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Grey Knights

by Ben Counter

The Grey Knights series by Ben Counter has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Grey Knights (2004).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2004
Status
completed
Shelved under
Science Fiction
Start here: Grey Knights (2004) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Grey Knights
Grey Knights (2004)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Grey Knights

    Novel
    Grey Knights opens Ben Counter's 2004 trilogy with Justicar Alaric breaking his chapter's rigid law by accepting an outsider's help during a daemonic incursion -- a transgression that puts him on trial even as the wider threat grows.
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  2. Dark Adeptus

    Novel
    Dark Adeptus followed in 2006, matching the opener's 416 pages, as Justicar Alaric works to redeem himself in the Grey Knights' eyes across further daemon-hunts for Ben Counter's trilogy.
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  3. Hammer of Daemons

    Novel
    Hammer of Daemons closes the trilogy in 2008, the third and final volume of Alaric's story before Black Library collected all three as The Grey Knights Omnibus in 2009.
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Key facts about the Grey Knights series

Our list has 3 books in the Grey Knights series. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Grey Knights, since it opens the publication order in 2004. Dark Adeptus is book 2, from 2006. Hammer of Daemons is book 3, from 2008.

The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2004 and 2008. That is a run of 4 years.

Ben Counter has 15 books on our list. Additionally, they write Soul Drinkers. We shelve the books under science fiction.

About the Grey Knights series

The Grey Knights are the Imperium's most secretive Space Marine chapter -- daemon-hunters raised by the Inquisition's Ordo Malleus, every battle-brother a trained psyker sworn to meet the warp's horrors head-on rather than let them fester unseen. Ben Counter's trilogy follows Justicar Alaric, a Grey Knight who breaks his chapter's rigid law by accepting help from an outsider during a daemonic incursion, and is put on trial for it even as the wider threat he uncovered continues to grow.

Grey Knights (2004) opens with Alaric's transgression and its consequences; Dark Adeptus (2006) and Hammer of Daemons (2008) follow him through further daemon-hunts across the Imperium as he works to redeem himself in his chapter's eyes while confronting threats that keep testing where the letter of Grey Knight law should give way to necessity. Alongside the Soul Drinkers, this trilogy is one of Counter's two major contributions to Black Library's Space Marine fiction, and it remains a well-regarded entry point for readers curious about the Grey Knights specifically -- a chapter otherwise kept deliberately mysterious in Warhammer 40,000 lore.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in Ben Counter's Grey Knights trilogy?

Three: Grey Knights (2004), Dark Adeptus (2006), and Hammer of Daemons (2008), later collected as The Grey Knights Omnibus (2009).

Who is the main character of the Grey Knights trilogy?

Justicar Alaric, a Grey Knight of the Imperium's secretive daemon-hunting Space Marine chapter, who is put on trial by his own order after breaking with its strict rules during a daemonic incursion.

Is this the same Grey Knights series that continues with later Black Library authors?

This page tracks only Ben Counter's original trilogy. Black Library has published further Grey Knights-related fiction by other authors since, which is not tracked in this file.

Is Grey Knights connected to Ben Counter's Soul Drinkers series?

No -- they're separate series with different casts, no shared characters, and no crossover events.

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