The Beast Arises

by Annandale, David; Guymer, David; Sanders, Rob; Haley, Guy

• ISBN13: 9781784968489
• ISBN10: 178496848X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2018-12-25
• Publisher: Games Workshop Ltd

Summary

In the final act of The Beast Arises saga, the Imperium is brought to its knees and the orks seek to usurp mankind and establish dominance over the galaxy in this omnibus edition that contains books nine to twelve in the series. 

The Imperium’s initial attempts to attack the orks and kill their leader have ended in failure and tragedy, but there can be no surrender: the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. New, more flexible fighting teams of Adeptus Astartes have been assembled and allies from the Imperium’s past have also pledged their support. With new troops, revised tactics and the full backing of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Space Marines head to the orks’ home world one final time. This time there will be no retreat. They must succeed in their mission… or die in the attempt. "}" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">‘The Beast Arises’ is an epic Warhammer 40,000 series from Black Library. Spanning twelve volumes, the story covers a galaxy-wide conflict between humanity and a massive ork invasion. The Imperium’s initial attempts to attack the orks and kill their leader have ended in failure and tragedy, but there can be no surrender: the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. New, more flexible fighting teams of Adeptus Astartes have been assembled and allies from the Imperium’s past have also pledged their support. With new troops, revised tactics and the full backing of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the Space Marines head to the orks’ home world one final time. This time there will be no retreat. They must succeed in their mission… or die in the attempt.

Author Biography

David Guymer's work for Warhammer Age of Sigmar includes the novels Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods and The Court of the Blind King, the audio dramas The Beasts of Cartha, Fist of Mork, Fist of Gork, Great Red and Only the Faithful. He is also the author of the Gotrek & Felix novels Slayer, Kinslayer and City of the Damned and the Gotrek audio dramas Realmslayer and Realmslayer: Blood of the Old World. For The Horus Heresy he has written the novella Dreadwing, the Primarchs novel Ferrus Manus: Gorgon of Medusa, and for Warhammer 40,000 The Eye of Medusa, The Voice of Mars and the two Beast Arises novels Echoes of the Long War and The Last Son of Dorn. He is a freelance writer and occasional scientist based in the East Riding, and was a finalist in the 2014 David Gemmell Awards for his novel Headtaker.

Rob Sanders is the author of the Horus Heresy novellas Cybernetica and The Serpent Beneath, the latter of which appeared in the New York Times bestselling anthology The Primarchs. His other Black Library credits include the The Beast Arises novels Predator, Prey and Shadow of Ullanor, the Warhammer 40,000 titles Sons of the Hydra, Skitarius, Tech-Priest, Legion of the Damned, Atlas Infernal and Redemption Corps and the audio drama The Path Forsaken. He has also written the Warhammer Archaon duology, Everchosen and Lord of Chaos, along with many short stories for the Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000. He lives in the city of Lincoln, UK.