Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Battles Books
Captain Kor'sarro Khan of the White Scars is petitioned by his Chapter Master to hunt down and destroy the daemon prince Voldorius, a warleader of the renegade Alpha Legion, thus ending his reign of terror across the stars. Hunting the beast doggedly for over a decade, Kor'sarro finally brings Voldorius to battle on Quintus, a world that has totally given itself over to the Alpha Legion. Together with their Raven Guard allies, the White Scars must fight an entire planet if they are to slay the daemon prince. Read it because It's a good old-fashioned White Scars and Raven Guard team-up! The two radically different Chapters unite to hunt down a fearsome daemon prince who has plagued them both.
Book 2 in the Space Marines Battles series by up-and-coming author Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Second title for the prestigious Space Marines Battles series featuring the Black Templars and their heroic last stand during the War for Armageddon.
When Damnos is hit by cataclysmic earthquakes, an ancient force is awakened. Deep beneath the earth, the necrons rise from their slumber to decimate the human populace. All appears lost until salvation comes from the heavens - the Ultramarines brave an orbital bombardment to deploy their forces on Damnos, led by two legendary warriors - Captain Cato Sicarius and Chief Librarian Tigurius. They are the planet's last, great hope against the remorseless alien foes, but tensions within their ranks threaten to derail victory. As battle rages on Damnos, and the Ultramarines seek to defeat their soulless enemies, Tigurius receives a terrible vision - a vision telling of the death of a hero...
Read it because A couple of thousand years after Prospero Burns, Magnus comes back for round two. And with Russ no longer around, it falls to Bjorn the Fell-Handed to step into the ring. Ancient Dreadnought vs traitor primarch... FIGHT!
The Relictors are sent by the Inquisition to loot the repositories and libraries of a world on the cusp of annihilation. With the countdown to Exterminatus looming over them, they realise that even the Chaos Space Marines of the dreaded Black Legion are not the worst threat that they will have to face before they can escape, and that their true enemy may lie elsewhere.
The White Consuls Space Marine Chapter answers a distress call, only to discover that the source of the signal is far more terrifying than the message it relays. As a psychic backlash sweeps through their astropathic choir, the infamous Kairos Fateweaver, greater daemon of Tzeentch and master of manipulation, reveals his final hand in a game which has lasted since the beginning of time. Destiny awaits.
Following the trajectory of a blood-red comet, the berserk World Eaters blaze a path of destruction across the galaxy in its wake. The small cemetery world of Certus Minor appeals to the Space Marines of the Excoriators Chapter for protection, but the force dispatched to deal with this grim threat is far too small and their losses against the renegades are high. Just as all seems lost, salvation is borne out of legend itself as sinister spectral warriors descend upon this planet of the dead, and the enemies of the Imperium come face to face with those who have already travelled beyond the realm of the living… Read it because The most mysterious of Space Marines make their presence felt as the Excoriators battle an overwhelming tide of Khorne daemonkin – but are they saviours or harbingers of doom?
On the world of Axonar, a squad of Blood Angels Scouts scale the dizzying heights of a mighty hive city as their battle-brothers fight far below. Their objective: to open the way for a daring aerial assault that will crack open the city and ensure victory.
The latest Space Marines Battles novel After decades spent in the service of the Chaos god Slaanesh, the ruling classes of the Contqual sub-sector have finally brought true damnation upon their people innumerable hordes of foul and lascivious daemons swarm from a tear in the fabric of reality to embrace their mortal pawns and drive them on to ever more depraved acts of worship. It falls to the Space Marines of the Iron Hands Chapter, wrathful and merciless, to cleanse these worlds of the warps unholy taint, and it is upon the surface of Shardenus that the fate of a billion lost souls will be decided.
