John French

You only think you know the story of the monster and his creator. The monster never asked for life or even his mockery of one. Victor Frankenstein never asked if he should pierce the veil of death. His cousin Elizabeth never asked for her heart to be torn asunder Obsessed with conquering death, Victor's compulsion crossed the border into madness. He robbed graves of what was buried within and Death of its sting. Horrified by his success, he abandoned his creation. Hated and hounded for his appearance, the creature's only crime was wanting a life he had not asked for. As the first of his kind, and in defiance and honor of his creator, he took the name Adam Frankenstein. Victor and Adam find themselves locked in an epicconflict that rages from Switzerland to Ireland and back, a struggle that ensnares Elizabeth, who is caught between the man she is engaged to and the one she loves. It is a clash that can only end in death. But thanks to Victor, death is no longer the end. In this, the true tale of House Frankenstein, you may find that the true Monsters of the Abyss are not what you have been led to believe.

Explore the brutal massacre of Isstvaan V in this fantastic stand-alone Horus Heresy title from Black Library.

The greatest sorcerer of the Thousand Sons has finally found the relic he's been searching for – the Key of Infinity. But is it too late for him to use it?Ahriman languishes on the threshold of space and time, adrift in a sub-realm of unknowable dimension and aspect. He has found it at long last: the ancient device known to the necrons as the Key of Infinity. This should be his moment of triumph – but he is not the Ahriman he used to be. Betrayed and lost, he is a solitary sorcerer, bereft of allies, standing amongst the smashed and ruined ephemera of his grand designs. With his dreams as dust and his Legion consumed by the fires of the Pyrodomon, Ahriman must fight his way across the shattered remnants of his past if he is to have any hope of saving his future.

Cypher is one of the most mysterious figures in the galaxy, and this novel sheds light on his motivations and thoughts. Although, told from Cypher’s own point of view, his words are suspect by default…As the Great Rift unfolds in the night sky above Terra and daemons walk upon the birth world of mankind, the Primarch Roboute Guilliman returns, heralding a dark new age. During the breaking storm, Cypher and his band of Fallen escape from the most secure prison in the Imperium. Now loose in the Imperial Palace, they are hunted by warriors of the Dark Angels, forces of the Adeptus Custodes, and Imperial Assassins. But what are Cypher’s intentions? Can anything or anyone be trusted? Told from Cypher’s own, unreliable point of view, this tale of truth, lies and secrets sees one of the Imperium’s most mysterious figures make war at its very heart. But what are the true motivations of the Lord of the Fallen?

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

A wandering vampire hunts for the sorcerer who ruined his kingdomCado Ezechiar is a wanderer who has outlived the memory of the age that made him. A Soulblight vampire who accepted the curse as his people and kingdom fell to Chaos, he now roams the Realm of Death and beyond seeking retribution and salvation for the ones he failed. Aided by the bound spirits of those he lost, Cado follows a path of revenge, hunting the servants of Chaos to slake his need for blood while seeking the Sorcerer of Change who destroyed his kingdom. When his hunt leads him to the free city of Aventhis, Cado becomes caught up in the machinations of greater powers – beings who see the city and its people as dust in the eyes of ambitious gods. Torn between his code of honour and his desire for vengeance, Cado must navigate a web of war and deceit, or lose everything.

Ahriman returns in the captivating story as he continues to fix his past mistakes.Doom has come upon the Thousand Sons. Born from the Rubric, a curse of fire and dust stalks them across time and space. The spirits of the Rubricae are vanishing from the prisons of their armour, while living sorcerers take their place one by one. Driven by the need to save his Legion and find redemption, Ahzek Ahriman seeks the time-altering technology of the forgotten necrons to overwrite the past. Shadowed by aeldari harlequins and with secrets and divisions spreading through his forces, he must find a new path to salvation before all becomes dust.

Book 5 in the global bestselling series, "The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra".The victories of Saturnine and the sacrifices of the Eternity Wall space port have faded into the hope of yesterday. Denied but not defeated, the traitors intensify their assault on the Imperial Palace. With the principal space ports in Horus’ hands, the Warmaster now drains the heavens of his reserves. As the pressure of the assault increases, the power of Chaos waxes. The waking lives of the defenders are filled with despair, while their dreams pull them in search of a false paradise. As the fabric of the defences fails and the will of those who stand on them cracks, Horus commands the Titans of the Legio Mortis to breach the walls. Against them stands the might of Mercury Wall and the strength of the Legio Ignatum. Ancient rivals, the god-engines of both Legions meet in battle, while within the walls a few desperate individuals seek a way to turn back the tide of the warp’s malign influence. Across Terra lost warriors and travellers make their way through wastelands and gardens of horror, towards home and an unknown future.

