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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. -
A Warhammer Age of Sigmar Novel Against orders from her superiors and faced with a horde of the Blood God’s faithful, a Stormcast Eternal undertakes a mission that may prove more treacherous than she could have ever imagined. READ IT BECAUSE It’s an action-packed adventure following a Stormcast Eternal that must decide whether what they truly believe to be right is more important than their faith in the God-king. THE STORY It has been twenty years since Anvilgard – now known as Har Kuron – fell to the Daughters of Khaine, and a terrible secret waits in the occupied city’s depths. Knight-Incantor Tivrain Greymantle is haunted by the call of her brothers and sisters, who Morathi-Khaine has imprisoned there, knowing that if they were killed or released, her perfidy would be revealed to Sigmar as he reforges their souls. Commanded by her superiors to forget their captured comrades, Tivrain resolves to do the unthinkable: defy Sigmar himself, brave the steaming jungles of Aqshy’s Crucible of Life, infiltrate Anvilgard, and liberate them. Pursued by her superiors and on a collision course with a horde of Khornate Bloodbound, Tivrain and her companions forge onward, unaware that their mission – and destinies – may prove more treacherous than they could have ever imagined. Written by Dale Lucas. -
A Cities of Sigmar Anthology To take the Coin Malleus is to pledge one's life, limbs, and death to the Dawnbringer Crusades. Fusil-Major Rosforth knows this better than most. Following an almost career-ending injury, he now rides into battle atop Slobda – ogor, Maneater and fierce, unlikely friend. Their bond is simple: Rosforth shoots, Slobda eats. READ IT BECAUSE While Grand Alliance Order features many heroic figures, few are as noble as the mortal defenders of the Cities of Sigmar, fighting on through pure grit and determination. These stories offer insight into what it must be like to face down foes that would drive others mad, defending one's family, friends, and way of life against beasts and monsters who want nothing more than to tear your home to shreds. THE STORY Something gnaws at the Realm of Ghyran. The skaven have come in their millions, and Rosforth and Slobda must somehow lead a despondent band of survivors to safety, relentlessly pursued by plague-infested tides of devious, ravenous vermin. Contents: – On the Shoulders of Giants, by Adrian Tchaikovsky – The Wanderer, by Hal Wilson – Hounds, by Christopher Allen – Roadwarden, by Liane Merciel – Murder by Moonlight, by Noah Van Nguyen – The Manse of Mirrors, by Nick Horth – Past Returns, by Hal Wilson – False Dawn, by Christopher Allen – River of Death, by Anna Stephens – The Siege of Greenspire, by Anna Stephens – The Book of Transformations, by Matt Keefe – The Nameless, by Hal Wilson -
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. -
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. -
An Illustrated Hardback Edition of Book 2 in the Eisenhorn Series Inquisitor Eisenhorn must track down and defeat the forces who would destroy him or face the wrath of the Ordo Malleus... READ IT BECAUSE Eisenhorn's back in this classic thriller. When the Inquisitor finds himself on the run, and accused of crimes he didn't commit, just how much is Eisenhorn willing to compromise himself, his closest friends, and his very soul – all for a chance to clear his name? THE STORY A century after his recovery of the alien Necroteuch, Gregor Eisenhorn is one of the Imperial Inquisition's most celebrated agents. But when a face from his past returns to haunt him, and he is implicated in a great tragedy that devastates the world of Thracian Primaris, Eisenhorn's universe crumbles around him. Further, the daemon Cherubael is back, and seeks to bring the inquisitor to ruin - either by his death, or by turning him to the service of the Dark Gods. ABOUT THIS EDITION Celebrating 20 years since Dan Abnett's classic Eisenhorn novel first released, this new edition of the second book in the series contains 15 moody black, white, and red illustrations to complement the story. It also contains more than 90 author commentary notes throughout the book and a new afterword by the author. Written by Dan Abnett. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel Across the warp storms of the Great Rift, a distress beacon calls for aid. The Rock is listening, for the Dark Angels have only their oaths to remind them of who they are. READ IT BECAUSE See what happens when the Dark Angels encounter a planet that might have even more secrets than they do! Can Master Lazarus cope with discovering what it really means to be defined by your oaths? THE STORY Supreme Grand Master Azrael summons Lazarus and his Fifth Company to honour an old debt on the Knight world of Reis – a planet upon which the warp has set its hungry gaze. But Lazarus is not so sure Reis wants to be saved – its Knights are long lost, its governance is dogged by political strife, and internecine conflict hampers the world’s defence against an ancient evil. An evil which, like Lazarus himself, refuses to die. Written by Gary Kloster. -
