Inquisitor Covenant and his warband goon the hunt for a
traitorwithin their holy order.
War rages inthe Caradryad Sector. Worlds are falling tomadness
and rebellion, and the great warmachine of the Imperium is moving
tocounter the threat. Amongst its agents is InquisitorCovenant.
Puritan, psyker, expertswordsman, he reserves an especialhatred
for those of his order who wouldseek to harness the power of Ruin
as aweapon. Summoned to an inquisitorial conclave,Covenant
believes he has uncovered such amisguided agent and prepares to
denouncethe heretic Talicto before his fellows. But whenthe
gathering is attacked and many leftdead in its wake, Covenant vows
to huntdown Talicto and discover the truth behind the mysteriouscult
apparently at the heart of themassacre. In the murky plot into which

he is drawn, Covenant knows only one thing forcertain: trust no one.