Lemartes: Guardian of the Lost

A ravening hunger beats within the blood of Chaplain Lemartes. As Guardian of the Lost, it is his solemn duty to quell the Black Rage that gnaws at the edge of his sanity and lead the Blood Angels Death Company in battle. His torment is eternal, his inner conflict unrelenting, lest he fall into the same abyss of madness as his charges.


On the world of Phlegethon, the will of Lemartes is tested as never before. Darkness has come to this place, enshrouding it utterly, and only the Blood Angels can lift the veil. But there are more dangerous trials than the renegades of Chaos at large on the planet, as a storm of blood rains down from the sky, threatening to expose the gene curse of the Blood Angels and pitch them all headlong into endless madness. Only Lemartes has the will to avert this fate, but first he must stem the tide of his own inner rage...


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Lemartes represents the dark fate of all sons of Sanguinius. Through strength of will alone, he has held back the curse in his blood, and become one of the greatest heroes of the Blood Angels' 10,000 year history. This is the first Black Library novel ever to deal with this macabre warden of lost souls – expect sombre heroics mingled with plenty of carnage