Mere centuries after the end of the Horus Heresy, the newly-founded Flesh Tearers Chapter continues its bloody crusade against the xenos races that threaten Segmentum Pacificus. Chapter Master Amit leads his warriors to a feral world in pursuit of orks, but discovers something far more ancient and deadly in the depths of the jungle. Already battle-weary, the Flesh Tearers must master the dark legacy of their primarch Sanguinius if they are to prevail... and perhaps find a world worthy of being called their home. Read it because It's something we've never seen before: how a Space Marine Chapter found and tamed their Chapter planet. And this one has dinosaurs…
The Flesh Tearers clash with their greenskin foe and their own Inquisition allies as they seek to secure a dangerous artefact from the wastes of Armageddon: an Imperator Titan.----- On the war-torn world of Armageddon, Gabriel Seth and his Flesh Tearers accompany an Imperial inquisitor and her retinue on a mission of vital importance. But the inquisitor has a hidden agenda that could imperil not only Seth's mission, but the very existence of his Chapter... unless he takes drastic action.
The latest Space Marine Battles novel The Black Dragons fall upon the world of Antagonis, summoned to combat the plague of undeath that has engulfed the planet. Allying themselves with Inquisitor Werner Lettinger and a force of Sisters of Battle, the Black Dragons endeavour to save the souls of the Imperial citizens who have succumbed to the contagion. But there is more than a mere infection at play – the dread forces of Chaos lie behind the outbreak, and the Black Dragons stand in the way of the Dark Gods’ victory.
Captain Sicarius awakens on Macragge after his defeat on Damnos, but all is not well in the Ultramarines fortressmonastery. He is to be placed on trial for his failure, but a worse fate beckons as he has visions of the necrons. Strange things stir in the darkness and something deadly waits in the shadows for its chance to strike... Read it Because Nick Kyme weaves a tale of intrigue and action as the necrons attack the Ultramarines’ home world of Macragge itself… or do they? Reality itself is in question as Captain Sicarius struggles with his defeat at the hands of the Undying and the enmity of his comrades – but can he trust them?
Out of Print Hardcover Edition, Damnos: A Space Marine Battles Novel ----- When Damnos is hit by cataclysmic earthquakes, an ancient force is awakened. Deep beneath the earth, the necrons rise from their slumber to decimate the human populace. All appears lost until salvation comes from the heavens - the Ultramarines brave an orbital bombardment to deploy their forces on Damnos, led by two legendary warriors - Captain Cato Sicarius and Chief Librarian Tigurius. They are the planet's last, great hope against the remorseless alien foes, but tensions within their ranks threaten to derail victory. As battle rages on Damnos, and the Ultramarines seek to defeat their soulless enemies, Tigurius receives a terrible vision – a vision telling of the death of a hero...
With Captain Sicarius laid low and defeat looming, the Ultramarines rally behind Chief Librarian Tigurius to try and save the world of Damnos from the necrons. As the legendary tank commander Antaro Chronus engages the necrons in a massed armour battle on the plains of the deadly world, Tigurius and his followers make a desperate attempt to win the war once and for all. Read it because Damnos has fallen and the Ultramarines are cornered by the necrons… which only makes them more dangerous. Massive tank battles and heroic sacrifices ensue as Sergeant Chronus and Chief Librarian Tigurius wage a very different kind of war – for survival rather than domination.
In the Pandorax System, on the death world of Pythos, an ancient secret that has laid buried for millennia has been unearthed... Ignorant of this terror, troopers of the Catachan 183rd, stranded on Pythos and under the command of Colonel 'Death' Strike, find themselves under attack by the forces of Chaos. Daemons in their thousands flock the sky, and none other than Warmaster Abaddon leads the attack. With the Death Guard and Black Legion arrayed against them, the Catachans appear to be doomed, until salvation arrives in the form of the entire Dark Angels Chapter, led by Master Azrael and a host of heroes. But what is the so-called 'Damnation Cache'? What secrets does it harbour and why has it also attracted the attention of the daemon-hunting Grey Knights? Read it because As well as being one of the most brutal conflicts of the Warhammer 40,000 settings, Pandorax also features some of the 41st Millennium's most recognisable heroes and villains, such as Azrael of the Dark Angels, Grand Master Draigo of the Grey Knights, Colonel Iron Hand Straken of Catachans and even Warmaster Abaddon of the Black Legion. Horus Heresy fans will also find links to the novel The Damnation of Pythos set a full 10,000 years earlier. Finally, there's loveable Jokaero space-ape that drives a tank. That's got to be worth a read?
