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'''Death World''' is a Warhammer 40,000 novel written by [[Steve Lyons]] featuring the [[Imperial Guard]]. It was first published in 2006.
The [[Catachan]] jungle fighters of the Imperial Guard are an elite regiment, that specializes in destroying the Emperor’s foes on the most dangerous worlds of the Imperium. Their training is really put to the test when a squad is sent to the death world of [[Rogar III]] in response to an ork incursion. But as well as dealing with the green-skinned orks they must do battle with the planet itself and the mysterious figures that stalk them across the deadly terrain.
The novel follows the [[Catachan]] jungle fighter Lorenzo as he and his fellow squadmates are given a mission to take out a ork warboss, which he hopes by killing the warboss he will be given his [[Catachan]] name. Lorenzo must fight orks as well as their commisioner who has taken control of their squad but their most dangerous foe is the planet itself. As they are making their way to the ork warboss they must do battle with the planet as it's evolution is transforming around them and making it's flora and fauna evole into stronger and more better armed killing machines. Greiss their sergeant leads them to their target but they loose more and more soldiers as they get closer to their target some are killed when the blue orbs lead them to their deaths by hypnotising them, some are killed by orks and some are killed by the planet's zombies as it regenerates anything that has died on the planet. After Greiss and five [[Catachan]] jungle fighters are left including Lorenzo they make it to the warboss's lair and fight their way to him but only two return from killing the beast. Lorenzo is given his name long run lorenzo and survivors make their way back to their base.
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