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Cover of Crossed Swords by Ben Counter

Crossed Swords

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Short Story
First published
6 Apr 2015
Length
19 pp · ~21m
Reader rating
★ 2.89 from 28 ratings
ISBN-13
9781782516941
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Synopsis

For months, the necron terror device known as the World Engine has carved a path of destruction through the Vidar sector. Now, the forces of the Imperium make a last-ditch effort to destroy it. The entire Astral Knights Space Marine Chapter have landed on the World Engine, seeking to annihilate it from within. As a makeshift squad battles necron constructs, long-standing rivalries cause conflict amongst the battle-brothers and threaten to doom them - and perhaps the mission. Can the Astral Knights overcome their differences in time to make a difference?