As daemons swarm across the fields of Velbayne, bringing madness and Chaos to all that they touch, Leman Russ and the Rout stand arrayed against them. Packs fight back to back, brothers protecting one another – except for one. The Lone Wolf, the warrior without a pack, stands alone. And somewhere on the battlefield is a foe against which he will have vengeance…
Olvar makes his way across the ice to take part in the trials that could lead to his ascension to join the Sky Warriors, but another of Fenris’s inhabitants is trailing him… Ragnvald of the Space Wolves wages war on mankind’s foes. As the enemy strikes, all seems lost, but something else hunts with Ragnvald… How are these disparate warriors linked, and what is their destiny?Sans trop surprendre, l'auteur nous fera passer un bon moment avec ses Space Wolves. Une histoire classique, mais qui sentira fortement le loup néanmoins.
On the war-torn world of Armageddon, a god-machine lies dying. As his life ebbs away, Princeps Niall Cathalan tries desperately to reclaim his connection with the mighty Titan Validus in order to wreak the ultimate revenge on the greenskins who brought the war machine low.Cette eshort d'Andy Smillie est une petite merveille, nous faisant ressentir le contraste existant entre le pouvoir d'un Titan et la faiblesse de l'homme qui le conduit.
Locked in battle with deadly foes, a Librarian of the Flesh Tearers marshals his power to slip between the moments and bring an end to his enemies. But something else lurks between the beats of his hearts…Il est peu probable que vous vous arrêtiez sur cette eshort et l'intérêt pour les Flesh Tearers sera probablement la seule raison pour laquelle vous tenterez la lecture de The Quickening.
Successful aspirants to the Space Wolves go on to join the Chapter and forge great deeds in battle. But what of those who stumble on the way? One such Chapter serf carries out his duties while contemplating failure’s reward.Le récit de Tarolf est touchant, et il est facile de s'identifier à ce protagoniste qui devra vivre toute sa vie avec le poids de son échec. Sa récompense ? Avoir la responsabilité de forger des armures pour les Space Wolves ayant réussi l'épreuve de sa vie. Magnifique.
Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn and his old friend Harlon Nayl ruminate upon the nature of gods and men as they hunt the killers of a group of archaeologists on an ancient world.En l'espace de 1000 mots, Dan Abnett nous fait voyager dans un des souvenirs d'Eisenhorn, avant même l'enquête sur le Necroteuque. Cette eshort fut un très bon moment de lecture, les éléments s'enchainant entre eux avec grande fluidité, jusqu'au final marquant l'é...
As civil war blazes across the galaxy, the hive world of Proxima Apocryphis turns traitor and Malcador the Sigillite despatches punishment in the form of a living weapon…
A tortured prisoner on an ork warship is protected by a fellow captive. But what manner of man dares to stand up to a mighty ork? Only one man: Commissar Sebastian Yarrick.Court récit mettant le lecteur dans la peau de Yarrick, prisonnier des orks, mais bien décidé à faire changer la situation. Agréable et vite lu. Une belle introduction à Chains of Golgotha.