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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsHaving witnessed the events on Istvaan III, Deathguard Captain Garro seizes a ship and heads to Terra to warn the Emperor of Horus's treachery. But the fleeing Eisenstein is damaged by enemy fire, and becomes stranded in the warp... -
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Fulgrim by Graham McNeill
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIt is the 31st millennium, and humanity is at the peak of its powers. As the Great Crusade, led by Warmaster Horus, 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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Scourge the Heretic by Sandy Mitchell
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn Inquisition novelWhen an Ordo Hereticus warband is sent to investigate an inter-planetary people-trafficking operation, they soon find something much more sinister than people being smuggled…READ IT BECAUSEThe author of the Ciaphas Cain novels turns his talents to an altogether darker tale, pitting the servants of the Inquisition against sinister forces... -
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Descent of Angels by Mitchel Scanlon
Rated: 3.51 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe next novel in the ground-breaking, bestselling series that tells the story of the Horus Heresy – the civil war that nearly tore the human Imperium apart, ten thousand years ago. This novel explores the early history of the Dark Angels Legion and their Primarch Lion El'Johnson... -
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Battle for the Abyss by Ben Counter
Rated: 3.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsNow that news of Horus's treachery is in the open, a time of testing has come. Some Legions have already declared their allegiance to the Warmaster, while the loyalty of others lies firmly with the Emperor. As Horus deploys his forces, loyalist Astartes learn that a massive Wordbearers fleet is heading to Ultramar, home of the Ultramarines... -
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The Ultramarines Omnibus by Graham McNeill
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Ultramarines are a byword for loyalty and courage, their martial prowess is legendary and is second only to the God-Emperor... -
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