«Un libro imperdibile.»
Wilbur Smith
Autore del bestseller Codice Nomad
Dopo il fallimento di un’operazione particolarmente delicata dei servizi segreti inglesi, Marc Dane è stato confinato presso un’unità di presidio sulla Sicurezza Nucleare.
Nonostante i suoi sforzi, però, fatica a entrare in sintonia con la filosofia del suo nuovo ruolo: osservare è sempre meglio che agire in un ambito delicato come quello nucleare. Durante un noiosissimo incarico, Dane scopre che un gruppo di contrabbandieri serbi ha tra le mani un ordigno nucleare, sopravvissuto alla Guerra Fredda. Quando i suoi superiori si mostrano poco interessati ad approfondire la faccenda, Dane rifiuta di obbedire agli ordini e viene a conoscenza, nella sua indagine solitaria, di una vera e propria cospirazione segreta. Qualcuno che dispone di finanziamenti da capogiro vuole scatenare una crisi nucleare globale. Sarà in grado, Dane, di fermare la possibile catastrofe?
Dall’autore bestseller in Inghilterra
Il thriller d’azione dell’anno
Oltre 750.000 copie nel mondo
«Ha un ritmo serrato e diverte.»
Daily Mail
«Marc Dane ritorna con un nuovo esplosivo thriller.»
The Irish Examiner
«L’erede di James Bond.»
Morning Star

È un autore e sceneggiatore britannico. Ha scritto romanzi brevi, racconti e numerosi pezzi destinati alla radio. Ha collaborato ad alcune serie TV di successo mondiale, tra cui Star Trek, Doctor Who, Stargate. Nel 2013 ha ottenuto una nomination dalla British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Dopo l’incredibile successo di Codice Nomad, già pubblicato in Italia dalla Newton Compton, Missione vendetta è il secondo libro sulle avventure di Marc Dane. Vive e lavora a Londra.

Having witnessed the terrible massacre of Imperial forces on Isstvan III, Death Guard Captain Garro seizes a ship and sets a course for Terra to warn the Emperor of Horus's treachery. But when the fleeing Eisenstein is damaged by enemy fire, it becomes stranded in the warp - the realm of the Dark Powers. Can Garro and his men survive the depredations of Chaos and get his warning to the Emperor before Horus's plans reach fruition?

Read it because
Not only does this novel continue the story from the epic opening trilogy, it introduces one of the key figures of the series to come: Nathaniel Garro. His destiny might be murky (and clad in grey), but for now he's a simple Death Guard captain. Find out what drove him from his Legion. Also, Rogal Dorn finds out about Horus' treachery. Spoiler: he's not happy.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

«Impossibile staccarsi. Un libro imperdibile.»
Wilbur Smith
Il thriller più esplosivo che leggerete quest’anno
Marc Dane è un agente speciale dei servizi segreti britannici che lavora come tecnico dietro lo schermo di un computer. La sua squadra, cui è stato dato il nome in codice “Nomad”, ha una missione delicata: presso il porto di Dunkerque tiene d’occhio una nave, al cui interno è nascosta un’arma che potrebbe mettere in pericolo il mondo intero. Il passo successivo per i compagni di Marc è salire su quella nave, scovare l’obiettivo, sottrarlo dalle mani di chi lo possiede e tornare sani e salvi a terra. Ma in un istante cambia tutto. Un’esplosione investe il gruppo. A molte miglia di distanza, un’altra bomba era già scoppiata a Barcellona, distruggendo una stazione della polizia. Dane, unico sopravvissuto della sua squadra, viene accusato di essere un traditore. Inizierà per lui una corsa contro il tempo e in giro per il mondo per provare la sua innocenza e soprattutto per fermare i responsabili di quelle stragi prima che entrino di nuovo in azione…
Bestseller in Inghilterra
«Impossibile staccarsi. Un libro imperdibile.»
Wilbur Smith
«Un thriller sensazionale.»
The Sun
«Un thriller che tiene in tensione dall’inizio alla fine.»
The Closer

È un autore e sceneggiatore britannico. Ha scritto romanzi brevi, racconti e numerosi drammi radiofonici. Ha collaborato, tra le altre, alle serie TV Star Trek, Doctor Who, Stargate. Nel 2013 ha ottenuto una nomination dalla British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Vive e lavora a Londra.

