The Pact

Silver Skulls

by Sarah Cawkwell

The Space Marines of the Silver Skulls make the planet of Varsavia their home, but this was not always the case. Once, they were resident on Lyria, and now, the elite Talritug Terminator squad returns to that benighted place at the behest of Prognosticator Bhehan. But all is not well, and an enemy awaits them… along with an unexpected ally. But can Sergeant Kerelan and his allies trust the perfidious aeldari to honour their pact?

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 5, 2018

About the author

A freelance writer based in the north east of England, Sarah is old enough to know better, but still young enough not to care. When not slaving away over a hot keyboard, Sarah's hobbies include reading everything and anything, running around in fields with swords screaming incomprehensibly, and having her soul slowly sucked dry by online games. Her minimum bribe level is one chocolate orange.

Reviews

[Michael Dodd · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of Sarah Cawkwell’s many Silver Skulls short stories, The Pact sees Prognosticator Bhehan follow a vision to the original homeworld of his Chapter, long ago ravaged by the Silver Skulls themselves.

Cawkwell has done a great job breathing life into the Silver Skulls, and with this story she goes a small way towards revealing what looks to be an intriguing history. It doesn’t quite fulfil its early promise on that front, but it’s still entertaining and satisfyingly dark, and suggests there’s more to explore with this particular Chapter.

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[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oooh, this was a good one. Solid combination of action, suspense, horror, and good old-fashioned grimdark.

[Stephen McGowan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love a team up, and this one ended better than usual.
My only issue is such a grand mission as rediscovering the chapters fortress monastery should be a bigger book.