Description

Shadow Point is Gordon Rennie's 2003 sequel to Execution Hour, continuing the story of Captain Leoten Semper and the crew of the Imperial Navy cruiser Lord Solar Macharius during the Gothic War against Abaddon's Black Crusade. As the conflict spreads across the Gothic Sector, the Imperium seeks to cooperate with the Eldar against their common enemy. The prospect of such an alliance brings its own complications, as the two powers remain deeply distrustful of one another despite the threat posed by Chaos. The struggle draws Semper and his crew into the wider campaign, as Abaddon enlists the Dark Eldar to undermine the Imperial-Eldar effort. The fighting culminates in the Battle of Gethsemane, another major engagement in the war for control of the Gothic Sector. Like Execution Hour, Shadow Point offers a focused view of the Imperial Navy, combining fleet engagements with the challenges of command aboard a warship during the Gothic War.