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Chris 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.
This was a very satisfying collection of action packed stories across the breadth of the Imperium. The short stories collections are recently very consistently good unlike the earlier Black Library short story collections I read years ago. The last story, especially, sees the return of an old favorite character I hope to read more from in the future.
This has some really good stories in there. I had expected a light read and bolter porn... but I am pleasantly surprised to get some real gems, with clever plots, interesting characters and exciting action.
My rating is based on an average of all the short stories included. I enjoyed the inclusion of varying races, the diverse points of view, and a mix of newer stuff. All in all it’s good, military sci-fi in W40k fashion. My go to fix.
What new for me: • Primaris marines • Prognosticators/ Silver Skulls • New colloquialisms “for the love of the Emperor of Terra and the sainted nine primarchs" • Rubicon
Below are each of the novellas, linked to their individual page if found on Goodreads, where I left their respective review.
Unification (1) and Sand Lords (2) came out the best in my eyes. It's always nice to fill in the sci-fi void of my soul with W40k goodness. Next up - The Infinite and the Divine. And I am quite excited for a taste of the only group which I have owned a codex for :D