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Warhammer 40,000
Assassinorum: Iron Sight
An Officio Assassinorum story
The Vindicare Assassin Absolom Raithe is forced to take drastic action when his quarry eludes him – for none escape the Officio Assassinorum.
READ IT BECAUSE
Find out what a Vindicare Assassin does when a bullet won't do in a fast-paced tale of a desperate hunt.
THE STORY
There are few in the Imperium more patient than a Vindicare Assassin. These superlative killers wait for days or weeks to take the perfect shot, ending their target's life with a single squeeze of the trigger. For Absolom Raithe, his patience has reached its limit. For 27 days, his target has eluded him. The Jackal Alphus he hunts is cunning indeed – but none can escape an agent of the Officio Assassinorum forever, and Raithe will claim his kill…
The Vindicare Assassin Absolom Raithe is forced to take drastic action when his quarry eludes him – for none escape the Officio Assassinorum.
READ IT BECAUSE
Find out what a Vindicare Assassin does when a bullet won't do in a fast-paced tale of a desperate hunt.
THE STORY
There are few in the Imperium more patient than a Vindicare Assassin. These superlative killers wait for days or weeks to take the perfect shot, ending their target's life with a single squeeze of the trigger. For Absolom Raithe, his patience has reached its limit. For 27 days, his target has eluded him. The Jackal Alphus he hunts is cunning indeed – but none can escape an agent of the Officio Assassinorum forever, and Raithe will claim his kill…
28 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 5, 2020
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About the author
Robert Rath
25 books206 followersRobert Rath is an author and screenwriter from Honolulu, Hawai'i.
As an author, he's known for working with the publisher Black Library, writing fiction set in the worlds of Warhammer. His work for them includes the necrons novel THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, the assassins novel ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER, the war epic THE FALL OF CADIA and numerous short stories.
Since 2018 he's served as Head Writer of the animated YouTube show Extra History, where his scripts have attracted over 200 million views
He lives in Hong Kong with his family, amid and a growing pile of models he *swears* are for research.
As an author, he's known for working with the publisher Black Library, writing fiction set in the worlds of Warhammer. His work for them includes the necrons novel THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, the assassins novel ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER, the war epic THE FALL OF CADIA and numerous short stories.
Since 2018 he's served as Head Writer of the animated YouTube show Extra History, where his scripts have attracted over 200 million views
He lives in Hong Kong with his family, amid and a growing pile of models he *swears* are for research.
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August 6, 2022
Well this was a tour de force.
Raith, Vidnicare assassin, is hunting for longer than expected ever-eluding enemy sniper and insurgent striker called Alphus. After finally managing to keep the line-of-sight on Alphus' party Raith decides to put the end to the chase and finally enter the club of Vindicare assassins that proved themselves to undertake truly independent missions.
Story is very visual and would make one mean animated movie - scenes with two snipers stalking and firing at each other remind me of Stephen Hunter's works.
Excellent action packed short story about what must be one of the coolest :) Assassinorum clades.
Highly recommended.
Raith, Vidnicare assassin, is hunting for longer than expected ever-eluding enemy sniper and insurgent striker called Alphus. After finally managing to keep the line-of-sight on Alphus' party Raith decides to put the end to the chase and finally enter the club of Vindicare assassins that proved themselves to undertake truly independent missions.
Story is very visual and would make one mean animated movie - scenes with two snipers stalking and firing at each other remind me of Stephen Hunter's works.
Excellent action packed short story about what must be one of the coolest :) Assassinorum clades.
Highly recommended.
May 12, 2025
Sniper v.s. Genestealer Sniper
some short lore explanation + Action with some subterfuge.
after both destroy each other's weapons -> bit anticlimatic, wins because fake hand good at blocking knife in knife fight
some short lore explanation + Action with some subterfuge.
after both destroy each other's weapons -> bit anticlimatic, wins because fake hand good at blocking knife in knife fight
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May 1, 2022
Solid action
Action from start to finish, a member of another clan of Imperial assassins taking out a genestealer hybrid terrorist cell, good stuff.
Action from start to finish, a member of another clan of Imperial assassins taking out a genestealer hybrid terrorist cell, good stuff.
March 24, 2023
Good sniper duel, good tech usage, it was a bit too Rambo by the end though.
September 14, 2023
Really solid for what it aims to do - tell a thrilling tale of hunter and prey.
June 12, 2025
yeah ok ish
September 22, 2025
An enjoyable short story about a vindicare assassin. I enjoyed it. it was fast paced and could not put it down.
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