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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Word Bearers : The Omnibus
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'The Word Bearers are among the most feared and reviled of all Chaos Space Marines. Fierce warriors with a fanatical religious zeal, they blaze across the galaxy in the service of their dark gods. Worlds will burn, and entire civilisations will fall before the fury of the XVIIth Legion.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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Dark Apostle, Anthony Reynolds , single work novel science fiction

'The Word Bearers are among the most zealous and deadly of the Chaos Space Marine Legions, seething with a hatred that is millennia old. When Dark Apostle Jarulek commands his force to lay waste to the Imperial planet of Tanakreg, the assault is absolute and they brutally enslave the population. With the new slaves in their power they set them a mysterious task building a monstrous, kilometres-high tower.

'What are the dark visions that drive Jarulek, and can the Word Bearers achieve his vile purpose? Only the forces of the Imperium have the power to stop them, but will they arrive in time?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

(p. 13-246)
Dark Disciple, Anthony Reynolds , single work novel science fiction

'Ever driven by his lust for power, Marduk, aspiring Dark Apostle of the Word Bearers Chaos Space Marine Legion, strives to unlock the secrets of an ancient and deadly artefact. This quest throws him and the Word Bearers into a deadly warzone and a desperate battle between their Imperial enemies, the alien tyranids and a third faction as sadistic as it is mysterious. Surrounded by foes, this could be Marduk’s sternest test yet.'

Source: The Black Library (http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/Dark-Disciple.html). Sighted: 23/9/2011

(p. 247-500)
Dark Creed, Anthony Reynolds , single work novel science fiction

'Dark Apostle Marduk faces challenges from within his own Legion as he wages war with the White Consuls. Harnessing the power of the Nexus Arrangement, a powerful Necron device, Marduk can turn the tide in the Word Bearer's favour. But just as the White Consuls are on the verge of defeat, an old enemy returns to throw the entire dark crusade into ruin. If Marduk is to survive and fulfil his ambition, he must defy an onslaught from the necrons, White Consuls and his own Legion.'

Source: The Black Library (http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/Dark-Creed.html). Sighted: 23/9/2011

(p. 501-740)
Torment, Anthony Reynolds , single work short story science fiction horror

'After rebelling against his master, Burias faces punishment. But the voices in his head will not let him go quietly, and he may yet have a greater destiny among the Word Bearers... '

Source: Publisher's blurb.

(p. 741-768)

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