Shadowsun: The Last of Kiru’s Line – Book Review

Shadowsun Book Review Black Library

Shadowsun: The Last of Kiru’s Line is a premium hardback novella from Black Library. Update: Shadowsun: The Last of Kiru’s Line has been released on iTunes now. Surely it’s no coincidence that ‘Shadowsun‘ (along with Firecaste) was released just ahead of Games Workshop’s upcoming Tau Empire release (which is expected to be out in early […]

Tau Empire Double Riptide … in a 1500 pts List! Madness?

XV104 Riptide

Can a 1500 pts. Tau Empire army list bring two XV104 Riptides? I’ve been asking myself this question ever since I did my write-up on the new Tau Riptide. It is an awesome miniature with lots of options, asking you to choose between a the more aggressive Heavy Burst Cannon Riptide, and the more back-field […]

Which Tau Special Character is Worth Taking?

Shadowsun Book Review Black Library

Warhammer 40K Tau Special Characters! Tau was the first 6th Edition Codex which received new special characters. After lamenting the lack thereof in the Chaos Space Marines and Dark Angels Codex, I am excited to see some fresh blood added to the roster again. Time to take a closer look! #1 – Commander Farsight Hero […]

3 Changes I Like In The New Tau Empire Codex

Tau Codex Cover

Finally, I had the time to page through the new Tau Empires Codex a bit. Slow delivery and all means I’ll probably have to wait until next week-end to give the Codex a quality reading. Still, in my initial page-flipping, there are a few things that struck me as nice changes or additions for the […]

New Tau Special Characters?

New Commander Farsight Miniature for Warhammer 40K

Rumours about future GW releases are always a fickle thing. This one, however, excites me. If the rumour-mongers are correct, the new Codex for Tau Empires will break with one of the most lamentable trends in Warhammer 40K 6th Edition: the lack of new Special Characters iconic to a Warhammer 40K faction or army. It […]