Most Popular Books by Gavin Thorpe

The Empire of the Blood Trilogy Includes: The Crown of the Blood The Crown of the Conqueror The Crown of the Usurper THE CROWN OF THE BLOOD He had brought his master''s Empire to the furthest reaches of the world. All had fallen before him. Now he longs for home. But home isn''t what it was. Could it be that everything he''s fought for all those years has been a lie? A sweeping fantasy of immense battles, demonic magic and dark politics. THE CROWN OF THE CONQUEROR Ullsaard has won the crown But when he is confronted with a truth too shocking to contemplate, he has to make the impossible choice between power and honour. And now the real battle has begun in this stunning sequel to The Crown of the Blood, packed with gargantuan battles, demonic magic and treacherous politics. THE CROWN OF THE USURPER The stunning conclusion to the epic Crown of the Blood series. File Under: Fantasy [ Epic battles / Political Intrigue / Mystical Powers / Hidden Rulers ]

The Dark Angels Space Marines are amongst the most devout of the God-Emperor''s servants. Their loyalty is seemingly beyond question and their faith almost fanatical. Yet the chapter harbours a dark and horrific secret that stretches back over ten thousand years to the time of the Horus Heresy. When Dark Angels Chaplain Boreas captures and interrogates one of the Fallen, the past collides with the future with tragic consequnces.

The Legacy of Caliban echoes down through the ages, and the secretive mission of the Dark Angels Space Marines continues. Interrogator-Chaplain Asmodai sees treachery and deceit everywhere he turns - while this serves him well in his hunt for the Fallen, it also strains the Chapter''s relations with their Imperial allies. With their true quarry now seemingly within their grasp, Brothers Annael and Telemenus find themselves at the forefront of a new operation that could shake the Imperium itself to its very core.

The ancient eldar are a mysterious race, each devoting their life to a chosen path which will guide their actions and decide their fate. Korlandril abandons peace for the Path of the Warrior. He becomes a Striking Scorpion, a deadly fighter skilled in the art of close-quarter combat. But the further Korlandril travels down this path, the closer he gets to losing his identity and becoming an avatar of war.

Thirianna walks the dangerous Path of the Seer and gets a vision of Alaitoc in danger.

Led by Master Sammael, a group of dynamic Space Marines known as the Ravenwing help support the Dark Angel''s war campaigns and defend the Imperium.

Faced with an ork invasion of Piscina IV, the 3rd Company of the Dark Angels believes the threat to be minimal. As enemy numbers continue to increase, their commander, Captain Belial, insists that his company are strong enough to resist. But Scout-Sergeant Naaman knows just how dangerous this foe can be.

In this first book in a new trilogy, Kurt Leitzig, a knight in the Count of Ostermark''s bodyguard, hides his shameful past as the son of a family condemned and burned by witch-hunters. However, when another with hunt brews, Kurt discovers that when the powers of Chaos become involved he cannot trust those closest to him--perhaps not even himself.

Illustrated by Paul Jeacock, Karl Kopinski, and Mike Perkins, this graphic novel explores Mordheim, City of the Damned, a place where death or glory can be found in equal measure.

In the third and final novel of the Last Chancers series, Lieutenant Kage is tasked with recruiting a new team of Last Chancers for a final desperate mission as he hunts a lone traitor across the galaxy. Original.

This background book provides fans with everything they ever wanted to know about dwarfs, one of Warhammer''s most popular races, detailing their battles, culture, holds, enemies and history.

The third of the Eldar Path series, which shows Aradryan as he lives as a Ranger. Alaitoc is attacked by the Sons of Orar Space Marines and he must do what he can to help save the craftworld.

With the Dark Angels spread across a hundred systems, primarch Lion El''Jonson stands as Lord Protector of Ultramar, though his true motives are known to few indeed, and old rivalries on his home world threaten to tear the Dark Angels Legion in half. But when word comes of the Night Lords'' attack on Sotha, the Lion''s brutal actions bring Imperium Secundus once again to the brink of civil war. Not even the most fearsome warriors of the Dreadwing, nor any arcane secret of the Order, can guarantee victory if he sets himself against his loyal brothers.

SCIENCE FICTION. The Dark Angels Chapter sprang from the First Legion of Space Marines to fight and die at the Emperor''s side. But over ten thousand years, even the most staunchly loyal warriors of the Imperium can fall from grace, and the Dark Angels guard their own murky secrets most carefully - only Supreme Grand Master Azrael knows them all. A legend among Space Marines, he has fought for centuries and ever at the forefront of battle. Now, with the enigmatically alien eldar as his uneasy and unlikely allies, he must tread the fine line once more between the pursuit of victory, and keeping the Chapter''s past safely buried...

"The Indomitus Crusade begins! For nearly ten years, the Indomitus Crusade has waged a war of defiance and reconquest in the war-torn Imperium. Attached to Crusade Fleet Quintus - dubbed the Cursed Fleet by many - the Ultramarines of the Ithraca''s Vengeance are drawn to a stricken world. With millions enslaved, a malign necron technology siphons the souls of the innocent and heralds the Silent Kingdom''s expansion. The Ultramarines face an impossible decision: mount a desperate last stand to destroy the Pariah Nexus, or break away and damn the entire sector to bring word of this ancient foe''s resurgence to the only being capable of halting it - the Lord Primarch Roboute Guilliman."--Provided by publisher