A Warhammer Age of Sigmar Novel Witness the destructive forces that are on the rise in the Realm of Beasts first-hand, testing the indomitable defences of Excelsis like never before. READ IT BECAUSEThis tie-in novel coincided with the launch of Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Dominion, and brings you right up to date with the events taking place in the bestial realm of Ghur. THE STORYIn the rain-soaked shanty towns of Excelsis, sellsword Niksar Astaboras drunkenly barters his way through a meaningless

An Orks novel When Ufthak and his orks attack the forge world of Hephaesto, the last thing they want is to share the spoils with the notorious Kaptin Badrukk. But with armies to defeat and loot to seize, Ufthak's boyz might just need Badrukk's help – though that doesn't mean they can trust him… READ IT BECAUSEGet into the heads of a band of orks in the first-ever novel from their point of view. Discover what it takes to be part of the Waaagh! and carve out your own little piece of glory amidst the mayhem in a novel that's brutal, kunnin' – and darkly hilarious. THE STORYUfthak Blackhawk and the green tide descend upon Hephaesto – an Adeptus Mechanicus forge world bristling with loot – only to find it already under siege by the notorious Freebooter Kaptin Badrukk. When his warboss, Da Biggest Big Mek, orders temporary co-operation, Ufthak seeks to make a name for himself by crushing some of the Imperium’s most advanced defenders and claiming the greatest prize. But with a sinister new war machine on the horizon, Badrukk’s plotting, and a thoroughly annoying grot in his way, Ufthak is going to need the brutal kunnin’ of Mork himself just to survive. Written by Mike Brooks

Book 3 of the Dark Imperium trilogy The destinies of primarch and Imperial Regent Roboute Guilliman and his traitorous brother Mortarion come together for the climactic battle of the Plague Wars. READ IT BECAUSEIt's the throwdown you've been waiting for, as Guilliman and Mortarion work out ten thousand years of pent-up resentment in a clash for the ages. THE STORYThe paths of Roboute Guilliman and his fallen brother Mortarion bring them inexorably together on Iax. Once a jewel of the Imperium, the garden world is dying as the plans of the Lord of Death to use it as a fulcrum to drag the stellar realm of Ultramar into the warp come to deadly fruition. While Guilliman attempts to prevent the destruction of his kingdom, Mortarion schemes to bring his brother low with the Godblight, a disease created in the Cauldron of Nurgle itself, made with the power to destroy a son of the Emperor. Primarchs clash on the ravaged landscapes of Iax. The gods go to war and the wider galaxy balances on a knife-edge of destruction. As something powerful stirs in the sea of souls, only one thing is certain – no matter who wins the last great clash of the Plague War, the repercussions of victory will echo through eternity… Written by Guy Haley

Follow in the footsteps of Hadeya Etsul as she is consolidated into a Cadian armoured regiment and put in command of a Leman Russ Demolisher, Steel Tread. Can she win the trust of her dysfunctional crew and pilot the tank to victory on a do-or-die campaign? READ IT BECAUSE Against the backdrop of an increasingly desperate conflict, tanker Hadeya Etsul finds herself consolidated into a Cadian regiment and placed in command of the Leman Russ Demolisher Steel Tread, where she must try and rally a dysfunctional crew together in order to survive a death-or-glory offensive. THE STORY On the war-torn world of Croatoas, the armies of the Astra Militarum do battle with the twisted servants of the Ruinous Powers. Against the backdrop of this increasingly desperate conflict, tanker Hadeya Etsul finds herself consolidated into a Cadian regiment, and placed in command of the Leman Russ Demolisher Steel Tread. Haunted by nightmares, surrounded by a dysfunctional crew, and striving to find her place amidst a proud and insular regiment with a culture so different from her own, Etsul must guide her crew to victory. But, as her regiment rolls out beneath the poisonous light of the Great Rift to join a death-or-glory offensive, the crew of Steel Tread are about to face the fight of their lives. If they cannot learn to work as one, how can they hope to survive? Written by Andy Clark

