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A Warhammer 40,000 Anthology Two novels, two novellas, and four short stories packed with ork action against some of their staunchest enemies. Dig deep into what makes facing the green tide such a daunting prospect. READ IT BECAUSE In this epic collection, see all sides of the green tide collide. From the brilliant minds of some of Black Library’s favourite authors come tales of propa kunnin' and a whole lot of Waaagh!. THE STORIES Even one ork is a terrifying threat – so what happens when there are thousands? Orks are a relentless force that overwhelms planets with their insatiable appetite for a good krumpin’. Warboss takes us deep into an ork power vacuum as a half-dozen would-be leaders seek to complete a quest ordained by Gork and Mork to determine who will lead the Waaagh!. In Catachan Devil, a planet is all but lost to the green tide, forcing the newly arrived Astra Militarum regiment to go on the offensive in an attempt to take it back. In Iron Resolve, the Mordian Iron Guard are pitted against a massive horde of feral orks sweeping through their hastily built defences. Prisoners of Waaagh! tells the tale of a daring prison break as a contingent of Astra Militarum throw down their tools and take up whatever arms they can find to fight off their ork captors. In Where Dere's Da Warp Dere's a Way, a daring Bad Moon boss sees an opportunity to lead a raid against an Adeptus Mechanicus vessel. In Painboyz, a group of orks end up in the den of a drukhari haemonculus and nearly lose their hides attempting to escape. Mad Dok sets the stage for the galaxy-shaking return of Ghazghkull Thraka. In the short story The Enemy of My Enemy an Astra Militarum regiment considers the unthinkable – allying with a hated ork warboss to repel a tyranid invasion. CONTENTS – Warboss (novel) by Mike Brooks – Catachan Devil (novel) by Justin Woolley – Iron Resolve (novella) by Steve Lyons – Prisoners of Waaagh! (novella) by Justin Woolley – Where Dere's Da Warp Dere's a Way (short story) by Mike Brooks – Painboyz (short story) by Mike Brooks – Mad Dok (short story) by Nate Crowley – The Enemy of My Enemy (short story) by Nate Crowley -
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel In the cold dark between distant stars, the Carcharodon Astra hunt. These Space Marines are the Imperium’s exiled protectors, merciless predators who prey on the enemies of mankind at the edges of the galaxy. Yet there are times when they must set aside their insular practices and come in from the depths, a duty that Bail Sharr and the Carcharodon’s Third Company must now fulfil. READ IT BECAUSE The Carcharodons are a Space Marine Chapter unlike any other. Get a window into their inner workings as they navigate a protracted war and their relationship with Adeptus Mechanicus allies. THE STORY The isolated forge world of Diamantus faces a threat of apocalyptic proportions – a warped and mutated space hulk infested by the forces of Chaos, commanded by the monstrous datagnost Voldire, disciple of the dread demigod Vashtorr the Arkifane. As the battle-weary Carcharodons make their stand alongside the Adeptus Mechanicus, horrors and nightmares raining down around them, the Space Marines must confront their place within this new Imperium, and destroy the hulk before Diamantus is lost. Written by Robbie MacNiven. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel For too long the Emperor’s Children have been denied their birthright. Their once-glorious Legion has been fractured into disparate warbands, condemned to ravage world after futile world in the pursuit of ambition and excess. But no longer. READ IT BECAUSE Fulgrim has a simple job for his sons, but what happens when it turns out to be far more complicated than it seems? Dive into the fractious nature of the Emperor's Children when things aren't quite going their way – rife with arrogance, internecine conflict, and divergent viewpoints. THE STORY Lord Fulgrim – ascended Primarch of the III Legion, the Perfect Son, the Emperor-in-Waiting – has issued a challenge to his scattered warriors: vanquish the Imperial world of Crucible, and bring him the head of the Black Templar charged with its defence. But Fulgrim’s plans go far beyond the conquest of a single planet, and what should have been a swift and bloody offensive turns into a gruelling siege. With success uncertain, a world in flames around them, and the Legion turning their weapons inwards as well as out, the would-be champions are forced to confront a bitter truth. What must they sacrifice for victory and the favour of their Primarch, and what will be left of them when the war is over? Written by Jude Reid. -
