Fires of War (Short Story)

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Fires of War
Author	Nick Kyme
Publisher	Black Library
Collected in	Heroes of the Space Marines Tome of Fire

Cover Description

The Salamanders arrive on Stratos to reclaim the world in the Emperor's name. But something lurks in the shadows of the loft-cities, manipulating the insurgents who plague the world. Captain Kadai and his warriors must uncover this menace and defeat it, but is the threat greater than they imagine?

Synopsis

This story tells of an encounter by the Salamanders Space Marine Chapter battling Chaos forces and the Dragon Warriors Chaos Space Marines.

Setting

The planet of Stratos. It is among the Hadron Belt in the Reductus Sector of the Segmentum Tempestus. The battles were fought among a series of floating cities above the planet.

Characters

• Planetary Defense Forces
  • Colonel Tonnhauser
  • Helliman

• Salamanders
  • Captain Kadai
  • Sergeant Dak'ir
  • Apothecary Fugis
  • Sergeant Tsu'gan

• Dragon Warriors
  • Sorcerer Nihilan

See also

• List of Short Stories

Sources

• Black Library