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Warhammer 40,000 — Multiple Authors
Warhammer 40,000 Series in Order: 352 books
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The Skull Harvest
Graham McNeill
Warsmith Honsou, embittered nemesis of the Ultramarines and champion of Chaos. This omnibus edition collects all of Graham McNeill's Iron Warriors series together in one volume.
The Iron Warriors are Chaos Space Marines with unrivalled expertise in...
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The Enemy of My Enemy
Graham McNeill
Warsmith Honsou, embittered nemesis of the Ultramarines and champion of Chaos. This omnibus edition collects all of Graham McNeill's Iron Warriors series together in one volume.
The Iron Warriors are Chaos Space Marines with unrivalled expertise in...
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The Heraclitus Effect
Graham McNeill
Warsmith Honsou, embittered nemesis of the Ultramarines and champion of Chaos. This omnibus edition collects all of Graham McNeill's Iron Warriors series together in one volume.
The Iron Warriors are Chaos Space Marines with unrivalled expertise in...
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Iron Warrior
Graham McNeill
Warsmith Honsou, embittered nemesis of the Ultramarines and champion of Chaos. This omnibus edition collects all of Graham McNeill's Iron Warriors series together in one volume.The Iron Warriors are Chaos Space Marines with unrivalled expertise in th...
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Inquisitor // Draco
Ian Watson
THAT ONLY LEFT Jaq one alternative - an ultimate alternative which no one could reasonably expect him to invoke, let alone soon... The name of that alternative was exterminatus. 'In an Imperium of a million worlds,' he repeated to himself, ...
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Pestilence
Dan Abnett
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Lacrymata
Storm Constantine
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Devil's Marauders
William King
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Seed of Doubt
Neil McIntosh
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Unforgiven
Graham McNeill
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Monastery of Death
Charles Stross
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Suffer Not the Unclean to Live
Gav Thorpe
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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The Alien Beast Within
Ian Watson
in DeathwingA new collection of short stories chronicles the exploits of the Deathwing, the secretive inner circle of the Emperor's warriors, the Dark Angels, in the stark and brutal universe of Warhammer 40,000. Original....
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Deathwing
Bryan Ansell; William King
in DeathwingIn the nightmare future of the 41st Millennium, humanity must fight for survival againt a myriad heretical alien races -- but the most dangerous enemies of all are the former champions of mankind, now corrupted by the foul taint of Chaos! This clas...
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Warped Stars
Ian Watson
in DeathwingWARHAMMER 40,000 SHORT STORIES FULLY SIX METRES high, the creature stood on four splayed, spider-like legs of scything blades that cut the air with a deadly grace. Its vicious gash of a slobbering mouth was filled with hundreds of serrated, chisel...
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Space Marine
Ian Watson
Believe us when we tell you that Space Marine is quite unlike any other Warhammer 40,000 novel you've ever read. First published in 1993 - though completed some years earlier - at a time when the background to the Warhammer 40,000 universe was still...
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Harlequin
Ian Watson
BY HIS ORDER Jaq had condemned Meh'lindi to death. If her death were to be the diversion he required, she was accepting this. He distrusted her alien armour. He knew that she wasn't sprayed with an assassin's resistant synskin. As the ...
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Chaos Child
Ian Watson
'Draco found and entered the Black Library!' declared Eldrad. Hidden in the webway, guarded by terrible forces, its location known only to Great Harlequins, that repository of knowledge about daemons should have been forever secure. Draco ...
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First & Only
Dan Abnett
"The Tanith are strong fighters, general, so I have heard.' The scar tissue of his cheek pinched and twitched slightly, as often did when he was tense. 'Gaunt is said to be a resourceful leader." "You know him?" The general looked up, questioningly....
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Into the Maelstrom
Marc Gascoigne
IN THE NIGHTMARE future of the 41st Millennium, mankind teeters on the brink of extinction. Harried on all sides by mutants, alien scum and foul creatures from the depths of the Eye of Terror, there is only one solution: fight or die! INTO THE MAEL...
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Eye of Terror
Barrington J. Bayley
Tell the truth only if a lie will not serve. "What I have to tell you," Abaddas said, in slow measured tones, "will be hard for you to accept or even comprehend. The rebellion led by Warmaster Horus succeeded. The Emperor is dead, killed by Horus ...
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Space Wolf
William King
RAGNAR LEAPT up from his hiding place, bolt pistol 1A-spitting death. The nightgangers could not help but notice where he was, and with a mighty roar of frenzied rage they raced towards him. Ragnar answered their war cry with a wolfish howl of his ow...
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Ragnar's Claw
William King
A deadly plague is ravaging the planet of Aerius and millions of Imperial citizens are dying. In desperation, Inquisitor Ivan Sternberg turns to the mighty Space Wolves for help in recovering the ancient Talisman of Lykos, which could cure the diseas...
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Ghostmaker
Dan Abnett
THEY WERE a good two hours into the dark, blacktrunked forests, tracks churning the filthy ooze and the roar of their engines resonating from the sickly canopy of leaves above, when Colonel Ortiz saw death. It wore red, and stood in the trees to t...
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Status: Deadzone
Marc Gascoigne
TALES OF SAVAGE ADVENTURE FROM NECROMUNDA KNIFE-EDGE LIZ closed on Terrak Ran'Lo. The old man was moving for cover, crouching behind a side-table. She fell upon him, dragging him to the ground. His breath was wine-rancid, his eyes glazed with age. ...
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Necropolis
Dan Abnett
GAUNT WAS SHAKING, and breathing hard. He'd lost his cap somewhere, his jacket was torn and he was splattered with blood. Something flickered behind him and he wheeled, his blade Flashing as it made contact. A tall, black figure lurched backwards. It...
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13th Legion
Gav Thorpe
GLANCING OVER my shoulder I see that we're at the steps to the command tower now. You can follow the trail of our retreat, five dead Last Chancers lie among more than two dozen alien bodies and a swathe of shotgun 44es and bolt pistol cartridges litt...
