by Dan Abnett
Book 8 in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series (2004)
Publisher: The Black Library
An Imperial general has defected to the enemy, and the secrets he carries could spell the end of the Sabbat Worlds Crusade.
Colonel-Commissar Gaunt and a small team from the Tanith First must infiltrate an enemy-held world and gain the trust of the local underground, all the while trying desperately to avoid the ever-present taint of Chaos. Their mission: to stop the traitor general from revealing his secrets – by any means necessary.
A new era begins for Gaunt’s Ghosts, as a handful of troopers – including Gaunt himself – embark on a deadly mission into the heart of enemy space… a mission that Gaunt has personal reasons for wanting to finish. It’s a deadly journey into the darkness of Chaos that will change the Tanith forever.