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Black Library Advent Calendar 2020 #10
Assassinorum: Live Wire
An Officio Assassinorum short story
Captivity becomes a chance for vengeance – and redemption – for an Adeptus Mechanicus servant.
READ IT BECAUSE
See a different way in which the agents of the Officio Assassinorum wage their shadow war against the Imperium's myriad foes.
THE STORY
The Adeptus Mechanicus vessel Theorem of Castillus has been captured, and its crew are slowly being turned to darker causes. Engine master Jezette Vaal finds a chance to fight back against her captors when a mysterious agent of the Imperium offers her a weapon, and the opportunity to use it.
Captivity becomes a chance for vengeance – and redemption – for an Adeptus Mechanicus servant.
READ IT BECAUSE
See a different way in which the agents of the Officio Assassinorum wage their shadow war against the Imperium's myriad foes.
THE STORY
The Adeptus Mechanicus vessel Theorem of Castillus has been captured, and its crew are slowly being turned to darker causes. Engine master Jezette Vaal finds a chance to fight back against her captors when a mysterious agent of the Imperium offers her a weapon, and the opportunity to use it.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 20, 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
When one of the Dark Mechanicum techpriests comes close to creating a virus to control the Mars' human and technical resources through their cyber plugins, Lords of Terra dispatch the Assassinorum member, Callidus infiltrator, to investigate and eventually take out the fallen techpriest.
But in order to achieve this time is required and sudden capture of new Mars ship just might provide the assassin with the break required. And it is not like lives of captured Mars' labor force can't be used for greater cause, right?
Very interesting short story with recurring character (Callidus assassin Sycorax).
Plot, twists, back-stabbing and cold mechanical horror is what you would expect from the fallen Mars techpriests. Only thing that is left incomplete is the ending. I assume this short story ties in (or will tie in) into greater story arc. Gotta say, can't wait :)
Recommended to fans of spies and saboteurs set in Warhammer 40k universe.
But in order to achieve this time is required and sudden capture of new Mars ship just might provide the assassin with the break required. And it is not like lives of captured Mars' labor force can't be used for greater cause, right?
Very interesting short story with recurring character (Callidus assassin Sycorax).
Plot, twists, back-stabbing and cold mechanical horror is what you would expect from the fallen Mars techpriests. Only thing that is left incomplete is the ending. I assume this short story ties in (or will tie in) into greater story arc. Gotta say, can't wait :)
Recommended to fans of spies and saboteurs set in Warhammer 40k universe.
January 31, 2022
Not a bad little read. The pivot to a different protagonist was welcome after a bit of a labour with the captured ship-and-crew (it's a good hook, but I didn't feel that it was overly important to the narrative), and the chase scene(s) were well executed. I'm not going to lie ... I didn't really 'get' the ending, but in terms of a bit of a flavour for, and introduction to, the Officio Assassinorum, this was pretty good.
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October 6, 2022
Rob delivers another solid Assassinorum short.
March 24, 2023
Good setup, good characters, good twist. I just don't like the execution of the main confrontation, but still, really good read.
August 24, 2023
Fun story that really has a lot of gory fun with the stuff folks do to their bodies to maximize combat effectiveness in 40k.
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