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A Horus Heresy Novel Horus has revealed his dark plans, but nobody is prepared for just how far he will go. The force sent to end the Warmaster's rebellion doesn't realise they are heading towards a slaughter unlike anything the galaxy has seen. READ IT BECAUSE It's the deepest exploration so far of one of the most horrific battles of the Horus Heresy. You may know what happened during the Dropsite Massacre, but you don't know it all. It's far worse than you thought as the treachery is revealed. THE STORY Horus has rebelled against the Emperor by purging his and his brother’s Legions, but what was supposed to be a secret act of murder has been revealed. In the Emperor’s name, Rogal Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite dispatch the largest force of legionaries and primarchs ever assembled to end Horus’ rebellion before it can begin. But the loyalists, on their way to enact vengeance, do not know the depth of the betrayal they face. They will not be the perpetrators of a massacre, but its victims. The last hope of returning to the Great Crusade and the unity of the Imperium will die in the dust of Isstvan V, and those who survive will live in a new age of darkness. Written by John French. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel Since the T’au Empire annexed the world of Cao Quo, its benighted human population has caused setback after setback for their new rulers, resisting the light of the Greater Good. Now, an armed rebellion has taken root, led by the ruthless but brilliant Artamax – a Space Marine of the Raptors Chapter. READ IT BECAUSE Explore the inner workings, politics, and challenges facing members of the T'au as they face a full-scale planetary insurrection from within their own empire. Can a selection of experts from across the castes come together to defeat this insurgency? THE STORY In a moment of crisis for the T'au Empire, the enigmatic ethereal Yor’i assembles an elite Elemental Council – a veteran Fireblade, a water caste spy, a peerless air caste pilot, and a maverick earth caste engineer – in the hope of curtailing the growing insurgency on the planet Cao Quo. But as a full-scale planetary insurrection looms, enemies more cunning than Yor’i’s council could have imagined begin to surface from both sides, and Cao Quo soon finds itself teetering on the brink of being plunged back into a dark age of ignorance, and all-out war. Written by Noah Van Nguyen. -
An Astra Militarum Novel Physically and psychologically conditioned from childhood under the most horrific conditions imaginable, the Tempestus Scions are the Imperium’s deadliest human soldiers – fearsome killers expected to follow their orders ruthlessly and without question. READ IT BECAUSE Tempestor Traxel, star of the short story, Eradicant, returns to face off against an army of traitors and his own damaged consciousness. Can he overcome the toll that a lifetime of war has taken on his mind and fulfil his duty to the God-Emperor? THE STORY Led by the merciless Tempestor Traxel, the Scions of First Eradicant squad drop directly into the fires of a global civil war. Joined by a commissar who personifies the suffering of his past and facing a foe from the darkest days of the Imperium, Traxel’s fracturing psyche places the entire world at risk. On Rilis, Traxel will face the foe that broke him. This time, there is no price he will not pay. Written by R S Wilt. -
Siege of Terra Book 8, Part 3 It all comes down to this final confrontation – the Emperor versus the Warmaster. The father versus the son. After 63 novels and a slew of short stories, omnibuses, audio dramas, and more – this is the End and the Death. READ IT BECAUSE The Horus Heresy series reaches its dramatic climax. After years of civil war, the Emperor and Horus clash aboard the Vengeful Spirit in an epic battle of blades, wits, and wills. See how the greatest conflict of the age plays out, and follow fan-favourite characters from across the saga as they desperately try to influence the outcome. THE STORY The Great Angel, Sanguinius, lies slain at his brother's hand. Terra burns as reality itself unravels, and the greatest bastion of civilisation teeters on the brink of annihilation. Desperate defenders gather, banding against the rabid traitor hordes. The Hollow Mountain, host to the pilgrims of Euphrati Keeler, is one of the last redoubts held by the Dark Angels while the unclean host of Typhus lays siege. Malcador the Sigillite sits ablaze on the Golden Throne, trying to buy his master more time. But time is running out… Guilliman races across the stars to reinforce the Throneworld. Will he return to ashes, where a Warmaster of Chaos has ascended to godhood, or will the Emperor have triumphed? And at what cost? Written by Dan Abnett. