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Longshot

by Rob Young

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
12 Aug 2023
Length
368 pp · ~6h 45m read
Rating
4.05373 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 2 · 2-star: 17 · 3-star: 75 · 4-star: 147 · 5-star: 132. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)58 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.61125 ratingsPerformance4.6Story4.5510h 28m·Colleen PrendergastReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781804070505
Featuring
Astra MilitarumT'au Empire
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Track of Words The fourth volume in Black Library’s multi-author Astra Militarum novel series, Longshot marks the long-form debut of Rob Young with an absolute bullseye. Set after the events of short stories Transplants and Memories of Broken Glass, it follows Sergeant Darya read (opens in a new tab)

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Synopsis

An Astra Militarum Novel A celebrated sniper of the Astra Militarum must shift her focus to commanding troops, and dealing with the complications that arise from hard decisions. READ IT BECAUSE It's a look into the haunted thoughts of a soldier wrestling with the complex realities of a galaxy at war. Every choice she makes has consequences for those under her command. THE STORY Transplant. Cadian. Sniper. Legend. Sergeant Darya Nevic is all of these and more… but behind the stories stands a soldier haunted by the unwelcome fame her successes have brought. During the Cadian 217th’s assault on the manufactorum world of Attruso, Darya finds herself out of her depth, in a war that is fought with words as much as with weapons. As a fearsome winter closes in and her men begin to die around her, she will be forced to confront her doubts and make an impossible choice – to become the figurehead her soldiers need, or to believe the unimaginable promises of the mysterious t’au. With the fate of her regiment in her hands, which path will she choose?

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