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Dark Imperium
Marc Gascoigne
IN THE WAR-TORN 41st Millennium, humanity stands on the shores of damnation. Its only saviour is the immortal God-Emperor, undying but unreachable - and the heroic armies of the Imperium. THIS SEARING anthology of dark and gothic SF stories brings ...
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Pawns of Chaos
Brian Craig
GAVALON HAD already begun thinking of the bulk of his forces as 'gunfodder', even though they had never faced guns before. The guns produced by the Imperium in their planetary-based factories were by no means as powerful as those they had brought fro...
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Xenos
Dan Abnett
The thundering sound rolled through the thawing vaults of Processional Two-Twelve. Fists and palms, beating at coffin hoods. The sleepers were waking, their frigid bodies trapped in their caskets. I could hear footsteps above the screams. Eyclone was...
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Honour Guard
Dan Abnett
COMMISSAR GAUNT and his Ghosts are back in action at the forefront of battle on a vital shrine-world of the deepest tactical and spiritual importance. But the vile forces of Chaos will never allow them to hold their prize for long and, as the counter...
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Execution Hour
Gordon Rennie
The vile and unholy shadow of Chaos falls across the Gothic sector at the onslaught of Warmaster Abaddon's infernal Black Crusade. Fighting a desperate rearguard action, the Imperial Battlefleet has no choice but to sacrifice dozens of worlds and mil...
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Kill Team
Gav Thorpe
THE COLONEL COUGHS purposefully. He really hasn't changed a bit. Still that strong, clean shaven jaw, sharp cheek bones and the piercing glare of his ice-blue eyes. Eyes that can bore into your soul and burn through you sharper than a las-cutter. 'T...
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Deathwing
Neil Jones
FULLY SIX METRES high, the creature stood on four spider-like legs of scything blades that cut the air with a deadly grace. Its vicious gash of a slobbering mouth was filled with hundreds of serrated, chisel-like teeth and its skin was a grotesque, o...
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Malleus
Dan Abnett
Pellucid blue pane, like a searing wall of acid, suddenly washed through the churning mob behind the Gate. Men, women, soldiers, civilians, were caught in it and shuddered, melting, resolving into skeletons that turned to dust and blew away. I fel...
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Nightbringer
Graham McNeill
URIEL HIT the deck of the alien vessel and rolled aside LI as the next ltramarine warrior slammed down behind him. He sprang to his feet and drew his power sword and bolt pistol in one fluid motion. 'Courage and honour!' he screamed, launc...
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Grey Hunter
William King
THE GALAXY IS riven with war on all fronts. In the eye of the storm are the Space Wolves. When one of their holiest artifacts is captured by the hordes of Chaos, Ragnar and his squad must fight tooth and claw for its return - before an ancient foe is...
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Missing in Action
Dan Abnett
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Ork Hunter
Dan Abnett
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Deus ex Mechanicus
Andy Chambers
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Defixio
Ben Counter
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Words of Blood
Ben Counter
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Barathrum
Jonathan Curren
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Loyalty's Reward
Simon Jowett
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Business as Usual
Graham McNeill
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Chains of Command
Graham McNeill
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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Raptor Down
Gav Thorpe
In the dark universe of Warhammer 40,000, superhuman Space Marines, stubborn arbitrators, fearless pilots, secretive inquisitors and the massed ranks of the Imperial Guard stand side-by-side, each fighting their personal wars in the defence of a besi...
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The Guns of Tanith
Dan Abnett
IN THE SABBAT Worlds Crusade, the heretical forces of Chaos are fighting back hard. Dangerously overstretched, their supply lines cut by degenerate enemy troops, the Imperial forces grind to a halt. Colonel-Commissar Gaunt and the Tanith First-and-...
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Titan
Dan Abnett
Titans, the supreme fighting machines of the Imperium, possess such vast destructive powers that they are able to destroy whole cities. When the aging princeps of the Warlord Titan known as "Imperius Dictatio" dies in the heat of battle, it falls to ...
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Farseer
William King
Black Library unleashes its latest Heretic Tome upon the world. Rogue trader Janus Darke is a desperate man. Once rich and famous, a string of bad luck has brought him to the brink of ruin. Dreaming of past glories, lost in despair, the last thing h...
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Hereticus
Dan Abnett
The other two mercenaries jerked round like lightning, one going for his sidearm, the other leaping at me with clawing hands. A slash of my sword bisected his head like a ripe fruit. The corpse rolled off the car top into the darkness. I stood rea...
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Storm of Iron
Graham McNeill
A Chaos Space Marines novel by Graham McNeill On the nightmare battlefields of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, few foes spark more fear and dread than the Chaos Space Marines. Nurturing a hatred that is millennia-old, they attack without mercy, sprea...
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Obvious Tactics
David Pugh
Veteran Blood Angels Sergeant Antenor and Librarian Troilus are up against a sinister enemy -- the daemonic legions of Nurgle the Plague God. Aided only by an elusive Callidus Assassin, the beleaguered Space Marines must save a billion souls from an ...
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Soul Drinker
Ben Counter
SARPEDON STEPPED OUT into the battle. Givrillian's squad had torn the first rank of mutants apart, and they were now crouched in firepoints as return fire sheeted over their heads. Tellos had the beast-mutant on its knees, one horn gone, huge blade c...
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Straight Silver
Dan Abnett
ON THE. BATTLEFIELDS of Aexe Cardinal, the struggling forces of the Imperial Guard are locked in a deadly stalemate with the dark armies of Chaos. Commissar Ibram Gaunt and his regiment, the Tanith First-and-Only, are 'thrown headlong into this livin...
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Shadow Point
Gordon Rennie
Despatched to form an alliance with Dark Eldar, whose lieutenants represent the Gothic Sector's only hope against the evil Warmaster Abaddon the Despoiler, Captain Sempar of the Imperial warship Macharius seeks to stop the Chaos hordes....
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Angels of Darkness
Gav Thorpe
THE DARK ANGELS Space Marines are amongst the most devout of the God-Emperor's servants. Their loyalty is seemingly beyond question and their faith almost fanatical. But the Chapter harbours a dark and horrific secret that stretches back over ten tho...
