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Dark Age by Pierce Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Morning Star returns to the Red Rising universe with the thrilling sequel to Iron Gold.For a decade Darrow led a revolution against the corrupt color-coded Society. Now, outlawed by the very Republic he founded, he wages a rogue war on Mercury in hopes that he can still salvage the dream of Eo... -
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Echoes of Eternity by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSiege of Terra Book 7With the walls of the Imperial Palace in ruins and the end in sight, Sanguinius prepares one final stand. The loyalists are desperate, and the Warmaster’s hordes are certain of their coming victory.READ IT BECAUSEThe myriad battles of the Siege of Terra series are pulling into a taut weave of tension, horror, and certain doom. Just when you thought it was bad, it gets worse... -
![The Lion: Son of the Forest by Mike Brooks]()
The Lion: Son of the Forest by Mike Brooks
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and Primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet... lost.The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and primarch of the Dark Angels.Awakened. Returned. And yet lost... -
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Necropolis by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsOn the shattered world of Verghast,Gaunt and his Ghosts find themselvesembroiled within an ancient and deadly civilwar as a mighty hive-city is besieged by anunrelenting foe... -
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![Betrayer by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
Betrayer by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe Shadow Crusade has begun. While the Ultramarines reel from Kor Phaeron’s surprise attack on Calth, Lorgar and the rest of the Word Bearers strike deep into the realm of Ultramar. Their unlikely allies, Angron and the World Eaters, continue to ravage each new system they come across – upon the garrison planet of Armatura, this relentless savagery may finally prove to be their undoing... -
![The Emperor's Legion by Chris Wraight]()
The Emperor's Legion by Chris Wraight
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Custodian Guard have stood watch over the Emperor's Palace on Terra since the foundation of the Imperium. Charged with protecting the Master of Mankind from all threats, within and without, their fearsome resolve is renowned throughout the galaxy, and their golden armour is the last thing that a would-be assassin or saboteur will ever see... -
![Passages by Olan Thorensen]()
Passages by Olan Thorensen
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor Mark Caldwell, an unsatisfying life was about to take a turn both terrifying and exhilarating as his fate took an unimaginable turn. When Mark took his aisle seat aboard United flight 4382, he was ignorant of three facts. The fellow passenger in the window seat was named Joseph Colsco. Neither of them would ever set foot on Earth again. They both would be cast naked on an alien planet... -
![Only in Death by Dan Abnett]()
Only in Death by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs the crusade to liberate the Sabbat Worlds continues, Colonel-Commissar Gaunt leads the Tanith First-and-Only into an unforgiving new warzone - the fortress world of Jago... -
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Sabbat Martyr by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA 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 beleaguered Imperial troops... -
![Forged in Fire by Olan Thorensen]()
Forged in Fire by Olan Thorensen
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsTo forge: “Make or shape an object by heating in a fire or furnace and hammering.” —Oxford Dictionary Joseph Colsco has survived what many would not have—cast naked on an alien planet amidst humans speaking an unknown language and with a different culture and history... -
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Traitor General by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsUnder the orders of Archon Urlock Gaur, the forces of Magister Sek have pushed into the Khan group of the Sabbat Worlds and captured a high ranking Imperial Lord General. Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and a hand picked team of his Tanith elite have been tasked with the re-capture or assassination of this vital officer... -
![The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAmidst 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 the battlefield... -
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The Horus Heresy: Collected Visions by Alan Merrett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this omnibus addition, all four volumes of the Horus Heresy art books are brought together for the first time. It tells the full story of this pivotal period in the history of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, in which the arch-traitor Horus betrayed Emperor of Mankind. The epic tale is described in one huge tome with exciting text and masses of fantastic art... -
![A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill]()
A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsCensured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Thousand Sons Legion retreat to their homeworld pf Prospero to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret... -
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Ravenor by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsDan Abnett's action-packed novel leaps into the fray as genius psyker Gideon Ravenor and his trusted war-band of desperados hunt down the secretive enemies of mankind... -
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Pariah by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBook 1 in the Bequin Sage.In the city of Queen Mab, nothing is quite as it seems. Pariah, spy, and Inquisitorial agent, Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them. An enigma, even to herself, she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor, former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe... -
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Ravenor Rogue by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn the third book of the series, Inquisitor Ravenor's pursuit of his arch-nemesis Molotch takes him and his team to places dark and dangerous. Unknown to Ravenor, one of his team hides a deadly secret that could doom them all... -
