Hounds of Wrath

Ahriman #Short Story

by John French

The starship Fall of Ignorance, a vessel of the sorcerer Ahriman's fleet, is dead, its remains spinning in the void. Ctesias and Sanakht, servants of the Thousand Sons Exile, are sent to discover the cause of its destruction. On board they find a crew ravaged by monstrous daemonic hounds – the Blood God's hunters. Pursued and injured, can Ctesias survive the attention of the Hounds of Wrath?

Read it because
It's part mystery story, part action tale, and it could only come from the mind of John French. And the last line will leave you dying to know what happens next…

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction, Short Stories

18 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

John French is a writer and freelance game designer from Nottingham, England. His novels include the Ahriman series from Black Library, and The Lord of Nightmares trilogy for Fantasy Flight. The rest of his work can be seen scattered through a number of other books, including the New York Times bestselling anthology Age of Darkness. When he is not thinking of ways that dark and corrupting beings could destroy reality and space, John enjoys talking about why it would be a good idea... that and drinking good wine.

Reviews

[Fiona · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short little situation where the powerful sorcerer Ctesias becomes the (almost) helpless prey of warp predators. An entertaining, though brief, hunt ensues.

[Narek Ohanyan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazingly detailed

[David Strašák · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good short story that is a prequel to the First Prince short story. This story went on really fast and to the point, but it still was interesting, even including plot twists.