The Horus Heresy Book 54

For long years, the Horus Heresy has ground on. Now, the Death Guard have been sent to begin the final battle. But Mortarion and his sons must face their gravest challenge first – for Nurgle has claimed them as his own, and he will not be denied…

READ IT BECAUSE
After 54 books, the bestselling series is finally drawing to a close with a long-awaited story – the fall of the Death Guard into Nurgle's embrace as they make their way to start the Siege of Terra.

DESCRIPTION
The skies darken over Terra as the final battle for the Throne looms ever closer... As the Traitor primarchs muster to the Warmaster’s banner, it is Mortarion who is sent ahead as the vanguard of the Traitor forces. But as he and his warriors make way, they become lost in the warp and stricken by a terrible plague. Once thought of as unbreakable, the legendary Death Guard are brought to their knees. To save his Legion, Mortarion must strike a most terrible bargain that will damn his sons for eternity. Meanwhile, in the cloisters of Holy Terra, a plot is afoot to create sedition and carnage in advance of the Horus’s armies. Taking matters into his own hands, Malcador the Sigillite seeks to put a stop to any insurrection but discovers a plot that he will need all of his cunning and battle-craft to overcome.

Written by James Swallow

After the horrors of Isstvan V, Horus has declared outright war against the Imperium - but in the shadows of the Emperor's Palace, powerful figures convene. Their plan? To send a specially selected team of clade assassins to execute the Warmaster, end the struggle for the throne of Terra before it has even fully begun. What they cannot know is that Horus and his dark allies have already embarked upon an equally sinister plan of their own, and the clock is ticking...

Read it because
The Horus Heresy is a war of Space Marine vs Space Marines, but other combatants lurk in the shadows... Here we see the precursors to Warhammer 40,000's Assassinorum temples in action, even as Horus despatches a monstrous assassin of his own.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

After the betrayal at Isstvan, Horus begins his campaign against the Emperor, a galaxy-wide war that can lead only to Terra. But the road to the final confrontation between father and son is a long one – seven years filled with secrecy and silence, plans and foundations being formed across distant stars. An unknown history is about to be unveiled as light is shed on the darkest years of the Horus Heresy, and revelations will surface that will shake the Imperium to its very foundation... Age of Darkness enters a new chapter of the epic Horus Heresy story, and features stories from some of the Black Library’s best-known authors, including Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, James Swallow and Aaron-Dembski Bowden.

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The first phase of the over, and the Age of Darkness begins. These tales show the state of the galaxy as war engulfs it and lay hints to what is to come.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

The Emperor’s vision of mankind ascendant lies in tatters. The Great Crusade is naught but a fading memory. The dream of Unity is no more. But with Horus’s rebellion spreading to every corner of the Imperium and war engulfing new worlds and systems almost daily, there are some who now ask: were the signs there to be seen all along? In these dark times, only one thing is certain – the galaxy will never know peace again, not in this lifetime or a thousand others... This Horus Heresy anthology contains twenty-one short stories by David Annandale, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Gav Thorpe, Chris Wraight, Guy Haley, James Swallow, Nick Kyme, Rob Sanders, John French, Andy Smillie and Graham McNeill.

Read it because
Been dying to read some of the stories from event-exclusive books? Now's your chance with this great collection of tales from the length and breadth of the Heresy.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.

Delete Since the earliest days of the Great Crusade, Sanguinius – angelic primarch of the IXth Legion – was ever among the closest and most loyal of Horus’s brothers. But the Blood Angels have long kept their true nature hidden from the rest of the Imperium, and when the Warmaster hints that the key to their salvation may lie in the ruins of a conquered world, the sons of Sanguinius race to claim it. Now, as the revelation of their betrayal dawns and the traitors’ hand is revealed, the Blood Angels must face all the warp-spawned armies of Chaos, as well their own personal daemons, upon the blasted plains of Signus Prime...

Read it because
The Blood Angels make their Horus Heresy debut. A deep insight into the motives of their angelic Primarch Sanguinius reveals the underlying contamination of the Legion that affects them to this very day. An explosive read featuring armies of daemons and all the horrors of Chaos.

The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.