An Astra Militarum Collection Before he was a legend, Commissar Yarrick was already a hero, as you'll discover in this omnibus of two novels, a novella, and six short stories set across his life and career. READ IT BECAUSE This gripping collection contains all of author David Annandale's stories about the famed commissar, and includes two novels – Imperial Creed and The Pyres of Armageddon – along with the novella Chains of Golgotha and six short stories, each revealing the bloody battles that helped shape a legend. THE STORY Time after time, Commissar Sebastian Yarrick has fearlessly led Imperial forces to victory beneath the black banners of vengeance, even when defeat seemed inevitable. From his early campaigns as a newly blooded officer from the Schola Progenium ranks, to the brutal battles of the Second and Third Wars for Armageddon, one thing has never changed: Yarrick will not fail. This omnibus contains: – Imperial Creed (Novel)– The Pyres of Armageddon (Novel)– Chains of Golgotha (Novella)– A Plague of Saints (Short story)– The Wreckage (Short story)– Evil Eye (Short story)– The Gallows Saint (Short story)– Sacrificial (Short story)– Sarcophagus (Short story) Written by David Annandale.

A Siege of Terra Novel It all comes down to this final confrontation – the Emperor versus the Warmaster. The father versus the son. After 63 novels and a slew of short stories, omnibuses, audio dramas, and more – this is the End and the Death. READ IT BECAUSE The Horus Heresy series reaches its dramatic climax. After years of civil war, the Emperor and Horus clash aboard the Vengeful Spirit in an epic battle of blades, wits, and wills. See how the greatest conflict of the age plays out, and follow fan-favourite characters from across the saga as they desperately try to influence the outcome. THE STORY The Great Angel, Sanguinius, lies slain at his brother's hand. Terra burns as reality itself unravels, and the greatest bastion of civilisation teeters on the brink of annihilation. Desperate defenders gather, banding against the rabid traitor hordes. The Hollow Mountain, host to the pilgrims of Euphrati Keeler, is one of the last redoubts held by the Dark Angels while the unclean host of Typhus lays siege. Malcador the Sigillite sits ablaze on the Golden Throne, trying to buy his master more time. But time is running out... Guilliman races across the stars to reinforce the Throneworld. Will he return to ashes, where a Warmaster of Chaos has ascended to godhood, or will the Emperor have triumphed? And at what cost? Written by Dan Abnett.

An Astra Militarum omnibusThe opening trilogy of the Gaunt's Ghosts saga, from the fall of Tanith to the epic siege of Vervunhive, is collected together here in a single paperback volume.READ IT BECAUSEIf you've never experienced the start of Black Library's longest-running Warhammer 40,000 series, now's your chance. And if you have, you can read them again, like revisiting old friends.THE STORYThe last warriors of a dead world, the Tanith First and Only follow their charismatic commander, Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt, through the deadly wars of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade in search of glory and honour – if they can survive their Chaos-tainted enemies and the contempt of their fellow Imperial Guard units.Written by Dan AbnettCONTENTSFirst and OnlyGhostmakerNecropolis

An Adepta Sororitas Novel Sister Helewise is determined to stay alive until her death might serve a higher purpose – as the God-Emperor wills it. When she joins the cursed Fleet Quintus, her faith will be tested in ways she could never have imagined. READ IT BECAUSE Follow one of the most pious orders of the Adepta Sororitas as they join the Indomitus Crusade aboard Fleet Quintus – ominously referred to as the ‘Cursed Fleet.’ THE STORY None of the devout warriors in the Adepta Sororitas are as renowned or battle-hungry as those of the Order of Our Martyred Lady. Yet while others seek glory in martyrdom, Sister Helewise is determined to stay alive, so that her death might serve a greater purpose when the God-Emperor wills it. Assigned to Fleet Quintus of the Indomitus Crusade, Helewise and her sisters follow an ancient route of pilgrimage to rediscover and liberate the shrine world of Cion, once a sacred bastion of their order. In retracing the steps of Saint Katherine herself, their faith will be tested to the extreme as they attempt to uncover what became of their sisters stationed in the daemon-infested sectors beyond the Cicatrix Maledictum. As their mission lurches from disaster to disaster and the Emperor’s voice grows ever quieter, the Sisters of Battle must trust in bolter, blade, and their unbreakable bonds to drive back the darkness of Imperium Nihilus. Written by Justin D Hill.

