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The extermination of Earth is at hand. With his increasingly irrational leadership Basil Wenceslas, chairman of the Hansa, has driven humanity into a corner. His punitive treatment of the Hansa colonies and the Roamers, as well as his refusal to aid an embattled Theroc, have made enemies for the people of Earth.

The Goltar were marginalized, and the Veetanho did everything they could to make the galaxy forget the Goltar had ever existed. The Goltar went quietly, pretending to sulk and accept their fate but they never did. They worked in the shadows, amassing power and resources, always looking for the right time and right opportunity to re-emerge and strip the hated Veetanho of everything they owned. In the depths of the Spine Nebula, a fly-over region known only for the bad luck of its inhabitants and the dangers that lurks in its fringes, the Goltar have a secret weapon.

Fourteen years ago, Alan Porter returned from a contract with a hefty payday for his company, Silent Night, and a surprise: five orphaned Zuul pups. Although Humans and Zuul have faced off on many battlefields, little was known of the ancient mercenary race, and Alan and his wife, Dana, raised them the best they could. The five pups, Rex, Ripley, Drake, Sonya, and Shadow grew to maturity in Australia, happy with their lives. Until a Zuul with the Winged Hussars happens across the strange family and carries news of them home.

While on duty, Trig had received an Automated AEthereal Message from the OCSS Bone Wracker: a Call-To-Arms, an extremely rare type of message that was only issued when a ship encountered a situation that was beyond the capabilities of a single OCSS. Of course, the truly exciting news was that his superior, Thargus, was temporarily incapacitated, making Trig the acting First Shaman, giving him a front row seat to the investigation as part of the First Away Team. It appeared that, at long last, his on-duty life would get exciting enough to distract him from his off-duty life.

Carrera's held off his enemies coming by sea from the north, in the process dealing the naval and amphibious forces of the Zhong Empire a stinging defeat. The Zhong won't soon forget the blood-stained waters and the heaped-up bodies on the shores of Balboa's Isla Real. Now, though, his adopted country of Balboa is under assault from the east, from the south, from the west, from the air, and from space.

Of all the Emperor’s immortal sons, the primarchs, it is Konrad Curze whose legend is the darkest. Born in the shadows of Nostramo, a world of murderers, thieves and worse, is it any surprise that he became the figure of dread known only as the Night Haunter? Heed now the tragic story of the creature Konrad Curze, master of the Night Lords Legion, of how he became a monster and a weapon of terror. He who once served the Imperium saw the truth in a maddening universe and the hypocrisy of a loveless father, and embraced the only thing that made any sense - darkness.

Talos und der Rest der Ersten Klaue schreiten weiter ihren dunklen Pfad hinab, bis er den der fremdartigen Eldar kreuzt - die Runenpropheten des Weltenschiffs Ulthwé sehen eine große Bedrohung, die von den Night Lords ausgeht, und versuchen, die unzähligen Stränge des Schicksals neu auszurichten, bevor sich ihre Prophezeiung erfüllen kann. Mit dem Zorn der Uralten im Nacken führt Talos seine Krieger schweren Herzens erneut in den Kampf.

Von ihrem Hass auf den falschen Imperator angetrieben, pirschen die Night Lords durch die Schatten der Galaxis, ewig auf der Suche nach Rache für den Tod ihres Primarchen. Ihr dunkles Streben führt sie in ein brüchiges Bündnis mit den Roten Korsaren, das nur von ihrem Hass auf den gemeinsamen Feind zusammengehalten wird. Zusammen mit dieser räuberischen Verräterbande bringen sie Tod und Zerstörung zur Klosterfestung der Marines Errant. Ihre Mission: Die Gensaat des loyalen Ordens zu stehlen, um sie zu einem langsamen Untergang zu verdammen.

Die Night Lords bilden eine trügerische Allianz mit der Black Legion, um den wertvollen Planeten Crythe Primus zu attackieren. Die Imperiale Welt verteidigt sich tapfer, doch das größte Hindernis auf dem Weg zum Sieg sind die Uneinigkeit und das Misstrauen zwischen den beiden Legionen. Wird ihr Pakt so lange halten, dass sie ihre Mission zu Ende führen können?

"Владыка ночи" - фантастическая повесть Андрея Ливадного, третья книга цикла "Форма жизни", жанр боевая фантастика, космическая фантастика, научная фантастика.