Baal is besieged. The tendrils of Hive Fleet Leviathan have reached the home system for the Sons of Sanguinius, and Commander Dante, calling upon the Ninth Legion's successor Chapters, is the only thing stopping the Great Devourer from consuming the Blood Angels' home world. But in order to overcome the insidious xenos, Dante and his Blood Angels must also face an enemy within—The Flaw, a curse in their veins that they must counter if they are to reach their former glory.Can Dante defend Imperium Nihilus from enemies far greater than the Tyranid swarms that once threatened their home world? Or are the sons of Sanguinius doomed to succumb to the darkness in their blood?CONTAINS:Three novels:- Dante- The Devastation of Baal- Darkness in The BloodTwo short stories:- Astorath: Angel of Mercy- Redeemer

During the Great Crusade, it falls to the primarch Corax of the Raven Guard to humble the immense void-cities of the Carinae. Determined to bring these worlds into compliance, he unleashes the might of his Legion and a massive war host of the Imperial Army. But the lords of Carinae are well defended and without remorse. At the height of the conflict, at the void-city of Zenith, a dread bio-weapon from an ancient time is unleashed. At once, the Imperial force is brought to its knees, as allies are turned against each other and the Raven Guard left to face almost insurmountable odds. As the campaign teeters on the brink of failure, Corax's desire for vengeance is severely tested against the need for a swift and certain resolution to the war.

The second volume of this anthology collection comprises more new short fiction from the worlds of Warhammer. Penned by debut and current Black Library authors, its tales range from the fighting pits in the realm of Ghur to the mists of Chamon, while in the brutal galaxy of the Dark Imperium, mysteries must be solved but that doesn't mean escaping the horrors unscathed.In this volume, Guy Haley continues the story of the aelf wanderer, Prince Maesa, as he rides out a storm in the depths of Shyish. A skaven team attempt to carry out a daring heist in a tale of villainous betrayal, and an Imperial Guardsman must investigate an isolated town's secret if he and his men are to survive the night. These and many other stories are collected here for the first time.

Novamarine and Blood Drinker Space Marines battle genestealers on an infested space hulkAfter pursuing an insidious genestealer cult across the sector for years, Chapter Master Caedis of the Blood Drinkers stands ready to destroy the original source of the infection - the vast and mysterious space hulk designated Death of Integrity. However, immediately coming into conflict with both their brothers in the Novamarines Chapter and the priesthood of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Blood Drinkers must reign in their more aggressive instincts and accept the possibility that the hulk itself may be of value to the Imperium...

Sanctus Reach The Red Waaagh! descends on the world of Alaric Prime, intent on plunging the sector into war. The beleaguered Imperial forces of the planet prepare to sell their lives dearly to drive back the alien tide. The Story As the Red Waaagh! engulfs the Sanctus Reach, orks flock to Warlord Grukk's banner, Big Mek Uggrim and his Red Sunz among them. But even with plenty of humans to kill, the orks can't help fighting amongst themselves, encouraged by the psychotically unstable Grukk. The Red Sunz soon finds themselves having to contend with the attentions of Mogrok, another Big Mek who covets Uggrim's creations. Beset by conflict with the Imperium, their rivals and each other, the Red Sunz prepare for the fight of their lives.**

Global war devastated the environment, a zombie-like plague wiped out much of humanity, and civilization as we once understood it came to a standstill. But that was a thousand years ago, and the world is now a very different place. Conflict between city states is constant, superstition is rife, and machine relics, mutant creatures and resurrected prehistoric beasts trouble the land. Watching over all are the silent Dreaming Cities. Homes of the angels, bastion outposts of heaven on Earth. Or so the church claims. Very few go in, and nobody ever comes out. Until now... "Haley serves up equal helpings of horror, fantasy adventure, and SF in this stark, intriguing story of a ruined Earth where the remaining humans are determined to survive." - Publishers Weekly