A Warhammer 40,000 Novel The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and Primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet lost. READ IT BECAUSE Witness the Emperor’s First Son make his dramatic return to the 41st Millennium! Much has changed since he last walked among the stars, but not Lion El’Jonson’s drive to protect humanity from the threats that assail it from all sides. THE STORY After ten thousand years of dreaming, locked in stasis at the heart of his shattered home world, Lion El'Jonson wakes to the nightmare of Imperium Nihilus. In this midnight age, the dying embers of humanity are threatened on all sides by the hungry darkness. Alone, even the Lion has no hope of prevailing against such evil – but there are those who would aid him in his quest. Hunted to the edge of endurance, many among his Fallen knights have long awaited the day their liege would return to redeem them. The Lord of Shadowed Paths must gather these lost loyalists to his side once more, and stride forth to vanquish a traitorous son and the twisted Chaos warband that calls him master. Faced with these strange times, the Lion can be certain of nothing and no one, except for himself. But in a galaxy without the Emperor, the Imperium, his Legion, and Caliban, who is he? Written by Mike Brooks.

An Orks Novel Witness a battle royale between feuding ork bosses in a fight for the position of warboss – and access to a legendary gate that will help the orks conquer the galaxy. READ IT BECAUSE It’s a raucous and bloody boyz-eye-view of a war for succession between six clans, told with typically orky flair by Mike Brooks. THE STORY With only one bastion still standing on the once unconquerable fortress world of Aranua, Warboss Gazrot Goresnappa should be basking in the light of impending victory. Instead, he lies ‘proppa dead’ beneath a decapitated Gargant’s head. The biggest and baddest bosses from each of the six (no-longer-united) clans step forward to duke it out to become the next warboss – but the ork gods have other plans. A prophecy foretells of a mysterious gate that lies beneath a human city. The one true warboss will be the first to find it, and will use it to turn the galaxy green. Da Genrul of the Blood Axes knows only he is worthy, but it seems Evil Sunz Speedboss Zagnob and Goff Big Boss Mag Dedfist didn't get the memo. To add insult to injury, neither did the leader of the grot uprising, the one true prophet of Gork and Mork (or so he claims), Snaggi Littletoof, who seeks to use this opportunity to turn the tide of grot oppression. Who will the green gods deem worthy? Written by Mike Brooks.

A Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus A selection of titles featuring the towering Titans and Knights of the Adeptus Titanicus curated in one edition for the first time. READ IT BECAUSE Leap into the pilot's seat (or mind impulse unit) of the mightiest war machines to walk the worlds of the Imperium, with an omnibus of tales featuring Knights, Titans, and the mortal souls who harness them for battle. THE STORY The Titans and the Knights of the Adeptus Titanicus are towering war engines, each an effigy of the Omnissiah bristling with weapons enough to lay armies to waste. For ten thousand years these behemoths have stood and fought in service to the Emperor, unleashing righteous might upon the heretic, the mutant and the alien. In Gav Thorpe's Imperator: Wrath of the Omnissiah, Imperator Titan Casus Belli must fight the enemy within as well as without, as Chaos hordes engulf the forge world of Nicomedua. In Kingsblade and Knightsblade, Andy Clark tells the story of Knights Errant Danial and Luk, who must take control when tragedy strikes on the Imperial World of Donatus. And in Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine by David Annandale, the demi-legio of Pallidus Morr is sent to save a forge world from the ravages of Chaos, but find they must put aside their differences with the allies they've been sent to fight alongside. This omnibus also features the novella Knights of the Imperium by Graham McNeill and short stories by Ian St. Martin, Andy Clark, and David Annandale, curated in one edition for the first time. CONTENTS – Imperator: Wrath of the Omnissiah, by Gav Thorpe– Vengeance of the Immortal, by Gav Thorpe– Warlord: Fury of the God-Machine, by David Annandale– Gates of the Devourer, by David Annandale– Kingsblade, by Andy Clark– Becoming, by Andy Clark– Knightsblade, by Andy Clark– Defiant, by Andy Clark– Knights of the Imperium, by Graham McNeill– Hunting Ground, by Ian St. Martin

A Warhammer 40,000 omnibus Uriel Ventris takes command of the Ultramarines Fourth Company and leads them into danger against drukhari, tyranids and more – and faces his own trials that will test him to his very limits and beyond. READ IT BECAUSEFrom a loyal world in the grip of xenos raiders to the daemon world of the Iron Warriors, Uriel Ventris and his staunch companion Pasanius face horrors untold across three novels and three short stories of Ultramarines action. DESCRIPTIONThe Ultramarines are a byword for loyalty and courage. Their martial prowess is legendary and is second only to the God-Emperor. Graham McNeill's epic trilogy of Ultramarines novels is a masterpiece of non-stop action! Containing the novels Nightbringer, Warriors of Ultramar and Dead Sky, Black Sun, plus connecting short stories, this omnibus follows the adventures of Space Marine Captain Uriel Ventris and the Ultramarines as they battle against the enemies of mankind. From their home world of Macragge, into the dreaded Eye of Terror and beyond, Graham McNeill's prose rattles like gunfire and brings the Space Marines to life like never before. Written by Graham McNeill CONTENTSChains of CommandNightbringerLeviathanWarriors of UltramarConsequencesDead Sky, Black Sun

