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The '''''Gothic War''''' series by [[Gordon Rennie]] consists of two [[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] novels, two short stories and a comic strip as tie-in fiction for the space combat wargame [[Battlefleet Gothic (game)|''Battlefleet Gothic'']], and the books were later included as official products for the Eye of Terror campaign. They describe the role of the [[Imperial]] [[Cruiser]] ''[[Lord Solar Macharius]]'' under Captain [[Leoten Semper]] in the events of the [[12th Black Crusade|Gothic War]]. The first book ''Execution Hour'' was published in 2001 and the sequel ''Shadow Point'' in 2003.

==Novels==
===Execution Hour===
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*'''''Execution Hour''''' by [[Gordon Rennie]]
**'''Released:''' June 2001
**'''Format:''' Softback
**'''Pages:''' 320
** ISBN 1-84154-142-7
***'''Republished:''' ''The Gothic War''
Execution Hour tells the story of the ''Lord Solar Macharius'' during the early part of the Gothic War, featuring the notorious ''[[Planet Killer]]''.
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===Shadow Point===
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*'''''Shadow Point''''' by [[Gordon Rennie]]
**'''Released:''' March 2003
**'''Format:''' Softback
**'''Pages:''' 288
** ISBN 1-84154-263-6
***'''Republished:''' ''The Gothic War''
Shadow Point follows Captain Leoten Semper and his crew during the middle of the Gothic War, including their part in the [[Battle of Gethsemane]].
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==Short stories==
===Incident at Stranivar===
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*'''First Published:''' [[Warp Storm (rulebook)]]
As Captain Leoten Semper takes command of the ''Lord Solar Macharius'' for the first time, Chaos warships attack in the first major incident of the Gothic War.

===Wolf Pack===
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*'''First Published:''' [[White Dwarf 242 (UK)]]
*'''Republished:''' [[Warp Storm (rulebook)]]
Defending a convoy to [[Orar (planet)|Orar]], Captain Semper decides to go back and defend two lagging transports rather than leave them to the predations of the pirate "Wolf Packs".

==Comic==
===Battlefleet Gothic===
*'''Art:''' [[Colin MacNeil]]
*'''First Published:''' [[Battlefleet Gothic (game)]]
*'''Republished:''' [[Warhammer Monthly 34]]
The ''Macharius'' enters an uncharted [[Space hulk]] graveyard, and comes under attack from a lurking Chaos warship.

==Reprints==
===Omnibus===
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*'''''The Gothic War''''' by [[Gordon Rennie]]
**'''Released:''' March 2010
**'''Format:''' Softback
** ISBN 9781844169009
An omnibus volume that collects the original two novels and the "Battlefleet Gothic" comic. It was made available through the Black Library's print-on-demand service.
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===Other===
*'''Baptism of Fire''', the first chapter of '''Execution Hour''', was included in the mini novel [[Black Crusade (Mini Novel)|Black Crusade]], given away free in [[White Dwarf 282 (UK)]] to mark the start of the Eye of Terror campaign
*A slightly edited version of the first part of Part 3 Chapter 1 was also reprinted in [[Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex)]] (pg. 9)
*The Battlefleet Gothic comic was reprinted in [[Warhammer Monthly 34]]
*Both short stories were included in [[Warp Storm (rulebook)]]

==Sequel==
Gordon Rennie originally planned to write a trilogy of Gothic War novels, with the first (Execution Hour) set at the start of the war, the second (Shadow Point) set in the middle and a third novel set at the end. Provisionally titled "Suicide Run", it was planned to focus on the [[Blackstone Fortress]]es, but was never written.<sup>[http://blackstone.outpost10f.com/articles/interview001.html 1]</sup>

==Related==
*[[Ancient History (Short Story)]]

==External links==
*[http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/Gothic-War-The.html The Black Library - Gothic War]
*[http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/Execution-Hour.html The Black Library - Execution Hour]
*[http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/Shadowpoint.html The Black Library - Shadowpoint] [''sic'']
**[http://www.blacklibrary.com/Downloads/Product/PDF/s/shadowpoint.pdf Extract from Shadow Point]
*[http://blackstone.outpost10f.com/articles/interview001.html Interview: Gordon Rennie] on Blackstone Six
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