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Take your first steps into the adrenaline-fuelled fiction of the Mortal Realms with a thrilling collection of tales, including an action-packed novella pitting noble Stormcast Eternals against the sinister denizens of Ghur. Whether you're a hardened veteran or dipping your toes into the realms for the first time, these 19 new stories introduce you to the various factions as the Age of Sigmar enters the Era of the Beast.

The Sword of Khaine resides upon the Blighted Isle, veiled in mystery and guarded by forces both living and dead. Despite the warnings, Aenarion rides out upon his dragon Indraugnir to seek the prize in order to save his homeland of Ulthuan. The journey is fraught with danger, and Aenarion must confront daemons, spirits and the elemental forces of nature itself if he is to succeed. But in drawing the blade from the Black Anvil, he will unleash the ancient and malevolent force that will tear the elven race apart.

After the decimation of his Legion on the killing fields of Isstvan V, the primarch Corax sanctioned an accelerated implantation process to create new Raven Guard - a process subverted in secret by his enemies. But in spite of their horrendous mutations, the warriors of the Raptors still stand ready to do their primarch's bidding. When a watch-pack of Space Wolves legionaries arrives unannounced, it falls to Lieutenant Navar Hef to greet their warlike kinsmen and decide whether or not they might be hiding flaws of their own....

As the war against the vicious alien orks on the world of Piscina IV grinds on, Deathwing Captain Belial is haunted by his failure the first time the Dark Angels and greenskins clashed on that war-wracked world, when he faced the Great Beast, Ghazghkull Thraka himself, in single combat....

After the Great Crusade united the disparate worlds of humanity, the very warriors who made it possible turned on each other and tore it apart. This war was not only fought on a galactic scale – it was contested a million times over in brutal battles between former brothers and allies. Since the near-destruction of the Iron Hands, Raven Guard, and Salamanders on Isstvan V, scattered warbands from these 'Shattered Legions' have waged a guerrilla war on Horus' forces across the galaxy.

The charismatic Great Harlequin, Duruthiel, leads his troupe on a daring raid of an ork settlement. Urging them forth with bold eccentricity, the Red Swan proclaims fate as the guiding hand for the Masque of the Fading Dawn. But as Skyweaver jetbikes invade the night skies, his attempts to overthrow the great warlord become increasingly reckless. It soon becomes apparent that this is more than just another performance for Duruthiel but a battle for honour and freedom.

As Calth burns, the Battle Titans of the Fire Masters legion take to the streets of the city of Ithraca, ready to massacre the fleeing civilian population in the name of their new, dark masters. But the remaining loyalist engines of the Legio Praesagius - the True Messengers - still stand ready to defend the Imperium, even in the face of almost certain death. With the nearby Ultramarines forces scattered and lost, the people of Ithraca must fend for themselves as gigantic war machines unleash apocalyptic weaponry across the ravaged skyline....

The Howling Banshees of Biel-Tan wage war in the depths of a Chaos-tainted craftworld. Blood Runs. Anger Rises. Death Wakes. War Calls. And failure is unthinkable....

Stille breitet sich infolge zahlreicher verheerender Feldzüge in den großen Hallen von Fenris aus. Der Große Wolf Logan Grimnar sorgt sich um den Fortbestand seines Ordens und beauftragt Njal Sturmbringer damit, eine Lösung zu finden. Als sich ein Feind aus tiefer Vergangenheit im Geist des Runenpriesters einnistet, behauptet er, die Rettung der Space Wolves liege auf Prospero, der Heimatwelt der Thousand Sons. Gemeinsam mit einer gemischten Gruppe verwundeter Space Wolves, Ordensdiener und einem Listenreichen, der mehr hindert als hilft, macht sich Sturmbringer auf den Weg.

The Dark Angels and the Night Lords fought one another to a bloody stalemate during the Thramas Crusade, leaving the First Legion scattered and under-strength. Back on Caliban, those Dark Angels loyal to Luther begin to grow impatient for a return to past glories, allowing the corruption at the world's heart to spread.

Inquisitor Greyfax and a retinue of incorruptible Grey Knights are sent on a mission by the reborn Primarch Guilliman to recover the Eye of Night, a fabled artefact of Ruin that could weaken the Great Rift. It will be no easy task as Greyfax – with the aid of a long dead inquisitor – must journey into the Eye of Terror itself and challenge a traitor of a truly ancient pedigree, the crone Moriana.