Key Features This omnibus collects together the Word bearers Trilogy with the short story Torment Enter the twisted minds of daemon-worshipping Legionaries as they fight the long war to topple the Imperium Written by Anthony Reynolds A Chaos Space Marines Omnibus Following the fanatical exploits of First Acolyte Marduk and the 34th Host, this omnibus edition collects all three Word Bearers series novels and an additional short story. READ IT BECAUSE Delve into the daemon-worshipping mania of the Word Bearers as they battle the forces of the False Emperor and see their perspective on the Imperium as they try to tear it down. THE STORY The Word Bearers are among the most feared and reviled of all Chaos Space Marines. Fierce warriors with a fanatical religious zeal, they blaze across the galaxy in the service of their Dark Gods. Worlds will burn, and entire civilisations will fall before the fury of the XVII Legion. In the dark days of the 41st Millennium, First Acolyte Marduk leads his fanatical warband, the 34th Host, in service to the Ruinous Powers, with but a single goal – to tear down the Imperium of Man. CONTENTS TormentDark ApostleDark DiscipleDark Creed Written by Anthony Reynolds.

A Warhammer 40,000 Novel Hell has come to Hydra Cordatus. A massive force of terrifying Iron Warriors has invaded the planet and laid siege to its mighty Imperial citadel. Can the defenders hold out? And just what do these ancient traitors want with such a seemingly insignificant world? READ IT BECAUSE It's a true Black Library classic! This is one of the first novels to make the bad guys the heroes, and it introduces the mighty Warsmith Honsou, who would go on to plague the galaxy (and especially the Ultramarines) across many novels. This time, the Iron Warriors are pitted against their oldest foes, the Imperial Fists, which is always a guarantee of quality action. THE STORY On the nightmare battlefields of the far future, few foes spark more fear and dread than the Chaos Space Marines. Nurturing a millennia-old hatred, they attack without mercy, spreading terror and destruction in their wake. Now hell has come to Hydra Cordatus, for a massive force of terrifying Iron Warriors, the brutal assault masters of Chaos, have invaded the planet and laid siege to its mighty Imperial citadel. But what prize could be worth so much savage bloodshed and destruction – and how long can the defenders hold out? To celebrate the 21st anniversary of its release, Storm of Iron is being re-released in hardback with a suitably impressive new cover. Written by Graham McNeill.

A Warhammer 40,000 Novel A decorated Lieutenant of the Ultramarines recognises the signs of an imminent Tyranid attack and launches a desperate counter-offensive to save Regium, a proud Imperial world. READ IT BECAUSE The Imperium fights for its very existence against a threat unlike any other in the galaxy – a Tyranid invasion whose size dwarfs any yet experienced. THE STORY 'The dream.... it is a portent... of the end.' The fortress world of Regium has a proud history – for millennia, it has endured when others have fallen to ruin and damnation, standing defiant in defence of the Imperium of Man. But now it is shaken. Parasitic plagues run rampant, and Regium's citizens are haunted by dreams of horrific monsters feasting upon their flesh and marrow. Lieutenant Castamon of the Ultramarines recognises these signs of an impending Tyranid invasion all too well. Rallying his warriors, the battle-hardened veteran launches a strike force to slaughter the xenos in the outer system before it can reach Regium. But as this new tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan proves unpredictable and deadly, Castamon and the First Company must harness all their skill, might, and zeal, or face utter annihilation. Written by Darius Hinks.

