Shield of the Emperor

Authors

Mitchel Scanlon, Steve Lyons, Steve Parker

Shield of the Emperor is an anthology re-publication of the omnibus Imperial Guard Omnibus: Volume One, collecting the first three novels, each with an associated short story, in the Imperial Guard novel series. The Astra Militarum are the Emperor’s shield, defending the worlds of mankind from all their many foes. In this omnibus, witness the brave men and women of the Imperial Guard give their all for the Imperium of Man.

Format

Omnibus

Released

2019

Pages

816

Era

Classic 40k

The Astra Militarum is the largest body of fighting men and women in the galaxy. Drawn from the myriad planets of the Imperium, it is the solemn duty of these grim soldiers to fight the wars of the Immortal Emperor against the many enemies that threaten the very existence of humanity. With incredible manpower, and supported by massive battle tanks and hordes of priests, clerks and engineers, it is an indomitable war machine, the Shield of the Emperor. This omnibus contains three novels and three short stories, each telling of some of the many battles fought by the Astra Militarum in defence of humanity.

Fifteen Hours (Novel)
Death World (Novel)
Rebel Winter (Novel)
Knee Deep (Short Story)
Better the Devil (Short Story)
The Citadel (Novel)

Mitchel Scanlon

Mitchel Scanlon is a British writer of science fiction novels and comics. He wrote novels for the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, and novels featuring 2000 AD character Judge Anderson. A native of Wales, he began work for the Black Library on scripting the Hellbrandt Grimm comic series that ran in Warhammer Monthly. Since then, he has worked on producing novels for the publishing imprint.

Steve Lyons

Steve Lyons has written over thirty novels - and has also written extensively in other media, including audio/radio plays, talking books, comic strips and short stories. He has ‘worked with’ such popular characters as Doctor Who, the X-Men, Strontium Dog, Sapphire & Steel and the denizens of the Warhammer and Stargate universes - as well as creating his own. He has written non-fiction books about TV shows and films, contributed to many magazines and also worked as a script-editor and proof-reader. He lives in Salford, near Manchester, in the UK.

Steve Parker

Originally hailing from the rainswept land of the Picts, Steve Parker currently resides in Tokyo, Japan. His novels to date include Rebel Winter, Gunheads, Rynn's World, Deathwatch and its first sequel, Deathwatch: Shadowbreaker, plus a gauntlet-covered fistful of short stories and novellas.

Astra Militarum

Imperial Guard