The Buried Dagger
- Published
- 23 February 2019
- Pages
- 352
- ISBN-13
- 9781781939703
- Type
- novel
About this book
"The Buried Dagger" (2019) is a Horus Heresy novel at number 54 in the Horus Heresy, written by James Swallow, and is 352 pages long. It's part of the later stretch of the series building toward the Siege of Terra finale. As with the rest of the series, it's set during the galactic civil war that follows the Isstvan betrayal, when the Space Marine Legions turn on each other across a galaxy the Emperor had nearly finished reuniting.
Key facts about The Buried Dagger
James Swallow wrote The Buried Dagger, a novel on our list. It has been out since 23 February 2019. The book has 352 pages.
We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781781939703 to find the main one.
The Buried Dagger is book 54 of 54 in The Horus Heresy series. The series has 54 published books. However, the series starts with Horus Rising (2006). It is also the latest book in the series with a full release date.
Additionally, James Swallow writes Blood Angels: Rafen, Sisters of Battle and Marc Dane as separate series. Those series sit on our science fiction and thriller shelves. Meanwhile, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Toward the Night is the latest published James Swallow book on file, from 29 April 2025.
About James Swallow
James Swallow is a London-based British author and scriptwriter, born in 1969, whose career spans novels, comics, video games, radio and television. He is a New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon bestseller, a BAFTA nominee, and the only British writer to have worked on a Star Trek television series. See every James Swallow book in order.
Its place in The Horus Heresy
The Buried Dagger is book 54 in the The Horus Heresy series. It follows Titandeath. See the full The Horus Heresy reading order.
The Horus Heresy is Black Library's monumental prequel saga to Warhammer 40,000 — the ten-thousand-year-old origin story every 40K fan knows in outline, finally told in full across 54 official volumes by a rotating team of authors. In the 31st millennium the Emperor of Mankind has nearly completed the Great Crusade, reuniting the human galaxy through his twenty superhuman primarch sons and their Space Marine legions. He names his most brilliant son, Horus, Warmaster — then returns to Terra on a secret project…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781781939703