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Warriors of Ultramar
Graham McNeill
The 2nd installment of the Warhammer 40,000 Ultramarines saga. IN THE COLD darkness of space, the tyranids travel from world to world, consuming all in a futile attempt to slake their hunger for bio-matter. Lying directly in their path is the indust...
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Daemon World
Ben Counter
Deep within the twisted hell-storms of the warp lies the demon world of Torvendis. a planet damned by the dark powers of Chaos. Savage battle has raged for so long that a strata of war dead lies within the very rocks. But the arrival of a stranger ...
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Crossfire
Matthew Farrer
a Shira Calpurnia novel • Book 1 THE BUSTLING DOCKYARDS of the Hydraphur system are home to the mighty Imperial warfleets, which dock, rearm and repair in an endless cycle of war. But even this bastion of Imperial rule is not free from darkness. ...
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Crusade for Armageddon
Jonathan Green
BATTLE-WEARY MARSHALL Brant of the Black Templars returns home after leading his Space Marines to victory through countless campaigns. But all hopes of respite soon fade when they find their planet, Solemnus, under savage attack from battle hungry or...
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Sabbat Martyr
Dan Abnett
A NEW WAVE of hope has been unleashed in the Chaos-infested Sabbat system when a girl claiming to be the reincarnation of Saint Sabbat is revealed. Despite private doubts from the military high command, she proves to be the perfect rallying point for...
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Fire Warrior
Simon Spurrier
Amidst the war and destruction of the grim far future, the fledgling Tau Empire has but one aim - to unite the galaxy under its benevolent banner. But when one of the Tau's ruling elite crash lands behind Imperial battle lines, it falls to Kais, a ...
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Wolfblade
William King
The ancient Navigator House of Belisarius has long been bound to the mighty Space Wolves as allies. In return for the means to navigate the treacherous warp, the Space Wolves provide an honour guard of elite warriors -- the Wolfblade -- to protect ...
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For the Emperor
Sandy Mitchell
COMMISSAR CIAPHAS CAIN - hero of the Imperium and renowned across the sector for his bravery and valour - is sent to help maintain order on an outpost world on the borders of Tau space. But when the alien ambassador is murdered and the situation qui...
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The Bleeding Chalice
Ben Counter
LONG YEARS HAVE PASSED since the Soul Drinkers Space Marines were declared ex-communicate and many Imperial agents have been dispatched to destroy this once loyal Chapter. Sarpedon, the stoic leader of the fallen Marines, has become hellbent on findi...
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Caves of Ice
Sandy Mitchell
WHEN COMMISSAR CIAPHAS CAIN and his regiment of Valhallan Guardsmen are deployed to the ice world of Simia Orichalcae, his expectation of an uneventful tour of duty is suddenly interrupted. A spate of mysterious disappearances is causing unrest amo...
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Ravenor
Dan Abnett
THE STORMING TALE of Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor and his band of lethal operatives conveys the grim far future from the ground level up as they investigate the trafficking of a dangerous substance within the Imperium. With their investigations taking t...
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Annihilation Squad
Gav Thorpe
LIEUTENANT KAGE, CONVICT of the 13th Penal Legion and probably its longest surviving recruit, has once more come to the attention of his ruthless old commanding officer, the Colonel. Joined with a brand new team of Last Chancers, Kage is sent on a ...
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The Beguiling
Sandy Mitchell
The adventures of wily Commissar Cain, his malodorous aide Jurgen, and the 296th Valhallans have proved great favourites among Black Library fans. This omnibus edition is an attractive introduction to a very popular series.
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Grey Knights
Ben Counter
HIGH SPEED ACTION and adventure with the elite Grey Knights as they struggle to banish the powerful daemon Ghargatuloth before time runs out and the creature is free to rampage around the universe! Ben Counter's latest foray into the war-torn farfut...
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Double Eagle
Dan Abnett
High-speed air combat in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds! WHEN THE ELITE fighter pilots of the Phantine XX arrive on the beleagured world of Enothis, they know this is a desperate hour. The forces of Chaos are dosing in and their final push could well wi...
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Deathwatch
Jim Alexander
Note: Deathwatch is a graphic novel originally published in single magazine form in the Warhammer monthly comic magazine. On countless savage battlefields across the breadth of the Imperium, the stalwart servants of the Imperium wage a bloody war ag...
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Legacy
Matthew Farrer
ARBITES OFFICER SHIRA CALPURNIA is appointed to protect an ancient trading charter, which is being bequeathed to its rightful heir. But on the great fortress-system of Hydraphur, the rival heirs decide that due process be damned and go all-out for th...
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Iron Hands
Jonathan Green
AMONGST THE WARRIORS of the Adeptus Astartes, there are few as fanatical as the Iron Hands. With their conviction comes an implacable contempt for any show of weakness and a determination to expunge it at all costs. But when these stalwart warriors...
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Traitor General
Dan Abnett
Saviour... or assassin? THE FIRST EXCITING installment in a new series of Gaunt's Ghosts novels. A high-ranking Imperial officer has been captured by the foul forces of Chaos. Gaunt must assemble a squad of his most trusted men and venture deep into...
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Dead Sky, Black Sun
Graham McNeill
The 3rd installment of the Warhammer 40,000 Ultramarines saga. Exiled from Isis Chapter, Captain Uriel Ventris ventures deep into the dreaded Eye of Terror to confront the terrible foes that dwell within these worlds of insanity. Chief amongst them ...
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Dawn of War
C.S. Goto
BROTHER-CAPTAIN GABRIEL ANGELOS of the Blood Ravens Space Marines throws his men into a last ditch defense of Tartarus - a planet with a long and troubled history. A brutal ork invasion has left the world in ruins, and there are more ancient evils ...
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Deus Encarmine
James Swallow
The legacy of the past could destroy their future! ON THE REMOTE world of Cybele, the superhuman warriors of the Blood Angels Chapter fight a losing battle against their most bitter enemies, the forces of Chaos. When Battle-Brother Arkio leads a glo...
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Sector 13
Sandy Mitchell
Omnibus collecting Death or Glory, Duty Calls and Cain's Last Stand, plus a new short story and introduction from author Sandy Mitchell. Defender of the Imperium contains the novels Death or Glory, Duty Calls and Cain's Last Stand, plus th...
