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|Image =LuciusFaultlessCover.jpg | |Image =LuciusFaultlessCover.jpg | ||
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| − | |Author ={{Auth|Ian St. Martin}} | + | |Author ={{Auth|Ian St. Martin}}{{Fn|1}} |
| + | |Performer ={{Actor|John Banks}}{{Fn|1}} | ||
|Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] | |Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] | ||
|Series = | |Series = | ||
|Preceded by = | |Preceded by = | ||
|Followed by = | |Followed by = | ||
| − | |Released =August 2017 | + | |Released =August 2017{{Fn|4}} |
| − | |Pages =368 | + | |Pages =368 (Paperback 2018){{Fn|3}} |
| − | |Editions = | + | |Length =8 hours and 53 minutes{{Fn|1}} |
| + | |Collected in =[[Renegades of the Long War (Anthology)|Renegades of the Long War]] | ||
| + | |ISBN =ISBN-10: 178496641X (Paperback 2018){{Fn|3}}<br>ISBN-13: 978-1784966416 (Paperback 2018){{Fn|3}} | ||
| + | |Editions =Hardback (2017){{Fn|4}}<br>Paperback (2018){{Fn|3}}<br>Special Edition (2025){{Fn|2}}<br>Audiobook (2025) | ||
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| − | + | '''Lucius: The Faultless Blade''' is an [[Lucius the Eternal]] novel by [[Ian St. Martin]].{{Fn|1}} | |
==Cover Description== | ==Cover Description== | ||
| − | He is [[Fulgrim]]'s champion, the Soulthief, and the Scion of [[Chemos]]. His name is whispered and cursed across both time and space, a peerless blademaster who even death cannot threaten. He is [[Lucius the Eternal]], blessed by [[Slaanesh]] and the greatest swordsman of all the fell Legions imprisoned within the [[Eye of Terror]]. With his armies exhausted by unending war and consumed by their own twisted iniquities, Lucius turns to an erstwhile brother of the [[Emperor's Children]] to rebuild his strength. Faced with betrayal from without and even from within his own flesh, will Lucius discover something that even one who cannot know death should fear? | + | He is [[Fulgrim]]'s champion, the Soulthief, and the Scion of [[Chemos]]. His name is whispered and cursed across both time and space, a peerless blademaster who even death cannot threaten. He is [[Lucius the Eternal]], blessed by [[Slaanesh]] and the greatest swordsman of all the [[Traitor Legion|fell Legions]] imprisoned within the [[Eye of Terror]]. With his armies exhausted by unending war and consumed by their own twisted iniquities, Lucius turns to an erstwhile brother of the [[Emperor's Children]] to rebuild his strength. Faced with betrayal from without and even from within his own flesh, will Lucius discover something that even one who cannot know death should fear?{{Fn|1}} |
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| + | ==Special Editions== | ||
| + | The novel was republished in 2025 as a Special Edition that is signed by the author, has a new screen printed cover and silver ribbon bookmark, and contains the short story [[Lucius: Pride and Fall (Short Story)|Lucius: Pride and Fall]].{{Fn|2}} | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[List of Novels]] | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | *{{Endn|1}}: [https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/the-faultless-blade-ebook.html | + | *{{Endn|1}}: [https://archive.ph/6RQfv Black Library: Lucius: The Faultless Blade] ''(saved archive page, dated 19 April 2025, last accessed 19 April 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/the-faultless-blade-ebook.html)'' |
| + | *{{Endn|2}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250223175923/https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/hwggm0vx/sunday-preview-anticipate-the-ecstatic-arrival-of-the-emperors-children/ Warhammer Community: Sunday Preview – Anticipate the ecstatic arrival of the Emperor’s Children (posted on 23 February 2025)] ''(saved archive page, dated 23 February 2025, last accessed 23 February 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/hwggm0vx/sunday-preview-anticipate-the-ecstatic-arrival-of-the-emperors-children/)'' | ||
| + | *{{Endn|3}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250223180332/https://www.amazon.com/Faultless-Blade-Lucius-Eternal/dp/178496641X Amazon: The Faultless Blade (Lucius the Eternal)] ''(saved archive page, dated 23 February 2025, last accessed 23 February 2025, original link: https://www.amazon.com/Faultless-Blade-Lucius-Eternal/dp/178496641X)'' | ||
| + | *{{Endn|4}}: [https://web.archive.org/web/20250407135742/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35150554-lucius Goodreads: Lucius: The Faultless Blade (Warhammer 40,000)] ''(saved archive page, dated 07 April 2025, last accessed 19 April 2025, original link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35150554-lucius)'' | ||
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[[Category:Novels]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
[[Category:Sources (Emperor's Children)]] | [[Category:Sources (Emperor's Children)]] | ||
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Lucius: The Faultless Blade is an Lucius the Eternal novel by Ian St. Martin.[1]
Cover Description
He is Fulgrim's champion, the Soulthief, and the Scion of Chemos. His name is whispered and cursed across both time and space, a peerless blademaster who even death cannot threaten. He is Lucius the Eternal, blessed by Slaanesh and the greatest swordsman of all the fell Legions imprisoned within the Eye of Terror. With his armies exhausted by unending war and consumed by their own twisted iniquities, Lucius turns to an erstwhile brother of the Emperor's Children to rebuild his strength. Faced with betrayal from without and even from within his own flesh, will Lucius discover something that even one who cannot know death should fear?[1]
Special Editions
The novel was republished in 2025 as a Special Edition that is signed by the author, has a new screen printed cover and silver ribbon bookmark, and contains the short story Lucius: Pride and Fall.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Library: Lucius: The Faultless Blade (saved archive page, dated 19 April 2025, last accessed 19 April 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/novels/the-faultless-blade-ebook.html)
- 2: Warhammer Community: Sunday Preview – Anticipate the ecstatic arrival of the Emperor’s Children (posted on 23 February 2025) (saved archive page, dated 23 February 2025, last accessed 23 February 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/hwggm0vx/sunday-preview-anticipate-the-ecstatic-arrival-of-the-emperors-children/)
- 3: Amazon: The Faultless Blade (Lucius the Eternal) (saved archive page, dated 23 February 2025, last accessed 23 February 2025, original link: https://www.amazon.com/Faultless-Blade-Lucius-Eternal/dp/178496641X)
- 4: Goodreads: Lucius: The Faultless Blade (Warhammer 40,000) (saved archive page, dated 07 April 2025, last accessed 19 April 2025, original link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35150554-lucius)
