Warden of the Blade
- Published
- 1 January 2016
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN-13
- 9781784966256
- Type
- novel
About this book
David Annandale opened his Grey Knights duology in 2016 with Warden of the Blade, sending Castellan Garran Crowe's Purifiers strike force against a heretical crusade led by a former battle-brother, testing how far their doctrine of purity through destruction can be pushed.
Key facts about Warden of the Blade
Warden of the Blade is a novel by David Annandale. Readers have had it since 2016. It runs to 320 pages.
Our list holds 2 editions of Warden of the Blade. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781784966256 to find the main one.
Warden of the Blade is book 1 of 2 in the Castellan Crowe series. The series has 2 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.
Additionally, David Annandale writes The Horus Heresy, Yarrick and The Book of the Null as separate series. Those series sit on our science fiction and fantasy shelves. Meanwhile, The Sleep of Empires is the latest published David Annandale book on file, from 16 September 2025.
About David Annandale
David Annandale is a Canadian author of fantasy, science fiction and horror, and a Senior Instructor in English, Theatre, Film and Media at the University of Manitoba, where he specializes in genre film and video games. See every David Annandale book in order.
Its place in Castellan Crowe
Warden of the Blade is book 1 in the Castellan Crowe series. It is followed by Castellan. See the full Castellan Crowe reading order.
Castellan Crowe is David Annandale's Grey Knights duology, following Castellan Garran Crowe -- a named character drawn from Warhammer 40,000's tabletop lore -- and the Purifiers, the most zealous and uncompromising branch of the Imperium's secretive daemon-hunting Space Marine Chapter. Warden of the Blade (2016) sends Crowe's strike force against a heretical crusade led by a former battle-brother, testing how far the Purifiers' doctrine of total purity through destruction can be pushed before it consumes its own…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781784966256
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9781784964436