Redemption on Dal'yth

Black Library Celebration 2020 #2

by Phil Kelly

A T'au Empire storyWhen an ancient stasis device deactivates, a duel between a t'au warrior and a Space Marine spills out into the present – with dangerous consequences.READ IT BECAUSEDiscover how the T'au Empire reveres its heroes and what happens when such reverence of the past leads to new dangers.THE STORYFor eight generations, a hero of the T'au Empire has been held in stasis, trapped in a single moment of time during a duel with a monstrous gue'la warlord. This t'au – the legendary Sha'kanthas – has become a legend, a symbol of the indomotability of the Greater Good's servants. The stasis bubble containing the warriors sits in a museum in Dal'yth… but such crude human technology can't last forever. When they awaken, the battle continues, and Sha'kanthas – weaponless and out of his element – must find a way to defeat the Space Marine before it rampages across Dal'yth, causing untold devastation.Written by Phil Kelly

Genres: 40k, Science Fiction

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 25, 2020

About the author

Phil Kelly (born 1977) is the Creative Lead for 'Warhammer: Age of Sigmar' in the Games Workshop design studio.

He has written over 60 gaming books in the last twenty years.

He has also written several Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Warhammer Horror books and audio dramas for Black Library.



Librarian Note: there is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Luke Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Surrender or die. Put down your weapons. You are alone on an alien planet, three hundred cycles past your time, and your warrior brotherhood is dead."

"THEN I CHOOSE DEATH."

An intriguing short story: it was interesting to see a Space Marine from a xenos perspective, though one has to wonder how stupid the Tau were to put a live, armed Space Marine in a public museum