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Summer of Reading Subscription: $19.95
Seven brand new action-packed tales from the 41st millennium and Horus Heresy, released over seven days. Subscribe to download a new story every day – and get all seven stories for the price of five!
Across the galaxy, and across two eras, war rages. The entire Imperium is engulfed in conflict, and only the actions of a brave few stand between mankind and utter devastation. From the Space Marines, and their tireless defence of humanity, to the Mechanicum of Mars and their inhuman creations, to the inquisitors who explore the underbelly of the Imperium and destroy threats no others can even imagine, this collection delves into those heroes… and villains.
Purchase the Summer of Reading Subscription and whenever a new Quick Read in the series is released, your account will be updated with the latest addition. This subscription includes seven brand new Quick Reads from the Black LIbrary, available as eBooks, which will be released over the course of Monday to Sunday.
Day One: Blackshield by Chris Wraight: $3:99
Even within the dread annals of the Horus Heresy, few events have provoked as much horror as the dropsite massacre on Isstvan V, when the Space Marines turned on their brothers in an orgy of slaughter. The Legions were torn apart, the civil war spiralling outwards to all corners of the Imperium, shattering the trust that once bound them together. Along with a handful of other renegade Death Guard legionaries, ex-Deathshroud Terminator Sergeant Khorak has begun to raid the fringes of the Imperium – until they are cornered by mysterious warriors in crudely painted black armour, led by another fallen son of Mortarion, the Blackshield Crysos Morturg. Can the two gene-brothers set aside their differences, or is history deemed to repeat itself?
Day Two: Gates of the Devourer by David Annandale: $3.99
No constructs of man are more terrifying than the God-machines of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Where these mighty mechanical behemoths walk, worlds tremble – few enemies can withstand the firepower of a Warlord Titan. The Imperial plan to save the world of Khania from a tyranid invasion looks sound: the Navy will destroy the hive ships, and the Legios will take a supporting role on the planet itself. But when the transports of the Adeptus Titanicus arrive, they find the Navy fleet has been annihilated, and they must take on the full brunt of the tyranid ground force, no matter the cost.
Day Three: Deathwatch: Swordwind by Ian St Martin: $3.99
Oaths of brotherhood and loyalty are never lightly undertaken, but what happens when such oaths conflict with each other? Returning from a period of service in the Deathwatch, Battle-brother Adoni returns to his Chapter, the Mortifactors. With him he carries two sacred burdens, but is unable to explain to his peers how he came by them, as he must honour his oaths of secrecy to the Inquisition. And so is set in motion a tragic chain of events that can only be resolved by desperate conflict against an ancient and deadly foe.
Day Four: Stormseeker by Alec Worley: $3.99
Iron Priest Anvarr Rustmane and his brothers in the Deathwolves are hunting. Their prey are two degenerate dark eldar pirates whom they have brought to heel on the death world of Vityris. The pilot of a Stormwolf gunship, Anvarr takes to the skies as his brothers wage war below. He is the Storm Seeker, and would die before allowing his quarry to escape, but the xenos are cunning and have gunships of their own…
Day Five: Myriad by Rob Sanders: $3.99
Mars, the Red Planet, home to the Mechanicum, a mysterious cult dedicated to unlocking the secrets of the universe. In this sequel to Cybernetica, a loyalist resistance – made up of rag-tag survivors from Titan crew, enginseers and tech-adepts – conducts guerrilla raids on the Dark Mechanicum forces of Kelbor-Hal. Out in the wastes, they discover a Kastelan robot that carries inside it a rare secret: a technology that has the power to break the stalemate and swing the war in the loyalists’ favour. But what is the cost of deploying such a power? The loyalists now face a hard decision – just because they can, does this mean they should?
Day Six: An inquisitor hunts the daemon at the heart of a conspiracy…
Day Seven: Inquisitor Eisenhorn returns in a new story by Dan Abnett…
Well there you have it folks. 5 eShorts that Black Library thinks is a must have for everyone this summer season! Make sure to go order yours now!
About the Author: Zeb Barrett
