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Shield of Baal

Authors
Braden Campbell, Guy Haley, Nick Kyme, Joe Parrino, Josh Reynolds, Andy Smillie
The tyranids have evolved once more, and across the galaxy, their enemies tremble before their psychic might. The greatest battles are in the Cryptus system, where the fate of the Blood Angels will be decided…
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Novel
Era
For millennia, the Shieldworlds of the Cryptus system have stood sentinel beneath the deadly stars of the Red Scar, defending the gateway to the Blood Angels home world. Now, an enemy has come who threaten to tear the Cryptus system apart and carry on to Baal itself – the monstrous tyranids of Hive Fleet Leviathan. The brave soldiers of the Astra Miltarum stand against them, shoulder to shoulder with the zealous warriors of the Adepta Sororitas, and on Baal the Blood Angels marshal their forces, commanded by one of their mightiest, Captain Karlaen – the Shield of Baal.

Braden Campbell

Braden is an author for Games Workshop's Black Library and has enjoyed Warhammer 40K for nearly a decade, remaining fiercely dedicated to his Dark Eldar. He lives in Milton, Ontario, Canada with his wife and daughter.

Guy Haley

Guy Haley (born June 6, 1973) is an English writer of speculative fiction, predominantly known for his Richards & Klein Investigations series, as well as numerous fiction contributions to various Warhammer 40,000 series. Haley has contributed over 30 works to the greater Warhammer universe, with another 50 works to the following Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Fantasy (setting), and Warhammer Age of Sigmar series

Nick Kyme

Nick Kyme hails from Grimsby, a small town on the North East coast of England known for its fish (a food, which ironically he dislikes profusely). Nick moved to Nottingham in 2003 to work on White Dwarf magazine as a Layout Designer. Since then, he has climbed to the heady heights of Writer and Layout Designer, and has had three short stories published in Inferno in that time.

Joe Parrino

Joe Parrino is the author of a range of Warhammer 40,000 stories, including the novella Shield of Baal: Devourer, the audio dramas Alone, Damocles: The Shape of the Hunt and Assassinorum: The Emperor's Judgement, and the short stories 'Witness', 'The Patient Hunter', 'Nightspear', 'In Service to Shadows' and 'No Worse Sin'. He lives, writes and works in the American Pacific Northwest.

Josh Reynolds

Josh Reynolds is an author of over thirty novels and numerous short stories, including the wildly popular Warhammer: Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000. He grew up in South Carolina and now lives in Sheffield, UK.

Andy Smillie

Forged from beef and brawn, Andy Smillie emerged from the blacksmith’s fire like a slab of Scottish iron. Hailing from the northern reaches of Glasgow, he crossed the border into England intent on conquest but instead found gainful employment in Nottingham at Games Workshop. Leaving a trail of carnage in his wake, he eventually settled in the Black Library where he works in marketing by day and as a literary superhero by night... His writing credits include a veritable swathe of articles for various sci-fi, fantasy and hobby magazines. His debut work of fiction, Mountain Eater, was released in 2011 in the digital publication Hammer & Bolter.