The Well Bookshop
Series · science fiction

Legacy of Caliban

by Gav Thorpe

The Legacy of Caliban series by Gav Thorpe has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Ravenwing (2012).

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2012
Status
completed
Shelved under
Science Fiction
Start here: Ravenwing (2012) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Ravenwing
Ravenwing (2012)

Reading order

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

  1. Ravenwing

    Novel
    Ravenwing opened Legacy of Caliban in 2012 at 412 pages, following Sammael, Master of the Ravenwing, and the Dark Angels' fast-attack bike squadrons as they pursue a Fallen Angel across the galaxy.
    View book

  2. Master of Sanctity

    Novel
    Master of Sanctity followed in 2014, four pages longer at 416, turning to fanatical Interrogator-Chaplain Asmodai and the brutal internal discipline guarding the Chapter's secret.
    View book

  3. The Unforgiven

    Novel
    The Unforgiven closed the trilogy in 2015, matching Master of Sanctity's 416 pages, pulling the Dark Angels' guilt-bound war against their own past to a head.
    View book

Key facts about the Legacy of Caliban series

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

Start with Ravenwing, since it opens the publication order in 2012. Master of Sanctity is book 2, from 2014. The Unforgiven is book 3, from 2015.

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 2012 and 2015, while their length runs from 412 to 416 pages. That is a run of 3 years.

Gav Thorpe has 20 books on our list. Additionally, they write The Last Chancers, The Sundering and Path of the Eldar. We shelve the books under science fiction.

About the Legacy of Caliban series

Legacy of Caliban is Gav Thorpe's Warhammer 40,000 trilogy about the Dark Angels, the secretive Space Marine Chapter forever hunting the Fallen -- former battle-brothers who sided with the traitor primarch Luther during the Horus Heresy and have spent ten thousand years in hiding ever since. Ravenwing (2012) follows Sammael, Master of the Ravenwing, and the Chapter's fast-attack bike squadrons as they pursue a Fallen Angel across the galaxy; Master of Sanctity (2014) turns to Asmodai, the Chapter's fanatical Interrogator-Chaplain, and the brutal internal discipline that keeps the Dark Angels' secret intact; The Unforgiven (2015) closes the trilogy by pulling the Chapter's long, guilt-bound war against its own past to a head.

Where many Dark Angels stories focus on the hunt for the Fallen as a procedural mystery, Thorpe's trilogy leans into the Chapter's institutional paranoia and self-inflicted cruelty -- the Dark Angels here are less noble crusaders than an order quietly poisoned by ten millennia of guarding a shameful secret, making Legacy of Caliban one of Black Library's more psychologically pointed takes on the Chapter.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in Legacy of Caliban?

Three: Ravenwing (2012), Master of Sanctity (2014), and The Unforgiven (2015).

What order should I read Legacy of Caliban in?

Publication order: Ravenwing, Master of Sanctity, The Unforgiven.

Do I need to know Dark Angels lore before starting?

Some familiarity helps, but the trilogy introduces the Chapter's central secret -- the hunt for the traitor Fallen Angels -- clearly enough for new readers to follow.

Is Legacy of Caliban finished?

Yes, it's a complete trilogy with no further volumes announced under this title.

Last updated

All series