Held prisoner for years at the hands of the Iron Warriors, Captain Darnath Lysander returns to the world of Malodrax with the Imperial Fists Chapter at his shoulder to exact revenge on his one-time captors. What bargains did he make to escape the world that had become his gaol and to what lengths will he go to keep those pacts veiled from his battle brothers? The tale of Captain Lysander's imprisonment, escape and triumphant return as you've never seen it before. Delve into the defining moments of the Imperial Fists' greatest hero. Read it because The tale of Captain Lysander’s imprisonment, escape and triumphant return as you’ve never seen it before. Delve into the defining moments of the Imperial Fists’ greatest hero.
The green-skinned hordes of the Overfiend of the Octavius system have long been a thorn in the Imperium's side - and now, with human worlds caught in the crossfire between the orks and eldar, that thorn will be removed. Temur Khan and his brotherhood descend upon Lepidus Prime to cleanse it of the green taint. The swift and brutal hammer to the Imperial Guard's anvil, the White Scars strike hard and fast – but when the orks reveal a super-weapon, it may take more than just power to win the day. Read it because The Space Marines begin a campaign to unseat the Overfiend, the ork warlord of the Octarius system. First up: the White Scars, the perfect vanguard force.
On Lepidus Prime, the beleaguered Space Marines have an unlikely ally – the eldar of Craftworld Saim-Hann. With these ancient enemies of mankind engaging the ork invaders, Shadow Captain Krevaan of the Raven Guard sees a chance to strike back against the greenskins. Forging a fragile alliance with the eldar, Krevaan prepares to stop the orks before they can despoil the vital city of Reclamation. But the Raven Guard, no strangers to hidden agendas, suspect a sinister motive to the eldar actions... Read it because The Raven Guard pick up the baton from the White Scars and continue the war against the Overfiend, and author David Annandale gets to the heart of what makes the sons of Corax tick.
The daemon prince Mortarion has emerged from the Eye of Terror at the head of a vast plague-horde, intent upon the corruption of the Imperium he once served. Under Supreme Grand Master Geronitan, the Grey Knights finally meet the daemon army in battle on the plains of Kornovin - a mobilisation of the Chapter the likes of which few have ever seen. Kaldor Draigo and his fellow brotherhood masters lead from the front, trusting to their lord's secretive plan... until Geronitan is unexpectedly struck down by the Death Lord. With the eyes of the Inquisition upon them and the arcane path of destiny broken forever, the Grey Knights must cast aside thoughts of anything so petty as revenge. The Supreme Grand Master's successor must be named, or all may be lost. Read it Because It's the definitive story of how the daemon primarch Mortarion came to have a Grey Knight's name carved on his heart. It also shows the Grey Knights in massed battle and the rituals by which they elect a new leader – in short, it's necessary listening for all fans of the silver-armoured daemon hunters
Two centuries ago, the Imperium of Man and the upstart Tau Empire fought to a standstill in the Damocles Gulf. 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. Read it because Gathered within this anthology are four action-packed novellas focusing on the cataclysmic campaign in the Damocles Gulf. Each tale sheds light on a different aspect of the war and those involved. Towering war machines duke it out on the battlefield, Space Marine and tau philosophies come under question as they clash with ally and enemy alike and hunters become the hunted as both sides try to outwit one another. You even get an insider view of how the Tau Empire treats its human collaborators and uses them as weapons.
On the war-torn world of Armageddon, the Season of Fire is abating and the Season of Shadows beginning, and Marshal Brusc of the Black Templars faces a long journey across the ash wastes. But the enemy awaits even in the great and deadly expanse between hives and soon the Black Templars and their human charges find themselves assailed by ork 'speed freaks'. A deadly chase begins' Read it because
The Space Marines are humanity's defenders. Warriors without peer, forged by arcane science, they are the ultimate expression of the Emperor's will and shine like a beacon of hope to all mankind. Read it because The Space Marines are humanity's defenders. Warriors without peer, forged by arcane science, they are the ultimate expression of the Emperor's will and shine like a beacon of hope to all mankind.
