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What book, in your opinion, has the best space naval battle(s) in it?

I want to read some more of them (read the odd one from Ultramarines omnibus) so I can put some in my book.

Cheers

Reputedly Scars (the new one) has good space battles.

I have fond memories of Betrayer's space battles, the unorthodox tactics of Angron's flagship is particularly interesting with its Ursus Claws.

If you don't mind buying forge world some of the Imperial armour books have realy sweet space battles. At least the sexond siege of Vraks book and the second part of the badab war have some realy nice and well told battles. I also agree that Betrayer has some interesting engagements

Aaron Dembski Bowden's Night Lords series has some of my favourite naval battles in it. The battle above Crythe is especially good in the first novel. I really disliked the Exalted until we got a taste of his insanse Naval skills, showing up Abbadon with some pretty risky tactics.

Cheers guys! I will definitely be checking these out! (Is the Night Lords series good? I was looking to buy the first recently as I like Aaron D-B's books)

Don't forget the Battlefleet Gothic rulebook and supplements...

I quite fancy the grey knights onimbus space battles in book 2.

Haha die meaningless refugee ship! Go ram the chaos cruiser, doing nothing but slowing it. Dont mind the fact that you will all die in the process, because hey, your slowing them down a quarter of a second!

gotta love inquistors.

Eye of Terror - As the war-fleets of the Imperium prepare to launch a crusade into the very heart of Chaos, Rogue Trader Maynard Rugolo seeks power and riches on the fringes of this insane realm.



Books about these Notable Fleet-based Space Marine Chapters
◾Black Dragons
◾Black Templars
◾Imperial Fists
◾Blood Ravens
◾Charnel Guard
◾Executioners
◾Fire Hawks
◾Invaders
◾Knights of Gryphonne
◾Lamenters
◾Mantis Warriors
◾Minotaurs
◾Relictors
◾Scythes of the Emperor
◾Soul Drinkers

Other sources -
◾Aeronautica Imperialis
◾Battlefleet Gothic Annual (2002)
◾Battlefleet Gothic Armada (2003)
◾Battlefleet Gothic Magazine 1-19
◾Battlefleet Gothic Rulebook (Bluebook)
◾Battlefleet Gothic Magazine
◾Battlefleet Gothic Resources - Games Workshop
◾Codex: Armageddon (1st Edition)
◾Citadel Journal 38, "Severed Dreams: Campaign - Euripedes IV attempts to secede from the Imperium," pp. 4-9
◾Dark Heresy: Core Rulebook (RPG), p. 261
◾Imperial Armour Aeronautica
◾Imperial Armour Volume One - Imperial Guard & Imperial Navy, pp. 216-249
◾Imperial Armour - The Horus Heresy - Book Two: Massacre, pp. 14-16, 19
◾Planet Killer 1
◾Rogue Trader: Battlefleet Koronus (RPG)
◾Rogue Trader: Core Rulebook (RPG)
◾Rogue Trader: Epoch Koronus (RPG)
◾Rogue Trader: Hostile Acquisition (RPG)
◾Rogue Trader: Lure of the Expanse (RPG)
◾Spacefleet (RPG)
◾Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook (6th Edition), pp. 180-181
◾Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook (5th Edition), p. 124
◾Warps Storm (Rulebook)
◾White Dwarf 242 (US), "Wolf Pack: Fiction," "Advanced Rules: Torpedo Bombers, Orbital Mines, Fighter Support, Massed Turret Fire," & ""Brace for Impact" - Q&A," pp. 11-13, 76-78
◾White Dwarf 241 (US), "Lord Rethmon's Masterclass: Imperial Tactics," pp. 22-25
◾White Dwarf 240 (US), "Imperial Landing Parties - Background," pp. 98-99
◾White Dwarf 238 (US), "Enter the Void - Eldar Void Stalker Class Battleship," "Space is Green - Ork Hulks and Roks," "Ork Fleet Color Schemes," & "Ork Waaagh! Fleet List," pp. 20-28
◾White Dwarf 237 (US), "Death from the Skies!: Combining BFG with Epic 40K & 40K," pp. 44-48
◾White Dwarf 236 (US), "Out of the Warp - Chaos Tactics," pp. 76-81
◾White Dwarf 235 (US), "To Cleanse the Stars: Space Marine Fleets," "Torpedoes Away!: Special Torpedoes," & "Brace for Impact!: Q&A," pp. 39-43, 54-56
◾White Dwarf 234 (US), "De'Aynes Fighting Ships of the Gothic Sector: Orks," pp. 62-65
◾White Dwarf 233 (US), "De'Aynes Fighting Ships of the Gothic Sector: Eldar," "Fighting the Eldar: Tactics," "WHOOPS!: Battlefleet Gothic Errata - Scenario 10: Fleet Engagement," "In the Beginning...: Modelling Battlefleet Gothic Planets," "Hunter, Prey: Battle Report - Imperial Fleet vs. Eldar Pirate Base," "Scenario Eleven: Hunter, Prey," & "New Contacts: Chaos & Imperial Ships, Blackstone Fortress," pp. 52-61, 86-87
◾White Dwarf 232 (US), "Multiplayer Madness: Review," "De'Aynes Fighting Ships of the Gothic Sector: Chaos & Imperial," "War Over Calydon: Battle Report - Chaos vs. Imperial Fleet," pp. 8-9, 10-19, 84-100
◾White Dwarf 231 (US), "Battlefleet Gothic Preview," pp. 29-35
◾White Dwarf 225 (US), "Chambers of the Horned Rat: Spaceship Battles (BFG Development)," "Cardstock Ships: Inserts," pp. 40-48
◾White Dwarf 146 (US), "Space Fleet: Tyranid Hive Fleets," pp. 10-27
◾White Dwarf 141 (US), "Space Fleet: Spaceships, Flagships & Scenario System," pp. 50-72
◾White Dwarf 140 (US), "Space Fleet: Additional Background, Rules, Data Cards & Counters," pp. 46-75
◾White Dwarf 139 (US), "Space Fleet: Rules Expansion," pp. 8-36
◾White Dwarf 121 (US), "'Eavy Metal: Future Releas - BFG (Space Fleet) Battleships," pp. 56-59
◾White Dwarf 119 (US), "Battlefleet Gothic: Concept Art," by Jes Goodwin, pp. 29-31
◾Double Eagle (Novel) by Dan Abnett
◾Eye of Terror (Novel) by Barrington J. Bayley:
◾Execution Hour (Novel) by Gordon Rennie
◾First and Only (Novel) by Dan Abnett
◾Relentless (Novel) by Richard Williams
◾Shadow Point (Novel) by Gordon Rennie

The final book in the Tome of Fire Trilogy has a pretty decent space battle.