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The Deacon of Wounds

Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Novel
First published
2 Feb 2021
Length
240 pp · ~4h 24m read
Rating
3.7365 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 5 · 2-star: 17 · 3-star: 124 · 4-star: 154 · 5-star: 65. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)59 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.51188 ratingsPerformance4.78Story4.485h 40m·Christopher KentReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781789993042
Featuring
Ecclesiarchy

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Synopsis

A Warhammer Horror novel In the harshest of times, even the most faithful can walk in dark places – as Arch-Deacon Ambrose discovers when drought and plague sweep through his city. READ IT BECAUSE In the grim darkness of the far future, gods are real and faith is rewarded. Discover what happens when that faith is misplaced and light becomes darkness. THE STORY The planet of Theotokos is dying. Drought has wiped out all but the capital city of Magerit. Worse, an outbreak of a terrible plague, known as the Grey Tears, ravages its populace. Only the charismatic Arch-Deacon Ambrose stands in the way of desperation and anarchy. But as the plague rampages through the streets, murdering its victims with unnatural symptoms, Ambrose struggles to confront the appalling measures he must take to save his people.