New-forged sons of the primarch Roboute Guilliman, the Primaris Ultramarines are peerless warriors whose sworn duty is to protect mankind from the predations of the xenos and the foul traitors of the Heretic Astartes. In a galaxy riven by eternal war, they and the other armies of the Imperium are all that stand between mankind and damnation. Their ship damaged by warp storms, the Ultramarines of Strike Force Cassian make for Kalides Prime. Here they hope to find safe harbour to repair their craft before rejoining the Indomitus Crusade. Instead, the Primaris Space Marines discover a world reduced to rot and ruin by the plague-ridden warriors of the Death Guard. * Each of the six titles in the Black Library Summer Reading range offer the perfect starting point for readers new to worlds of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar. * Great-value, high-impact stories that can be devoured in a single sitting, the books in the Black Library Summer Reading range are perfect for the beach, the plane or even your daily lunch break! * This story's gruelling clash between the new Primaris Space Marines and the ancient and pestilent Death Guard is also the core conflict in the current Warhammer 40,000 boxed game. * Comparable Warhammer 40,000 novel: Damnos (US ISBN.

9781784961800 / UK ISBN.9781784961794).