A Warhammer 40,000 Novel
Cerastes, Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers, may be battered, but he is far from defeated. He returns with a singular purpose: to complete his mission of turning a devout Imperial world to the worship of Chaos.
WHY YOU’LL WANT TO READ IT
David Annandale brings back Cerastes, first introduced in his short story Sacred Hate, now fueled by a burning desire for vengeance. But standing in his way are the relentless Adepta Sororitas of the Order of the Thorn—has he bitten off more than he can handle?
THE STORY
Legitur is a world devoted to the sacred writings of the Imperial Creed, endlessly producing mountains of scripture and priding itself on its unmatched piety. Yet beneath the towers of paper and the eyes of the Ecclesiarchy, dark secrets fester—secrets that gave birth to one being of unimaginable malice.
Cerastes has returned to the world he once called home. Though his forces were shattered by Palatine Aesura and her Sororitas of the Order of the Thorn, his ambition remains unbroken. He will claim his revenge. He will awaken the Eightfold Bane. And he will reshape Legitur in the image of Chaos. The Word is coming—and it will ignite the fires of revolution.