A Horus Heresy novel As the traitor fleet closes on Terra, turmoil grips its heart. Horus lies wounded, and as the greatest battle of all time looms, it falls to Maloghurst the Twisted to hold the force together and save the Warmaster... READ IT BECAUSEThe time is nearly here… but first, the events of Wolfsbane have left Horus in a bad way, and now we get to take a look at the inner workings of the Traitor fleet as it threatens to fall apart. THE STORYAfter a long and gruelling conflict, the traitors at last close upon Terra. But time is dwindling for an attack. Both Guilliman and the Lion are returning with all haste, and their armies could turn the tide. The hosts of the Warmaster must unite, for only then can they attack the Throneworld itself. While Mortarion is sent on ahead as the fleet’s vanguard, it falls to Lorgar and Perturabo to marshal Fulgrim and Angron, both now elevated to daemonhood and perhaps beyond even the will of the Warmaster to command. But Horus lies wounded and as the greatest battle the galaxy has ever known looms, it is up to Maloghurst to hold his fractious Legion together and to wrench Horus himself from the edge of oblivion. Written by John French

A Warhammer 40,000 Novella The Red Gobbo is beloved by gretchin everywhere - a symbol of revolution, freedom and, at the very least, an afternoon off work. Orks, on the other hand, think the Red Gobbo is rubbish. READ IT BECAUSE Follow a painboy as he tries to cheer up a bunch of gretchin. How far will he go in his quest, and is the Red Gobbo really the answer he's looking for? THE STORY When the bitter cold of a nuclear winter bites at a Blood Axe encampment and the grots fall into a terrifyingly compliant depression, painboy Stimma is forced to try the unthinkable. With no Red Gobbo around to stir the grots from their malaise, he must make one, using science, cunning and acts of incredible violence. As Stimma hunts for knowledge, accompanied by the orderly grot Goggulz, he unravels the mystery of the Red Gobbo, delves into the bizarre world of ork revolushunaries, and unpacks visions that hint at the origins of grotkind. And soon, Stimma discovers the Red Gobbo is no mere grot - and much more than he bargained for. Written by Rhuairidh James.

Key Features This omnibus collects together the Word bearers Trilogy with the short story Torment Enter the twisted minds of daemon-worshipping Legionaries as they fight the long war to topple the Imperium Written by Anthony Reynolds A Chaos Space Marines Omnibus Following the fanatical exploits of First Acolyte Marduk and the 34th Host, this omnibus edition collects all three Word Bearers series novels and an additional short story. READ IT BECAUSE Delve into the daemon-worshipping mania of the Word Bearers as they battle the forces of the False Emperor and see their perspective on the Imperium as they try to tear it down. THE STORY The Word Bearers are among the most feared and reviled of all Chaos Space Marines. Fierce warriors with a fanatical religious zeal, they blaze across the galaxy in the service of their Dark Gods. Worlds will burn, and entire civilisations will fall before the fury of the XVII Legion. In the dark days of the 41st Millennium, First Acolyte Marduk leads his fanatical warband, the 34th Host, in service to the Ruinous Powers, with but a single goal – to tear down the Imperium of Man. CONTENTS TormentDark ApostleDark DiscipleDark Creed Written by Anthony Reynolds.

Key Features Siege of Terra book 8: Part 2 Sanguinius boards the Vengeful Spirit in an attempt to turn the tide, as the inevitably violent crescendo rises in the background Written by Dan Abnett Siege of Terra Book 8: Part 2 Volume II picks up right where the first left off, with cataclysmic events building up to an epic conclusion that will shake the very galaxy to its core. READ IT BECAUSE The final battle aboard the Warmaster’s flagship has begun in earnest, as Sanguinius defies his fate and the Dark Gods in an attempt to end his brother’s life, and the war along with it. THE STORY Terra is besieged. The outcome of the war lies on a knife edge. The Warmaster Horus’ bloody seven-year crusade has led to this – the cradle of humanity, where he is to kill his father, the Emperor. With the war at this critical juncture, Sanguinius, primarch of the loyalist Blood Angels, braves the horrors of the Warmaster’s flagship, The Vengeful Spirit, with a single purpose in mind – to slay his brother Horus, decapitate the Heresy once and for all, and stop the forces of Chaos from taking Terra. But at the whim of a Warmaster fallen so far from grace, the Dark Gods will not make Sanguinius’ task easy. As the war edges towards its explosive, bloody conclusion, events are about to unfold that could either save humanity or plunge it headlong into an eternity of darkness. Written by Dan Abnett.

Key Features This is the account of the final war for Cadia, depicting loss and tragedy on a galactic scale Experience some of the key events in the Warhammer 40,000 universe Written by Robert Rath An Astra Militarum Novel Cadia. This proud world stood defiant for centuries – a bulwark against the forces of Chaos residing in the Eye of Terror. All of this would change when it was targeted for destruction by Abaddon the Despoiler as part of his Thirteenth Black Crusade. READ IT BECAUSE The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium. THE STORY Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy. In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge… This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium. This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest. This is Cadia’s last stand. Written by Robert Rath.