• Uncover the dark corners of the Ultramar system.
• Get to know the psychology and burden of commanders.
• Experience the crushing assault of the Death Guard legion.

Captain Ferren Areios has just taken command of the Ultramarines 6th Company. Unfortunately, the Khorsari Reach zone is bleeding under the rule of the Death Guard plague legion. The hero must head to the edge of the sector and reclaim these lost worlds.

Fighting absolute hopelessness

The fleet is trapped in cruel isolation, where casualties are mounting and ammunition is running low. The enemy exploits the corrupting power of the nearby Great Rift. Discover how the soldiers face the omnipresent contagion and overwhelming despair.

A test of humanity itself

Author Rob Young offers a raw look at the psyche of an elite warrior. Instead of mindless action, you follow the captain's internal conflict in the face of brutal losses. The book Master of Rites brilliantly explores the limits of faith in a dark universe.

Take your reading anywhere

This Black Library paperback edition fits easily into your backpack. The English original, spanning 352 pages, preserves the original gritty atmosphere. Immerse yourself fully in the dark world of Warhammer 40,000 📖.

The book is in English.

A Warhammer 40,000 Novel

Ferren Areios, Captain of the Ultramarines Sixth Company, seeks to cleanse the worlds of the Reach from the clutches of the Death Guard – a task that will push him to the limits of his Chapter's creed.

READ IT BECAUSE

We first met Ferren Areios in the epic Dawn of Fire series. He has since ascended to the rank of Captain of the Ultramarines Sixth Company, earning the title Master of Rites. Now he must face his most challenging task to date – taking on the Death Guard in a grinding war where little glory can be found. Honour demands that this task must be undertaken, and who better to lead it than the Master of Rites?

THE STORY

The Khorsari Reach has been lost to the Imperium for over a decade, locked behind the warp storms that cling to the edges of the Great Rift. Its worlds have been claimed by the Death Guard, its people slaughtered by the servants of the Plague God. But these are the worlds of Ultramar, and they are protected.

Ferren Areios, Captain of the Ultramarines Sixth Company, has been dispatched to retake the worlds of the Reach and cleanse them of the Death Guard’s corruption. But as the Plague Marines dig in and the death toll rises to catastrophic heights, Ferren is pushed to the limits of his Chapter’s creed. Isolated in the Plague God’s domain, the reclamation fleet fights not only for the worlds of the Reach, but for what remains of Ferren’s own humanity.