David Annandale
A Beast Arises installment that brings specialist Space Marine response into focus as the Imperium searches for a sharper weapon.
540.M32 - 549.M32
range date, medium confidence
First published 2016
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David Annandale
A Beast Arises installment that brings specialist Space Marine response into focus as the Imperium searches for a sharper weapon.
540.M32 - 549.M32
range date, medium confidence
First published 2016
C.S. Goto
A Deathwatch novel by C.S. Goto following a kill-team of Space Marines drawn from different Chapters as they confront an alien menace. It is an early-2000s era xenos-hunting action story focused on the Imperium's specialist alien-hunters.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2004
C.S. Goto
A Deathwatch novel by C.S. Goto in which a kill-team of Space Marines clashes with the Aeldari, including the dark kin of Commorragh. It continues the author's xenos-focused Deathwatch action, pitting the Imperium's elite alien-hunters against cunning Eldar foes.
000.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2006
Mike Brooks
Solomon Akurra, a Chaos Lord of the Alpha Legion, slips into a Deathwatch watch station to confront its kill-team with an uncomfortable offer. He claims to hold a truth that could shatter the certainties of the Imperium's most elite and devout warriors. The story leans hard into the legion's signature theme of subverting faith with revelation.
667.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2023
Justin D. Hill
As the Imperium and the T'au Empire clash across the Damocles Gulf, a Deathwatch kill-team led by a White Scars veteran uncovers a devastating new piece of xenos war technology that could turn the campaign. To counter it, the Deathwatch captain must call on his former battle-brothers in the White Scars, testing old loyalties. The story balances brutal frontier warfare with the strain of a warrior caught between two brotherhoods.
667.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2016
Gav Thorpe
A Deathwatch kill team led by the revered Captain Artemis investigates a genestealer taint on what should be a routine purge. As the mission unravels, the diverse band of Space Marines drawn from many Chapters must rely on one another to survive a foe far more insidious than they expected.
667.M41 - 999.M41
era date, medium confidence
First published 2012