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus The Grey Knights are servants of the Ordo Malleus – incorruptible warriors whose very purpose is to seek out and destroy the most dangerous foes that humanity will ever face: daemons. These stalwart Adeptus Astartes bring death and destruction to the immortal denizens of the warp. They rush to places where others dare not tread. Without the Grey Knights, humanity would be but a feast on the sacrificial altar of darkness… READ IT BECAUSE This most mysterious, yet important, of all Space Marine Chapters exists in the shadows – most Imperial citizens have no idea they exist. These stories give you rare insight into their structure and organisation, and are packed with daemon-hunting action. THE STORY In Grey Knights, the daemonhunter Mandulis gives his life to banish a foul daemon prince back to the warp for a thousand years. A millennium later, Justicar Alaric of the Grey Knights leads an elite team of his brothers to thwart a prophecy which heralds the fiend's return. Alaric returns in Dark Adeptus. His strike force is sent to a forge world that disappeared amidst rumours of corruption and civil war. The elite daemonhunters are sent to investigate Chaeroneia, determine the presence of any daemonic influence, and terminate with extreme prejudice. Hammer of Daemons follows Alaric as he's taken to the Eye of Terror and stripped of his armour and weapons – forced to fight in a gladiatorial arena for his daemonic masters who worship Khorne. His only chance to escape is to find a legendary weapon with the power to destroy the forces of Chaos that imprison him, before he is killed, or worse, corrupted. CONTENTS – Grey Knights – Dark Adeptus – Hammer of Daemons Written by Ben Counter. -
The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 8 – Part 2 Volume II picks up right where the first left off, with cataclysmic events building up to an epic conclusion that will shake the very galaxy to its core. READ IT BECAUSE The final battle aboard the Warmaster’s flagship has begun in earnest, as Sanguinius defies his fate and the Dark Gods in an attempt to end his brother’s life, and the war along with it. THE STORY Terra is besieged. The outcome of the war lies on a knife edge. The Warmaster Horus’ bloody seven-year crusade has led to this – the cradle of humanity, where he is to kill his father, the Emperor. With the war at this critical juncture, Sanguinius, primarch of the loyalist Blood Angels, braves the horrors of the Warmaster’s flagship, the Vengeful Spirit, with a single purpose in mind – to slay his brother Horus, decapitate the Heresy once and for all, and stop the forces of Chaos from taking Terra. But at the whim of a Warmaster fallen so far from grace, the Dark Gods will not make Sanguinius’ task easy. As the war edges towards its explosive, bloody conclusion, events are about to unfold that could either save humanity or plunge it headlong into an eternity of darkness. Written by Dan Abnett. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus The feral warrior-kings of Fenris. The sons of Leman Russ. Savage heroes of the Imperium. This is the saga of Járnhamar pack. READ IT BECAUSE Follow Járnhamar pack across the galaxy as they fight against the enemies of the Allfather and fate itself. Chris Wraight presents their saga with the skill of a Fenrisian skjald as he dives into what makes the Space Wolves such a beloved Chapter – ferocity, loyalty, and the unique culture of Fenris. THE STORY In Blood of Asaheim, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugur are reunited after half a century. But as they battle the monstrous Death Guard, long-hidden tensions threaten to tear their pack apart. In Stormcaller, the plague-wracked world of Ras Shakeh spirals out of control. With the Space Marines at each other's throats, the newly arrived Ecclesiarchy forces uncover an awful secret that threatens the survival of the Imperium itself. The Helwinter Gate finds Járnhamar pack embittered and alone, hunting through the ruins of broken worlds for an enemy that lurks in the shadows. But as the Imperium's borders crumble, the Wolves must race to discover the truth of an ancient betrayal and stop long prophesied horrors from coming to pass. CONTENTS – Blood of Asaheim (novel) – Stormcaller (novel) – The Helwinter Gate (novel) – Kraken (short story) Written by Chris Wraight. -
