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Dan Abnett^{[Needs Citation]}

Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent, England. He graduated from Oxford University and he has worked as a comic book and children's book editor. He now concentrates full time on writing. In the years since then, he has written for a diverse range of characters - including Scooby Doo, Thunderbirds, Conan the Barbarian, the X-Men, Johnny Bravo, Batman, Rupert the Bear, Dr Who, Mr Men, The Terminator, and Postman Pat.^{[Needs Citation]}

Abnett's early work for the Black Library includes the Gaunt's Ghosts and Inquisitor Eisenhorn novels. His later work includes several volumes of the ongoing Horus Heresy Series (including the first, Horus Rising (Novel)), and the screenplay for Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie.^{[Needs Citation]}

He has also co-authored several works for the Warhammer Fantasy universe, including the novels Gilead's Curse (with his wife, Nik Vincent) and Hammers of Ulric (with James Wallis).^{[Needs Citation]}

List of Warhammer 40,000 works

Gaunt's Ghosts series

Novels:

1. First And Only (Novel)
2. Ghostmaker (Novel)
3. Necropolis (Novel)
4. Honour Guard (Novel)
5. The Guns of Tanith (Novel)
6. Straight Silver (Novel)
7. Sabbat Martyr (Novel)
8. Traitor General (Novel)
9. His Last Command (Novel)
10. The Armour Of Contempt (Novel)
11. Only in Death (Novel)
12. Blood Pact (Novel)
13. Salvation's Reach (Novel)
14. The Warmaster (Novel)
15. The Anarch (Novel)

Short Stories

• Of Their Lives in the Ruins of Their Cities (Short Story) - published in Sabbat Worlds (Anthology), taking place during the continuity of The Founding
• In Remembrance (Short Story), first published in Inferno! magazine, re-published in The Founding, taking place in the aftermath of Necropolis.
• The Iron Star (Short Story) - published in Sabbat Worlds (Anthology), taking place during the continuity of The Lost
• The Victory (Short Story)
• Vermilion Level (Short Story) - originally published in Inferno! #30, re-published online in October 2013
• A Ghost Return (Short Story) - originally published online in March 2014, re-published in Sabbat Crusade (Anthology)
• Family (Short Story) - published in Sabbat Crusade (Anthology)
• You Never Know (Short Story) - published in Sabbat Crusade (Anthology)
• Ghosts and Bad Shadows (Short Story) - published in Sabbat Crusade (Anthology)
• Forgotten (Short Story) - published online in December 2014

Omnibus Editions:

• The Founding: collects the first three novels
• The Saint: collects the fourth through seventh novels
• The Lost: collects the eighth through eleventh novels

Anthologies:

• Sabbat Worlds (Anthology) (Editor, and Author of two short stories therein)
• Sabbat Crusade (Anthology) (Editor, and Author of four short stories therein)

Inquisitor (Novel Series)

• Eisenhorn:
  • Xenos (Novel) (2001)
  • Malleus (Novel)
  • Hereticus (Novel)
  • The Magos (Novel)

• Ravenor Trilogy:
  • Ravenor (Novel)
  • Ravenor Returned (Novel)
  • Ravenor Rogue (Novel)

• Bequin Trilogy:
  • Pariah (Novel)
  • Penitent (Novel)
  • Untitled

• Short Stories:
  • Missing in Action (Short Story) - published in Words of Blood (Anthology), re-published in Eisenhorn (Omnibus)
  • Backcloth For A Crown Additional (Short Story) - published in Crucible of War (Anthology), re-published in Eisenhorn (Omnibus)
  • The Strange Demise of Titus Endor (Short Story) - published in Hammer and Bolter 1, re-published in The Best of Hammer and Bolter: Volume One
  • Thorn Wishes Talon (Short Story) - first published in What Price Victory (Anthology) (2004), re-published in Ravenor: The Omnibus and as an audiobook story in Thorn and Talon (Audio Book).
  • Playing Patience (Short Story) - first published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology), re-published in Ravenor: The Omnibus
  • Perihelion (Short Story) - published in Games Day Anthology 2012/2013(2012)
  • Born Unto Us (Short Story) - published online in December 2012.
  • The Keeler Image (Short Story) - published online in August 2016

• Audio Dramas:
  • Thorn and Talon (Audio Book) (2011) - Gregor Eisenhorn returns in three Audio Drama adventures.

Horus Heresy Series

• Novels:
  • 1. Horus Rising (Novel) - (Luna Wolves/Emperor's Children/Blood Angels)
  • 7. Legion (Novel) - (Alpha Legion/Imperial Army)
  • 14. Prospero Burns (Novel) - (Space Wolves/Thousand Sons)
  • 17. Know No Fear (Novel) - (Ultramarines/Word Bearers)
  • 21. Unremembered Empire (Novel) - (Ultramarines/Blood Angels)
  • Saturnine (Novel)
• Short Stories:
  • The Lightning Tower (Short Story) - published in Horus Heresy Chapbook (Anthology), re-published as an audio drama in The Dark King and The Lightning Tower (Audio Book);
  • Blood Games (Short Story) (Adeptus Custodes) - published in Tales of Heresy (Anthology);
  • Little Horus (Short Story) (Sons of Horus) - published in Age of Darkness (Anthology)
  • Unmarked (Short Story) - published in Mark of Calth (Anthology)
  • Meduson (Short Story) - published in Meduson (Anthology)
• Graphic Novels:
  • Macragge's Honour (Graphic Novel)

The Beast Arises

• I Am Slaughter (Novel) - December 2015

Other Novels

• Brothers of the Snake - (Iron Snakes Space Marines)
• Double Eagle - (Imperial Navy)
• Titanicus - (Adeptus Mechanicus/Adeptus Titanicus)

Short Stories

• The Invitation (Short Story) - (Sisters of Battle) - published in Tales from the Dark Millennium (Anthology)
• Ork Hunter (Short Story) (Imperial Guard) - published in Words of Blood (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
• Pestilence (Short Story) - published in Deathwing (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
• The Curiosity (Short Story) - published in Crucible of War (Anthology)
• The Fall of Malvolion (Short Story) - published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
• Gardens of Tycho (Short Story) - published in Fear the Alien (Anthology)
• Kill Hill (Short Story) - published online in April 2012, re-published in 15th Birthday Collection (Anthology)
• Blind Hopes (Short Story) - Dark Millennium (game system) e-short
• Eternal (Short Story) - published online in December 2014

Comics and Graphic Novels

• Damnation Crusade - (Black Templars Space Marines)
• Lone Wolves - (Imperial Guard/Space Wolves)
• Inquisitor Ascendant - (The Inquisition)
• Titan - (Adeptus Titanicus)
• Exterminatus - (Black Templars, Imperial Guard, Inquisition)
• Blood and Thunder - (Imperial Guard)

Background Books

• The Sabbat Worlds Crusade
• Tactica Imperialis

Films

• Ultramarines - A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (screenplay)

Related publications

• BL Publishing

External Links

• Dan Abnett's Website
• Black Library Website