The soldiers of the Astra Militarum struggle to establish a beachhead against an overwhelming force of orks on the war-torn world of Armageddon. Outnumbered and outmatched, victory looks unlikely, until a single warrior arrives, a Lone Wolf, last survivor of his pack and a mighty hero whose actions may just turn the tide in the Imperium's favour.
Sword Brother Brusc of the Black Templars clashes with his superiors and his warriors when he defies orders to abandon an Adepta Sororitas field hospital on Armageddon and instead devotes his forces to defending the sisters and patients who reside there against the depredations of the savage orks.
As war engulfs Armageddon, the mysterious and mistrusted Relictors Chapter of Space Marines deploys to the equatorial jungles. As they battle the feral orks who infest that region of the shattered world, they are also scouring the jungle in search of lost battle-brothers, sent to Armageddon in search of an ancient relic with links to the world's mysterious past and to one of the Imperium's arch-traitors, the primarch Angron... Read it because The Relictors are an interesting Chapter, teetering on the edge of heresy as they gather Chaos-tainted artefacts to use against their enemies... and the one they're looking for on Armageddon is a doozy. After all, it's not every planet that has the remnants of an axe carried by a traitor primarch... (And if you want to see how it ended up there, you should check out The Emperor's Gift as well!)
Fresh from The Ghouls Stars Crusade, High Marshal Helbrecht gathers together as many of his Black Templars as he can and sets out to Armageddon, where Ghazghkhull's second invasion is underway. Given overall command of the void warfare around the beleaguered world, Helbrecht prepares to bring the battle to the greenskins as they arrive in the Armageddon system. Read it because See what drives one of the Imperium's most famed heroes! Fresh from a failed crusade (his first as leader of the Black Templars), High Marshal Helbrecht is determined not to repeat his mistakes. Willing to do anything, he'll push his Space Marines (and himself) to their limits to make sure he beats the orks at Armageddon.
In the wastes of Armageddon, a strike force of White Scars Space Marines bait their ork enemies into a deadly trap. Luring the greenskins to a promethium refinery, the White Scars prepare to annihilate their foes. But one amongst the sons of Chogoris has a great destiny to fulfil, and Stormseer Kanim must keep him alive, whatever the cost to themselves or their human allies... and whether his brother wishes it or not. Read it because It's always fascinating to see heroes out of their comfort zone – that's when we see who they really are. So taking the White Scars off their bikes, putting their backs up against the wall and surrounding them with orks seems like a great way to find out what makes them tick...
When the ork hordes of the warlord Snagrod lay waste to the planet of Badlanding and devastate the Crimson Fists force sent to stop them, Chapter Master Kantor is forced into a desperate defence of the Fists home planet, Rynn's World. But tragedy strikes. An errant missile destroys the Space Marines' fortress-monastery, killing most of their number outright. With a handful of battered survivors in tow, Kantor must cross a continent if he is to have any hope of defeating Snagrod's orks and preventing his Chapter's total annihilation. Read it because This is the dramatic story of the defining moment in the story of the Crimson Fists Chapter: orks versus Space Marines action at its brutal best.
Architect of Fate - The Space Marines stand against the darkness, and yet on countless battlefields they play unwitting roles in the schemes of Fateweaver. From the doomed world of Ilissus, through the embattled corridors of the Endeavour of Will, to the borders of the Eye of Terror itself - friend and foe alike follow the great plan that he set in motion many thousands of years ago. But not even the Architect of Fate himself can foresee the destiny that lies in wait for him... The Siege of Castellax - The Chaos Space Marines of the Iron Warriors Legion have long been renowned as the masters of siege warfare, able to inflict devastating firepower and unimaginable cruelty upon their foes. On the world of Castellax, twisted Warsmith Andraaz builds his own empire even as a system-crushing ork Waaagh! approaches, but how long can the planet hold out against the deadly greenskin invasion when whisperings of rebellion begin to pass between the Iron Warriors' downtrodden vassals? Read it because While the Space Marines are humanity's defenders - warriors without peer, forged by arcane science - many have turned their backs upon mankind and serve darker powers, willingly or otherwise...
