Honour Guard (Novel)
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| Author | Dan Abnett |
| Performer | Toby Longworth |
| Publisher | Black Library |
| Series | Gaunt's Ghosts |
| Preceded by | Necropolis |
| Followed by | The Guns of Tanith |
| Released | 2001 |
| Pages | 416 |
| Collected in | The Saint |
Honour Guard is the fourth novel in the Gaunt's Ghosts novel series by Dan Abnett.
Contents
Cover Description
In disgrace after a catastrophic war, Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt and the Tanith First are sent to retrieve precious artefacts from a world lost to Chaos. With enemy all around them and time against them, Gaunt's Ghosts and their allies must prevent the holy relics of Saint Sabbat from falling into their foes' hands, and as mysterious events begin to occur, Gaunt begins to suspect that the Saint herself might be aiding them from beyond the grave.
Summary
The Tanith First and Only are in conflict on the Shrine World of Hagia against a cultist army, the Infardi. After the failed taking of the city of Holy Doctrinopolis, Gaunt is tasked with the recovery of certain holy relics from the Shrinehold of Saint Sabbat, as a psyker beacon is ignited, drawing Chaos forces to the world to reinforce it. It is now a race against time.
Synopsis
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Notable Characters
Commissariat
- Viktor Hark — Commissar, assigned to the Tanith First and Only for its mission to the Shrinehold.
Imperial Guard
- Lord General Lugo — Theatre Commander
Tanith First
- Ibram Gaunt — Colonel-Commissar (w).
- Colm Corbec — Colonel.
- Rawne — Major (w).
- Dorden — Chief Medic.
- Mkoll — Scout-Sergeant, platoon Sgt.
- Varl — Trooper (w); promoted to platoon Sergeant.
- Hlaine Larkin — Sniper, 1st Squad.
- Feygor — Trooper, 3rd platoon; Adjutant to Major Rawne (w).
- 'Try Again' Bragg — Trooper.
- Caffran — Trooper.
- Domor — Trooper (w); 'sweeper'.
- Brin Milo — Adjutant to Colonel-Commissar Gaunt.
Civilians
Infardi
Images
Sources
| The Founding | A Ghost Return • First and Only • Of Their Lives in the Ruins of Their Cities • Ghostmaker • Necropolis • In Remembrance |
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| The Saint | Honour Guard • The Guns of Tanith • Straight Silver • Sabbat Martyr |
| The Lost | Traitor General • His Last Command • The Armour of Contempt • Only in Death • The Iron Star |
| The Victory | Blood Pact • Salvation's Reach • The Warmaster • The Anarch • The Vincula Insurgency |
| Anthologies | Sabbat Worlds • Sabbat Crusade • Sabbat War |
| Other Short Stories | Vermilion Level • Killbox • Viduity • Ghosts and Bad Shadows |
| Background Books | The Sabbat Worlds Crusade • Tactica Imperialis |
| Spin-offs | Double Eagle • Titanicus • Urdesh: The Serpent and the Saint • Volpone Glory |
