About “The Buried Dagger”
The Buried Dagger is a novel set immediately before the Siege of Terra, focusing on the Death Guard Legion and their Primarch Mortarion. It is divided into three parts: the first recounts Mortarion's childhood on the toxic planet Barbarus and his meeting with the Emperor; the second details the Death Guard's journey through the Warp, during which they succumb to disease due to sabotage by Typhus, leading Mortarion to swear loyalty to Nurgle; the third part shifts focus to Garviel Loken and Nathaniel Garro as they form the Grey Knights Chapter.
Book details
- First published
- 2019