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By Counter, Ben2007., Adults, Black Library Call No: SF COU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Warhammer 40,000 novelSummary Note: In the 41st millennium, the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man is waging war against a myriad of enemies -- many of them from within the empire itself -- and humankind is, once again, on the brink of extinction. "Daemons summoned to the streets of a world isolated by warp storms. Greenskins flooding through the jungles of a planet deep in the Segmentum Tempestus. Mutants rioting, burning the crops of agri-worlds and threatening hive planets with starvation. Fleets of xenos pirates preying on pilgrim ships, devouring the very souls of their captives. Alien gods demanding worshippers, plagues of insanity and heresy, a hundred thousand wars burning across a million worlds." With the remote planet Vanqualis being overrun by monstrous greenskins, the only possibility of salvation for millions of innocents comes in the form of the Soul Drinkers, an outcast chapter of the Imperium's Space Marines that could play the role of heroes -- or yet another Imperium enemy. .
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By Counter, Ben2006., Adults, Black Library Call No: SF HOR Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Horus Heresy Volume: #3Summary Note: The Horus Heresy Galaxy in Flames 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. Ben Counter brings the opening trilogy of htis epic new seires to explosive life as the Horus Heresy Begins! WARHAMMER 40,000.
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2010., Adults, Black Library Call No: SF SPA Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Space MarinesSummary Note: This collection of Space Marines short stories, centering around these superhuman warriors and their evil counterparts, the Chaos Traitor Legion, features contributions from such Black Library favorites as James Swallow and Nick Kyme, as well as new talents.
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By Counter, Ben2013, Adults, Black Library Call No: SF SPA Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Space Marine Battles Volume: #13Summary Note: "Filth upon the day we came her,' spat Gorvetz. This is no place to leave a good brother behind. The fire was dying down, the fast-burning fuel feeding a hot but short-lived flame. Lycaon walked through the burning detritus closer to the ashes and scorched bones that remained of the brood mother. He poked around in the debris, bent down, and came up clutching the scorched length of a chainsword. Golden paint still clung to it, and to the clenched fist symbol of the Chapter. 'Brother Lysander,' said Lycaon. 'You left your weapon in your foe.'" --from inside cover.
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2015, Adults, Black Library Call No: SF SPA Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Space Marine Battles Volume: #24Summary Note: "The orks of the Red Waaagh have come to the Sanctus REach and death follows them. As Grukk Face-Rippa and his green tide fall upon Imperial worlds, it falls to a few warriors to stand against them. The Space Marines of the Obisidian Glaives make a final stand against the alien hordes, while the brave men of the Astra Militarum and the noble Knights of Alaric Prime struggle to repel the greenskin invaders from their planet. But hope is not lost, as the savage and noble Space Wolves arrive to bring an end to Grukk and his rampage." -- Amazon.com.
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By Counter, Ben2006., Adults, Black Library Call No: SF COU Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Soul Drinkers Volume: #1 - #3Summary Note: Like all Space Marine Chapters, the Soul Drinkers are bound to serve the Imperium by ancient vows. But when an ancient relic of the Chapter is misappropriated, the Soul Drinkers face a terrible dilemma - betray the Imperium, or lose their honour? Their final choice, and its consequences, form the theme of this classic trilogy of SF stories set in the nightmare world of the 41st millennium.
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2011, Adults, Black Library Call No: SF SPA Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Space MarinesSummary Note: "From planet to planet, the enemies of mankind will stop at nothing to expand their dominion. Worlds are shattered, and their citizens face a desperate fight for survival. There is one hope - superhuman warriors serving the glory of the Emperor, standing proudly in defiance of inhuman foes. These indomitable giants lay waste to the relentless hordes of xenos invaders and defend humanity against the insidious forces of Chaos. Across countless fields of battle, they stand triumphant." --from back cover.
