In theChaos-infestedSabbat system, the massed ranks of theImperial Guardstand shoulder to shoulder as they counter an invasion byhereticalforces. Amongst the Guard are the troops of theTanith First and Only, a displaced army forced to fleetheir home planetbefore it succumbed to the unrelenting assault of Chaos. Nicknamed the Ghosts, their specialist scouting role has thrown them into the thickest of the fighting, trying to complete whatever desperate mission their uncaring commanders have volunteered them for. Now, their leaderIbram Gauntmust evade the treacherous scheming of rivalregimentsand the lethal firepower of the enemy if he is to win through and lead his Ghosts to victory.