Dark Adeptus by Ben Counter.
The Grey Knight are all that stands between the imperium and the unending multitudes of daemons that are waiting for the chance to destroy the material world. This Grey Knights book is the sequel to the previously reviewed Grey Knights book, it stays with following the same Justicar Alaric and the surviving members of his squad. Usually the Grey knights operate in secrecy even going as far as wiping out any witnesses to the daemonic horde and repetitive mind wipes for any mortal crew used on their ships. In the separate book the Emperors Gift - these actions forced them into conflict with the Space Wolves chapter during the 'Months of Shame' directly after the first war of Armageddon. It's worth a read if it sounds like it could interest you.
Dark Adeptus is a book that shows the tempestuous relationship between the Mechanicus and the Grey Knights, usually their needs are covered by the forge world Deimos which is a moon in the orbit of Titan, the Knights are the only chapter that is able to use the items from Deimos. But in the case of the Tech Adepts in this story, they have mysterious reasons and won't reveal them even if it costs them lives. The book starts off in a really exciting chapter setting the tone all the way through. All though the Knights are specialists at fighting the daemonic, with this novel they are tested against more mundane enemies as well as the neverborn. After reading the first book in this series I jumped straight into this book and found that I liked it even more. I hope you find the same enjoyment if you were to give it a try. I will review the third of the series at a future date, that one is titled 'Hammer of the Daemons' and caps the trilogy off nicely.
bottom image book cover of the version used in the review
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