For more than a hundred centuries the Emperor has sat immobile on the Golden Throne of Earth. He is the master of mankind by the will of the gods and master of a million worlds by the might of his inexhaustable armies. He is a rotting carcass writhing invisibly with power from the Dark Age of Technology. He is the Carrion Lord of the Imperium for whom a thousand souls die every day, for whom blood is drunk and flesh eaten. Human blood and human flesh - the stuff of which the Imperium is made.

This extensive 270-page book of everything Warhammer 40,000 contains over 150 pages of full colour art and miniatures! It is a revision of the current rules system (incorporating fan feedback over the past few years), the new rules will improve the present game, rather than create a brand new game system with brand new rules. As such, all current armies and Codex books will be completely compatible with the upgraded rules. So all the hard work and effort you have sunk into your modelling, converting and collecting projects has not, in any way, been a waste of time. The vast hordes of Chaos Space Marines and Imperial troops, not to mention the other races, will continue to do battle throughout the stars, across a billion worlds.