There is no time for peace.
No respite.
No forgiveness.
There is only WAR.
In the nightmare future of the forty-first millennium, mankind teeters upon the brink of extinction. The galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man is beset on all sides by ravening aliens, and threatend from within by malevolent creatures and heretic rebels. Only the strength of the Immortal Emperor of Terra stands between humanity and its annihilation. Dedicated to His service are the countless warriors, agents an myriad servants of the Imperium. Foremost amongst them stand the Space Marines, mentaly and Physically engineered to be the supreme fighting force, the ultimate protectors of Mankind.
Wars rage over airless moons, in the dark, twisted depths of hive worlds and in the cold wastes between stars. From the immaterial realm of warp space, malicious entites send their unspeakable minions to slaughter the Emperor's chosen. Everywhere, soulless spectres and slavering monsters are poised to extinguish the life of humanity.