Blue, Black, Blue
'I wish to be a great Captain like you, father.' His father rustled his hair. 'I think you will be.' His father picked him up. 'Look how tall and strong you are,…
The Spiral
‘You’ll never get chosen if this is the best you can do!’ Shouted Chen as she vaulted another conduit.Mariz clambered across behind her, red-faced and panting. Sweat sheened his round…
Back Into the Fold
Adger was fed up with following orders and sick of being treated like a liability. He was capable, and he was going to show everyone that he was ready to…
Extreme Prejudice
The basilicanum had been constructed during the glorious heyday of Sicara V. Once a thriving agricultural centre in the system, mercantile greed and exacting tithes had long stripped the planet…
Thrice Damned
‘Accursed Devil, thrice damned is all thy race’ - Johannes Miltonus, M2The shuttle descends out of the sun, its slab sides resolving from dark shadow into the familiar blue and…
War Dove
A half dozen beige and brown aircraft stood inanimate in the Valkyrie depot at the edge of the airfield, steam drifted off the idling dual Vector-Turbojet engines. Mechanics and ground…
The Unsung
Their lips form murmured chants praising Him, the God Emperor of Mankind. The hymn they sing is unforgettable, the first thing they were ever taught, the basis of their being.…
Di Yu
Prologue Its name was Nyx Infernus. A daemon in the form of a dire wolf dredged forth from Old Night. In my head it ran on four elongated legs ending in…
Sacrifice
I awake only to find a miasma of my living chamber. Sweat runs down my face. I look up and see that the ventilation duct is dead. A thick coating…