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Lord of the Night
Simon Spurrier
YOUNG INTERROGATOR MITA Ashyn struggles to prove herself worthy to her master despite her growing feelings of unease at the hypocrisy within the Inquisition. When they visit the remote and sunless hive-world of Equixus, she suspects nothing more than...
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Crimson Tears
Ben Counter
When all contact is lost with the Imperial planet of Entymion IV, an expeditionary force led by the Crimson Fists Space Marines is sent to find out what is happening. Their investigations bring them into contact with the renegade Soul Drinkers Space ...
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Ravenor Returned
Dan Abnett
DAMNED WITH A WORD THE SITUATION IS getting worse for Ravenor and his team. The investigation into the unholy psychic substance known as fleas is leading further up the Imperial hierarchy and the local legend of an arch-fiend has whipped the populac...
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Deus Sanguinius
James Swallow
Following his triumphs against the forces of Chaos on the planet Cybele, brother Arkio of the Blood Angels is being worshiped as the reincarnation of Sanguinius, the Chapter's primarch. Only Rafen, Arkio's brother, has his doubts, but dare not voice ...
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The Traitor's Hand
Sandy Mitchell
He will be a hero, whether he wants to be or not... COMMISSAR CIAPHAS CAIN, respected hero of the Imperium (well, that's what the propaganda would have believe...), is still searching for a command that allow him to steer clear of the action and s...
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Fifteen Hours
Mitchel Scanlon
Basic training: four months. Planetary transportation: seven weeks. Life expectancy...FIFTEEN HOURS The stalwart troops of the Imperial Guard are the first line of defence against the numerous foes of the Imperium. Their heroism and courage is ren...
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Warrior Brood
C.S. Goto
It is the 41st millennium and the world of Herodian IV is as good as lost. The nightmarish tyranid hive fleets have descended from the depths of space and are swiftly devouring every living thing on the planet. When Inquisitor Kalypsia and the Deat...
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Bringers of Death
Dave Stern
A 40K anthology from Black Library In the grim darkness of the far future, mankind teeters on the very brink of destruction. The galaxy spanning Imperium is under threat on all sides by a multitude of alien races and from within by the insidious for...
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His Last Command
Dan Abnett
Back from the Dead! As WAR RAGES in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, Commissar Ibram Gaunt returns from a hellish mission deep behind enemy lines to find his regiment has been disbanded. The Tanith First-and-Only have been integrated into other Imperial...
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Dark Adeptus
Ben Counter
When Chaeroneia - a planet that vanished a hundred years earlier - mysteriously reappears, the Grey Knights are sent down to investigate whether it has been corrupted by Chaos. What they find is more sinister than their worst imaginings. Book tw...
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Conquest of Armageddon
Jonathan Green
THE BLACK TEMPLARS are one of the most determined Chapters of Space Marines - refusing to take a step backwards, no matter what the consequences. When one of their units goes missing in the ork infested jungles of Armageddon, an elite squad is sent...
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Death or Glory
Sandy Mitchell
The Imperium needs a hero, whether he wants the job or not... Once again, reluctant hero Commissar Cain is catapulted into glory in the fourth installment of this tremendously popular series. Escaping from a disastrous space battle, the commissar an...
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Faith and Fire
James Swallow
IN THE GRIM nightmare future of the 41st millennium, the witch-hunting zealots of the the Sisters of Battle stand between humanity and damnation. From the elite Seraphim warriors to the berserk Sisters Repentia, they are the strong arm of the Ecclesi...
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Deliverance
Gav Thorpe
Omnibus of all three of the popular Last Chancers novels. Hardened criminal Kage and his team are given one last chance to redeem themselves - they must go on a series of desperate missions behind enemy lines, each more dangerous than the last. Last ...
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Liberty
Gav Thorpe
Omnibus of all three of the popular Last Chancers novels. Hardened criminal Kage and his team are given one last chance to redeem themselves - they must go on a series of desperate missions behind enemy lines, each more dangerous than the last. Last ...
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Let the Galazy Burn
Marc Gascoigne
By popular demand, we've gathered up the best sf short stories ever written for the Black Library into one massive volume, and added some brand new tales! Warhammer 40,000 fans will be keen to get their hands on classic stories that have been unavail...
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Horus Rising
Dan Abnett
IT IS THE 31st millennium. Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor the Imperium of Man has stretched out across the galaxy. It is a golden age of discovery and conquest. But now, on the eve of victory, the Emperor leaves the front lin...
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Warrior Coven
C.S. Goto
Captain Octavius and his Deathwatch kill-team return to action in a most unexpected way, as they find themselves in a dangerous alliance... with aliens! The eldar of Craftworld Ulthwe are under attack by the sinster dark eldar, and it falls to Octavi...
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Blind
Matthew Farrer
a Shira Calpurnia novel • Book 3 In this third book of the Shira Calpurnia series, fast-paced, intelligent action takes place in the great Imperial fortress system of Hydraphur, where the Adeptus Arbites officer enforces the law. Shira Calpurnia ...
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False Gods
Graham McNeill
The great Crusade that has taken humanity into the stars continues. The Emperor of Mankind has handed the reins of command to his favoured son, the Warmaster Horns. Yet all is not well in the armies of the Imperium. Horns is still battling against th...
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Rogue Star
Andy Hoare
Rogue trader patriarch Lucian Gerrit makes one last desperate deal to salvage his family's fortunes. But when he throws in his lot with a corrupt Imperial commander, he and his family soon find themselves embroiled in a very dirty war indeed....
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Galaxy in Flames
Ben Counter
Having recovered from his grievous injuries, Warmaster Horus leads the triumphant Imperial forces against the rebel world of Istvaan III. Though the rebels are swiftly crushed, Horus's treachery is finally revealed when the planet is razed by virus b...
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The Armour of Contempt
Dan Abnett
Liberation or Damnation? IN THE WAR-TORN Sabbat Worlds crusade, Commissar Gaunt returns to the Chaos-held planet of Gereon to confront his personal demons! Still haunted by his lengthy mission behind enemy lines on Gereon, Commissar Ibram Gaunt hea...
