Awakenings (Novel)

Publications Portal Awakenings Limited Edition cover art Author George Mann[2] Performer Helen Keeley[2] Publisher Black Library Preceded by Warhammer 40,000 comic series Followed by "The Karsharat Abomination" Released September 2022[4] Pages 368 (Paperback 2023)[3] ISBN ISBN-13: 9781804073339 (Paperback 2023)[3] ISBN-10: 1804073334 (Paperback 2023)[3] Length 10 hours and 15 minutes[2] Editions Hardback (2022)[4] Audiobook (2022) Special Edition (2022)[4] Paperback (2023)[3]

Awakenings is a novel by George Mann. It was published by Black Library in September 2022.^[4] It is the first full length novel to feature the Inquisitor Astor Sabbathiel, and takes place between her first appearance in the Warhammer 40,000 comic series and "The Karsharat Abomination".^[1]

Cover description

100 years after the Grey Knights struck her down and left her for dead within a Warp Storm, after she uncovered one of the Imperium's greatest treacheries, Inquisitor Astor Sabbathiel has returned. She has been nursed back to health by the mysterious Tech-Priest Metik, but Sabbathiel must now deal with suspicions from her fellow Inquisitors of the Ordo Hereticus. They take a dim view of anyone who comes into contact with the Warp and Sabbathiel will have to undergo a dangerous mission to prove her faith and regain the trust of her Ordo.^[1]

Special Editions

A limited edition of Awakenings was released in September 2022 with a leather-effect cover with gold foil inlay, gilt page edges, and a red ribbon page marker. The printing run was limited to only 1,250 copies, and also include an additional exclusive short story starring the Inquisitor:^[1][4] "If You Want a Job Doing...".

See also

• List of Novels
• Warhammer 40,000 (Comic Series)

Sources

• 1: Warhammer Community: Inquisitor Sabbathiel Returns From the Dead in Her First Black Library Novel (posted 24 August 2022) (saved archive page, dated 08 October 2024, last accessed 30 March 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/5cdSl1sn/inquisitor-sabbathiel-returns-from-the-dead-in-her-first-black-library-novel/)
• 2: Black Library: Awakenings (saved archive page, dated 28 September 2024, last accessed 30 March 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/ebook-awakenings-eng-2022.html)
• 3: Goodreads: Awakenings (Warhammer 40,000) (saved archive page, dated 30 March 2025, last accessed 30 March 2025, original link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63263969-awakenings)
• 4: Warhammer Community: Black Library Pre-Orders – A Fallen Inquisitor and a Pale King (posted 10 September 2022) (saved archive page, dated 10 September 2022, last accessed 23 October 2024, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2022/09/10/black-library-pre-orders-a-fallen-inquisitor-and-a-pale-king/)