhammer TV, the Space Marines take on deadly Tyranid foes in a world first Battle Report spectacular, showcasing the new Codex: Space Marines rules for the first time. It\u2019s enough to get you raring to build and paint a new strike force, so you\u2019ll want some expert tips from Warhammer Studio miniatures designer and paint maestro Darren Latham on this week\u2019s Painting Desk.<\/p>\n

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Here at Warhammer Community, we\u2019ve got a big week of delicious Space Marine content ahead of us, with rules previews, detachment reveals, and loads more from the new Codex. It\u2019s so much to get through that we don\u2019t even have a miniature to show off tomorrow, but don\u2019t worry \u2013 we\u2019re announcing something even cooler instead!<\/p>\n

* This product is delayed in Japan and South Korea
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