A Warhammer Age of Sigmar Omnibus Forever cursed to carry a restive taint in their blood, the vampiric carriers of the Soulblight hold sway over legions of the unquiet dead. Packs of dire wolves, scores of zombies, and phalanxes of skeletons follow the aristocracy of blood into battle over the dark places of the Mortal Realms, and while some resist the call of the curse in their veins, others relish it, wishing only to spread their dark gifts to a grateful populace. READ IT BECAUSE Get ready to sink your teeth into a host of stories in which the vampiric overlords of the Mortal Realms take centre stage, featuring three novels, and a selection of blood-steeped short stories. The stakes are raised as the legendary Mortarch of Blood, Neferata, and the Mother of Nightmares, Lauka Vai, take centre stage, so settle into your crypt and enjoy. THE STORIES Neferata: Mortarch of Blood tells the tale of the Blood Queen as she holds her domain together through an era of upheaval and internecine warfare. In Neferata: The Dominion of Bones, the undead queen fights a war on two fronts, fending off the forces of Chaos and Order, even as a mysterious menace threatens to rise and fill the power vacuum that seems imminent. The novel A Dynasty of Monsters shifts the focus to the corrupted, monstrous Lauka Vai, who rules her dynasty in a very different way. She joins forces with an enemy to overcome an existential threat in Ghur, the Realm of Beasts. Also included is a trio of short stories revealing the constant scheming that Neferata is known for as she manipulates her court to her will. CONTENTS – Neferata: Mortarch of Blood (Novel) – Neferata: The Dominion of Bones (Novel) – A Dynasty of Monsters (Novel) – The Threshold (Short story) – Obsidian (Short story) – The Dance of the Skulls (Short story) Written by David Annandale. -
A Gotrek Gurnisson Omnibus Gotrek Gurnisson is a relic of the World-that-Was. His long-time companion Felix is gone, and the oaths the Slayer once clung to are ash, like the lands across which he once raged. Gotrek is truly a stranger to this age, and now, branded with the Master Rune of Grimnir – the god that betrayed him – he seeks new purpose among the Mortal Realms. READ IT BECAUSE Adventure with a legendary character as he tries to find his place in unfamiliar lands. As always with Gotrek, there will be action, adventure, and solving a lot of problems with a huge axe. This packed omnibus features three full-length novels, a novella, and four short stories. THE STORY Accompanied by aelven assassin Maleneth Witchblade – a Daughter of Khaine and an agent of the Order of Azyr – Gotrek sets out, hell-bent on removing the Master Rune of Grimnir now buried in his chest, and facing down any and all foes who may stand in his path. Even in this new world, Gotrek has plenty of foes. CONTENTS – The Bone Desert (Novella) by Robbie MacNiven – The Neverspike (Short story) by Darius Hinks – Ghoulslayer (Novel) by Darius Hinks – Gitslayer (Novel) by Darius Hinks – Death on the Road to Svardheim (Short story) by Darius Hinks – Soulslayer (Novel) by Darius Hinks – The Crown of Karak-Khazhar (Short story) by Darius Hinks – The Dead Hours (Short story) by David Guymer -
A Warhammer 40,000 Anthology In the strangest corners of the galaxy, disparate factions, cults and empires make war and confront deadly truths in a constant fight for survival… But nothing amongst these stars occurs in a vacuum. Look closer, and see that space and time are malleable concepts, and the touch of the warp is upon the most unexpected places. READ IT BECAUSE Peter Fehervari's Dark Coil tales spin an intricate web across the grim darkness of the far future. From the fecund jungles of the Dolorosa Coil, to a shrine world ruled by a mysterious cult with a world-ending secret. THE STORY The Coil is a vast tangle of plot threads that extends across space and time, connecting characters, places, and events, often in bizarre ways, with people slipping from one story into another, occasionally via fissures in the skin of reality. The Dark Coil can also be considered an expression of Chaos – a manifestation that has infiltrated our universe via its constituent tendrils. CONTENTS The Greater Evil (short story) Fire Caste (novel) Out Caste (short story) A Sanctuary of Wyrms (short story) Altar of Maws (short story) Vanguard (short story) Fire and Ice (short story) Cast a Hungry Shadow (short story) Cult of the Spiral Dawn (novel) Written by Peter Fehervari. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel A saviour pod screams a flaming path through the skies of Fortuna Minor, almost lost amidst the debris that rains down over the arid plains below. The Imperial fleet in orbit is in full retreat, their deployment undone by orkish cunning. READ IT BECAUSE Follow the story of a leading Imperial military strategist as he attempts to almost single-handedly turn the tide of war against a ferocious ork Waaagh!. Discover how the Astra Militarum fight when they're outnumbered and outgunned. THE STORY Fortuna Minor is overrun by Speed Waaagh!s, its population enslaved to build weaponised effigies of the orks’ foul gods. For the Imperial forces on the planet, every hour is a hopeless fight for survival. But into this nightmare steps Arcadian Leontus – Lord Commander of the Segmentum Solar, peerless tactician and mastermind of countless victories. Even stripped of his armies, Leontus has no intention to merely survive this war. He intends to win it. Written by Rob Young. -
