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HIVE

by Dan Abnett

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
16 May 2026
Length
744 pp · ~13h 38m read
Rating
4.56643 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 2 · 2-star: 6 · 3-star: 48 · 4-star: 160 · 5-star: 427. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)78 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
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ISBN-13
9781836095385
Featuring
Adeptus Arbites
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Synopsis

Head down into the depths of a hive world, where a corrupted planetary governor has sent the populace into a perilous spiral they may not recover from. Will the population revolt? Can the Adeptus Arbites save this benighted world?

Welcome to Sacramentus. Austerity and toil will teach the true measure of the Hive’s failing. No one is blameless. The planetary governor has fallen, deposed in scandal and treachery. The Adeptus Arbites roam the smog-choked vertics and zontals, rooting out traitors, enforcing the Imperial law without mercy.

As a new governor, an outsider, is crowned, the Hive teeters between order and anarchy. Whispers of rebellion echo from the heights of the Waistland to the depths of the Neg. Rival gangs seize both opportunity and territory, and forbidden cults grow ever bolder. But unbeknownst to all, a more terrifying threat awaits in the darkness.

May your light last, pilgrim. If the Emperor protects, perhaps we shall make it out alive.

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