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Death World
Steve Lyons
The Catachan jungle fighters of the Imperial Guard are an elite regiment that specializes in destroying the Emperor's foes on the most dangerous worlds of the Imperium. Their training is really put to the test when a squad is sent to the death world ...
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Sons of Fenris
Lee Lightner
The fifth Space Wolf novel Ragnar and the Wolfblade are sent to investigate reports of Chaos attacks on the planet Hyades. When the Space Wolves come up against a squad of Dark Angels, the situation quickly escalates out of control, as both Chapters...
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Eldar Prophecy
C.S. Goto
The secrets of the ancient eldar are revealed! ISOLATED AND ALONE, the eldar craftworld Kaelor fl through the dark reaches of space. When the youth eldar warrior Naois finally comes of age, he is unaware a dark destiny that lies on his shoulders. Ha...
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Ravenor Rogue
Dan Abnett
Inquisitor Ravenor continues his persecution of the arch-heretic Zygmunt Molotch - a hunt that has, for him, now become an obsession. In direct contravention of Inquisition orders, Ravenor and his team go rogue, in relentless pursuit of their quarr...
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Chapter War
Ben Counter
THE SOUL DRINKERS Space Marines are outcasts from the Imperium, hunted down due to the physical mutation of their gene-seed. But in reality, none are more loyal to the Emperor of Mankind than the Soul Drinkers. Having stabilised their gene-seed, and ...
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Fight or Flight
Sandy Mitchell
The adventures of wily Commissar Cain, his malodorous aide Jurgen, and the 296th Valhallans have proved great favourites among Black Library fans. This omnibus edition is an attractive introduction to a very popular series.
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Duty Calls
Sandy Mitchell
On Periremunda the populace are rioting. With local forces unable to contain the widespread civil disorder, Commissar Cain and his regiment of Valhallans are called in to help. However, it seems there is more to the rebellion than first appeared and ...
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Echoes of the Tomb
Sandy Mitchell
The adventures of wily Commissar Cain, his malodorous aide Jurgen, and the 296th Valhallans have proved great favourites among Black Library fans. This omnibus edition is an attractive introduction to a very popular series.
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Fulgrim
Graham McNeill
IT IS THE 31st millennium, and humanity is at the peak of its powers. As the Great Crusade, led by Warmaster Horns, continues to conquer the galaxy, Fulgrim, Primarch of the Emperor's Children, leads his warriors into battle against a vile alien foe....
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Rebel Winter
Steve Parker
Captain Sebastev of the Vostroyan Firstborn has risen through the ranks, much to the chagrin of some of his fellow officers. His mettle is truly put to the test during a posting on the ice-encrusted battlefields of Danik's World, fighting against a f...
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Star of Damocles
Andy Hoare
Rogue trader patriarch Lucian Gerrit and his family get swept up in an Imperial Crusade to track down and exterminate the alien tau. Having crossed the desolate area of space known as the Damocles Gulf, the fleet arrives on the borders of the tau emp...
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Dark Apostle
Anthony Reynolds
Blistering SF action set in the nightmare future of the 41st millennium Chaos Space Marines are feared for their savage brutality, and with just cause. When ungodly visions drive Dark Apostle Jarulek of the Word Bearers to the unsuspecting Imperial ...
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Scourge the Heretic
Sandy Mitchell
A Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy novel When Inquisitor Grynner investigates a derelict Imperial trading vessel adrift in the Halo Stars, he and his operatives discover everyone aboard is dead, apparently killed by powerful psykers. As the vessel hails...
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Only in Death
Dan Abnett
Is this the end of the Ghosts? IN THE WAR-TORN Sabbat Worlds crusade, Colonel-Commissar Gaunt and his regiment the Tanith First-and-Only struggle for survival against the forces of Chaos. As the crusade to liberate the Sabbat Worlds continues, the ...
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Desert Raiders
Lucien Soulban
When an Imperial listening station receives an enigmatic call for help from a farflung planet, a regiment of Tallarn Desert Raiders is sent to investigate. Pretty soon, the Imperial Guard find themselves locked in a desperate running battle with wave...
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Hammer of Daemons
Ben Counter
The 3rd installment in the Grey Knights trilogy by Ben Counter When the forces of the Imperium suffer a crushing defeat by Chaos, Grey Knight Alaric is captured and taken back to Sarthis Majoris, a daemon world in the Eye of Terror. Stripped of hi...
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Legion
Dan Abnett
A GREAT WAR is coming, and it will engulf the Imperium of Man. The Space Marines of the Alpha Legion, the last and most secretive of all the Astartes brotherhoods, arrive on a heathen world to support the Imperial Army in a pacification campaign agai...
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Wolf's Honour
Lee Lightner
The sixth Space Wolf novel When the domains of the Space Wolves come under devastating attack from all sides by the Thousand Sons Chaos Marines, Ragnar and his battle-brothers launch a lightning strike counter attack on the Thousand Sons' base deep ...
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The Killing Ground
Graham McNeill
In the nightmare universe of Warhammer 40,000, no servants of the Imperium are more dedicated than the Ultramarines, who follow the teachings of the legendary Codex Astartes to the letter. Having escaped from the Eye of Terror, Uriel Ventris and Pa...
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Battle for the Abyss
Ben Counter
NEWS OF HORUS's treachery is in the open, and a time of testing has come. As Horus deploys his forces, loyalist Astartes learn that the Wordbearers are sending a fleet to Ultramar, home of the Ultramarines. Unless they can intercept and destroy it, t...
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Planetkill
Lindsey Priestley
This collection of all new SF short stories is based around the topic of planetary destruction. With stories from some of the The Black Library's favourite authors as well as some hot new talent this anthology will appeal to all Warhammer 40,000 fans...
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Red Fury
James Swallow
Following the tragic events that led the Blood Angels to the brink of civil war, the Chapter's strength has been badly depleted. The Blood Angels must act, and act quickly, before their enemies learn of their weakness and attack. With tempers flaring...
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Titanicus
Dan Abnett
WHEN THE VITAL forge world of Orestes comes under attack by a legion of Chaos Titans, the planet is forced to appeal for help. Titan Legio Invicta, although fresh from combat and in desperate need of refit and repair, responds, committing its own for...