An Astra Militarum Omnibus The Imperium of Man calls daily upon the sacrifice of millions – soldiers who go gladly unto death, the inevitable and only release from service most are likely to get. It is the duty of the Astra Militarum to ensure the alien and the heretic alike are put to the sword, and the worlds on which they fight are often as dangerous as the foes themselves. READ IT BECAUSE This collection of novels and short stories from across the front lines of the Astra Militarum includes several gripping tales of human grit and bravery in the face of the nightmarish alien horrors of the 41st Millennium. THE STORY In the novel Death World, by Steve Lyons, the iconic Catachan Jungle Fighters must battle a xenos threat on Rogar III. A crucially important general must be rescued from the T’au Empire in Kasrkin by Edoardo Albert, and Witchbringer, by Steven B Fischer, sees a sanctioned psyker forced to fight both prophecy and betrayal. Four related short stories by the same authors are also included for you to explore the characters and settings even further. CONTENTS: – Death World (Novel) by Steve Lyons – Kasrkin (Novel) by Edoardo Albert – Witchbringer (Novel) by Steven B Fischer – The Weight of Silver (Short story) by Steven B Fischer – The Taste of Fire (Short story) by Steven B Fischer – Green and Grey (Short story) by Edoardo Albert – Waiting Death (Short story) by Steve Lyons -
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. -
A Warhammer 40,000 Novel The Emperor’s Children seek sensation above all else, but when Xantine's warband come upon an isolated Imperial world, he sees an opportunity to pursue the finer things in life. How long can the proud warlord maintain his 'perfect' rule – and will the planet survive his reign? READ IT BECAUSE It's a tantalising look into the gleefully twisted minds of the Emperor's Children as an arrogant warlord strives to 'save' an Imperial world from its own imperfections. THE STORY Once a united Legion, the disparate splinters of the Emperor’s Children now eke out a violent, hedonistic existence between the stars, raiding and ravaging worlds to indulge their fathomless appetites. Xantine, proud leader of the Adored and a true son of Fulgrim, wants more than to simply pillage backwater worlds. He soon finds what he has been searching for – Serrine, a wealthy but cruel planet festering under misrule and inequality, cut off from the Imperium by warp storms. It is too tantalising a prize to ignore, and Xantine sets out to bring perfection to his new world. But perfection is an elusive concept, and as threats creep from the depths of Serrine and the ranks of the Adored, the rot at the heart of Xantine’s perfect rule is laid bare… Written by Rich McCormick. -
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 With the Imperial forces locked in a gruelling war of attrition over the dead hive city of Vesperus, a former ace fighter pilot returns to the cockpit as the Aeronautica risks it all to secure Interceptor City for the Imperium. READ IT BECAUSE Twenty years after the release of the highly acclaimed Double Eagle, Dan Abnett returns to the Aeronautica Imperialis for the long-awaited follow-up. Follow along as an ace dogfighter is forced out of her comfortable “retirement” and back into deadly aerial combat. THE STORY Former ace fighter pilot Bree Jagdea’s days of high-octane, white-knuckle dogfights are long behind her. Content with executing supply runs for the war effort, Jagdea considers herself retired. But when enemy forces start a relentless bombing campaign through the hive city of Vesperus, Jagdea is forced back into the Aeronautica – stationed with the infamous Circus 66 squadron, executing near-suicidal dead-drops and blistering interception runs through Vesperus’ lethal rat runs. Plunged back into a world where the smallest of errors means instant death, can Jagdea outfly the enemy aces, secure Interceptor City for the Imperium, and return to solid ground with her sanity intact? Written by Dan Abnett. -
Hell's Last is the nickname given to the Cadian 101st regiment, which stands at the forefront of Humanity's war against the darkness. Minka Lesk is the Captain of the seventh company – she leads her veteran command squad to victory in the face of impossible odds. With her marches the legacy of Cadia, new and old, trueborn and transplant… for as long as they still fight, Cadia stands. This multipart plastic kit builds the legendary Captain Minka Lesk, as well as her companions, for your Astra Militarum armies in games of Warhammer 40,000. Her cadre has come straight from the pages of her Black Library novels and includes Confessor Talbeas holding the regimental standard, veteran Trooper Jaromir toting his signature melta rifle, the sinister Commissar Shand, and the stealthy Veteran Sergeant Grawnya. Take them to the tabletop and find new ways to grow their epic saga. This kit contains 29 plastic components, including scenic bases. These miniatures require assembly and are supplied unpainted – we recommend using Citadel Plastic Glue and Citadel Colour paints. -
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 Age of Sigmar Novel Hannivor Toll, together with Armand Callis – warrior and confidante – plunges into Cinderfall’s dirty underbelly, to solve a mystery at the heart of which lies an evil that will take all their courage and cunning to overcome. READ IT BECAUSE The world-wise experience of witch hunter Hanniver Toll comes together with the rugged determination and heavy firepower of the former Freeguild officer Armand Callis. Can they get to the bottom of a brutal murder, and what other secrets will they discover buried in the ash of Cinderfall? THE STORY Cinderfall district, Hammerhal Aqsha. The Twin-tailed City belches fire day and night, smoke chokes the skies, and ash lines the streets like so much filthy snow. Life is brutal in Cinderfall – crime is rife, and death is cheap. But even here, the ritualistic murder of a supremely powerful ganglord is out of the ordinary. Dispatched by the Order of Azyr, witch hunter Hanniver Toll arrives in Cinderfall to investigate alongside his ex-Freeguild companion Armand Callis. Is this the work of a rival gang, or is something much darker afoot? Written by David Annandale. -
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.
