The Gate of Bones (Novel)
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The Gate of Bones is the second novel in the Dawn of Fire series.[1]
Description[1]
As the Indomitus Crusade begins, fleets of mighty warships leave Terra on a vital quest to stabilise Imperium Sanctus in the wake of the Great Rift. The returned primarch, Roboute Guilliman, leads a huge force towards the shrine world of Gathalamor, where stable warp routes will allow the flotilla to spread across the beleaguered southern half of the Imperium.
But grave tidings reach the Imperial Regent’s ears. Warnings from an ancient race, and eerie silence from the army tasked with holding Gathalamor until his arrival, lead Guilliman to send a reconnaissance mission to the world, at its head, Shield-Captain Achallor of the Adeptus Custodes.
Achallor discovers a world on the brink: a beaten Imperial force and sinister agents of Abaddon the Despoiler who have unearthed an ancient evil – a weapon that when harnessed not only threatens the primarch, but perhaps the holy Throne of Terra itself...
Dramatis Personae
INDOMITUS CRUSADE
Fleet Primus
- Roboute Guilliman — XIII primarch, the Avenging Son, the Lord Commander, the Imperial Regent
- Maldovar Colquan — Stratarchis Tribune Actuarius, Adeptus Custodes
- Isaish Khestrin — Primus fleetmaster
- Illiyanne Natasé — Farseer, envoy of Eldrad Ulthran
- Fabian Guelphrain — Historitor
- Viablo — Historitor
- Lord Kseyvorn — Groupmaster, Battle Group Orphaeus
The Council Exterra
- Geestan — Militant-Apostolic, Adeptus Ministorum
- Andiramus — Provost, Adeptus Arbites
- Luthian Xhyle — Chiliarch of Rassuneon, Astra Militarum
- Lady Filomensya Blaaz — Primaris psyker, Adeptus Astra Telepathica
- Arfon Hoiditma — Inquisitor, the Imperial Inquisition
- Belisarius Cawl — Archmagos, Adeptus Mechanicus
- Dho Gan Mey — Rear Admiral, Navis Imperialis
THE RELIEF MISSION
Adeptus Custodes, Emissaries Imperatus Shield Host
- Marcus Achallor — Shield-captain
- Hastius Vychellan
- Undeyr Amalth-Amat — Vexillor
- Pontus Varsillian, the Many-Gloried
- Menticulous Aswadi Ashmeiln — Mistress of Astropaths
THE DEFENDERS OF GATHALAMOR
84th Mordian Astra Militarum Regiment
- Luthor Dvorgin — General, commander of Gathalamor Imperial Forces
- Chedesh — Colour-sergeant, One Platoon
- Yenko — Master voxman, One Platoon
- Flens — Lieutenant, One Platoon
- Dauver — Lieutenant, One Platoon
- Vaston — Acting-lieutenant, One Platoon
- Stehner — Staff lieutenant
- Magda Kesh — Pathfinder sergeant
The Order of the Argent Shroud, Gathalamor Preceptory
THE INVADERS OF GATHALAMOR
- Kar-Gatharr — Dark Apostle, minion of Kor Phaeron
- Tharador Yheng — Cult leader
Iron Warriors Traitor Legion
- Torvann Lokk — Warpsmith
- Harvoch — Champion of Chaos
- Lorgus — Champion of Chaos
- Casipiniax — Warpsmith
- Yutil — Warpsmith
- Fodov — Grand Battery Master
- Jhorgg Klordren — Voidmaster, Iron Warriors void fleet
Special Editions
This 2021 Special Edition comes with leather-effect binding, including a metallic icon on the front, and a classy ribbon bookmark. There is full cover art inside, along with two bonus character portraits. This edition had a printing run of 2,000 individually-numbered copies, each one signed by Andy Clark. You’ll also find a bonus short story inside – Sanctuary and Sacrifice.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Library: Dawn of Fire: The Gate of Bones (saved archive page, dated 17 January 2025, last accessed 27 March 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/the-gate-of-bones-ebook-2021.html)
- 2: Warhammer Community: Black Library limited editions – Ravenor, Alpharius, and more (posted 06 January 2021) (saved archive page, dated 14 May 2021, last accessed 27 March 2024, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/01/06/black-library-limited-editions-ravenor-alpharius-and-more/)
- 3: Amazon: The Gate of Bones (Warhammer 40,000) (saved archive page, dated 27 March 2025, last accessed 27 March 2025, original link: https://www.amazon.com/-/en/Andy-Clark/dp/178999344X)
