Clade

Adeptus Mechanicus #Short Story

by Rob Sanders

As the war for the forge world Velchanos Magna rages on, Tech-Priest Dominus Theronymous Gant hunts a Dark Mechanicum warlord across the blasted ruins. With a clade of mighty Kataphron Breachers at his side, he is ready to deal death to the traitorous tech-priest. But when his foe does the unthinkable, Gant and his Kataphrons find themselves facing an overwhelming force of mighty daemon engines bent on their destruction.

Read it because
Kataphron Breachers – mighty battle-servitors armed with the deadliest weapons the tech-priests can bless – take on twisted daemon engines in a battle to the death. What will prevail? Omnissiah-approved flesh and metal or warp-forged monstrosities?

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction, Short Stories

19 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 18, 2015

About the author

Rob Sanders is the author of twelve novels, as well as numerous anthologised short stories, novellas, audio dramas, computer games and comics. His fiction has won national writing competitions, been featured on the BBC and appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. His poetry has been short listed in national contests. He lives off the beaten track in the small city of Lincoln, UK.

Reviews

[Frédéric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kinda hard to get attached to skitariis and their pets

[Robert McCarroll · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm mostly done with the story, and I've mostly forgotten the story. Or rather, I have to sit and think before it comes back to me.

A Magos and his combat servitors walk into an ambush on the same Dark Mechanicus world that featured in Skitarius. They fight against Daemon Engines. From the amount of space left, that's probably all there is in this one. If you're looking to fill time, it will do that. It does, however edge towards the droll as there are almost no character interactions. (Servitors are not very good conversationalists after their mindwipe and lobotomy).

EDIT - I have finished the story. My earlier assessment was correct and does not need to be updated

[Matthew Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast and able story to give a bit of 'fluff' to an Adeptus Mechanicus unit in the wargame Warhammer 40,000. Spiced up with an intriguing foe, worthy of a full length novel.

[Kirundo · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one was very technical but I guess that was to be expected.