Formed in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy, the Flesh Tearers, veterans of the Blood Angels Legion now cast adrift, gather behind their leader, Chapter Master Amit, and set out to forge their own destiny. When a mistake brings them into conflict with another newly-created Chapter of Space Marines, a legacy is forged that will haunt the Flesh Tearers for then thousand years... Read it because This is the origin story of the most savage and ferocious Chapter of Space Marines, fighting under the Chapter Master Amit's banner for the first time – see how the saga of the Flesh Tearers began.
In the aftermath of battle, Flesh Tearers Chapter Master Amit picks his way across the blasted landscape and is drawn into single combat with a survivor of the enemy force, a berserker dedicated to the Blood God. As they fight, Amit begins to realise that at slaughter's end, he and the servant of Khorne are not so dissimilar.
Out of Print Hardcover, The World Engine: An Astral Knights Space Marine Battles Novel ----- For months, the World Engine has blazed a trail across the Vidar sector, destroying planets and devastating every fleet sent to destroy it. Now, the Astral Knights Space Marine Chapter enact a daring plan to get to the heart of the mighty edifice and bring it to an end. Crashing their battle-barge into the World Engine, they land upon its surface, seeking its heart. Confronted by sinister necrons, the fate of the Astral Knights hangs in the balance, along with the lives of untold billions...
It is M32, a thousand years after the Horus Heresy. The Scouring is over and the Imperium at the height of its post-Crusade power. When Magnus the Red is tracked down to Gangava Prime, the Space Wolves hasten to engage the daemon primarch. Even as Great Wolf Harek Ironhelm closes on his ancient enemy, the Fang on the Space Wolves home world is besieged by a massive force of Thousand Sons. A desperate battle ensues as the skeleton forces of Wolf Lord Vaer Greylock attempt to hold back the attacking hosts before the last of his meagre defences gives in. Though a single Scout ship survives to summon Great Wolf Harek Ironhelm back to Fenris, none of the defenders truly realise the full scale the horror that awaits them, nor what the Battle for the Fang will cost them all. Read it because Together for the first time in hardback and eBook! A thousand years after the Heresy, the Space Wolves find themselves outgunned as the Thousand Sons invade Fenris. The Battle of the Fang features the clash of the 32nd Millennium - Bjorn the Fell-Handed versus Magnus the Red. See how it all started in the accompanying prequel novella, The Hunt for Magnus.
The Space Marines, mankind's foremost defenders, wage war in two epic tales of heroism and horror. The Space Marines, mankind's foremost defenders, wage war in two epic tales of heroism and horror. In The Death of Antagonis, the Black Dragons battle a tide of walking dead that blight the face of a world. Fighting alongside the Inquisition and the warrior-sisters of the Adepta Sororitas, the mutated Space Marines find their allies as much of a threat as their foes. In Death of Integrity, two Chapters - the Novamarines and Blood Drinkers - come together to clear an ancient space hulk of alien invaders at the behest of the Adeptus Mechanicus. But something great and dark lurks at the heart of the drifting starship, something that threatens to tear both Chapters apart.
For months, the necron terror device known as the World Engine has carved a path of destruction through the Vidar sector. Now, the forces of the Imperium make a last-ditch effort to destroy it. The entire Astral Knights Space Marine Chapter have landed on the World Engine, seeking to annihilate it from within. As a makeshift squad battles necron constructs, long-standing rivalries cause conflict amongst the battle-brothers and threaten to doom them - and perhaps the mission. Can the Astral Knights overcome their differences in time to make a difference? Read it because The Astral Knights’ valiant crusade into the heart of the necron World Engine comes under threat when long-standing grudges threaten to tear a task force apart from within. A fascinating look at the culture of the Chapter and how it can affect them in battle – for better or worse.
It is the end of the thirty-second millennium. For two thousand years, since the fall of Prospero, the Space Wolves have hunted their greatest foe, the quarry who escaped them on that benighted world: Magnus the Red, sorcerer-primarch of the Thousand Sons. Now, Great Wolf Harek Ironhelm has the traitor primarch's scent... Determined to finish what Leman Russ began, Ironhelm sets out to capture and kill his prey, and the Hunt for Magnus begins. Read it because This novella tells of the events directly before the battle for the Fang. The Thousand Sons were supposedly vanquished during the Heresy, but when one of the Space Wolves' ancient enemies is encountered on Arvion, Great Wolf Harek Ironhelm will stop at nothing to hunt them down.
