The Dark Coil: Ascension

Peter Fehervari writes the strain of Warhammer 40,000 horror that gets under your skin — the kind where nothing is quite what the briefing said and every answer breeds two more questions. The Dark Coil: Ascension gathers his two most tangled novels, The Reverie and Requiem Infernal, alongside eight linked short stories that pull the whole web tighter.

What to expect

• Two full novels plus eight interlinked short stories
• A slow-burn cast spanning Space Marines, Adepta Sororitas, the Astra Militarum and worse
• Dread, paranoia and prose that rewards a careful re-read

Best read in order and best read twice — the connections between stories are half the appeal, and they don't give themselves up easily.

English-language paperback omnibus. Start with the prequel omnibus, The Dark Coil: Damnation, if you want the web from its very first thread.