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Cover of Nightshift Nineteen by Peter Fehervari

Nightshift Nineteen

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Short Story
First published
2 Dec 2024
Length
52 pp · ~57m read
Rating
3.9157 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 1 · 2-star: 4 · 3-star: 9 · 4-star: 28 · 5-star: 15. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)8 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)

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Track of Words Released as part of Black Library’s 2024 Advent Calendar series of short stories, Nightshift Nineteen (appropriately, the 19th story in the Dark Coil) sees Peter Fehervari return to bleak, shadowed Sarastus and introduce us to the strange culture of the Canopi read (opens in a new tab)

Synopsis

A Dark Coil Short Story An ill-fated nightshift crew is plagued by misfortune, and a series of odd incidents turns sinister when they become stranded in the darkness. READ IT BECAUSE Fans of the Dark Coil series will love this tale of survival horror in a gritty, realistic, yet unusual setting as a nightshift team is plagued by a series of mysterious events. THE STORY Hive Carceri’s mechanised dome is vast and decrepit, and only the vigilance of an army of labourers, tech adepts, and servitors known as the Nightshift keeps its ancient Sunlights shining. It is a harsh, isolated, and dangerous life, where workers are cut off from the city below and sometimes strange things happen in the heights where souls pass perilously close to the darkness beyond. The ill-fated crew of Nightshift Nineteen is plagued by misfortune, and a series of odd incidents turns sinister when the team becomes stranded and discovers that some crew members may not be who, or what, they claim to be. Written by Peter Fehervari.