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The Twice-Dead King

An exiled lord of the necrons fights to reclaim his birthright in a pair of novels, while a novella and a trio of short stories recount other tales of these deathless machines.
Format
Omnibus
Released
2025
In The Twice-Dead King: Ruin, we meet the bitter exiled necron Lord Oltyx, and follow his journey to take down his betrayers and reclaim his birthright, all while fighting off a massive host of orks. Oltyx faces a new menace in The Twice-Dead King: Reign – ruling over a faded dynasty and dealing with the Flayer's Curse. Meanwhile, a fresh threat attempts to take everything away from him again – a barbaric alien war-cult known as the Imperium of Man. Severed brings us to the vaunted Sautekh dynasty, where the Stormlord himself has charged Zahndrekh and Vargard Obyron with putting down a rebellion. One Million Years pits the eternal necrons against the ambitious Leagues of Votann aboard an awakening necron ship. The Life of Jethras the Martyr takes us to the other side to see how a lowly pilgrim found a moment of glory in fighting back against the hated necrons. Finally, Patience tells the story of a Voidborn crewman who encounters Astartes, necrons, and... something else for the first time – and lives to tell the tale.

Nate Crowley

Nate Crowley is an SFF author and games journalist who lives in Walsall with his wife, daughter, and a cat he insists on calling Turkey Boy. He loves going to the zoo, playing needlessly complicated strategy games, and cooking incredible stews. Severed is his third story for Black Library, the others being ‘Empra’ and 'The Enemy of My Enemy'.

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