The Fall of Cadia (Novel)
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| Author | Robert Rath[1] | |
| Performer | David Seddon[1] | |
| Publisher | Black Library | |
| Released | October 2023 | |
| Pages | 656 (Paperback 2024)[3] | |
| ISBN | ISBN-10: 1804076392 (Paperback 2024)[3] ISBN-13: 978-1804076392 (Paperback 2024)[3] | |
| Length | 19 hours and 59 minutes[1] | |
| Editions | Hardcover (2023) Audiobook (2023) Special Edition (2023) Paperback (2024)[3] | |
The Fall of Cadia is a novel by Robert Rath, published in 2023 by Black Library.
Contents
- 1 Cover description[1]
- 2 Dramatis Personae
- 3 Images
- 4 Special Editions
- 5 See also
- 6 Sources
Cover description[1]
Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy.
In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge…
This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium.
This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest. This is Cadia’s last stand.
Dramatis Personae
Cadian Defence Forces
Lord Castellan and High Command War Cabinet
- Ursarkar E. Creed – Lord Castellan, Lord General of the Astra Militarum
- Jarran Kell – Colour Sergeant, Creed’s personal attaché
- Conskavan Raik – Logistar-General
- Audaria Zabine – Supreme Commissar
- Marus Porelska – Former governor, slain at Tyrok Fields
24th Cadian Interior Guard
- Ignitio Barathus – Colonel
- Marda Hellsker – Major, engineer qualified
- Ravura – Company Sergeant
- Lek – Corporal
- Dakaj – Chief Medicae
- Suvane – Surgeon’s orderly
Kasrkin 27th, Fire-team Gamma
- Servantus Glave – Volley gunner
- Okkun – Pointman
- ‘Stitcher’ Kristan – Medicae
- Sergeant Veskaj – Hellgunner, sergeant
- Luzal – Hellgunner, vox-operator
Kraf Crime Syndicate
- Salvar Ghent – Crime lord
- Karle Petzen – Underboss
89th Combat-Pict Recon, Kraf Air Command
- Hanna Keztral – Captain, pilot of Avenger Deadeye
- Lahon Darvus – Lieutenant, armament operator of Deadeye
Adepta Sororitas
Order of Our Martyred Lady
- Eleanor – Canoness, guardian of the Shrine of St Morrican
- Genevieve – Canoness, custodian of Ecclesiarchy lands
- Celestine – The Living Saint
The Holy Orders of the Emperor's Inquisition
- Talia Daverna – Inquisitor, Ordo Hereticus
- Katarinya Greyfax – Inquisitor, Ordo Hereticus
Adeptus Mechanicus and Allies
Adeptus Mechanicus, Servants of the Machine God
- Magos Klarn – Mechanicus representative to Cadian high command
- Belisarius Cawl – Archmagos Dominus
- Qvo-87 – Clone-servant of Cawl
House Raven, Oath-Bound Protectors of the Omnissiah
- Neeve Vardus – Baroness, pilot of the Knight Paladin Cold Iron
Adeptus Astartes
Black Templars, Sons of Dorn, Cruxis Crusade
- Marius Amalrich – Marshal of the Cruxis Crusade
- Mordlied – Castellan, bannerman
Space Wolves, Sons of Russ
- Orven Highfell – Wolf Lord, Ironwolves Great Company
- Sven Bloodhowl – Wolf Lord, Firehowlers Great Company
Dark Angels, Sons of the Lion
- Korahael – Master of the Fourth Company and strike cruiser Sword of Defiance
Raven Guard, Sons of Corax
- Odric A'shar – Ceremonial Lieutenant, commander of the Company of Brothers
The Black Legion, Scourge of the Imperium
Black Legion Command
- Ezekyle Abaddon – Warmaster of Chaos, "The Despoiler"
- Dravura Morkath – the Fortress Child, cup-bearer to Abaddon
- Cacadius Siron – Intelligence chief, formerly of the Alpha Legion
Chosen of Abaddon
- Urkanthos – Lord Ravager (Khorne), Hounds of Abaddon
- Skyrak Slaughterborn – Lord Corruptor (Nurgle), Bringers of Decay
- Zaraphiston – Lord Deceiver (Tzeentch), seer of the Black Legion
- Devram Korda – Lord Purgator (Slaanesh), Children of Torment
- Krom Gat – Lord Unifier (Chaos Undivided), Iron Warriors
Local Cadian Allies
- Yann Rovetske – Agent of Chaos
Daemons
- Artesia Gore-Mouth – Shadow-daemon of Khorne
Necron Legions of Solemnace, Nihilakh Dynasty
- Trazyn the Infinite – Overlord, Archaeovist of the Prismatic Galleries
- Sannet – Arch-Cryptek of Solemnace, companion to Trazyn
- The Huntmaster – Game warden, bodyguard to Trazyn
Harlequins, Poor players of the Laughing God
Images
Special Editions
The 2023 Mega Edition Special Edition set also includes a full 64-page diary from Cadet-Corporal Wellum Josep – an everyman soldier plunged into the fight for his world. Titled A Diary of the Fall, this in-universe diary is packed with observations from a regular Guardsman fighting the very stuff of Chaos, sprinkled with documents and pamphlets issued to the Astra Militarum. The Mega Edition also features a fold-out map of Kasr Kraf and its environs as well as a cast metal medal and the dog-tags belonging to Ursarkar E. Creed. The book itself comes with gold foil details on the leather-effect cover and spine, a brown ribbon page marker, and several full-colour illustrations. Only 1,750 of these Mega Editions were printed – each individually numbered and signed by the author.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Library: The Fall Of Cadia (saved archive page, dated 27 March 2025, last accessed 27 March 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/ebook-the-fall-of-cadia-eng-2023.html)
- 2: Warhammer Community: The Epic Fall of Cadia Mega Edition is Packed with Incredible Artefacts (posted on 11 July 2023) (saved archive page, dated 18 March 2025, last accessed 27 March 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/wuspv1uY/the-epic-fall-of-cadia-mega-edition-is-packed-with-incredible-artefacts/)
- 3: Amazon: The Fall of Cadia (Warhammer 40,000) (saved archive page, dated 27 March 2025, last accessed 27 March 2025, original link: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Cadia-Robert-Rath/dp/1804076392)
