Grey Knights • Dark Adeptus • Hammer of Daemons
They are the Emperor's daemonhunters – secretive, incorruptible warriors created to face the horrors of the warp that would destroy lesser men.
Written by Ben Counter, the original Grey Knights trilogy follows Justicar Alaric and the legendary daemonhunters of the Imperium through three linked campaigns against the forces of Chaos.
From preventing the return of a devastating Daemon Prince to confronting corrupted machines and eventually fighting for survival within the Eye of Terror itself, Alaric is tested physically, spiritually and psychologically in his service to the Emperor.
This is the classic original novel trilogy that brought the Grey Knights to the forefront of Black Library's Warhammer 40,000 fiction.
The Grey Knights are no ordinary Space Marines. Serving alongside the Ordo Malleus, they exist specifically to combat daemons and the corrupting influence of Chaos.
Across these three novels, Ben Counter explores their secretive Chapter through the experiences of Justicar Alaric, whose faith and resistance to corruption are repeatedly tested against increasingly horrific enemies. Black Library describes the trilogy as three linked stories centred on Alaric. Black Library
This listing contains the three individual First Edition paperback novels, rather than the later omnibus edition.
Ben Counter – First Edition – 2004
A thousand years after the daemon prince Ghargatuloth was banished to the warp, a prophecy threatens its return.
Justicar Alaric leads an elite force of Grey Knights into battle to prevent the daemon from being unleashed upon the Imperium.
The mission places Alaric and his brothers against exactly the kind of enemy their Chapter was created to destroy. Black Library
Ben Counter – First Edition – 2006
The forge world Chaeroneia vanished a century ago amid rumours of corruption and civil war.
Now it has returned.
Alaric and his fellow Grey Knights are sent to investigate, only to discover a nightmare of corrupted technology, Chaos-tainted Adeptus Mechanicus and monstrous machines.
Dark Adeptus is officially Book 2 of the Grey Knights series. Black Library
Ben Counter – First Edition – 2008
Alaric's war against Chaos takes a devastating turn when he is captured and taken into the Eye of Terror.
Stripped of his armour and weapons, the Grey Knight is forced into gladiatorial combat for masters devoted to Khorne.
Survival will require more than martial strength. Alaric must resist the corrupting influence surrounding him while searching for a means of escape.
Hammer of Daemons is the third Grey Knights novel. Black Library
Written by Ben Counter
1. Grey Knights – Ben Counter – First Edition – 2004
2. Dark Adeptus – Ben Counter – First Edition – 2006
3. Hammer of Daemons – Ben Counter – First Edition – 2008
The three novels were later collected together as The Grey Knights Omnibus, confirming these three books as the complete original Ben Counter trilogy. Black Library
An excellent collectible set for fans of the Grey Knights, Ordo Malleus, Justicar Alaric, Chaos, Daemonhunters and classic Black Library Warhammer 40,000 fiction.