Angels of Darkness (Gav Thorpe)
The Dark Angels Space Marines are amongst the most devout of the God-Emperor’s servants. Their loyalty is seemingly beyond question and their faith almost fanatical. But the Chapter harbours a dark and horrific secret that stretches back over ten thousand years to the time of the terrible Horus Heresy. The long-buried secrets from this dark time threaten to be unleashed when Interrogator-Chaplain Boreas discovers that the line between good and evil is too easily crossed!
February 2003
Soul Drinker (Ben Counter September 2002)
Genetically engineered superhumans, the Space Marines stand foremost among the warriors who protect the human Imperium. The Soul Drinkers have served the Emperor loyally for thousands of years, but their obsessive desire to retrieve an ancient relic throws them into conflict with those they are honour-bound to obey. Faced with an impossible choice, will this proud and noble chapter back down, or rebel to forge a new destiny for themselves among the stars?
Storm
of Iron (Graham McNeill
July 2002)
Stuttering volleys of las-fire blasted from the trench, but it was
too little, too late as Honsou dropped into the prepared position. The
Traitor Marine worked his way down the trench, hacking a bloody path through
the defenders who fell back in horror from his deadly blade. As Honsou
killed the Guardsmen, he revelled in his superiority, and could well
understand the attraction of Khorne’s path. The Iron Warriors swept over the
trench killing everything in it with the fury of those who had fought their
way through hell and lived to tell the tale.
In a dark and gothic future, humanity fights a constant battle for survival in a hostile universe. Now hell has come to Hydra Cordatus, for a massive force of terrifying Iron Warriors, brutal assault troops of Chaos, have invaded the planet and lain siege to its mighty Imperial citadel. But what prize could possibly be worth so much savage bloodshed and destruction?
Farseer (William King May 2002)
Darke has been approached by the eldar,’ said Justina, and was pleased by the smile that played across her master’s face. ‘They have given him a dreamstone.’ Sudden anger swirled across the daemon’s features. ‘They must not be allowed to interfere, slave. The eve of my return approaches. We must have that man. He will be a vessel of rare power.’ Justina nodded, although fear suddenly filled her. ‘Darke suspects nothing, master. He has given the dreamstone to me, to sell for money.’ Warm laughter echoed from within the mirror. ‘How foolish mortals are,’ the daemon said. ‘To give away the one thing that might protect him.’
Rogue Trader Janus Darke is a desperate man. Once rich and famous, a string of bad luck has brought him to the brink of ruin. Dreaming of past glories, lost in despair, the last thing he wants is to accept a commission from two mysterious strangers - a voyage to the Eye of Terror, the dark heart of the galaxy. But Janus finds himself in more danger than he could have ever imagined, as he is pulled into the middle of a deadly power struggle between the eldar and their ancient enemy, a daemon prince of Slaanesh.
Words of Blood (various March 2002)
The Manskinner didn’t think, he just acted. He swung back
the shears that hulked in place of his long-dead arm and brought them
shrieking through the air, a hydraulic stab snapping the great blades shut
around Khireeah’s neck, slicing his head from his shoulders so quickly the
officer’s mouth still moved as it fell to the ground. The body swayed,
fountaining blood as it fell.
- from Words of Blood by Ben Counter
I lost my left hand on Sameter. This is how
it occurred. On the thirteenth day of Sagittar (local calendar), three days
before the solstice, in the mid-rise district of the city of Urbitane, an
itinerant evangelist called Lazlo Mombril was found shuffling aimlessly
around the flat roof of a disused tannery lacking his eyes, his tongue, his
nose and both of his hands.
- from Missing in Action by Dan Abnett
In the nightmare world of the 41st millennium, humanity is locked in a desperate struggle for survival against a relentless tide of aliens. Read tales of heroism and valour in this action-packed selection of savage science fiction stories ripped from the pages of Inferno! magazine.
Deathwing (various November 2001)
In the nightmare future of the 41st Millennium, galaxies burn in the fires of eternal war. Fighting for its very survival, humanity must battle a myriad heretical alien races, but the most dangerous enemies of all are the former champions of mankind itself, perverted by the foul taint of Chaos. This classic science fiction anthology was first published by Games Workshop in the late 1980s and richly deserves its cult reputation.
Execution Hour (Gordon Rennie June 2001)
A WARHAMMER 40,000 novel by Gordon Rennie The vile shadow of Chaos falls across the Gothic Sector at the onslaught of Warmaster Abaddon's infernal Black Crusade. Fighting a desperate rearguard action, the Imperial Battlefleet has no choice but to sacrifice dozens of planets and millions of lives to buy precious time for their scattered fleets to regroup. But what possible chance can they have when Abaddon's unholy forces have the power not just to kill men, but also to murder worlds?
Pawns of Chaos (Brian Craig April 2001)
IN THE GRIM future of Warhammer 40,000, mankind is engaged in an eternal conflict with the armies of Chaos. On the medieval world of Sigmatus, the hated Imperium is flexing its power with ruthless efficiency. The rebels have a plan to fight back: summon a daemon from the warp and unleash it upon their enemies.
Dark Imperium (various January 2001)
IN THE WAR-TORN 41st millennium humanity stands on the shores of damnation, their only saviour is the Immortal God Emperor and the massed armies of the Imperium, in this searing anthology of Warhammer 40,000 stories torn from the pages of Inferno! magazine.
Contributors are chief game developers Andy Chambers and Gav Thorpe; Warhammer novelists William King and Barrington J. Bayley; and Inferno! regulars Simon Jowett, Ben Counter, Neil Rutledge, Robert Earl and Matthew Farrer.
Science Fiction : 288pp : £5.99(UK) : $6.95(US) : January
2001
UK ISBN 1-84154-136-2 : US ISBN 0-7434-1162-5
Status: Deadzone (various August 2000)
ON THE SAVAGE factory world of Necromunda, renegade gangs struggle for survival in the shattered tunnels and domes beneath a towering hive city. Status: Deadzone is an awesome anthology of dark science fiction from the devastated urban hell of Necromunda,
Ian Watson, Storm Constantine, Dan Abnett and William King are just some of the exceptional writers who've contributed to Deathwing, the newly expanded edition of the classic story collection set in the secret wars of the 41st millennium.
Eye of Terror (November 1999)
IN THE DARK and gothic future of Warhammer 40,000, mankind teeters on the very brink of extermination by the Ruinous Powers of Chaos. As the warfleets of the Imperium prepare to launch a crusade into the very heart of Chaos, Rogue Trader Maynard Rugolo seeks power and riches on the fringe worlds of this terrifying insane realm.
Into the Maelstrom (various September 1999)
INTO THE MAELSTROM is an anthology of the very best Warhammer 40,000 short stories torn from the pages of the legendary Inferno! magazine. Crammed within its action-packed pages are a dozen dark and gothic science fiction stories from its first two years