Exhumed - to be announced

Talon Squad are back! Join Lyandro Karras, aka Scholar, as he leads his squad of lethal Deathwatch Space Marines on another deadly mission that will test the limits of their endurance. As always, the shadowy inquisitor, Sigma, is pulling the strings, and watching every last move they make. Just what is his interest in this dying, long-abandoned world? Can Scholar, Watcher, Prophet, Omni and Ghost achieve the impossible and defeat a foe that hundreds of Eldar Exodites could not? Even with the ancient dreadnought Chryon fighting by their side, their chances are pathetically slim. But Scholar isn't about to lose a member of his team. Not here. Not now. If there's a way to win, Talon Squad will find it.

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Rynn's World (Feb 2010)

For 10,000 years, the mighty Space Marines of the Crimson Fists Chapter have served the Imperium of Mankind with selfless courage and sacrifice. For 10,000 years they have honoured the almighty Emperor and their Primarch, Rogal Dorn. But they have seldom faced days as dark as these, and the Chapter's long millennia of honourable service may be coming to a bloody and bitter end. A mighty ork leader has arisen to lead a holy war against the worlds of man, swearing to all that Rynn's World, home of the Fists, will burn in his wake. Outnumbered and outgunned to the point of hopelessness, the Chapter must decide between what is right and what is necessary. When the smoke clears from the battlefield, who, if anyone, will be left standing?

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Headhunted - Heroes of the Space Marines (May 2009)

They stand between the darkness and the light, between the murderously unclean and the innocent, between our absolute extinction and our destiny among the stars. They are the Space Marines, and this collection of all-new short stories is entirely dedicated to tales of their honour and sacrifice. Within its pages, Steve introduces the elite kill-team known as Talon and the ice-cold inquisitor, known only by his call-sign, Sigma, who orders them into the belly of the beast time after time in the name of the Emperor. Failure is not an option, and neither is retreat, no matter the danger, for they are Deathwatch, and it is they, above all others, who hold back the dark and hungry tides.

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Gunheads (March 2009)

Set after the cataclysmic end of the Palmeros campaign, this armour-ripping, novel-length adventure finds Sergeant Wulfe and company deployed to Golgotha on a desperate mission that no other force would take. Powerless to resist the rampant ambition of their disgraced general, Mohamar deViers, the Gunheads will risk everything to retrieve one of the Imperium's most potent symbols of strength and honour from a world held firmly in the grasp of the orkoid race. Death and dishonour await. But success could turn the tide on far Armageddon and, ultimately, save Holy Terra itself. So, for the honour of Cadia and the God-Emperor of Mankind, it's time to load up and roll out!

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Imperial Guard Omnibus: Vol. 1 (December 2008)

Collected together in a single giant volume for the first time, the Imperial Guard novels Fifteen Hours, Death World, and Steve's own Rebel Winter are accompanied by all new, all action short stories from the original authors. Steve's latest Vostroyan short, The Citadel, is a harrowing tale of two friends eager to make their mark in the ranks of the Firstborn. Together, they will storm a mutant stronghold that has already claimed hundreds of lives. Can they overcome the treacherous slopes, the battering rain and the constant hail of enemy bullets to win glory and honour? Failure is not an option, because to get stopped here is to lose the war for this planet.

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Mercy Run - Planetkill (July 2008)

This apocalyptic collection is filled to the brim with stories of planetary destruction in the terrifying 41st millennium. Steve's 'Mercy Run' tells the tale of Palmeros, a warm and verdant world with a human population in the billions. Brave men - men like Sergeant Oskar Andreas Wulfe - have fought to protect Palmeros for two long, hard years. Has it all been for nothing? As the planet greets its last sunrise, the Imperial Guard are pulling out, making for the relative safety of high orbit. An unthinkable cataclysm will rip this planet apart. Mere hours remain. Every living thing left on Palmeros will die. So, with the clock ticking, Wulfe wants to know just one thing: why the hell has his commanding officer ordered him back out into the badlands?

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Rebel Winter (July 2007)

Steve's debut novel, Rebel Winter, is bursting with action. The Vostroyan Imperial Guard fight for survival against blood-thirtsy traitors, battle-crazed aliens and the deadly cold of a frozen world. Inspired by the legendary feats of his aging colonel, Captain Grigorius Sebastev stands side-by-side in the trenches with his men, ready to fight and die among them if the God-Emperor asks it. When the order comes through for a sudden retreat, Sebastev and his men are commanded to remain, guarding the rear against an alien horde of overwhelming numbers. The mission is a death-sentence, and every man in 5th Company knows it. But if Sebastev loves anything, it's a good, hard fight.

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Starfish - Best of Apex Digest 2006 (July 2007)

Steve's dark science-fiction story 'Starfish' has been reprinted in this collection highlighting the very best short stories published in the Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest in 2006. Each of the stories reprinted in this volume is accompanied for the first time by an appreciation penned by editors working in the horror-SF genre. The stories in this collection are sure to unsettle you - you have been warned!

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The Falls of Marakross - Tales from the Dark Millennium (November 2006)

This collection, themed around the popular collectible card game of the same name, introduced Steve's work to the fans of Warhammer 40,000 for the first time. Steve's story, 'The Falls of Marakross', opens this collection with explosive action and scorching suspense. Meet Artemius Grohm, a Space Marine Chaplain of the legendary Dark Angels. He and his brothers have come to a world in its death-throes. But why? Mattius Hyron, ancient member of the Emperor's Inquisition, intends to find out. In this battle of wills, there can be only one victor.

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Starfish - Apex Digest #5 (Spring 2006)

Some humans have managed to turn simple food into an issue of national pride. Change their eating habits? Never in a million years! 'Starfish' is a grim, futuristic tale of life in downtown Tokyo. Illegal workers Petr and Katya came here looking for quick riches and lost their souls instead. That was until 'fish-baby' came into their lives! Now, with one final chance strike it big, Petr feels like his dreams are finally within reach. He's about to find out how wrong he is.

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Stray Dog Swordsman on Redemption Road - Talebones #31 (Winter 2005)

Steve's first published story blends the essence of old Japan with the county's dark and disturbing mythology. Dishonoured and reduced to the level of the common people he once lorded over, the ronin Iwata Shinosuke moves from town to town, living one day at a time. But, with the coming of winter, travelling the mountain roads of Hida province is a risky and foolish endeavour. Determined not to spend the coldest, darkest months of the year in a dead-end village, Iwata commits to one last journey through the woods, and quickly discovers how dangerous life can be on Redemption Road.

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