Baltimore City is a powder keg. Its last few years have seen protests, riots, and too many murders. Its citizens don't trust the police, the police don't trust the State's Attorney's Office, and the State's Attorney wants to put as many cops in jail as she can, regardless of their guilt or innocence. The city is only a sin or two away from going straight to Hell. In the middle of all this is Matthew Grace. A former crime scene technician turned private eye, Grace is now a forensic investigator for the State's Attorney's Office. It's supposed to be an easy job - working Monday to Friday, reading reports, reviewing crime scene photos, and requesting analyses and comparisons from the BPD Crime Lab. But nothing is easy in Baltimore, and soon Grace finds himself involved in cases that threaten the very heart of the city he loves. Supported by his wife and aided by a cyber pirate, a judge who collects human skulls, and the most honest cop in the city, Grace must solve the crimes and find the sinners if anyone is to have a chance for redemption.

Posle semi let ozhestochennykh bitv chudovischnaja mezhdousobnaja vojna, nazvannaja Eresju Khorusa, nakonets priblizhaetsja k zaversheniju. Teper vzor magistra vojny obratilsja na Terru - Tronnyj mir i sredotochie vlasti ego ottsa. Khorus zhazhdet lish odnogo iskhoda - smerti Imperatora i polnogo podchinenija Imperiuma. Mjatezhnyj syn prinjal Khaos, stav ego voznesennym sosudom, i sobral pod svoi znamena nesmetnuju armiju, prizvannuju vershit ego volju i vozmezdie. No put k Tronu predstoit nelegkij, ibo zaschischaet ego primarkh Rogal Dorn - Pretorianets Terry i glavnokomandujuschij oboronoj. Prezhde vsego Khorus dolzhen brosit vyzov samoj sisteme Sol, ee mnogochislennym armadam i krepostjam. Lish pobediv v Solnechnoj vojne, Khorus smozhet stupit na zemlju Terry. Tem znamenuetsja pervyj etap velichajshego srazhenija za vsju istoriju chelovechestva.

U inkvizitora Kovenanta velikoe mnozhestvo soratnikov. Starajas razgadat plany tainstvennogo i smertonosnogo Triumvirata, on dolzhen ispolzovat ljuboe oruzhie v svoem arsenale i vse resursy, imejuschiesja v ego rasporjazhenii.Eto muzhchiny i zhenschiny, kotorye sledujut zheleznomu primeru Kovenanta. Ego blizhajshie agenty, psajkery i ubijtsy. Kazhdyj instrument neobkhodim v vojne s Khaosom, i vot odinnadtsat rasskazov ob etikh odarennykh, blagochestivykh i inogda uzhasajuschikh lichnostjakh.Vnemlite istorijam ob ikh proshlom, mrachnejshikh momentakh zhizni i velichajshikh pobedakh. Nikto ne skazhet navernjaka, chto ugotovano nam sudboj. Vse, chto my v silakh sdelat, - eto perevernut kartu i posmotret, chto velit rok...Perevodchik: Apanasevich Aleksej, Ginzburg M., Kovaleva D.

Explore the final stages of the New York Times Bestselling Series The Horus Heresy in this fantastic miniseries, a must have for all fans!After seven years of bitter war, the end has come at last for the conflict known infamously as the Horus Heresy. Terra now lies within the Warmaster’s sights, the Throneworld and the seat of his father’s rule. Horus’ desire is nothing less than the death of the Emperor of Mankind and the utter subjugation of the Imperium. He has become the ascendant vessel of Chaos, and amassed a terrible army with which to enact his will and vengeance. But the way to the Throne will be hard as the primarch Rogal Dorn, the Praetorian and protector of Terra, marshals the defences. First and foremost, Horus must challenge the might of the Sol System itself and the many fleets and bulwarks arrayed there. To gain even a foothold on Terran soil, he must first contend the Solar War. Thus the first stage of the greatest conflict in the history of all mankind begins.