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2015

Vanguard


Peter Fehervari - 2015
    And a secret objective leads to more than the lead character, tech-priest Magos Caul, could ever have bargained for.THE STORYOn the world of Phaedra, a force of skitarii - the front-line soldiers of the Adeptus Mechanicus - embark upon a dangerous mission: to assault a stronghold of the xenos tau and recover a priority asset for their tech-priest master, Magos Caul. As they face the diminutive drones and hulking battlesuits of their alien foes in the jungles of the Dolorosa Coil, their target draws nearer. But just what is Objective Skysight, and why is it so important to the tech-priest?

Shadow Knight


Aaron Dembski-Bowden - 2015
    During a prospective salvage mission on board a derelict Imperial ship, the Night Lords encounter Space Marines of the Blood Angels Chapter – cut off from their extraction point and any hope of reinforcement, they must work quickly if they are to save their own skins. But Talos is tormented by both his own past and the nebulous future, and his dark visions give a grim prophecy of things to come...Here's where it all began with Aaron Dembski-Bowden's first Night Lords story. Get to know Talos, Uzas, Cyrion and the rest with a tale that lays the groundwork for the entire Night Lords trilogy.Previously published in Hammer and Bolter: Issue 11

Shas'o


Peter Fehervari - 2015
    Guided by the principle of the Greater Good and driven by the orders of the mysterious ethereals, they conquer worlds, by words or force, and defend them by the might of the fire caste, noble warriors armed with advanced weaponry and powerful battlesuits. ‘Shas’o’ contains ten tales of the Tau Empire at war, featuring mighty battlesuits battling Imperial tanks, fire warrior snipers duelling with Space Marines and stories of some of the tau’s greatest heroes, including Farsight, Shadowsun and Aun’Shi. It also features a brand new novella by Peter Fehervari.Get all sorts of insights into the way the tau Fire Caste wage war. Embittered snipers, tank-busting battlesuits, and some of the greatest heroes of the Empire all get their time in the spotlight. And there's a brand new story with more twists and turns than a rollercoaster that will have you wondering just what the infamous Commander Farsight is up to...Shas'o contains the following stories:' The Arkunasha War ' by Andy Chambers'Fire and Ice', ' A Sanctuary of Wyrms ' and ' Out Caste ' by Peter Fehervari'Aun'Shi', 'Commander Shadow' and 'Shadowsun: The Last of Kiru's Line' by Braden Campbell'The Patient Hunter' by Joe Parrino'The Kauyon' and 'The Tau'va' by Andy Smillie

The Horus Heresy: Quick Listens Collection


Aaron Dembski-Bowden - 2015
    From blood-soaked battlefields where the Space Wolves seek revenge on traitors to the heart of the World Eaters' flagship, these six short audiobooks expand the scope of the Horus Heresy and provide an insight into some of the smaller battles that rage unheeded in a galaxy at war.It's six tales that take the Horus Heresy in new and different directions, showing heroes and villains alike in a new light.This collection contains the following audiobooks:Heart of the ConquerorSerpentLone WolfKryptosThe Divine WordRivenTotal running time is 3 hours and 24 minutesStories written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, Graham McNeill, Gav Thorpe and Chris WraightPerformed by Ian Brooker, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth and Penelope Rawlins