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Warhammer 40,000
Heloth
Two tales of the Scythes of the Emperor!
Heloth
As the Scythes of the Emperor prepare to defend their bastion outpost at the Giant’s Coffin, the first wave of tyranid invaders rise from the depths of the jungle beyond. With Captain Agaitas of Second Company killed in the opening firefight, his command squad withdraw from the crash site of the hive ship Heloth, pursued by lumbering Bio-Titans and seeking any suitable rallying point for their battle-brothers. What began as a counter-attack now threatens to become a slaughter, and the death world of Miral Prime may yet be the only grave marker that the Chapter will ever know.
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They're two very different tales of the Scythes of the Emperor, one featuring a desperate battle for survival and the other a thrilling oribital drop (which hopefully won't end in a messy landing…)
13 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 6, 2017
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L.J. Goulding
66 books43 followersL. J. Goulding is a British novelist, scriptwriter and editor, living and working in Los Angeles, California. His credits include 'League of Legends: Realms of Runeterra', the Black Library audio dramas 'Malcador: First Lord of the Imperium', 'The Heart of the Pharos', 'Scythes of the Emperor: Daedalus', and 'Mortarion's Heart', the novel 'Slaughter at Giant's Coffin', and many short stories for publishers in the UK and US.
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March 22, 2019
A blistering and stirring short tale with an explosive climax.
January 14, 2020
This is the first Scythes story I have read and maybe that diminishes this story. There is basically nothing of note or interest in this story.
January 26, 2021
Generic action tale. Adds nothing, boring and a waste of money.
February 10, 2017
Heloth sees LJ Goulding continue to lay the groundwork for his novel Slaughter at Giant’s Coffin, joining the action partway through a mission for the Scythes of the Emperor 2nd Company. With their captain dying and little hope remaining, things are looking bleak for 2nd Company…and the entire Chapter, in fact.
Another interesting piece in the puzzle, and should tie in nicely with Slaughter… once that’s released.
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Another interesting piece in the puzzle, and should tie in nicely with Slaughter… once that’s released.
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/20...
April 11, 2017
Болтерпорно. "Умираем, но не сдаемся", "Вызываю огонь на себя" 41ого тысячелетия. Атмосфера второй мировой.
Радует, что Голдинг не перегнул с пафосом и превозмоганием.
Интересно будет только фанатам WH40k.
Радует, что Голдинг не перегнул с пафосом и превозмоганием.
Интересно будет только фанатам WH40k.
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April 30, 2017
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It’s been a little while since I read a short story, so I decided to change that by picking up Heloth, the latest Black Library offering written by LJ Goulding. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, it’s a story about the Scythes of the Emperor (Scythes for short). Those familiar with the background will understand exactly what that means, but for those that aren’t, let’s just say that this particular Chapter of Space Marines has an especially bleak fate.
And that bleakness is on full show in this tale. This is a story of Space Marines at their absolute lowest: on the verge of despair, their losses extreme. Yet still, as they were created to do, they fight on. We see events from the viewpoint of Veteran-Brother Menele as what little remains of the Second Company of Scythes retreats from an endless tide of Tyranids: ravening predators from beyond our galaxy that seek to consume all biological life they encounter.
Let’s just say things don’t go well. From the very beginning you know how the story is going to end, but that doesn’t really matter. Goulding does a great job of portraying the character of the Scythes, fighting on as their battle-brothers fall beneath scything talons and sprays of bio-plasma, knowing that their fate will be the same. As for the ending… suffice it to say that it’s one of the best I’ve read for quite some time.
Perhaps not a story that newcomers to the Warhammer 40,000 universe will take to as easily as established fans, but nevertheless this is a compelling story and very well-written. I highly recommend that you check it out!
It’s been a little while since I read a short story, so I decided to change that by picking up Heloth, the latest Black Library offering written by LJ Goulding. Set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, it’s a story about the Scythes of the Emperor (Scythes for short). Those familiar with the background will understand exactly what that means, but for those that aren’t, let’s just say that this particular Chapter of Space Marines has an especially bleak fate.
And that bleakness is on full show in this tale. This is a story of Space Marines at their absolute lowest: on the verge of despair, their losses extreme. Yet still, as they were created to do, they fight on. We see events from the viewpoint of Veteran-Brother Menele as what little remains of the Second Company of Scythes retreats from an endless tide of Tyranids: ravening predators from beyond our galaxy that seek to consume all biological life they encounter.
Let’s just say things don’t go well. From the very beginning you know how the story is going to end, but that doesn’t really matter. Goulding does a great job of portraying the character of the Scythes, fighting on as their battle-brothers fall beneath scything talons and sprays of bio-plasma, knowing that their fate will be the same. As for the ending… suffice it to say that it’s one of the best I’ve read for quite some time.
Perhaps not a story that newcomers to the Warhammer 40,000 universe will take to as easily as established fans, but nevertheless this is a compelling story and very well-written. I highly recommend that you check it out!
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