One of the Fallen, the Dark Angels who betrayed their oaths and turned on their brothers, relives his past under the psychic interrogation of Chief Librarian Ezekiel. But with treachery in his nature, nothing the Fallen says can be trusted - does Ezekiel hold the key to unlocking the truth and discovering the warrior's role in the fall of Caliban?

Während die Dark Angels über einhundert Sternensysteme verteilt sind, agiert Primarch Lion El'Jonson als Lord Protector von Ultramar. Doch nur wenige kennen seine wahren Motive und alte Rivalitäten auf der Heimatwelt seiner Legion drohen diese zu entzweien. Als den Löwen Kunde eines Angriffs der Night Lords auf den Planeten Sotha erreicht, bringen seine brutalen Handlungen das Imperium Secundus erneut an den Rand eines Bürgerkriegs.

For a select few amongst the First Legion, the Northwilds of Caliban hold a particularly dark secret. At the command of Luther himself, young Librarian Zahariel accompanies the Lord Cypher on one of his mysterious forays into the unknown depths. But an ancient evil is stirring once more and, with rumours of galactic civil war creeping back to their home world, it may have already sunk its claws into the Dark Angels Legion....

Fighting alongside the Raven Guard Legion, Marcus Valerius of the Therion Cohort has long scorned those who seek to deify the Emperor. But recent events have made him doubt his cast-iron convictions, and as his forces lines up against an overwhelming enemy force, a flash of inspiration leads him to question whether or not there are greater forces at work in the universe....

Die Flammen des Krieges lodern immer heller, während das Imperium sich spaltet. In der ganzen Galaxis wählen Krieger ihre Seite und kämpft Bruder gegen Bruder. Von den funkelnden Türmen Prosperos bis zu den verdorbenen Wäldern Calibans, wütet der Konflikt durch das Imperium. Dieses Hörbuch-Bundle enthält Band 10-12 der "Horus Heresy"-Reihe, alle gelesen von Tom Jacobs: Band 10: "Erzählungen des Verrats", Band 11: "Gefallene Engel" von Mike Lee, Band 12: "Thousand Sons" von Graham McNeill.

As war continues to ravage the galaxy, the new Age of Darkness sees whole systems simply lost and countless battles forgotten. Surely there can be no hope for peace, forgiveness or respite in such times, and all that will be left are the dying warp-echoes of supreme galactic ruin....

Nach Isstvan, nach Deliverance, harrt die Raven Guard weiter aus. Der Primarch Corvus Corax hat unzählige Krieger nter seinem Banner vereint und schlägt allerorts gegen die Streitkräfte des Kriegsherrn zurück – von den degenerierten Häretekten des Mechanicums bis zu den grausamen Legionären der Sons of Horus wird niemand seinem Zorn entkommen. Doch obwohl Corax das körperliche Verderben seiner Space Marines aufhalten konnte, ist ihr Kampfgeist noch gebrochen. Und welch düsteres Ende wartet auf jene, die stets in Finsternis wandeln?

Seit beinahe zehn Jahren führen die Krieger des Indomitus-Kreuzzugs einen Krieg des Widerstands und der Rückeroberung im ganzen Imperium. Als Teil der Kreuzzugsflotte Quintus, von manchen die Verfluchte Flotte genannt, gelangen die Ultramarines des Angriffskreuzers Rache der Ithraka zu einer vom Feind heimgesuchten Welt. Dort raubt eine unheilvolle Technologie der Necrons Millionen versklavten Menschen ihre Seelen und kündigt gleichzeitig die Expansion des Königreichs der Stille an.

Auf dem Planeten Colchis herrschen mächtige religiöse Organisationen im Namen von abwesenden Göttern über eine zerfallende Gesellschaft – bis zur Ankunft Lorgars. Primarch, Prophet und Auserwählter, wird der Goldene von Kor Phaeron aufgezogen, einem Priester des Bundes, um diesem bei seinem Streben nach Macht als Waffe zu dienen. Als sich ein Glaubenskrieg über ganz Colchis ausbreitet, angeführt von der Bruderschaft des Lorgar, wird der Primarch von Visionen der Zukunft und des kommenden Imperators heimgesucht.