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|Name =The Shadow of the Beast | |Name =The Shadow of the Beast | ||
|Image =Shadow-of-the-Beast.jpg | |Image =Shadow-of-the-Beast.jpg | ||
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|Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] | |Publisher =[[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] | ||
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|Editions =August 2015 e-short<br>ISBN 9781785722974 | |Editions =August 2015 e-short<br>ISBN 9781785722974 | ||
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| − | '''''The Shadow of the Beast''''' is a short story by [[Laurie Goulding]]. | + | '''''The Shadow of the Beast''''' is a short story by [[Laurie Goulding]]. It was originally published in [[Hammer and Bolter 21]], and re-published online in August 2015. |
==Cover Description== | ==Cover Description== | ||
For reasons as yet unclear, the [[Scythes of the Emperor]] are being recalled from every campaign and [[crusade]] across the galaxy, and [[Reclusiarch]] [[Hornindal]] urges the crew of the destroyer ''[[Xenophon]]'' to make all haste for their home world of [[Sotha]]. But when they encounter [[tyranid]] splinter fleets already well within [[Imperial]] space, a chilling truth becomes apparent - that this can only be the prelude to a [[Kraken|second xenos invasion]] more than two centuries after the [[First Tyrannic War|original Tyrannic War]]. The [[Chapter]] must prepare for the worst. | For reasons as yet unclear, the [[Scythes of the Emperor]] are being recalled from every campaign and [[crusade]] across the galaxy, and [[Reclusiarch]] [[Hornindal]] urges the crew of the destroyer ''[[Xenophon]]'' to make all haste for their home world of [[Sotha]]. But when they encounter [[tyranid]] splinter fleets already well within [[Imperial]] space, a chilling truth becomes apparent - that this can only be the prelude to a [[Kraken|second xenos invasion]] more than two centuries after the [[First Tyrannic War|original Tyrannic War]]. The [[Chapter]] must prepare for the worst. | ||
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| + | ==Sources== | ||
| + | *[https://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/quick-reads/the-shadow-of-the-beast-eshort.html Black Library] | ||
==Related Publications== | ==Related Publications== | ||
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| Author | L.J. Goulding |
| Publisher | Black Library |
| Released | 2015 |
| Editions | August 2015 e-short ISBN 9781785722974 |
The Shadow of the Beast is a short story by Laurie Goulding. It was originally published in Hammer and Bolter 21, and re-published online in August 2015.
Cover Description
For reasons as yet unclear, the Scythes of the Emperor are being recalled from every campaign and crusade across the galaxy, and Reclusiarch Hornindal urges the crew of the destroyer Xenophon to make all haste for their home world of Sotha. But when they encounter tyranid splinter fleets already well within Imperial space, a chilling truth becomes apparent - that this can only be the prelude to a second xenos invasion more than two centuries after the original Tyrannic War. The Chapter must prepare for the worst.
