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Machine Spirit

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Short Story
First published
4 Nov 2013
Length
40 pp · ~44m read
Rating
3.3327 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 0 · 2-star: 4 · 3-star: 12 · 4-star: 9 · 5-star: 2. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)Reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781782512455
Featuring
DeathwatchT'au Empire

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Synopsis

When a Deathwatch mission goes awry, a kill-team led by Techmarine Zaeus are forced into a rapid and desperate exfiltration. Their captain, Polino, is badly injured. When they find their transport destroyed, its pilot dead, they know they are in trouble. Hope lies in the chance discovery of a communication from another Adeptus Astartes force on the world and the promise of reinforcement. As his brothers try to hold out against murderous alien kroot, Zaeus goes on alone to find the source of the message and bring help before it's too late.