“Plenty be your light, pilgrim.”
This Warhammer 40,000 collection from Dan Abnett gathers a gripping pair of novels that delve into the grim duties of the Adeptus Arbites as they struggle to maintain Imperial order on a decaying hive world consumed by corruption, unrest, and hidden horrors.
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Journey deep into the towering hive city of Sacramentus, where political betrayal, criminal violence, and dangerous cult activity threaten to tear society apart. As the Adeptus Arbites attempt to restore control, the line between justice and survival becomes dangerously thin.
THE STORY
Welcome to Sacramentus — a hive world drowning beneath oppression, exhaustion, and fear. Following scandal and treachery, the planetary governor has been overthrown, leaving the fragile balance of the hive on the brink of collapse.
Through the smoke-filled vertics and sprawling zontals, the Adeptus Arbites enforce Imperial law with relentless determination, hunting traitors and crushing dissent wherever it emerges.
As a newly appointed outsider assumes leadership, tensions across the hive intensify. Rebellion stirs from the lofty Waistland districts down to the shadowed depths of the Neg. Criminal gangs fight for territory, forbidden cults spread in secret, and the population edges closer to chaos.
Yet amid the disorder, an even darker threat waits unseen beneath the hive’s endless layers.
May your light endure, pilgrim. If the Emperor truly protects, there may still be hope of survival.
CONTENTS
- HIVE: Part One
- HIVE: Part Two
Written by Dan Abnett.