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{{Book | {{Book | ||
|Name =Fifteen Hours | |Name =Fifteen Hours | ||
|Image =15 Hours.JPG | |Image =15 Hours.JPG | ||
|Image caption=Cover art by Klaus Scherwinski | |Image caption=Cover art by Klaus Scherwinski | ||
| − | |Author = | + | |Author ={{Auth|Mitchel Scanlon}} |
|Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] | |Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] | ||
|Series =[[Imperial Guard (Novel Series)|Imperial Guard]] | |Series =[[Imperial Guard (Novel Series)|Imperial Guard]] | ||
|Followed by =[[Death World (Novel)|Death World]] | |Followed by =[[Death World (Novel)|Death World]] | ||
|Released =June 2005 | |Released =June 2005 | ||
| + | |Collected in =[[Shield of the Emperor (Anthology)|Shield of the Emperor]] | ||
|Pages =256 | |Pages =256 | ||
| − | |Editions =2005 softcover:<br> ISBN 9781844162314 | + | |Editions =2005 softcover:<br>ISBN 9781844162314 |
}} | }} | ||
| − | '''Fifteen Hours''' is a novel written by [[Mitchel Scanlon]] and follows the actions of a new recruit in the [[Imperial Guard]]. It was first published in 2005. | + | '''''Fifteen Hours''''' is a novel written by [[Mitchel Scanlon]] and follows the actions of a new recruit in the [[Imperial Guard]]. It was first published in 2005. |
==Book Description== | ==Book Description== | ||
[[Arvin Larn]] is terrified. On the battlefields of the far future, only an insane man wouldn't be. Seventeen years old and still new to the [[Imperial Guard]], he is thrust straight into his first war and must face horrors that his sheltered upbringing could never prepare him for. The trenches of the [[M41|41st millennium]] are filled with worse things than rats and trenchrot. For one, the world they fight for is being contested by the monstrous barbarian [[orks]]. The orks live for battle and know no fear, so it's no wonder that the average life-span of an Imperial [[Guardsman]] on this forsaken world is only fifteen hours.{{Fn|1}} | [[Arvin Larn]] is terrified. On the battlefields of the far future, only an insane man wouldn't be. Seventeen years old and still new to the [[Imperial Guard]], he is thrust straight into his first war and must face horrors that his sheltered upbringing could never prepare him for. The trenches of the [[M41|41st millennium]] are filled with worse things than rats and trenchrot. For one, the world they fight for is being contested by the monstrous barbarian [[orks]]. The orks live for battle and know no fear, so it's no wonder that the average life-span of an Imperial [[Guardsman]] on this forsaken world is only fifteen hours.{{Fn|1}} | ||
| − | == Plot Summary == | + | ==Plot Summary== |
{{Spoiler|source=Fifteen Hours (Novel)}} | {{Spoiler|source=Fifteen Hours (Novel)}} | ||
After four months of basic training and seven weeks of Planetary transportation, seventeen year old Guardsman Arvin Larn of 6th Company, [[Jumael 14th Volunteers]], embarks on his first campaign fighting against a rebel uprising. However, due to an error in communication, Trooper Larn finds himself fighting on the wrong planet in the wrong war zone at the city of [[Broucheroc]]; a city contested for over a decade by the small Imperial force of the 902nd [[Vardan Rifles]] [[Regiment]] against millions of Orks. Unfortunately, Larn is running out of time. The life expectancy of a replacement guardsman at the front lines is calculated at fifteen hours. Larn must rely upon all of his ability, his luck, and his faith in the [[Emperor]] to survive against the odds if he wishes to see the next day. | After four months of basic training and seven weeks of Planetary transportation, seventeen year old Guardsman Arvin Larn of 6th Company, [[Jumael 14th Volunteers]], embarks on his first campaign fighting against a rebel uprising. However, due to an error in communication, Trooper Larn finds himself fighting on the wrong planet in the wrong war zone at the city of [[Broucheroc]]; a city contested for over a decade by the small Imperial force of the 902nd [[Vardan Rifles]] [[Regiment]] against millions of Orks. Unfortunately, Larn is running out of time. The life expectancy of a replacement guardsman at the front lines is calculated at fifteen hours. Larn must rely upon all of his ability, his luck, and his faith in the [[Emperor]] to survive against the odds if he wishes to see the next day. | ||
