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Cover of The Wicked and the Warped by Robert Rath

The Wicked and the Warped

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
15 Aug 2026
Length
425 pp · ~7h 48m read
Rating
4.69374 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 2 · 2-star: 3 · 3-star: 17 · 4-star: 64 · 5-star: 288. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)53 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.93532 ratingsPerformance4.95Story4.913h 24m·Richard ReedReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
Featuring
NecronsGreat Rift

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Synopsis

A Necrons Novel Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner return, continuing their rivalry for better or worse. Fate has given them a gift – an ancient world from the necrons' past has returned, but uncovering its secrets may prove more difficult than they anticipated. READ IT BECAUSE It's another chance to see the scintillating relationship between these two luminaries of the necron race, and another glimpse into their unique view of time and the upstarts that populate the galaxy. THE STORY Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner hate each other. Orikan is a master astromancer, not content with merely observing the future when the opportunity to shape it is within his grasp. Trazyn is an egotistical historian and meddler, stealing people and events out of the present to forever preserve them in his gallery. Their feud has lasted millennia, destroyed worlds, and defined their immortality. When the opening of the Great Rift delivers a mysterious world from the necrons' past back into realspace, Trazyn sees an opportunity – this is his chance to not only mend his quarrel with the embittered Orikan, but to uncover the fate of the last expedition to the Chaos-corrupted planet of Amenthis. What horrors of the past will they unearth in its depths, and what will their discoveries mean for their future?