Crucible of Fire – Tom R Pike (Warhammer 40,000)

A broken tank company, a vital manufactorum, and a massive Ork warband on the way.

When his company is decimated, Valhallan Lieutenant Kallisto Rytsar is left in command of a ragtag group of surviving tanks and their crews. His orders are to secure a vital manufactorum, but a massive Ork warband is heading for it too. With too few soldiers and too little armour, Rytsar has to make use of whatever he can find, including the factory’s workers and his own wounded, if he is to hold the line.

Crucible of Fire is the first full-length Black Library novel by Tom R Pike. It’s a gritty, ground-level Astra Militarum war story of tank crews, desperate defence and the stubborn courage of the Imperial Guard. It’s a must-read for fans of the Imperial Guard and of Warhammer 40,000’s armoured warfare, and for anyone who enjoyed Pike’s short story Worm of Valhalla, where Rytsar first appeared.

What’s included

• 1 hardback novel: Crucible of Fire by Tom R Pike

Details

• Title: Crucible of Fire
• Author: Tom R Pike
• Setting: Warhammer 40,000
• Faction: Astra Militarum (Valhallan)
• Main character: Lieutenant Kallisto Rytsar
• Publisher: Black Library (Games Workshop)
• Format: Hardback
• Release: 2026

Please note

• Condition: New.

Pairs with

• Kill Team: Spectre Squad and Tempestus Aquilons, for Astra Militarum fans
• Boss Snikrot and Orks Mek Gun, for the greenskins
• Da Red Gobbo’s Reckoning, another Astra Militarum and Ork story