Name: Genefather
Author: Guy Haley
ISBN: 9781804074930

About this book

Genefather followed in October 2023 at 352 pages, pitting Archmagos Belisarius Cawl against his dark mirror, the renegade Chaos scientist Fabius Bile, at the gathering on Pontus Avernes -- the middle chapter of Guy Haley's trilogy about Cawl's self-appointed Great Work.

Key facts about Genefather

Guy Haley wrote Genefather, a novel on our list. It has been out since October 2023. The book has 352 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781804074930 to find the main one.

Genefather is book 2 of 3 in the Belisarius Cawl series. The series has 3 published books. However, the series starts with Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (2019). Archmagos is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 21 November 2025.

Additionally, Guy Haley writes The Horus Heresy, Richards & Klein and Dreaming Cities, plus 1 more series. Those series sit on our science fiction and science fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, Archmagos is the latest published Guy Haley book on file, from 21 November 2025.

About Guy Haley

Guy Haley is an English writer of speculative fiction, born in Halifax, Yorkshire in 1973. Before turning to fiction full-time he worked as a magazine editor and writer for SFX, White Dwarf and Death Ray, giving him an insider's grounding in genre fandom and gaming culture. See every Guy Haley book in order.

Its place in Belisarius Cawl

Genefather is book 2 in the Belisarius Cawl series. It follows Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work. It is followed by Archmagos. See the full Belisarius Cawl reading order.

The Belisarius Cawl trilogy follows the Adeptus Mechanicus' most brilliant and heretical Archmagos -- creator of the Primaris Space Marines and secret architect of much of the Imperium's modern military resurgence -- as he pursues his self-appointed "Great Work": a millennia-spanning plan to save humanity that answers to no one, not even the Emperor. Belisarius Cawl: The Great Work (2019) sends Cawl to the dead world of Sotha in search of a lynchpin technology for his plan; Genefather (2023) pits him against his…

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