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The Serpent Beneath


Rob Sanders - 2012
    When a leak is detected at the covert Tenebrae installation, Omegon assembles an elite team of operatives to undertake a top secret mission – to infiltrate the Alpha Legion itself!http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-produ...

The Reflection Crack'd


Graham McNeill - 2012
    While the warriors of the Legion descend into debauchery, Fulgrim's closest allies notice that their primarch has changed, and plot to purge the Phoenician of the daemonic influence which is clouding his judgement.This story is also available in The Primarchs, Book XX of the Horus Heresy series.

Savage Weapons


Aaron Dembski-Bowden - 2011
    When the traitor’s Primarch – the Night Haunter – issues a challenge, Lion’El Johnson of the Dark Angels descends to an abandoned world for a final confrontation with his treacherous brother. But the Night Haunter has a darker purpose...A short story from the Age of Darkness anthology.

Little Horus


Dan Abnett - 2011
    As he leads the Warmaster’s forces in their attempt to bring the mausoleums of Dwell under their sway, he faces his own doubts, the planet’s natives... and Space Marines of the Iron Hands. As battle rages with his erstwhile brothers, Little Horus faces a challenge that will change his life forever, if it doesn’t end it altogether.A short story from the Age of Darkness anthology.

The Last Remembrancer


John French - 2011
    That prisoner has a tale to tell, of heroes and monsters, of honour and treachery, of life and death. He has stood at the side of the Warmaster himself, and he has a message for the Imperial Fists primarch. But can he be trusted? And can he be allowed to live? Rogal Dorn must decide the fate of the last remembrancer.A short story from the Age of Darkness anthology.

Rebirth


Chris Wraight - 2011
    But he is in more danger than he can possibly imagine.READ IT BECAUSEIt's a look at the shattered ruins of Prospero and how it feels to lose your Legion, your world and your identity. And speaking of identity, the guest star will make your jaw drop...THE STORYCaptain Kalliston of the Thousand Sons, taken captive in the shattered ruins of his homeworld, is tortured and interrogated by an unseen foe. He is sure that he knows the nature of his captor, and plays a dangerous game to get him to reveal himself. But the truth is very different and far more dangerous than he thinks, and he is in more danger than he could possibly imagine... This story also appears in Age of Darkness, book XVI of the Horus Heresy.

Forgotten Sons


Nick Kyme - 2011
    The Warmaster’s case is presented by an iterator, a master of persuasion. The Imperium has sent the Space Marines. Heka’tan and Arcadese must set aside their warlike natures and learn to be diplomats, or risk losing the world. But Horus wants the world, and a plan is in motion to ensure that the Space Marines fail in their task...A short story from the Age of Darkness anthology.

The Purge


Anthony Reynolds - 2014
    As the fighting draws out into a programme of extermination, embittered commander Sor Talgron begins to question his part in Lorgar’s grander scheme – for one who stood beside primarchs and high lords in the grand halls of the Imperial Palace, what glory can there now be in punishing Guilliman’s upstart sons? But the price of doubt is known all too well, and if the Word Bearers are ever to return to Terra in triumph then they must purge the last remnants of such unbelief from the face of the galaxy...

Garro: Vow of Faith


James Swallow - 2015
    After escaping the treachery of Isstvan III aboard the Eisenstein, he was gifted with new purpose as the Agentia Primus of the Knights Errant – and yet, Garro has become listless as the full extent of Malcador the Sigillite’s plans for the future are revealed, questioning his place in the galaxy once more. Even as the armies of the Warmaster draw near, Garro strikes out into the wastes of holy Terra. The object of his search? None other than the Living Saint, Euphrati Keeler.Explore more of Terra than ever before as Garro's journey comes full circle and he seeks the woman who once saved his life and put him on his path. Filled with doubts and fears about the war and his place in it, Garro needs find a new path to tread... and Keeler might just be able to help him again. Please note that the eBook edition of 'Garro:Vow of Faith' does not include the additional colour content from the limited edition.

The Final Compliance of Sixty-Three Fourteen


Guy Haley - 2014
    With the Sons of Horus already at battle readiness over Sixty-Three Fourteen, a grim decision must be made...Witness the brutal methods of re-conquest enacted by the Warmaster and the Traitor Legions as the war for humanity wages on. This Quick Read is a fascinating look at the changes the war has wrought in Horus and the way he is viewed by the Imperium’s defenders.

The Unburdened


David Annandale - 2016
    

The Horus Heresy Vol. III: Visions of Treachery


Alan Merrett - 2005
    It is told for the first time in this series of amazing artbooks, in explosive text and swathes of incredible art.

Damocles


Phil Kelly - 2014
    Now, as the 41st millennium draws to a close, the tau have returned. As the world of Agrellan falls under attack, the White Scars and Raven Guard rush to its defence, but with the skilled Commander Shadowsun leading the alien forces, the Space Marines and their allies are hard pressed. Kor’sarro Khan, Huntmaster of the White Scars, swears that he will win the day in the most direct way possible – by taking Shadowsun’s head.Gathered within this volume are four novellas that focus on the events of the second Damocles Gulf Crusade. This book contains: Blood Oath by Phil Kelly Broken Sword by Guy Haley Black Leviathan by Ben Counter Hunter’s Snare by Josh Reynolds

A Sanctuary of Wyrms


Peter Fehervari - 2013
    Previously published in the Direct Exclusive anthology Xenos Hunters.THE STORYOn the sept of Fi'draah, a tau water caste ambassador is sent deep into the jungles of the mysterious Dolorosa Coil on a vital mission. As she and her companions explore an abandoned Imperial facility known only as 'The Sanctuary of Wyrms', they find humans both dead and alive, including those of the Imperium's elite alien hunters - the Deathwatch.

The Binary Succession


David Annandale. - 2017
    Fabricator General Kane has seen his fellow Mechanicum adepts dismissed again and again by the High Lords – with his traitorous predecessor Kelbor-Hal still at large on the Red Planet, the political status of the tech-priesthood remains ambiguous. New alliances must be forged from the old, if Mars and Terra are to survive the final battle.