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Ask a Warhammer 40,000 fan which books to read, and they’ll recommend Dan Abnett’s. His stories of morally compromised Inquisitor detectives and soldiers bonding behind the razorwire are a great entry point, starring relatively ordinary characters rather than armoured giants. He’s a perfect choice to join Fatshark as co-writer on Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, a co-op game that casts players as regular grunts investigating cult-related goings-on.

“I love the universe as a whole, obviously,” Abnett says. “I’ve spent a lot of time there, so I love all the stuff to do with it. Obviously there are iconic

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