An Astra Militarum Novel

Commissar Severina Raine and the 11th Antari Rifles fight to subdue a Chaos cult burning across the Bale Stars. Little does Raine realise the key to victory lies in her own past, and in the ghosts she carries with her.

READ IT BECAUSE

The hero of a series of short stories returns in her first full-length novel – and it's as grim, dark and brilliantly written, as you'd expect from Rachel Harrison.

THE STORY

Uncompromising and fierce, Commissar Severina Raine has always served the Imperium with the utmost distinction. Attached to the 11th Antari Rifles, she instils order and courage even in the face of utter horror.

The Chaos cult known as the Sighted have swept throughout the Bale Stars, casting a blasphemous shadow across its benighted worlds. A great campaign led by the vaunted hero Lord-General Militant Alar Serek is underway to free the system from heretical tyranny and enslavement, but the price of victory must be paid in blood – and the Sighted harbour secrets that few would suspect, secrets that might cast a light onto Raine’s own troubled past. Only by embracing her duty and staying true to her belief in the Imperium and the commissar’s creed can she even hope to survive this crucible – but will that be enough?

Written by Rachel Harrison.

ABOUT THIS EDITION

This majestic special edition hardcover features a severe black faux-leather cover, with debossed red and gold details and lettering, and gold gilt page edges. Inside, you’ll find the original full-colour cover, plus a signed title page, numbered from 1 to 1,500. This edition also includes a red ribbon bookmark, a foreword by the author, and the short story Trials, also written by Rachel Harrison.