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Grey Knights
The Grey Knights series by Ben Counter has 3 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Grey Knights (2004).
- Books
- 3 books
- First published
- 2004
- Status
- completed
- Last checked
Start here: Grey Knights (2004) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Grey Knights
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Grey Knights - Book 2:
Dark Adeptus
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Dark Adeptus - Book 3:
Hammer of Daemons
Alternative text for cover: Cover of Hammer of Daemons
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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