A Warhammer 40,000 story Attending a grand ball on a distant world, Navigators Lady Chettamandey and Lord Azariel are drawn into political intrigue with deadly consequences. READ IT BECAUSE See an episode from the life of Navigator nobles set before the events of the novel Rites of Passage. THE STORY Lady Chettamandey and Lord Azariel of the Navigator House Brobantis visit the world of Ardemis for the governor's annual ball – but it's not just dancing and drinks on the agenda. Contracts and politics are at stake. When an anonymous note is left in their chambers providing just the information they need, it falls to Chetta and Azariel to untangle a twisted web of motivations and get to the heart of a mystery. Written by Mike Brooks

A Warhammer 40,000 novel The death of Lord Azariel, head of the Navigator House Brobantis, draws his widow into a dark world of ritual killings and cult murders, while larger plans are at work and entire worlds are threatened… READ IT BECAUSE Delve into the murky politics of the Navigator houses with a novel packed full of murder, conspiracy and warp-borne threats. THE STORY Lord Azariel, Head of the Navigator House Brobantis is dead. His widow and murderer, the Lady Chettamandey, stands to inherit his power and influence. Her plans for ascension are curtailed when she’s drawn into a dark world of ritual killings and cult murders, with planets being dragged into the warp seemingly at a whim, the threat to Chettamandey’s legacy is dire, and only she can avert potential disaster.