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{{PublicationsPortal}}{{UltramarinesPortal}}The Ultramarines series by [[Graham McNeill]] follows the actions of [[Ultramarines|Ultramarine]] [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Uriel Ventris]]. The first three novels are collected in "The Ultramarines Omnibus", along with the short story "Chains of Command." The fourth, fifth, and sixth novels are collected in a second omnibus titled "Ultramarines: The Second Omnibus" to be released in June 2012.<sup>1</sup>
In addition to the novels, short stories featuring the same characters and events are featured in several anthologies. An original audio drama, [[Eye of Vengeance (Audio Book)]], was released in April 2012. == Novels in the series ==<center><gallery widths="120" heights="180">Nightbringer.jpg|Cover ilustration by [[Clint Langley]], ISBN 0-7434-4299-7Warriorsofultramar.jpg|Cover ilustration by [[Alex Boyd]], ISBN 0-7434-4352-7Deadsky.jpg|Cover ilustration by '''Clint Langley''', ISBN 1-84416-148-XThe Killing Ground Ultramarines novel.jpg|Cover illustration by '''Karl Kopinski''', ISBN 978-1-84416-562-9Courage And Honour.jpg|ISBN 978-1-84416-720-3Ultramarines The Chapters Due.jpg|Cover illustration by '''Karl Kopinski''', ISBN 9781844167142Eye-of-vengeance.jpg|Cover illustration by [[Hardy Fowler]].file:SwordsOfCalth.jpg</gallery></center> ==Novel Summariessummaries==
===Nightbringer===
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After replacing his former [[Captain]] and mentor, [[Idaeus]], Captain Uriel Ventris embarks on his first mission, to the planet [[Pavonis]] with the 4th Company of the Ultramarines. Beset by doubt in his abilities, alien foes and traitorous opportunists, Ventris must battle against them all if he is to defeat an ancient horror soon to be awakened.
===Warriors of Ultramar===
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A [[Tyranid]] splinter fleet is heading towards the planet [[Tarsis Ultra]], consuming everything in its path. Captain Uriel Ventris and the Fourth Company of the Ultramarines, called to honour an ancient debt, along with brother Space Marines of the [[Mortifactors]] [[Chapter]] and the [[Imperial Guard]] units are the only ones standing in their way. Uriel must decide whether to act by the code set down by the [[Codex Astartes]] or against it, if he is to succeed against the alien threat.
===Dead Sky, Black Sun===
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Captain [[Uriel Ventris]] and Sergeant [[Pasanius Lysane]] have been exiled from the Ultramarines Chapter for breaching the [[Codex Astartes]] during the events on [[Tarsis Ultra]]; Sent on a [[Death Oath]] by [[Marneus Calgar]] to atone for their transgression, they are taken captive by a [[Daemon]] known only as the [[Omphalos Daemonium]], and transported to the [[Iron Warriors|Iron Warriors']] Homeworld of [[Medrengard]]. Trapped within the [[Eye of Terror]], Ventris and Pasanius must garner all of their courage and strength if they are to regain their honour and survive against the forces of [[Chaos]].
===The Killing Ground===
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Ventris, Pasanius and the [[Unfleshed]] find themselves apparently stranded on the world of [[Salinas]]; their presence seemingly fanning the flames of a local rebellion into a heretical fire that threatens to consume everything and everyone.
The warrior brothers must fight one more time before being able to return to [[Macragge]], but this is a conflict where sympathies are divided and it isn't quite so easy to see who stands among the righteous.
===Courage and Honour===
{{main|Courage and Honour (Novel)}}Newly returned from the Eye of Terror, Captain Uriel Ventris must redeem himself in the eyes of his battle–brothersbattle-brothers, who fear he may have been tainted by Chaos. When the planet Pavonis is invaded by the [[Tau Empire]], what better opportunity could Uriel have to join his Chapter in combat and prove that his honour is beyond reproach?
===The Chapter's Due===
{{main|The Chapter's Due (Novel)}}Seeking revenge against Uriel Ventris, [[Iron Warriors]] Warsmith [[Honsou]] assembles an enormous warband and invades the region of [[Ultramar]], in league with the [[Daemon Prince]] [[M'kar]]. The entire Chapter must mobilize for war, to prevent Ultramar from being laid to waste, and [[Chief Librarian]] [[Varro Tigurius|Tigurius]] predicts that Uriel will play a crucial part in the battle's outcome, for good or ill. ===The Swords of Calth==={{main|The Swords of Calth (Novel)}}Uriel Ventris is elevated to a [[Primaris Space Marines]] and battles the [[Necrons]] on [[Sycorax]].{{Fn|1}} ==Short stories=====Chains of Command==={{main|Chains of Command (Short Story)}}Set before the events of ''Nightbringer'', in 999.M41, the Ultramarines 4th Company assault Bridge Two-Four on the planet of [[Thracia]] under Captain [[Idaeus]]. They seek to close up the flank of the main advance on a rebel held city, by destroying a series of bridges crossing a canyon. However they are attacked by the [[Night Lords]] [[Traitor Legion]], losing their [[Techmarine]] in the process and the ability to trigger the explosives placed on the bridge. Captain Idaeus is fatally injured and concocts a non-Codex pattern plan where he triggers the explosives with a krak grenade, destroying the bridge and himself. Before doing so, Idaeus passes his Captaincy and [[power sword]] to [[Uriel Ventris]], his Veteran Sergeant and second-in-command. ===Leviathan==={{main|Leviathan (Short Story)}}After the Pavonis campaign (in ''Nightbringer''), Uriel and Pasanius have their first taste of action when boarding an [[Ork]]-infested [[space hulk]]. ===Consequences==={{main|Consequences (Short Story)}}Set between the events of ''Warriors of Ultramar'' and ''Dead Sky, Black Sun''. After his controversial actions defending [[Tarsis Ultra]], Uriel is brought to account before the Chapter hierarchy. ===Eye of Vengeance==={{main|Eye of Vengeance (Short Story)}}Set during the events of ''The Chapter's Due'', [[Torias Telion]] leads a [[Scout Squad]] on a dangerous mission to sabotage the [[Dark Mechanicus]] forges powering the [[Bloodborn]]'s war effort on [[Quintarn]]. ===Codex==={{main|Codex (Short Story)}}After his reinstatement to the chapter, [[Uriel Ventris]] leads the Fourth Company of the Ultramarines in a dangerous mission to rescue noble hostages from the clutches of the [[orks]]. Others warn Ventris about the risks, but the Captain is confident that adherence to the [[Codex Astartes]] will win the day. ===Torias Telion: The Eye of Vengeance==={{main|Torias Telion: The Eye of Vengeance (Short Story)}}In the aftermath of ''The Chapter's Due'', Sgt. Telion must track down an elusive threat on [[Macragge]], left behind by the [[Bloodborn]] army. ===Marneus Calgar: Lord of Ultramar==={{main|Marneus Calgar: Lord of Ultramar (Short Story)}}In the aftermath of ''The Chapter's Due'', [[Lord Calgar]] and [[Varro Tigurius]] reflect on past mistakes and face hard choices about the future of the Ultramarines. ===Two Kinds of Fool==={{main|Two Kinds of Fool (Short Story)}}[[Space Marine Captain|Captain]]s [[Agemman]] and [[Sicarius]] clash over the cleansing of the [[space hulk]] [[Final Absolution]]. ===Do Eagles Still Circle the Mountain?==={{main|Do Eagles Still Circle the Mountain? (Short Story)}}In the aftermath of [[Codex (Short Story)|Codex]], [[Space Marine Captain|Captain]] [[Uriel Ventris]] of the [[Ultramarines]] returns to action against the vicious [[greenskins]]. ===The Death of Uriel Ventris==={{main|The Death of Uriel Ventris (Short Story)}} ===The Labyrinth of Lost Souls==={{main|The Labyrinth of Lost Souls (Short Story)}}
== Short Stories Graphic Novels===== Chains of Command ===Set before the events of ''Nightbringer'', in 999.M41, the Ultramarines 4th Company assault Bridge Two-Four on the planet of *[[ThraciaBlack Bone Road]] under Captain — published in [[IdaeusInferno! #44]]. They seek to close up the flank of the main advance on a rebel held city, by destroying a series of bridges crossing a canyon. However they are attacked by the [[Night Lords]] [[Legion]], losing their [[Techmarine]] re-published in the process and the ability to trigger the explosives placed on the bridge. Captain Idaeus is fatally injured and concocts a non-Codex pattern plan where he triggers the explosives with a krak grenade, destroying the bridge and himself. Before doing so, Idaeus passes his Captaincy and '''Ultramarines: The Second Omnibus'''*[[power sword]] to [[Uriel VentrisDefenders of Ultramar (Graphic Novel)]], his Veteran Sergeant and second-in-command.
==Omnibus collections= Consequences =<center><gallery widths="120" heights="180">Ultramarines-Omnibus.jpg|Cover illustration by [[Karl Kopinski]] ISBN 9781849703338Set between the events of Ultramarines-Omni-II.jpg|Cover illustration by ''Warriors of Ultramar'Karl Kopinski' and ''Dead Sky, Black Sun''. After his controversial actions defending ISBN 9781849701730Uriel-Ventris-Chronicles-Vol1.jpg|[[Tarsis UltraThe Uriel Ventris Chronicles: Volume 1 (Omnibus)]], Uriel is brought to account before the Chapter hierarchy-Ventris-Collection-2.jpg|[[Uriel Ventris: Volume 2 (Omnibus)]]</gallery></center>
==See also=== The Skull Harvest ==Related articles===Set between the events of ''Dead Sky, Black Sun'' and ''The Chapter's Due''. Warsmith *[[HonsouList of Novels]] and his new retinue participate in The Skull Harvest, an interplanetary warriors competition, to muster a new army.
=== The Heraclitus Effect Related products===Set between *[[Iron Warriors (Novel Series)]] — companion series by Graham McNeill, depicting the events origins and actions of Uriel''Dead Skys nemesis, [[Honsou]].*[[Assault on Black SunReach (Novel)]] — novella by [[Nick Kyme]], released as a companion to the tabletop game of the same name.*[[Fall of Damnos (Novel)]] — novel by '' and 'Nick Kyme'The Chapter's Due''in the [[Space Marine Battles (Novel Series)|Space Marine Battles series]], and after with an account of the events [[Damnos Incident]].*[[Catechism of "The Skull HarvestHate (Novella)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]] in the [[Space Marine Battles (Novel Series)|Space Marine Battles series]]." Pursuing vengeance against Uriel*[[Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie]] — a CGI movie, made by [[Codex Pictures]] in collaboration with Games Workshop, Warsmith written by [[HonsouDan Abnett]] and directed by Martyn Pick.*[[Hard Choices 'What happened on Algol?']] launches — a genocidal attack against 32 page graphic novel prequel to [[Tarsis UltraUltramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie]]., released as a companion piece of the Special Edition DVD
==Sources==
*<sup>{{Endn|1</sup>}}: [httphttps://www.blacklibrarywarhammer-community.com/coming2020/12/05/the-soon/junewarhammer-2012/ultramarinespreview-theonline-secondblack-omnibus.html library/ The Warhammer Preview Online: Black Library solicit(posted 12/5/2020)]. ==Related Publications==*[[Black Library (BL Publishinglast accessed 12/5/2020)|Black Library]]
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