About the book: year / Of all the many ways to travel into battle, Brother-Sergeant Tanna liked the swift and furious landing on the Thunderhawk more than anyone else. Nothing pleased his heart more than the frantic pressure of howling engines, the shaking during anti-aircraft maneuvers and the sudden sharp braking when the pilot straightened his wings and threw himself into the crucible of battle. Landing in a Rhino or a Land Raider was no comparison, and Tanna didn't know a single Techmarine who could argue with that..