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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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Eisenhorn: The Omnibus by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Warhammer 40,000 OmnibusInquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn is one of Warhammer 40,000's most beloved anti-heroes. Operating on the very edge of Imperial doctrine, he investigates conspiracies that pit him against aliens, heretics, daemons, and even fellow Inquisitors.READ IT BECAUSEThis is every single one of Dan Abnett's Eisenhorn stories collected together for the first time in one mammoth tome... -
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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... -
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The Magos by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsInquisitor Eisenhorn returns in a stunning new novel that pits him against his oldest foe, forcing him to finally confront the growing darkness within his own soul... -
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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... -
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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... -
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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... -
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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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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... -
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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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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... -
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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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Penitent by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBook 2 in the Bequin seriesAlizebeth Bequin's world has been turned upside-down. Now she must choose who she will follow as Inquisitors Eisenhorn and Ravenor battle to discover the secrets at the heart of Queen Mab... -
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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... -
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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... -
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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... -
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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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Fury of Magnus by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Siege of Terra novellaIn the midst of the Siege of Terra, Magnus the Red embarks on a very personal mission – one that will bring him face to face with the Emperor once more!READ IT BECAUSEDiscover the end of Magnus' journey from Prospero to treachery on Terra in a deeply moving and elegiac tale that sees him finally choose his side and take his place amongst his brothers... -
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Alpharius: Head of the Hydra by Mike Brooks
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Primarchs novelWho better to relate the tale of Alpharius than the primarch himself? As he tells of his deeds, bear one thing in mind: nothing can be trusted when it comes from serpent's mouth.READ IT BECAUSEI am Alpharius… and so are you.THE STORYLegends abound of the glorious – or infamous – deeds of the Emperor's sons... -
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New Contract by Michael Atamanov
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe enemy’s at the gate, the situation getting worse by the second... and Ruslan’s employer hasn’t done a good job (to put it mildly) of securing his successes. Now the star system Unatari is under threat from the Aliens. It’s high time Ruslan came back in order to rescue everything he holds dear from imminent destruction and save Perimeter Defense - the game that has become his life...Categorized as:
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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...Categorized as:
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![The End and the Death: Volume II by Dan Abnett]()
The End and the Death: Volume II by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe second volume of book 8 in the Global best selling The Horus Siege of Terra series.Terra is besieged. Humanity’s salvation lies on a knife edge. The Warmaster Horus’ bloody seven-year crusade has led to the cradle of mankind, where he is to kill his father, the Emperor...Categorized as:
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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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Warhawk by Chris Wraight
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSiege of Terra Book 6With the Lion's Gate space port taken by the enemy, Jaghatai Khan of the White Scars prepares a brazen gambit, but one of his former brothers rises to take up arms against him.READ IT BECAUSEThe heroic and dynamic White Scars hurtle headlong into combat with the unyielding Death Guard. As brother battles brother, the fate of Terra itself hangs in the balance... -
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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... -
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Eisenhorn: Xenos - Illustrated and Annotated Edition by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn Illustrated Hardback Edition of Book 1 in the Eisenhorn SeriesInquisitor Eisenhorn faces a vast interstellar cabal and the dark power of daemons, all racing to recover an arcane text of abominable power – an ancient tome known as the Necroteuch.READ IT BECAUSEThe classic novel returns in a brand new hardback edition... -
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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
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... -
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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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The Dark City by Chris Wraight
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJoin Inquisitor Crowl once more in book 3 of the Vaults of Terra Series.The Throneworld is in turmoil, wracked by the opening of the Great Rift and the failure of the Astronomican. Inquisitor Erasmus Crowl, his mind and body ravaged by what he has seen in the Hollow Mountain, is missing, taking with him the clues to the conspiracy that has come to obsess him... -
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The Wraithbone Phoenix by Alec Worley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Baggit and Clodde NovelA ratling and an ogryn aren't the best-matched pair, but in the crime-ridden heart of Varangantua, anything goes – at least, when there's a big score to be had.READ IT BECAUSEThis is first full length novel featuring the characters Baggit and Clodde from the audio drama Dredge Runners. Follow the duo as they hunt for a treasure that could answer all of their problems... -
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Forbidden Planet by Cheree Alsop
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Captain Nova Ardis acquires the services of a dangerous, tattooed gladiator, she knows she’s taking a risk—but she would do anything for family.Kove has survived most of his life in the gladiator arena and now, on the eve of winning his freedom, he is sold once again. At least being the captain’s bodyguard shouldn’t be too hard compared to the bloody life he’s lived...Categorized as:
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![The Gate of Bones by Andy Clark]()
The Gate of Bones by Andy Clark
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDawn of Fire Book 2As the Indomitus Crusade spreads across the Imperium Sanctus, the cardinal world Gathalamor is caught in the grip of war – but when an ancient evil is unearthed, the entire crusade is threatened…READ IT BECAUSEWith the crusade in full flow, get your first look at the full scale of the horrors inflicted upon the Imperium and the determination of Guilliman to defeat them and... -
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Storm of Iron by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOn 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, spreading terror and destruction in their wake... -
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Caves of Ice by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsStill attached to the Valhallans, Commissar Ciaphas Cain fights orcs and necrons on the ice world of Frigidia... -
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Dark Intelligence by Neal Asher
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Dark Intelligence is the first novel in the Transformation series, a no-holds-barred adventure set in Neal Asher's popular Polity universe.One man will transcend death to seek vengeance. One woman will transform herself to gain power. And no one will emerge unscathed . . .Thorvald Spear wakes in hospital, where he finds he's been brought back from the dead. What's more, he died in a human vs... -
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![Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter by Guy Haley]()
Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter by Guy Haley
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA Horus Heresy: Primarchs novelFew among the legendary primarchs are as feared as Konrad Curze, the Night Haunter. Even before his fall to darkness, he was a sinister legend, a remorseless killer. This is his story... -
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Galaxy in Flames by Ben Counter
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsHaving recovered from his grievous injuries, Warmaster Horus leads the triumphant Imperial forces against the rebel world of Isstvan III. Though the rebels are swiftly crushed, Horus's treachery is finally revealed when the planet is razed by virus bombs and Space Marines turn on their battle-brothers in the most bitter struggle imaginable... -
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The Last Reaper by J.N. Chaney, Scott Moon
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen a high value scientist is taken hostage inside the galaxy's most dangerous prison, Halek Cain is the only man for the job. The last remaining survivor of the Reaper program, Hal is an unstoppable force of fuel and madness. A veteran amputee-turned-cyborg, he has a history of violence and a talent for killing that is unmatched by any soldier... -
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False Gods by Graham McNeill
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsThe human Imperium stands at its height of glory - thousands of worlds have been brought to heel by the conquering armies of mankind... -
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Legion by Dan Abnett
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsA 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 against strange and uncanny forces... -
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The Emperor's Finest by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsCommissar Cain is called to duty once more, saving a governor’s daughter from a planet over-run by rebels. The uprising hides something far more sinister however – genestealer hybrids! The search for the source of the alien threat leads Cain to a drifting space hulk – a far safer place than beside the obsessed governor’s daughter...
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