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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.
== Short Stories ===== Chains Two Kinds of Command Fool===Set before the events of ''Nightbringer'', in 999.M41, the Ultramarines 4th Company assault Bridge {{main|Two-Four on the planet Kinds of Fool (Short Story)}}[[Thracia]] under Space Marine Captain|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]] s [[LegionAgemman]], losing their and [[TechmarineSicarius]] in clash over the process and cleansing of 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 swordspace hulk]] to [[Uriel VentrisFinal Absolution]], his Veteran Sergeant and second-in-command.
=== Consequences Do Eagles Still Circle the Mountain?===Set between {{main|Do Eagles Still Circle the Mountain? (Short Story)}}In the events aftermath of ''Warriors of Ultramar'' and ''Dead Sky[[Codex (Short Story)|Codex]], Black Sun''. After his controversial actions defending [[Tarsis UltraSpace Marine Captain|Captain]], [[Uriel is brought Ventris]] of the [[Ultramarines]] returns to account before action against the Chapter hierarchyvicious [[greenskins]].
== Related Articles =The Death of Uriel Ventris===*''[[Consequences {{main|The Death of Uriel Ventris (Short Story)]]'' - short story by Graham McNeill, depicting the consequences }} ===The Labyrinth of Lost Souls==={{main|The Labyrinth of Uriel and Lost Souls (Short Story)}} ==Graphic Novels==*[[PasaniusBlack Bone Road]]'s actions after the — published in [[Tarsis UltraInferno! #44]] campaign , re-published in ''Warriors of Ultramar'Ultramarines: The Second Omnibus'''.*[[Defenders of Ultramar (Graphic Novel)]] ==Omnibus collections==<center><gallery widths="120" heights="180">Ultramarines- graphic novel depicting the Omnibus.jpg|Cover illustration by [[Karl Kopinski]] ISBN 9781849703338Ultramarines 4th Company during -Omni-II.jpg|Cover illustration by '''Karl Kopinski'''. ISBN 9781849701730Uriel -Ventris's absence-Chronicles-Vol1.jpg|[[The Uriel Ventris Chronicles: Volume 1 (Omnibus)]]Uriel-Ventris-Collection-2.jpg|[[Uriel Ventris: Volume 2 (Omnibus)]]</gallery></center> ==See also=====Related articles===*[[List of Novels]] ===Related products===*[[Iron Warriors (Novel Series)]] - — companion series by [[Graham McNeill]], depicting the origins and actions of Uriel's nemesis, [[Honsou]].*[[Assault on Black Reach (Novel)]] - — novella by [[Nick Kyme]], released as a companion to the tabletop game of the same name.*[[Fall of Damnos (Novel)]] - — novel by [['''Nick Kyme]] ''' in the [[Space Marine Battles (Novel Series)|Space Marine Battles series]], with an account of the [[Damnos Incident]].*[[Eye Catechism of Vengeance Hate (Novella)]] by [[Gav Thorpe]] in the [[Space Marine Battles (Audio BookNovel Series)|Space Marine Battles series]] .*[[Ultramarines - audio drama A Warhammer 40,000 Movie]] — a CGI movie, made by McNeill[[Codex Pictures]] in collaboration with Games Workshop, depicting Sergeant written by [[Torias TelionDan Abnett]]and directed by Martyn Pick.*[[Hard Choices 's actions What happened on Algol?']] — a 32 page graphic novel prequel to [[QuintarnUltramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie]] during , released as a companion piece of the Ultramar campaign depicted in ''The Chapter's Due''.Special Edition DVD {{UMnav}}
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*<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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