An Ufthak Blackhawk Novel Ufthak Blackhawk reckons he’s in for it. Da Meklord has summoned him, and the Gargantsmasha just knows his boss wants to kick his teef in and be done with it. READ IT BECAUSE Follow Ufthak Blackhawk as he faces the drukhari in the teeming fighting pits of their dark city of Commorragh and he finds himself challenged to gladiatorial combat against the masters of pain. THE STORY Out of options, Ufthak leads his Waaagh! through the mysterious webway, to a place where kunnin’, sneakin’, and thinkin’ are the name of the game. A place with little truck for muscle and brawn – Commorragh, the Dark City. Here, where kabals and haemonculus covens pump psychic viscera into the warp, Ufthak is thrown into gladiatorial combat and soon finds himself up against an archon who will stop at nothing to prove she deserves to rule the Dark City – even if it means bringing Commorragh down around her. But the drukhari are about to discover that while orks may be simple, very little about them is ever straightforward. Written by Mike Brooks. -
A Black Templars Novel The Black Templars of the Second Dornean Crusade attempt to join the rest of their fleet to relieve a siege on the shrine world, Tempest. Thrown off course by a warp storm, and beset by doubt, can they cling to their faith and come to their brothers’ aid? READ IT BECAUSE This story offers insight into the relationship the Black Templars have with faith, and their sense of destiny. Plus, there's always plenty of action when the followers of Khorne are involved. THE STORY On the fringes of the Cicatrix Maledictum, the Black Templars of the Second Dorean Crusade tear through the void to join the crusade fleet on the sands of Tempest – an ancient, storied shrine world. Assailed by the murderous warbands of the Blood God, the crusade has come to burn the planet clean of the Ruinous Powers once and for all. But when a violent warp storm scatters the fleet, the Dauntless Honour is left battered and alone in the void. Besieged by doubt, Castellan Emeric and his brothers must cling to their faith and carve a way to Tempest. For it is there that their battles will truly begin, and the cost of victory may be more than even they are prepared to pay. Written by Steven B Fischer. -
A Horus Heresy Novel Lord Commander Primus Eidolon has claimed many titles along the annals of his infamy. He is the Exemplar and the Risen, the Soul-Severed, and the Auric Hammer. Now, fallen far from his primarch’s grace, he carves a path to Terra, where the culmination of Horus’ grand heresy awaits. READ IT BECAUSE Eidolon has been a key figure of the Emperor's Children Legion from the beginning. Now, on the eve of the Siege of Terra, he’s fallen far from grace and is facing a long overdue reckoning for his many misdeeds during the Horus Heresy. Can he come to terms with his tainted legacy? THE STORY Coaxed and goaded by the wiles of the warp – and an entity whose whispered truths stretch even his credulity – Eidolon finds himself stranded around the world of Tatricala, where the ghosts of his past haunt every fated step. Now he must choose which life he wants to lead… and how much of his soul he is willing to sacrifice for it. If Eidolon cannot banish his daemons, then they will surely take him for their own. Written by Marc Collins. -
An Alpha Legion Novel The leader of an Alpha Legion warband continues the Long War against the Imperium of Mankind, while harbouring the ambition to become the Harrowmaster and unite his Legion. READ IT BECAUSE See the Alpha Legion in the wake of the Great Rift, as they face the power of the Primaris Space Marines of the Indomitus Crusade. THE STORY The Alpha Legion are devious beyond measure, but deceit is a double-edged sword. As the Indomitus Crusade pushes into the far reaches of the -
Book 11 in the Ciaphas Cain Series Ciaphas Cain is nearing retirement, but of course his fate leads him into a twisted web of deception, corruption, and an unfortunate amount of mortal peril. This time, it’s the Adeptus Mechanicus throwing spanners into his future plans of heroic rest and relaxation. READ IT BECAUSE The darkly hilarious saga of a reluctant hero continues – packed with all the action, wit, and hijinks you’ve come to expect from Ciaphas and his comrades. THE STORY When the flow of desperately needed weapons for the Astra Militarum slows to nothing from a newly founded forge world, there’s only one man able and (un)willing to investigate… Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. With Cain’s desperately sought-after retirement on the line, the Imperium’s most reluctant commissar must navigate insidious assassination attempts against his person, legions of mutinous skitarii, heresy within the upper echelons of the Adeptus Mechanicus itself… and a hidden foe, pulling the strings, with an agenda that could threaten the future of Imperial rule in the Damocles Gulf. Written by Sandy Mitchell.