The masters of the Doom Eagles Space Marines Chapter descend upon the world of Tranzia to honour a batch of new recruits who will lead the Chapter into the next generation. As they make planetfall, the world rises up against them in a rebellion organised by the alien Tau. But something else lurks behind the xenos, a horror that has haunted the Imperium since its very beginnings. The Doom Eagles and their Adepta Sororitas allies are thrust into a race against time to discover the true architect of the Tranzia Rebellion before the entire world is consumed by darkness.
For many long years, the ork warlord known as the Overfiend of Octarius has bedevilled the Imperium, ruling his alien empire in the heart of the Emperor's realm. Now, at last, three Chapters of Space Marines come together to destroy the greenskin menace and restore Imperial rule. The Salamanders, White Scars and Raven Guard, together with their allies from the Astra Militarum and bolstered by the aid of the mercurial alien eldar, fall upon the worlds of Octarius system with chainsword and bolter, bringing death to the orks. Read it because Three interconnected stories show off the way the Raven Guard, White Scars and Salamanders fight. Find out what's more effective against the orks: Sneaky ninja tactics, speed and fury or fire. Lots of fire.
Formed in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy, the Flesh Tearers, veterans of the Blood Angels Legion now cast adrift, gather behind their leader, Chapter Master Amit, and set out to forge their own destiny. None of the scions of Sanguinius are as bloody or wrathful as the Flesh Tearers. The fury of this Chapter, scorned by the Blood Angels and many of their successors, is legendary. Within them, the Black Rage is made manifest, a curse on the Imperium and its enemies. In the uncertain years following the end of the Great Heresy, it fell to Amit to lead this benighted Chapter. Upon his shoulders lay a heavy burden, for to prevent their own self-annihilation, the Flesh Tearers must not only fight their many foes but their very nature itself.
The Ultramarines battle the traitorous Death Guard on the plague-ridden world of Orath. Contains three linked novellas telling the full story of the war for Orath: Plague Harvest As the world of Orath withers under the grip of a deadly plague, Ultramarines Librarian Vabion and his Doom Eagles allies fight to uncover the source of the contagion. Engines of War The Ultramarines, under Captain Galenus, bring their engines of war to the plague-stricken world of Orath as they fight to save the planet from the clutches of Chaos. Armour of Faith Assailed by daemons and with the fate of an entire sector in the balance, Ultramarines Chaplain Sentina faces the ultimate sacrifice if he is to win the war on Orath.
For ten millennia, the Black Templars have continued the Great Crusade, remaining true to the Emperor's dream of a galaxy free of the alien, the traitor and the mutant. One of the few Chapters to venerate the Emperor as a god, they strive always to follow His example and secure His Imperium for all mankind. This anthology showcases seven tales of the sons of Sigismund, including an exploration of High Marshal Helbrecht's first crusade, and three stories from the Third War for Armageddon. Read it because It's a top quality collection of Guy Haley's Black Templars short stories, gathered together and placed in chronological order for the first time, including a brand new story.
A Space Marine Battles novel With the Tau Empire at war with the Imperium in the Damocles Gulf, a Deathwatch kill-team seize their opportunity to deal with a new threat posed by the tau: the mighty Stormsurge ballistic suit. READ IT BECAUSE It's the Deathwatch doing what they do best – hunting those pesky aliens, in this case the tau. And with added struggles between Chapter and Deathwatch service, this is a must-read tale from the fires of the Damocles Gulf. THE STORY As the war in the Damocles Gulf continues to rage between the Imperium and the Tau Empire, the alien-hunting Deathwatch discover the existence of an enemy weapon that could tip the balance of the conflict against them. The deadly Stormsurge is the apex of alien tau technology, capable of destroying even the mighty Titans of the Imperium. Though the Deathwatch have located the threat, they alone cannot vanquish it and one of their number must call upon his erstwhile brothers in the White Scars Chapter for aid, an alliance that will stretch the bonds of brotherhood to their very limit. Written by Justin D Hill