Ben Counter sa zameriava na epické ságy a fiktívne svety, kde majstrovsky skúma témy konfliktu a ľudskej povahy. Jeho štýl je charakterizovaný pohlcujúcimi opismi a prenikavým vhľadom do psychológie postáv. S hlbokým porozumením pre starovekú históriu a vášňou pre detail, Counter vytvára rozsiahle a pamätné príbehy.
Having recovered from his grievous injuries, Warmaster Horus leads the triumphant Imperial forces against the rebel world of Isstvan III. Though the rebels are swiftly crushed, Horus's treachery is finally revealed when the planet is razed by virus bombs and Space Marines turn on their battle-brothers in the most bitter struggle imaginable.
A Horus Heresy novelAs Horus deploys his forces, a small band of loyal Space Marines from disparate Legions learn that a massive enemy armada is heading to Ultramar, home of the Ultramarines, headed by the most destructive starship ever constructed.READ IT BECAUSEA group of heroes who know there is no glory for them come together to strike a blow against the traitors. It's a classic tale of a a handful of brave warriors against a mighty foe, and it doesn't get much mightier than the Furious Abyss...THE STORYNow that news of Horus's treachery is in the open, a time of testing has come. Some Legions have already declared their allegiance to the Warmaster, while the loyalty of others lies firmly with the Emperor. As Horus deploys his forces, a small band of loyal Space Marines from disparate Legions learn that a massive enemy armada is heading to Ultramar, home of the Ultramarines, headed by the most destructive starship ever constructed. Unless they can intercept the fleet, and destroy the mighty battleship the Furious Abyss, the Ultramarines may suffer a blow from which they will never recover.
Great value omnibus featuring the illfated Soul Drinkers! The renegade Soul Drinkers continue their misguided campaign to free mankind from the tyranny of the Imperium in this second omnibus of three novels and a novella by Ben Counter. In Chapter War, the Soul Drinkers, harried by loyalist Space Marines, fall into the grip of a devastating civil war. Hellforged sees the Chapter fleeing into the mysterious Veiled Regions where they encounter a new threat – the necrons. As they battle the undying aliens, the Soul Drinkers’ past catches up with them as the Imperial Fists – their spiritual progenitors – arrive. Captured and put on trial, Sarpedon must find a way to save his warriors even as the Imperial Fists’ mighty starfort Phalanx comes under attack from a horde of ravening daemons. And the writings of Chaplain Daenyathos have guided the Soul Drinkers for millennia… but a dark secret lurks at their heart.
Fantastic anthology of tales from Black Library! Taken prisoner by orks and forced to build an effigy to their alien gods, Marcus van Veenan plots his escape, for the Imperium must be warned of the growing greenskin threat. On the isolated world of Kepris, the Soul Drinkers Space Marine Chapter deploys to break the bloodthirsty cult that rules the world. But will this new Chapter's name spell its doom? The Order of the Bloody Rose unleashes the Emperor's wrath upon hereteks across a corrupted forge world – but something terrifying lurks within the planet's darkness. For generations, Arbitrium has given up the bone tithe to the skeletal servants of Nagash. Now, with a lodge of Fyreslayers coming to their aid, they might finally be able to break the cycle of servitude and forge their own destiny. Civil war wracks the House of Chains, and Goliath fights Goliath. For the ogryn Breaker Brass, this is an opportunity to free himself from slavery and forge his own destiny in the underhive. Experience all these thrilling tales in this collection of five novellas from the worlds of Warhammer.
Great omnibus edition collects three novels in a popular series. Author Ben Counter is one of the Black Library's most popular SF authors. Stories featuring Space Marines, genetically-engineered warriors of the far future, are BL's strongest-selling titles. Author will be making convention appearances in spring/summer 2008. Omnibus edition collecting the novels, Grey Knights, Dark Adeptus and Hammer of Daemons from the popular Warhammer 40,000 Grey Knights series.
Omnibus edition collecting the novels, Grey Knights, Dark Adeptus and Hammer of Daemons from the popular Warhammer 40,000 Grey Knights series. In the wake of Horus’s betrayal, the Imperium created a new force to defend against the threat of the daemonic: the Grey Knights. Armoured in faith and armed with the most potent weapons of mankind, these Space Marines stand between humanity and the infernal denizens of the warp. Justicar Alaric is one such warrior, the leader of a squad of these dedicated daemonhunters. When a daemon returns from a millennium of banishment determined to exact revenge upon the Grey Knights for its fall, Alaric is thrust into a war where weapons alone cannot bring victory – faith and will are the keys to survival.
As the Soul Drinkers, a rogue Chapter of Space Marines, flee from the wrath of the Imperial Fists, they seek refuge in an uncharted region of space, where they encounter a world laid waste and face a new enemy, the necrons.
Chaplin Cassius and the Ultramarines defend the heart of the Imperium against the most dangerous of enemies - the bio-engineered horrors of the hive fleets.
This new edition of Counter's much-requested classic daemon novel features new cover artwork and an Afterword. Reissue.
