The once noble tribes of Ursungorod in Ghur have almost entirely fallen to Chaos, and an infestation of Clans Pestilens skaven has amassed in the caverns beneath the snowy tundra. There, Poxmaster Felk is on the brink of opening a vital realmgate - but Sigmar intends to seize this portal for himself. Arkas Warbeast, Lord-Celestant of the Celestial Vindicators, was once a mortal ruler of these lands. Now, with the aid of the Knights Excelsior, he has returned to free his kingdom from the clutches of Chaos and claim the realmgate in his God-King's name. But first he must vanquish the ghosts of his past and overcome his own conflicted nature, in order to unleash the beast within.

Author Biography

Gav Thorpe is the author of the Horus Heresy novels Deliverance Lost and Angels of Caliban, as well as the novellas Corax: Soulforge and Ravenlord. He is particularly well known for his Dark Angels stories, including the Legacy of Caliban series. His Warhammer 40,000 repertoire further includes the Path of the Eldar series, The Beast Arises novel The Beast Must Die, and the Phoenix Lords novel Asurmen. For Warhammer, Gav has penned the End Times novel The Curse of Khaine and The Sundering trilogy. He lives and works in Nottingham, UK.