The Last Chancers · Book 1

13th Legion

Published
1 January 2000
Pages
274
ISBN-13
9781841541396
Type
novel
Cover of 13th Legion

About this book

13th Legion (2000) opens Gav Thorpe's grimmest Warhammer 40,000 series, introducing Lieutenant Kage's Last Chancers -- convicts and deserters given one final chance -- on a mission to reclaim a Chaos-corrupted world.

Key facts about 13th Legion

Gav Thorpe wrote 13th Legion, a novel on our list. It has been out since 2000. The book has 274 pages.

We list 2 editions of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781841541396 to find the main one.

13th Legion is book 1 of 4 in The Last Chancers series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Gav Thorpe writes The Horus Heresy, The Sundering and Path of the Eldar, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The High Kâhl's Oath is the latest published Gav Thorpe book on file, from 2024.

About Gav Thorpe

Gav Thorpe spent fourteen years as a developer at Games Workshop, rising from assistant games designer to running the Warhammer Fantasy game system, before becoming one of the founding wave of novelists at Black Library when the imprint launched in 1997. See every Gav Thorpe book in order.

Its place in The Last Chancers

13th Legion is book 1 in the The Last Chancers series. It is followed by Kill Team. See the full The Last Chancers reading order.

The Last Chancers is Gav Thorpe's earliest and grimmest Warhammer 40,000 series, following Lieutenant Kage of the 13th Penal Legion -- convicts, deserters and the condemned, given one final chance to earn a pardon by being thrown at the Imperium's most suicidal missions instead of the firing squad. 13th Legion (2000) introduces Kage's Last Chancers as they're sent to reclaim a lost Chaos-corrupted world, establishing the series' defining bargain: survive the impossible mission, or don't survive at all. Kill Team…

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