THE BEAST ARISES: THE EMPEROR EXPECTS

The Emperor Expects



Book 3 of The Beast Arises


The Imperial Navy cuts through the chaos on Terra and strikes back against the ork invaders, in a daring plan that could turn the tide of war against the greenskins.


READ IT BECAUSE
It's the first attempt by the Imperium to make a definitive strike against the orks, and it creates a novel full of naval action, coupled with Inquisitorial action as a cadre of agents arrive on Terra to bring the High Lords into line…


THE STORY
As ork ships lay waste to world after world, heading inexorably towards Terra, Imperial citizens despair. The High Lords become desperate to prove that victory is possible, no matter the cost. A massive Navy fleet is assembled – their mission to make a definitive strike against the orks at Port Sanctus, an area of enemy-held space. But when the Imperial armada arrives, they find themselves outclassed and outmanoeuvred – can human courage and faith possibly prevail against such terrible odds?

Written by Gav Thorpe

Audiobook running time 5 hours and 31 minutes. Narrated by Gareth Armstrong.

"The Beast Arises is unique - a shared series that builds on a barely-known period of the 40K timeline and turns it into an epic, must-read event. Month-by-month the story will unfold, worlds fall, characters die, and nothing will transpire as the official history of the Imperium would have you believe. The future of Humanity, of the whole galaxy, will be changed. Every cliffhanger will leave you astounded and begging for the next instalment. And once the story has been told, there's no going back..."- Gav Thorpe


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