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First and Only by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn the Chaos-infested Sabbat system, Imperial Commissar Gaunt must lead his men through as much in-fighting amongst rival regiments as against the forces of Chaos. For a thousand years, the Sabbat Worlds have been lost to the Imperium, claimed by the dread powers of Chaos. Now, a mighty crusade seeks to return the sector to Imperial rule... -
![Ravenor Returned by Dan Abnett]()
Ravenor Returned by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFollowing the adventures of Imperial Inquisitor Ravenor and his warband of the dark and gothic future, this title is the second in 'Ravenor' series... -
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Salvation's Reach by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Tanith First-and-Only infiltrate an Imperial underwater ship and must wrestle it from Chaos cultists in the thirteenth book of this popular Imperial Guard series... -
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Malleus by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIn the 41st Millenium, the enemies of mankind are legion, omnipresent and utterly deadly. While the warriors of the Imperium fight with firepower and faith, the Holy Inquisition hunts the shadows for the most terrible of foes – rogue psykers, xenos, and daemons. Inquisitor Eisenhorn must track down and defeat the forces who would destroy him or face the wrath of the Ordo Malleus... -
![The Guns of Tanith by Dan Abnett]()
The Guns of Tanith by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe heretical forces of Chaos fight back in the Sabbat Worlds Crusade, cutting off Imperial forces. Gaunt and his men must recapture the key world Phantine, in order to save the Emperor's beleaguered forces. Now available in a brand new edition, with awesome new cover art... -
![His Last Command by Dan Abnett]()
His Last Command by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsReturning from a long mission on a Chaos world, Commissar Gaunt finds that his old regiment - nicknamed Gaunt's Ghosts - has been disbanded and redeployed under a new commander. But when the fighting becomes bitter, Gaunt is finally reunited with his men as the Imperial forces make one last attempt to hold the line against the invaders... -
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Cain's Last Stand by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAudiobook 6 of the Ciaphas Cain SeriesThe Imperium's most unlikely hero is back, reluctantly returning to the front line and hoping his luck will hold out!LISTEN TO IT BECAUSEThis entry from the Cain Archives takes the Hero of the Imperium into his greatest – and possibly last – battle... -
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![Know No Fear by Dan Abnett]()
Know No Fear by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsUnaware 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 Word Bearers Legion launch a devastating invasion of Calth, scattering the Ultramarines fleet and slaughtering all who stand in their way... -
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Hereticus by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIn this concluding novel of Dan Abnett's sensational trilogy, a dark figure from the past returns to exact a cruel vengeance upon Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn... -
![For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell]()
For the Emperor by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsCommisar 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 quickly spirals out of control, Cain and his regiment of Valhallans find themselves in the middle of a war... -
![The Armour of Contempt by Dan Abnett]()
The Armour of Contempt by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Imperial crusade, including Gaunt's Ghosts, are sent back to the planet Gereon to join forces with the Imperial defenders and liberate the planet from Chaos. However, the brutality of the 'liberation' pitches Gaunt into opposition with his commanders, who believe victory must be achieved at any price, no matter how cruel... -
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Blood Pact by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTwelfth novel in the eternally popular SF series Gaunt's Ghosts, which follows the story of Commissar Ibram Gaunt and his regiment the Tanith First-and-Only on the bloody battlefields of the far future... -
![Mindfracked by M.R. Forbes]()
Mindfracked by M.R. Forbes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the twenty-fourth century, rising sea levels triggered by World War have forced humankind into a handful of densely populated cities surrounded by massive seawalls. Digitized consciousnesses known as Shades prowl the streets in bodies that aren’t their own, carrying out clandestine operations ordered by the artificial intelligence created to shepherd humankind through the aftermath... -
![Horus Rising by Dan Abnett]()
Horus Rising by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsAfter thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the imperium of man is at its height. His dream for humanity nearly accomplished, the emperor hands over the reins of power to his warmaster, Horus, and heads back to Terra... -
![Angron: Slave of Nuceria by Ian St. Martin]()
Angron: Slave of Nuceria by Ian St. Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPlaced in command of a Legion he does not want, in service to a father he cannot forgive, Angron gives an ultimatum to his children, one that will set them down a path from which they can never return…As the Emperor travels the galaxy at the head of his Great Crusade, few events are as important as rediscovering his scattered sons, the Primarchs, and bestowing them as the masters of their Legions...Categorized as:
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Honourbound by Rachel Harrison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUncompromising and fierce, Commissar Severina Raine has always served the Imperium with the utmost distinction. Attached to the Eleventh Antari Rifles, she instills order and courage in the face of utter horror. The Chaos cult, the Sighted, have swept throughout the Bale Stars and a shadow has fallen across its benighted worlds... -
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Genefather by Guy Haley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Warhammer 40,000 NovelArchmagos Belisarius Cawl invites representatives from across the Imperium, hoping to secure their assistance in unlocking the secrets of the pylon network... -
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![Honour Guard by Dan Abnett]()
