Gordon Rennie’s classic space combat duology returns as a Print on Demand omnibus with bonus comic strip content. The Gothic Sector has fallen under the dark shadow of Abaddon the Despoilers infernal Black Crusade and Imperial forces are forced into a desperate rearguard action. Captain Leoten Semper and the crew of the Imperial Warship Macharius are at the heart of the action where they not only have to make the gut-wrenching decision about which worlds will live and which will die, but also find themselves with no alternative but to ally themselves with the enigmatic Eldar.

The vile and unholy shadow of Chaos falls across the Gothic sector at the onslaught of Warmaster Abaddon's infernal Black Crusade. Fighting a desperate rearguard action, the Imperial Battlefleet has no choice but to sacrifice dozens of worlds and millions of lives to buy precious time for their fleets to regroup. But what possible chance do they have when Abaddon's unholy forces have the power to kill men and murder entire planets?