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Владыки и тираны
Галактика, истерзанная опустошительной войной, уже бессчетные тысячелетия не знает покоя. Выживать в ней значит сражаться, процветать — значит покорять. Некогда гордые миры лежат в руинах, сокрушенные вероломными полководцами или гнусными деспотами-чужаками. Человечество, устрашенное неудержимым натиском Губительных Сил, стоит на пороге небытия. Надежд не осталось. И все же многие люди с оружием в руках дают отпор кошмарным врагам. Благородные герои Империума выступают на бой, пока загадочные инквизиторы изучают мрачные тайны своей невежественной эпохи. Среди ужасов сорок первого тысячелетия праведные владыки бьются с волевыми тиранами, чтобы решить, кто из них достоин унаследовать Галактику! В этот сборник произведений по Warhammer 40,000 вошли рассказы Криса Райта, Иэна Сент-Мартина, Алека Уорли, Джастина Д. Хилла, Робби Макнивена, Бена Каунтера, Кавана Скотта, Джоша Рейнольдса, Стива Лайонса, Роба Сандерса, Л. Дж. Голдинга, Петера Фехервари, Майка Брукса и Гэва Торпа.
596 pages, Hardcover
First published April 27, 2019
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About the author
Chris Wraight
217 books378 followersChris Wraight is a British author of fantasy and science fiction.
His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.
He is based in the south-west of England.
His first novel was published in 2008; since then, he has published books set in the Warhammer Fantasy and Stargate:Atlantis universes, and has upcoming titles in the Warhammer 40K setting.
He is based in the south-west of England.
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June 24, 2025
Nice snapshots of life in the 41st millennium but nothing groundbreaking
May 1, 2020
Some of these short stories were really good - a few others more on the meh side - overall a decent read.
October 10, 2019
Awesome short story collection! Especially loved Chris Wraight and Josh Reynold's short stories in this one. If you like Black Library anthologies you'll love this.
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December 4, 2019Loved the stories. As always they are a great example of Warhammer 40k writing.
February 13, 2021
Some okay stories in here, Argent is probably the best and that's why it's first. Lucius getting a new soul is pretty great as well. Everything else is just banal and bland central.
June 13, 2021
A decent collection of short stories set in the 40k universe. Highlights were Lucius, Whispers, Left For Dead and The Greater Evil.
June 15, 2022
Some of the stories were great, others were... not so great
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March 9, 2022
Good anthology of modern Warhammer 40k stories. I enjoyed the whole thing from start to finish.
Argent by Chris Wraight - Luce Spinoza is an interrogator who must stop the Imperial Fists from killing her quarry.
Lucius: Pride and Fall by Ian St. Martin - Tobias the factory worker is not feeling so good. Lucius, expert swordsman of the Emperor's Children, feels great.
Whispers by Alec Worley - A priest has struggled to bring this feral world into The Emperor's Light, and finally the reinforcements he's requested have arrived.
The Battle for Markgraaf Hive by Justin D Hill - Unrelenting underground combat. Great!
A Brother's Confession by Robbie McNiven - The filthiest of valour porn! I love it.
Rise by Ben Counter - A Dark Eldar takes "spread your wings and fly" a little too literally.
Flayed by Cavan Scott - A young girl tries to get her brother away from Necron flayers. Purest horror.
A Memory of Tharsis by Josh Reynolds - Fabius Bile comes to Quir to bargain. It's a damn shame Reynolds is no longer writing for the Black Library, because he's so damn good.
Left for Dead by Steve Lyons - Nice look at the Death Corps of Krieg, who are usually just meme fodder.
The Aegidan Oath by LJ Goulding - I need not tell you that space marines take their oaths very seriously. Read after Unremembered Empire and Pharos.
Hidden Treasures by Cavan Scott - Weapons and armor show up in the strangest place, and no one thinks to question it!
The Reaping Time by Robbie McNiven - SHARKS. IN. SPACE. What is wrong with you that you're still reading this?? You see a review that mentions "SHARKS IN SPACE" and you don't immediately go to grab it??? SHARKS! IN! SPACE!
The Greater Evil by Peter Fehervari - Right away you know it's about the Tau Empire and maybe some defectors can get their revenge on the Imperium, but really this is a diplomatic mission. They just want to talk!
The Path Unclear by Mike Brooks - An archaeologist finds an ancient sword, and hilarity ensues. Mike Brooks is rapidly approaching Dan Abnett levels of versatility. You love to see it.
Shadows of Heaven by Gav Thorpe - A beautiful orchestrated Aeldari plan collapses when the enemy refuses to walk into an obvious trap, and the main character has to wrestle with his own cowardice. I started this story thinking "maaaybe this isn't the best way to end this anthology", but I learned much more about the motivations behind one of the big factions behind Dark Imperium.
Argent by Chris Wraight - Luce Spinoza is an interrogator who must stop the Imperial Fists from killing her quarry.
Lucius: Pride and Fall by Ian St. Martin - Tobias the factory worker is not feeling so good. Lucius, expert swordsman of the Emperor's Children, feels great.
Whispers by Alec Worley - A priest has struggled to bring this feral world into The Emperor's Light, and finally the reinforcements he's requested have arrived.
The Battle for Markgraaf Hive by Justin D Hill - Unrelenting underground combat. Great!
A Brother's Confession by Robbie McNiven - The filthiest of valour porn! I love it.
Rise by Ben Counter - A Dark Eldar takes "spread your wings and fly" a little too literally.
Flayed by Cavan Scott - A young girl tries to get her brother away from Necron flayers. Purest horror.
A Memory of Tharsis by Josh Reynolds - Fabius Bile comes to Quir to bargain. It's a damn shame Reynolds is no longer writing for the Black Library, because he's so damn good.
Left for Dead by Steve Lyons - Nice look at the Death Corps of Krieg, who are usually just meme fodder.
The Aegidan Oath by LJ Goulding - I need not tell you that space marines take their oaths very seriously. Read after Unremembered Empire and Pharos.
Hidden Treasures by Cavan Scott - Weapons and armor show up in the strangest place, and no one thinks to question it!
The Reaping Time by Robbie McNiven - SHARKS. IN. SPACE. What is wrong with you that you're still reading this?? You see a review that mentions "SHARKS IN SPACE" and you don't immediately go to grab it??? SHARKS! IN! SPACE!
The Greater Evil by Peter Fehervari - Right away you know it's about the Tau Empire and maybe some defectors can get their revenge on the Imperium, but really this is a diplomatic mission. They just want to talk!
The Path Unclear by Mike Brooks - An archaeologist finds an ancient sword, and hilarity ensues. Mike Brooks is rapidly approaching Dan Abnett levels of versatility. You love to see it.
Shadows of Heaven by Gav Thorpe - A beautiful orchestrated Aeldari plan collapses when the enemy refuses to walk into an obvious trap, and the main character has to wrestle with his own cowardice. I started this story thinking "maaaybe this isn't the best way to end this anthology", but I learned much more about the motivations behind one of the big factions behind Dark Imperium.
May 9, 2019
This was a collection of ho hum Warhammet short fiction. It was an entertaining diversion for my commute.
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