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Blood Sands
An Astra Militarum Short Story
The Astra Militarum stands as a redoubtable bulwark in the face of endless attacks on the Imperium from xenos empires and warp-born horrors alike. From Cadia to Catachan, Krieg, Mordian, and Armageddon, the Emperor's will wields the Imperial Guard in the defence of Humanity.
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The Astra Militarum has been infiltrated by an insidious foe – but how far has the corruption spread?
THE STORY
A squad of Sentinels crosses a desert on a covert mission against the Genestealer Cults. But is there a traitor in their midst?
The Astra Militarum stands as a redoubtable bulwark in the face of endless attacks on the Imperium from xenos empires and warp-born horrors alike. From Cadia to Catachan, Krieg, Mordian, and Armageddon, the Emperor's will wields the Imperial Guard in the defence of Humanity.
READ IT BECAUSE
The Astra Militarum has been infiltrated by an insidious foe – but how far has the corruption spread?
THE STORY
A squad of Sentinels crosses a desert on a covert mission against the Genestealer Cults. But is there a traitor in their midst?
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First published January 25, 2023
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Victoria Hayward
19 books27 followersVictoria Hayward is a historian by training, publicly funded artist and mother of birds. She is the author of ‘The Carbis Incident’ and ‘The Siege of Ismyr’ for Black Library and is a contributor to the academic anthology ‘Travel Writing in an Age of Global Quarantine.'
When not writing SFF she works in science communication, helping academics tell stories about their research whether it be on black holes or the palaces of despots. She spent one weird summer working in Westminster which has absolutely nothing to do with her interest in writing about dystopian bureaucracies.
When not writing SFF she works in science communication, helping academics tell stories about their research whether it be on black holes or the palaces of despots. She spent one weird summer working in Westminster which has absolutely nothing to do with her interest in writing about dystopian bureaucracies.
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February 5, 2023
Sentinels, genestealers and carrier pigeons. What more could one want?
Victoria Haywood has shown herself to be an excellent writer of the 40,000 stuff, this is my first experience of her writing the ‘war’ part and she is as good at this is she is exploring the relatively peaceable bits we’ve seen from her so far. Great pacing, good action and plausible characters make this an excellent short.
Victoria Haywood has shown herself to be an excellent writer of the 40,000 stuff, this is my first experience of her writing the ‘war’ part and she is as good at this is she is exploring the relatively peaceable bits we’ve seen from her so far. Great pacing, good action and plausible characters make this an excellent short.
March 17, 2023
I hate sand and Xenos but I hate traitors and heretics more.
January 8, 2024
A fun story about that often forgotten unit in the fiction : the Sentinel.
December 29, 2024
A lot of cool story packed into a short read. I'd love to see it expanded in a full story!
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