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Blades of Damocles

A Space Marine Battles Novel

Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines under Captain Atheus discover that the xenos may be more of a menace than they originally believed…

Why this publication matters

It's a look at an early encounter between the Tau and the Imperium, shown from both sides. See how both races view each other, through the eyes of some of their greatest heroes as they clash over the fate of a world. Plus, it's a rare chance to see Farsight when he was still loyal to the Ethereals and fighting alongside Shadowsun.

Cover of the ebook edition of 'Blades of Damocles': Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines...Cover of the ebook edition of 'Blades of Damocles': Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines...

Publication Data

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Author
Phil Kelly
Shelves
Damocles Gulf CrusadeFarsightShadowsunNumitorDamocles GulfSicarius
Series
Space Marine Battles
First published
eBook()
Latest edition
Audiobook()
Story1
Editions3
Pages416
Audio Runtime11h 30m

Stories

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  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'Blades of Damocles': Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines...

    Blades of Damocles

    by Phil Kelly

    NovelPhil Kelly

    The Imperium of Man takes its bloody revenge upon the expansionist Tau in a war of dizzying spectacle. Chainsword and jump pack is pitted against cutting edge battlesuit technology, whilst the Codex Astartes is matched against the tau Code of Fire. For the first time, the daredevil warriors of the Ultramarines Assault Company go to war en masse, fighting in the skies, in the streets, and even in the prototype testing facilities of the Earth caste. Sergeants Sicarius and Numitor must overcome their hunger for glory as the brightest stars of the Tau Empire, Commanders Farsight and Shadowsun, hunt them to the brink of disaster. As a white-knuckle ride of conflict sees the Space Marines fight through one lethal ambush after another, they must deal with conflicts from within the ranks as well as from without. Tempers run short as battle-brothers fall, ammunition runs out and the course of the war takes ever-darker twists and turns. With two warrior cultures struggling for a vital edge and the body count spiralling towards a terrible conclusion, can notions of honour and duty survive at all?

    • 3 editions

Editions

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  • Cover of the ebook edition of 'Blades of Damocles': Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines...

    Blades of Damocles

    Released November, 2016

    eBookStandalone2016

    ASIN: B01NCM4DI6

    • 1 story in this edition
  • Cover of the paperback edition of 'Blades of Damocles': Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines...

    Blades of Damocles

    Released April, 2017 · 416 pages

    PaperbackStandalone2017

    ISBN-13: 9781784965068

    • 416 pages
    • 1 story in this edition
  • Cover of the audiobook edition of 'Blades of Damocles': Setting out to exterminate the upstart Tau Empire before they become the threat, the Ultramarines...

    Blades of Damocles

    Released September, 2017 · 11h 30m

    AudiobookStandalone2017

    ASIN: B075RR8Q1Y

    • Runtime: 11h 30m
    • 1 story in this edition

Series

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  • Space Marine Battles

    Multi-AuthorEditorial

    An editorial series containing standalone and linked works by multiple authors, focusing on major Space Marine conflicts across formats.

    • 4 publications

Shelves

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  • Damocles Gulf Crusade

    EventThematic

    1 total publications (1 assigned, 0 inherited)

    • 1 parent shelve

  • Farsight

    CharacterStructural

    10 total publications (10 assigned, 0 inherited)

    • 1 parent shelve

  • Shadowsun

    CharacterStructural

    7 total publications (7 assigned, 0 inherited)

    • 1 parent shelve

  • Numitor

    CharacterStructural

    2 total publications (2 assigned, 0 inherited)

    • 1 parent shelve

  • Damocles Gulf

    LocationStructural

    3 total publications (1 assigned, 2 inherited)

    • 1 child shelve
    • 1 parent shelve

  • Sicarius

    CharacterStructural

    2 total publications (2 assigned, 0 inherited)

    • 1 parent shelve