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Mechanicum
Graham McNeill
As the flames of treachery spread throughout the Imperium, Horus plots to subvert or destroy all those who would stand against him. On Mars, home world of the Mechanicum priesthood, the great manufactory-cities have long produced much of the weaponry...
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Cain's Last Stand
Sandy Mitchell
After a long and distinguished career, Commissar Cain is about to enjoy a well-deserved retirement, but when a Black Crusade threatens the sector, everyone must rise to the defence, including Cain and his cadets. Can this unlikely hero prove himself ...
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Dark Disciple
Anthony Reynolds
Blistering SF action set in the nightmare future of the 41st millennium EVER DRIVEN BY his lust for power, Iviarduk, aspiring Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers Chaos Space Marine Legion, strives to unlock the secrets of an ancient and deadly artefa...
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Ice Guard
Steve Lyons
After the withdrawal of Imperial troops is ordered from the ice world of Cressida, a squad of Valhallan Ice Warriors led by the indomitable Colonel Stanislav Steele are sent on a rescue mission to find a stranded Imperial dignitary and bring him off ...
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Traitor's Gambit
Sandy Mitchell
Defender of the Imperium contains the novels Death or Glory, Duty Calls and Cain's Last Stand, plus the short story "Traitor's Gambit" and a new introduction from author Sandy Mitchell. ...
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Gunheads
Steve Parker
SERGEANT WULFE LEADS his armoured tank company, the Gunheads, to the hostile alien world of Golgoltha as part of an Imperial battlegroup. Their mission is to locate and retrieve the Fortress of Arrogance, a battle tank that belonged to the legendary ...
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Tales of Heresy
Nick Kyme
It is the 31st millennium, and mankind has spread across the galaxy. When Horns the Warmaster rebelled against the Emperor, the ensuing civil war nearly destroyed the Imperium. War raged across worlds, pitting Astartes against their battle-brothers i...
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Hellforged
Ben Counter
The Space Marines are humanity's champions, their loyalty to the Emperor beyond question. When a Chapter falls from grace, the Imperium will stop at nothing to hunt them down and exterminate them. Whilst fleeing the wrath of the Imperial Fists, the d...
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Heroes of the Space Marines
Nick Kyme
In the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe mankind is beset by foes in a galaxy wracked by eternal war. Step forth the Space Marines, superhuman warriors and the ultimate protectors of humanity. Heroes of the Space Marines is an anthology ...
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Courage and Honour
Graham McNeill
The noble Ultramarines epitomise the Space Marines, the genetically enhanced warriors who protect the Imperium from its foes. Newly returned from the Eye of Terror, Captain Uriel Ventris must redeem himself in the eyes of his battle-brothers, who fea...
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Fallen Angels
Mike Lee
With news of Horus's treachery spreading across the galaxy, the Great Crusade grinds to a halt as the primarchs and their Legions decide where their loyalty lies -- with the Emperor, or with the rebel Warmaster. The Dark Angels, too, face a time of...
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Emperor's Mercy
Henry Zou
ON THE ANCIENT worlds of the Medina Corridor are buried relics of omnipotence. Lost and forgotten, the Old Kings of Medina became the substance of myth until the legions of Chaos rose to claim them. As planet after planet falls to conquest, Inquisito...
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Salamander
Nick Kyme
HAILING FROM THE volcanic world of Nocturne, Space Marines from the Salamanders Chapter are led by an ancient prophecy to a planet with many secrets. Ostensibly an outpost of the Iron Warriors, all is not what it seems as a far more dangerous enemy l...
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Cadian Blood
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
When the Imperial shrine world of Kathur is blighted by Chaos, the brave Guardsmen of Cadia are sent to reclaim it. The plague of Nurgle has set in deeply on the planet, forcing the Cadians into battle with an innumerable legion of the infected. In t...
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Blood Pact
Dan Abnett
CAN ANYONE BE TRUSTED? Pulled back from the front line of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, the men of the Tanith First-and-Only await news of their next deployment. But when an enemy prisoner is brought in for interrogation, Gaunt is drawn into a murder...
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Innocence Proves Nothing
Sandy Mitchell
A Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy novel With Kyrlock and Elyra infiltrating the network of rogue psykers, the rest of the team start investigating the xenos artifact smuggling ring. As the operatives work their way deeper into the two criminal organiza...
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Dark Creed
Anthony Reynolds
Blistering SF action set in the nightmare future of the 41st millennium DARK APOSTLE MARDUK faces challenges from within his own Legion as he wages war with the White Consuls Space Marine Chapter. Harnessing the power of the Nexus Arrangement, a pow...
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Sons of Dorn
Chris Roberson
Having survived the Imperial Fists brutal recruitment regime, rivals Zatori, du Queste and Taloc advance to the ranks of Scouts. When they join the Imperial Fists in their action on Vernalis, a planet blighted by Chaos, their loyalty to the Emperor a...
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Rynn's World
Steve Parker
When the ork hordes of Warlord Snagrod lay waste to the planet of Badlanding and wipe out the Crimson Fists sent to stop them, Chapter Master Kantor prepare a hasty line of defense on the Fists home planet of Rynn's World. Tragedy strikes when an e...
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Black Tide
James Swallow
Having prevented the ferocious Bloodfiends from bringing disaster to their homeworld of Baal, the Blood Angels go in search of the renegade who almost destroyed them - Fabius Bile. Tracking the Chaos traitor down to his secret base on Dynikas V, a...
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Soul Hunter
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
EAR THESE SPACE MARINES BETRAYED, CAST FROM THE EMPEROR'S LIGHT AND HUNTED AS HERETICS, THEY ARE THE REBELS OF THE 41ST MILLENNIUM. GARBED IN SYMBOLS OF DEATH, THE NIGHT LORDS ARE REMORSELESS HUNTERS AND KILLERS. THEY WILL NEVER REPENT FOR THE BLASP...
