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Cover of The Ninth Book by Gav Thorpe

The Ninth Book

Setting
Warhammer Fantasy
Type
Short Story
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Synopsis

Norse mercenaries, heading south to fight in the civil war that divides the Empire, take shelter from a storm in an ancient Kislev fortress. Drawing the attention of nearby enemies, they find themselves under siege. But the greater threat may come from within. Deep in the bowels of the fort, the mercenaries find a tomb with the name 'Von Carstein' engraved upon it. And it is empty…