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Primogenitor

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
1 Dec 2016
Length
352 pp · ~6h 27m read
Rating
4.181,702 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 4 · 2-star: 51 · 3-star: 266 · 4-star: 696 · 5-star: 685. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)127 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.741,933 ratingsPerformance4.84Story4.7110h 42m·John BanksReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781784966201
Featuring
Chaos Space MarinesEmperor's ChildrenEye of Terror

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Synopsis

Exiled into the depths of the Eye of Terror, former Emperor's Children Apothecary Fabius Bile is drawn back to the Imperium in search of a secret that could be the key to saving his misbegotten life. He is known by many names - Clonelord, Manflayer, Primogenitor. He is the epitome of deceit and perversion, and feared by man and monster alike. Once the Chief Apothecary of the Emperor's Children, the madman known as Fabius Bile possesses a knowledge of genetic manipulation second to none. Now a renegade among renegades, he is loathed by those he once called brother, and even the most degraded of Chaos Space Marines fear his name. Exiled for his dark experiments, Bile has retreated deep into the Eye of Terror, leaving a trail of twisted abominations in his wake. But when a former student brings word of the ultimate prize for the taking, Bile is unable to resist being drawn once more into the cauldron of war. For in seizing this prize, Fabius Bile might yet discover the one secret his has been unable to unlock... the secret which will prevent his inevitable doom.