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A Thousand Sons
Graham McNeill
THE GREAT CRUSADE is at its height, and the Thousand Sons are its most dedicated warriors. Though utterly loyal, the Legion of Magnus the Red is viewed with suspicion for its arcane methods. Feared by the Imperium he has sworn to serve, Magnus is cal...
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Prospero Burns
Dan Abnett
THE EMPEROR is enraged. Primarch Magnus the Red, of the Thousand Sons Legion, has made a catastrophic mistake and endangered the safety of Terra. With no other choice, the Emperor charges Leman Russ, Primarch of the Space Wolves, with the apprehensio...
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Flesh and Iron
Henry Zou
There are reports of an uprising on the planet of Solo-Baston. Indigenous forces are rebelling against Imperial rule, led by the mysterious 'Dos Pares.' Amidst the conflict, the 31st Riverine Imperial Guard are dispatched to seek and retrieve a vital...
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Redemption Corps
Rob Sanders
Led by the fearsome Captain Mortensen, the Redemption Corps is a regiment of ultra-tough storm troopers sent to the deadliest warzones on missions of mercy and destruction. But when Mortensen comes to the attention of the deadly sorority of the Battl...
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Legends of the Space Marines
Christian Dunn
Space Marines and their evil counterparts, the Traitor Marines, epitomise the wartorn Warhammer 40,000 universe. This short story collection focuses entirely on these superhuman warriors, telling high-action tales of heroism and savagery. Combining t...
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Helsreach
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
When the world of Armageddon is attacked by orks, the Black Templars Space Marine Chapter are amongst those sent to liberate it. Chaplain Grimaldus and a band of Black Templars are charged with the defense of Hive Helsreach from the xenos invaders in...
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The Chapter's Due
Graham McNeill
War is unending in the life of a Space Marine. After defeating tau forces, Captain Uriel Ventris of the Ultramarines has returned to the Chapter's homeworld of Macragge, but there is little respite. The Ultramarines are thrust back into battle, and t...
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Path of the Warrior
Gav Thorpe
A Warhammer 40,000 Path of the Eldar novel The ancient eldar are a mysterious race, each devoting their life to a chosen path which will guide their actions and decide their fate. Korlandril abandons peace for the Path of the Warrior. He becomes a S...
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Fear the Alien
Christian Dunn
The Imperium of Man has many enemies among the stars, but none are reviled so much as the alien. Dangerous races seek to destroy humanity wherever they turn - the brutish orks, the ravening hordes of the tyranid, the unrelenting necrons and the myste...
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Hunt for Voldorius
Andy Hoare
A warleader of the renegade Alpha Legion, the demon prince Kernax Voldrius's reign of terror has bled across the stars, leaving billions dead. Captain Kor'sarroKhan of the White Scars Chapter is petitioned to hunt down and destroy Voldorius. Tracking...
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The First Heretic
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
AMIDST THE GALAXY-WIDE war of the Great Crusade, the Emperor castigates the Word Bearers for their worship. Distraught at this judgement, Lorgar and his Legion seek another path while devastating world after world, venting their fury and fervour on t...
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The Purging of Kadillus
Gav Thorpe
Faced with an ork invasion of Piscina IV, the 3rd Company of the Dark Angels believes the threat to be minimal. As enemy numbers continue to increase, their commander, Captain Belial, insists that his Company are strong enough to resist. But Scout-Se...
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Savage Scars
Andy Hoare
Dal'yth. The forces of the Greater Good have established a stranglehold on the planet, and the time has come for the Imperium to move against them. The White Scars lead the ground assault against the tau, launching into combat with speed and fury, sh...
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Blood Gorgons
Henry Zou
The Blood Gorgons, a Chaos Space Marine warband, fight the threat from Nurgle-infected foes on the planet of Hauts Bassiq. The Blood Gorgons Chaos Space Marines are called to one of their recruiting worlds as the populace is struck down by a pla...
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Throne of Lies
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
The Night Lords are among the most feared Chaos Space Marines in the universe.They prey on their victims from the shadows, stalking the faithful of the FalseImperium in their ultimate quest to destroy the Emperor. The warband of the Exalted, travelli...
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Victories of the Space Marines
Christian Dunn
From planet to planet, the enemies of mankind will stop at nothing to expand their dominion. Worlds are shattered, and their citizens face a desperate fight for survival. There is a hope--superhuman warriors serving the glory of the Emperor, standing...
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The Fall of Damnos
Nick Kyme
When Damnos is hit by cataclysmic earthquakes, an ancient force is awakened. Deep beneath the earth, the necrons rise from their slumber to decimate the human populace. All appears lost until salvation comes from the heavens -- the Ultramarines brave...
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Blood Reaver
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
A UNION OF CHAOS Driven on by their hatred of the False Emperor, the Night Lords stalk the shadows of the galaxy, eternally seeking revenge for the death of their primarch. Their dark quest leads them to a fractious alliance with the Red Corsairs, ...
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The Age of Darkness
Christian Dunn
AFTER THE BETRAYAL at Isstvan V, Horns begins his campaign against the Emperor, a galaxy-wide war that can lead only to Terra. But the road to the final confrontation between father and son is a long one - seven years filled with secrecy and silence,...
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Battle of the Fang
Chris Wraight
It is M32, a thousand years after the Horus Heresy. The Scouring is over and the Imperium at the height of its post-Crusade power. When Magnus the Red is tracked down to Gangava Prime, the Space Wolves hasten to engage the daemon primarch. Even as Gr...
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Atlas Infernal
Rob Sanders
Inquisitor Bronislaw Czevak is a hunted man. Escaping from the Black Library of the eldar, Czevak steals the Atlas Infernal - a living map of the Webway. With this fabled artefact and his supreme intellect, Czevak foils the predations of the Harlequi...
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Imperial Glory
Richard Williams
Tired and broken by war, the men of the Brimlock Eleventh Imperial Guard are a force on the verge of collapse. Having been stretched across the galaxy by their loyalty to the Emperor, they are presented with one final battle that will allow them rewa...
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Path of the Seer
Gav Thorpe
Multi-Author Series: Warhammer 40,000 The ancient eldar are a mysterious race and each devotes their life to a chosen path that will guide their actions and decide their fate.
