Deathwatch: Ignition
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‘No,’ Cassius replied. ‘Yet, strangely, we will likely be going nonetheless.’
Donatus did not understand. Nor did he feel the need to. The Chaplain was including him in this endeavour, and that was enough for him. ‘Then what must we do now, brother?’
‘We must prepare a new kill team, you and I. But it must be done with caution and secrecy. We take only those skilled and experienced individuals in whom we have the utmost trust, and none of the watch captains must be aware of it. Not until we can contact Watch Commander Quovis Vaerion.’
Cassius saw Donatus’ eyes narrow with unease.
‘I know, brother. I too hate to undermine our betters. It is not for a Space Marine to be duplicitous, doubly so for two sons of Guilliman.’ The Chaplain placed a reassuring hand upon Donatus’ shoulder. ‘But this is how it must be. Ectros, Pranus, Omid, Siegfric, and Thalassi – I sent them into a place from which, it seems, no one returns. They have become lost. And I must do all I can to find them… or avenge them.’
Donatus nodded. ‘As always, I will stand by you. Whatever may come.’
‘Then let us prepare,’ Cassius said. ‘The dark secrets of Ghosar Quintus await.’
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Ben Counter is one of Black Library’s most popular Warhammer 40,000 authors, with two Horus Heresy novels to his name – Galaxy in Flames and Battle for the Abyss. He is the author of the Soul Drinkers series and The Grey Knights Omnibus. For Space Marine Battles he has written The World Engine and Malodrax, and has turned his attention to the Space Wolves with the novella Arjac Rockfist: Anvil of Fenris and a number of short stories. He is a fanatical painter of miniatures, a pursuit which has won him his most prized possession: a prestigious Golden Demon award. He lives in Portsmouth, England.
Steve Lyons’s work in the Warhammer 40,000 universe includes the novellas Engines of War and Angron’s Monolith, the Imperial Guard novels Ice World and Dead Men Walking – now collected in the omnibus Honour Imperialis – and the audio dramas Waiting Death and The Madness Within. He has also written numerous short stories and is currently working on more tales from the grim darkness of the far future.
Robbie MacNiven is a highland-born History graduate from the University of Edinburgh. His hobbies include reenacting, football and obsessing over Warhammer 40,000. ‘Redblade’ is his first story for Black Library.
Justin D. Hill bought his first White Dwarf in August, 1982, and has been painting, playing and writing ever since. He is the author of the Warhammer 40,000 stories ‘Last Step Backwards’ and ‘Truth Is My Weapon’, and the Warhammer tales ‘Golgfag’s Revenge’ and ‘The Battle of Whitestone’ for Black Library. He has won multiple awards for his work, including the Sunday Times Book of the Year. He lives and works in York.
Chris Dows is a writer and educational advisor with over twenty years’ experience in comic books, prose and non-fiction. His previous works for Black Library include ‘In the Shadow of the Emperor’, and the first Zachariah story ‘The Mouth of Chaos’. He lives in Grimsby with his wife and two children.
Ian St. Martin has written the short stories 'City of Ruin' and 'In Wolves' Clothing' for Black Library. He lives and works in Washington DC, the US, caring for his cat and reading anything within reach.
Peter Fehervari is the author of the novel Fire Caste, featuring the Astra Militarum and Tau Empire, and the Tau-themed Quick Reads 'Out Caste' and 'A Sanctuary of Wyrms', the latter of which appeared in the anthology Deathwatch: Xenos Hunters. He also wrote the Space Marines Quick Reads 'Nightfall', which was in the Heroes of the Space Marines anthology, and 'The Crown of Thorns'. He lives and works in London.
Mark Clapham is the author of the Warhammer 40,000 novel Iron Guard and the short stories ‘The Siege of Fellguard’, ‘The Hour of Hell’, ‘In Hrondir’s Tomb’ and ‘Sanctified’, which appeared in the anthology Fear the Alien. He lives and works in Exeter, Devon.
Braden Campbell is the author of Shadowsun: The Last of Kiru’s Line for Black Library, as well as several short stories. He is a classical actor and playwright, and a freelance writer, particularly in the field of role playing games. Braden has enjoyed Warhammer 40,000 for nearly a decade, and remains fiercely dedicated to his dark eldar.
The elite alien hunters of Talon Squad infiltrate the bowels of a genestealer lair in this action packed Deathwatch novel.
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