Grey Knights

I know i know! Another Warhammer book lol!

"Inquisitors of the Ordo Malleus have pledged their every waking hour to the discovery and scourging of the daemonic, wherever it is to be found. But there are times when the scale of a daemonic infestation is such that even the most formidable and righteous Inquisitors need to call upon aid to triumph. Only one force in the breadth of the galaxy has any chance of stemming such a daemonic tide: the Grey Knights. Armed with psychically charged force weapons, storm bolters and an unshakeable faith in the Emperor, there is nothing more daunting for a daemon to face. "

The above description really does not sum up the story behind the book. Basically the story takes place in the same time period as Abaddon the Despoiler is leading hordes of Chaos Legions out of the Eye of Terror on what has been named the 13th Black Crusade. Though the book does not touch on this much at all. It's mentioned to give the reader an understanding that Grey Knights takes place in dire times.

The book follows Justicar Alaric as he and his squad, accompanied by three other Grey Knights squads and the Inquisitors of the Ordo Mallus, in the search and capture of the recently gone rogue Inquisitor Valinov. Volinov has turned his back on the Emperor and now serves the Lord of Change, Tzeentch. He is doing this by trying to bring back into the physical world one of Tzeentch's most potent and all knowing Daemons. Ghargatuloth, the Prince of a Thousand Faces and Herald of the Change.

This book has one of the most gripping story lines I have read in a SciFi book and I would recommend it to anyone who's looking for a new series to try out. A prior knowledge of Warhammer 40k lore isn't exactly nessesary, but it definetly helps mesh the story together and lets you visualize what is happening. Grey Knights is book one in a three book trilogy, which is followed by Dark Adeptus and then Hammer of Daemons.