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Salvation's Reach
Dan Abnett
THE TANITH FIRST-AND-ONLY embark upon a desperate mission that could decide the fate of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade in the thirteenth book of this bestselling Imperial Guard series. The Ghosts of the Tanith First-and-Only have been away from the front ...
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The Iron Star
Dan Abnett
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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Apostle's Creed
Graham McNeill
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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The Headstone and the Hammerstone King
Matthew Farrer
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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Regicide
Aaron Dembski-Bowden
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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Cell
Nik Vincent
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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A Good Man
Sandy Mitchell
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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Of Their Lives in the Ruins of Their Cities
Dan Abnett
A collection of tales set in the war-torn Sabbat Worlds ACROSS THE SABBAT Worlds, a bitter conflict is being fought, a conflict that can only end in victory or annihilation. The innumerable forces of the Archenemy attack without ..mercy, and plane...
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Hammer and Anvil
James Swallow
The Sisters of Battle are the Emperor's most devout worshippers, fierce warriors preaching the purity of the Imperium and scourging their enemies with bolter and flamer. On a distant world, the Ecclesiarchy outpost of Sanctuary 101 was wiped out by a...
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The Outcast Dead
Graham McNeill
The galaxy is burning. The Emperor's loyal primarchs prepare to do battle with Warrnaster Horns and his turncoat Legions on the black sand of Isstvan. Such dark times herald new and yet more terrible things still to come, and when Astropath Kai Zulan...
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The Emperor's Will
Jon Blanche
Art book designed, written and drawn by GW legend John Blanche. Focusing on the servants of the Imperium. Games Workshop's legendary art director John Blanche shares the first of a series of conceptual sketches and art for the world of Warhammer 4...
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The Gildar Rift
Sarah Cawkwell
The newest Space Marine Battle novel from a new author featuring loyalist vs traitor space marines. In the depths of space, the Silver Skulls take on the might of Huron Blackheart and his Red Corsairs. ...
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The Emperor's Finest
Sandy Mitchell
The search for the source of an alien threat leads Ciaphas Cain to a drifting space hulk. But when the Reclaimator Space marines suffer terrible losses, Cain and his trusty aide Jurgen must go it alone. With the tyranids waking and a group of stowawa...
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The Last Ditch
Sandy Mitchell
Imperial commissar Ciaphas Cain returns to Nusquam Fundumentibus to crush the ork attacks which have been plaguing the frozen planet. But when his ship crashes into the wastelands outside the capital it disturbs a far greater enemy, one which has lai...
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Know No Fear
Dan Abnett
Unaware of the wider Heresy and following the Warmaster's increasingly cryptic orders, Roboute Guilliman returns to Ultramar to muster his Legion for war against the orks massing in the Veridian system. Without warning, their supposed allies in the W...
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Path of the Renegade
Andy Chambers
For millennia, Asdrubael Vect has ruled the dark city of Commorragh, crushing any who dare to cross him. His reach is long and his position unassailable... or so he thinks. Yllithian, an ambitious archon with the desire to unseat the tyrant, joins fo...
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Legion of the Damned
Rob Sanders
Following the trajectory of a blood-red comet, the berserk World Eaters blaze a path of destruction across the galaxy in its wake. The small cemetery world of Certus Minor appeals to the Space Marines of the Excoriators Chapter for protection, but th...
Series Premise
The Warhammer 40,000 series presents a wide range of military science fiction and dark fantasy stories set in a shared grimdark universe. Each book delivers a self-contained tale of warfare, intrigue, or survival against existential threats. The narratives explore different corners of the galaxy through the perspectives of Imperial agents, warriors, and civilians.
Warhammer 40,000 Series Reading Order
🟡 Mostly Standalone · Start Anywhere
Mostly standalone stories with recurring characters in a shared setting.
The Warhammer 40,000 series does not need to be read in order. Each book tells a complete story with its own resolution focused on a specific conflict, character, or faction. Continuity is limited to recurring characters in certain sub-series and the consistent grimdark setting of the 41st millennium. Reading out of order does not cause confusion, as individual novels provide all necessary context while fans gain extra enjoyment from recognizing shared elements like the Imperium’s institutions, Chaos gods, or xenos races.
Explanation of reading order types
Warhammer 40,000 Series Characters
Protagonists vary widely by book and include Inquisitors such as Gregor Eisenhorn who hunt heretics and daemons, Imperial Guard commissars and regiments like those in Gaunt’s Ghosts, and Space Marine captains from chapters such as the Ultramarines. Stories also feature Chaos Space Marines, Ork warlords, Eldar warriors, and ordinary Imperial citizens caught in larger galactic struggles.
Setting of the Warhammer 40,000 Series
The series is set in the 41st millennium across a galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man filled with decaying gothic cathedrals, war-torn planets, and void ships. Locations range from the crowded hive cities of Holy Terra to distant battlefields, alien worlds, and the warp itself. The universe features a consistent backdrop of technological stagnation, religious zealotry, and endless warfare.
Tone & Themes of the Warhammer 40,000 Series
The tone is relentlessly grimdark, blending black humor with horror and epic-scale tragedy. Central themes include the fragility of humanity in a hostile universe, the corruption of power, faith versus reason, and the dehumanizing cost of eternal war. Stories often highlight irony, sacrifice, and the thin line between hero and monster.
Is the Warhammer 40,000 Series Worth Reading?
This series appeals to readers who enjoy dark military science fiction, expansive shared universes, and stories rich in lore and faction-based conflict. It suits fans of grimdark fantasy, large-scale battles, political intrigue, and tales that explore moral ambiguity in a hopeless yet compelling galaxy.
Content Warnings and Heat Level
Content features extreme violence, body horror, psychological trauma, and themes of religious fanaticism, genocide, and corruption, often depicted graphically. Heat level is generally low, with any intimate content rare and secondary to the action and horror elements.
The Warhammer 40,000 series offers a vast and immersive grimdark galaxy built through hundreds of interconnected yet mostly independent stories. Its mostly standalone structure lets readers explore favorite factions or themes without a fixed sequence. Black Library’s multi-author approach has created one of the richest shared universes in speculative fiction.