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As the book begins, a mortally wounded guardsman in no-man's land questions his fate, wondering if it has been 15 hours and resolving to wait and find out. The scene shifts to Jumael, where a farmers son named Arvin Larn is caught in the imperial draft. During basic training, Larn meets the extremely tough sergeant Ferres. He convinces Larn that the imperial guard is a deadly environment, but he might just make a guardsmen out of him yet. During initial deployment, an administrative error causes Larn's company to land in no-man's land on the wrong planet where they are promptly attacked by [[Orks]]. Larn finds himself the only survivor of his company in the besieged city of Broucheroc, now attached to 902nd [[Vardan Rifles]]. He learns that the [[Vardan Rifles]] have fought on Broucheroc for a decade and that 3 [[Vardan]] [[Regiments]] were killed in this time. Over several hours of pitched battle, Larn learns several dangers of the front and that his life expectancy is a mere 15 hours. He overcomes several threats including [[gretchin]] snipers, artillery bombardment, and the largest massed attack on Broucheroc yet. As night falls Larn's squad is sent on a night recon mission in which they get caught in a firefight. As Larn runs for the trenches, he is hit by a bullet and it is revealed that he is the guardsman from the beginning. As the sun rises Larn dies happy to know he beat the 15 hours. | As the book begins, a mortally wounded guardsman in no-man's land questions his fate, wondering if it has been 15 hours and resolving to wait and find out. The scene shifts to Jumael, where a farmers son named Arvin Larn is caught in the imperial draft. During basic training, Larn meets the extremely tough sergeant Ferres. He convinces Larn that the imperial guard is a deadly environment, but he might just make a guardsmen out of him yet. During initial deployment, an administrative error causes Larn's company to land in no-man's land on the wrong planet where they are promptly attacked by [[Orks]]. Larn finds himself the only survivor of his company in the besieged city of Broucheroc, now attached to 902nd [[Vardan Rifles]]. He learns that the [[Vardan Rifles]] have fought on Broucheroc for a decade and that 3 [[Vardan]] [[Regiments]] were killed in this time. Over several hours of pitched battle, Larn learns several dangers of the front and that his life expectancy is a mere 15 hours. He overcomes several threats including [[gretchin]] snipers, artillery bombardment, and the largest massed attack on Broucheroc yet. As night falls Larn's squad is sent on a night recon mission in which they get caught in a firefight. As Larn runs for the trenches, he is hit by a bullet and it is revealed that he is the guardsman from the beginning. As the sun rises Larn dies happy to know he beat the 15 hours. | ||
| − | == | + | ==Trivia== |
| − | The | + | {{Trivia}} |
| − | + | *The battles around Broucheroc are also featured in the short stories ''[[Red Reward (Short Story)|Red Reward]]'' and ''[[Knee Deep (Short Story)|Knee Deep]]'', published in ''[[Bringers of Death (Anthology)|Bringers of Death]]'', and the [[Imperial Guard Omnibus: Volume One]], respectively. | |
| + | ===Conflicting sources=== | ||
| + | *In a briefing in Chapter Three, [[Lieutenant (Imperial Guard)|Lieutenant]] [[Vinters]] claims that the Jumael 14th was (supposed to be) heading to the planet [[Seltura VII]]. However, in Chapter Five, a number of Guardsmen (on noticing that [[Broucheroc|where they were actually sent to]] didn't look like how they expected from the briefing) remark ''"This is [[Seltura-III]]?"'' In the next Chapter the (intended) planet is once again called Seltura VII. | ||
| − | == | + | ==See also== |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[List of Novels]] |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
*{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/fifteen-hours-ebook.html Black Library] ''(last accessed 12 July 2018)'' | *{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/fifteen-hours-ebook.html Black Library] ''(last accessed 12 July 2018)'' | ||
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Fifteen Hours is a novel written by Mitchel Scanlon and follows the actions of a new recruit in the Imperial Guard. It was first published in 2005.