Honour Guard by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCommissar Gaunt and his Ghosts are back in the thick of the action in a battle to defend a vital shrine-world. But the vile forces of Chaos will never allow them to hold their prize for long and as the counter-attack rages, Gaunt is sent after the most priceless relic of all: the remains of the ancient saint who first led humanity to these stars... -
![The Lost and the Damned by Guy Haley]()
The Lost and the Damned by Guy Haley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the solar defences overcome through the devastating strength of the Traitor armada and the power of the warp, Horus launches his assault on the Throneworld in earnest. After withstanding a ferocious barrage of ordnance, an immense ground war commences outside the Palace with every inch gained paid for in the lives of billions. On the thirteenth day of Secundus, the bombardment of Terra began... -
![The Master of Mankind by Aaron Dembski-Bowden]()
The Master of Mankind by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAs war splits the galaxy, the Emperor toils in the vaults beneath the Imperial Palace. But his great work is in peril, and the forces of Chaos are closing in…While Horus’ rebellion burns across the galaxy, a very different kind of war rages beneath the Imperial Palace... -
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Death or Glory by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsYet again, reluctant hero Commissar Cain is catapulted into glory in the fourth story of this tremendously popular series. Escaping from a disastrous space battle, the commissar and his malodorous sidekick Jurgen crash-land behind enemy lines. The only way out is to round up what few troops they can find, and fight their way back to the safety of the Imperial lines... -
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Duty Calls by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhile assisting local forces quell widespread civil disorder, Commissar Cain and his regiment of Valhallans discover sinister forces are at work behind the scenes... -
![The Unremembered Empire by Dan Abnett]()
The Unremembered Empire by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBelieving Terra has already fallen to the Warmaster, Primarch Roboute Guilliman founds the Imperium Secundus.The unthinkable has happened – Terra has fallen to the traitor forces of Warmaster Horus! Nothing else could explain the sudden disappearance of the Astronomican’s guiding light at the heart of the Imperium, or so Roboute Guilliman would believe... -
![Fear the Survivors by Stephen Moss]()
Fear the Survivors by Stephen Moss
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe earth lies shaken in the aftermath of a conspiracy. Some of the smartest minds on the planet have striven for and died in an effort to scour the skies of four vast alien satellites, but their success has brought a terrible vengeance down upon us. While alien Agents stalk the earth, a team of exhausted scientists and military outcasts struggle to fight them amongst a planet on the brink... -
![Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett]()
Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe Emperor is enraged. Primarch Magnus the Red of the Thousand Sons Legion has made a terrible mistake that endangers the very safety of Terra. With no other choice, the Emperor charges Leman Russ, Primarch of the Space Wolves, with the apprehension of his brother from the Thousand Sons' home world of Prospero... -
![The Traitor's Hand by Sandy Mitchell]()
The Traitor's Hand by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCommissar Ciaphas Cain is a man who, despite his best attempts to avoid danger and live the easy life, is constantly thrust into fame and fortune. He will be a hero, whether he wants to be or not... -
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Ghostmaker by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHumanity's front-line defenders, the Imperial Guard, are aware of the risks to their bodies in defending the species, but they did not count on the damage to their souls. Reprint... -
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![Titanicus by Dan Abnett]()
Titanicus by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen the vital forge world of Orestes comes under attack by a legion of Chaos Titans, the planet is forced to appeal for help. The Titans of Legio Invicta respond, committing their own force of war engines to the battle.READ IT BECAUSEIt's a vision of total war in the 41st millennium, from the smallest soldier to the largest God-Machine... -
![Fire Caste by Peter Fehervari]()
Fire Caste by Peter Fehervari
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Astra Militarum novelIn the jungles of the Dolorosa Coil, a coalition of alien tau and human deserters have waged war upon the Imperium for countless years.READ IT BECAUSEIt's a typically weird and twisted tale from Peter Fehervari, with intriguing characters, a plot that will keep you guessing and more mystery than you can shake a pulse rifle at... -
![Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight]()
Blood of Asaheim by Chris Wraight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGreat Space Marine action as the Space Wolves return in hardbackThe feral warrior-kings of Fenris, the Space Wolves are the sons of Leman Russ. Savage heroes, few can match their ferocity in battle. After half a century apart, Space Wolves Ingvar and Gunnlaugr are reunited... -
![Lukas the Trickster by Joshua Reynolds]()
Lukas the Trickster by Joshua Reynolds
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRebellious young Space Wolf Lukas the Trickster finds himself facing a foe who might rival even his legendary cunning – the dark eldar corsair, Duke Sliscus.Among the Space Wolves there are as many sagas as there are warriors, but there are none quite like that of Lukas the Trickster... -
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Fight or Flight by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCiaphas Cain's early years come to light as he fights alongside the Valhallan 12th Field Artillery on the world of Desolatia. A short story from the 'Hero of the Imperium' omnibus... -
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Renegades: Harrowmaster by Mike Brooks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Alpha Legion are devious beyond measure, but deceit is a double-edged sword. As the Indomitus Crusade pushes into the far reaches of the Ultima Segmentum, and Solomon Akurra and his warband the Serpent’s Teeth encounter the feared Primaris Marines, the Alpha Legion is faced with a choice – fade into the shadows, or adapt and strike back...Categorized as:
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