Book Description
Arvin Larn is terrified. On the battlefields of the far future, only an insane man wouldn't be. Seventeen years old and still new to the Imperial Guard, he is thrust straight into his first war and must face horrors that his sheltered upbringing could never prepare him for. The trenches of the 41st millennium are filled with worse things than rats and trenchrot. For one, the world they fight for is being contested by the monstrous barbarian orks. The orks live for battle and know no fear, so it's no wonder that the average life-span of an Imperial Guardsman on this forsaken world is only fifteen hours.[1]
Plot Summary
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This page contains spoilers for: | Fifteen Hours (Novel) |
After four months of basic training and seven weeks of Planetary transportation, seventeen year old Guardsman Arvin Larn of 6th Company, Jumael 14th Volunteers, embarks on his first campaign fighting against a rebel uprising. However, due to an error in communication, Trooper Larn finds himself fighting on the wrong planet in the wrong war zone at the city of Broucheroc; a city contested for over a decade by the small Imperial force of the 902nd Vardan Rifles Regiment against millions of Orks. Unfortunately, Larn is running out of time. The life expectancy of a replacement guardsman at the front lines is calculated at fifteen hours. Larn must rely upon all of his ability, his luck, and his faith in the Emperor to survive against the odds if he wishes to see the next day.
As the book begins, a mortally wounded guardsman in no-man's land questions his fate, wondering if it has been 15 hours and resolving to wait and find out. The scene shifts to Jumael, where a farmers son named Arvin Larn is caught in the imperial draft. During basic training, Larn meets the extremely tough sergeant Ferres. He convinces Larn that the imperial guard is a deadly environment, but he might just make a guardsmen out of him yet. During initial deployment, an administrative error causes Larn's company to land in no-man's land on the wrong planet where they are promptly attacked by Orks. Larn finds himself the only survivor of his company in the besieged city of Broucheroc, now attached to 902nd Vardan Rifles. He learns that the Vardan Rifles have fought on Broucheroc for a decade and that 3 Vardan Regiments were killed in this time. Over several hours of pitched battle, Larn learns several dangers of the front and that his life expectancy is a mere 15 hours. He overcomes several threats including gretchin snipers, artillery bombardment, and the largest massed attack on Broucheroc yet. As night falls Larn's squad is sent on a night recon mission in which they get caught in a firefight. As Larn runs for the trenches, he is hit by a bullet and it is revealed that he is the guardsman from the beginning. As the sun rises Larn dies happy to know he beat the 15 hours.
Trivia
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- The battles around Broucheroc are also featured in the short stories Red Reward and Knee Deep, published in Bringers of Death, and the Imperial Guard Omnibus: Volume One, respectively.
Conflicting sources
- In a briefing in Chapter Three, Lieutenant Vinters claims that the Jumael 14th was (supposed to be) heading to the planet Seltura VII. However, in Chapter Five, a number of Guardsmen (on noticing that where they were actually sent to didn't look like how they expected from the briefing) remark "This is Seltura-III?" In the next Chapter the (intended) planet is once again called Seltura VII.
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Library (last accessed 12 July 2018)
| Imperial Guard Omnibus: Volume One / Shield of the Emperor | Fifteen Hours • Knee Deep • Better the Devil • Death World • Rebel Winter • The Citadel |
|---|---|
| Hammer of the Emperor | Desert Raiders • Ice Guard • Mercy Run • Gunheads • A Blind Eye • Waiting Death |
| Honour Imperialis | Cadian Blood • Redemption Corps • Dead Men Walking • Regicide • Down Amongst the Dead Men • Hunters • The Mouth of Chaos |
| Glory Imperialis | Imperial Glory • Iron Guard • Commissar • The Siege of Fellguard • The Hour of Hell • Monolith |
| Other Novels and Short Stories | Baneblade • Straken • Stormlord • Shadowsword |
| Audio Dramas | Waiting Death |
