Shas'o
A Legends of the Dark Imperium Anthology
It is the manifest destiny of the Tau Empire to rule the stars. Guided by the principle of the Greater Good and driven by the orders of the mysterious ethereals, they conquer worlds, by words or force, and defend them by the might of the fire caste, noble warriors armed with advanced weaponry and powerful battlesuits. 'Shas'o' contains ten tales of the Tau Empire at war, featuring mighty battlesuits battling Imperial tanks, fire warrior snipers duelling with Space Marines and stories of some of the tau's greatest heroes, including Farsight, Shadowsun and Aun'Shi.
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Fire and Ice
by Peter Fehervari
Short StoryPeter FehervariOn an Imperial world being torn apart by internal rivalries and the influence of the T'au Empire and its pernicious 'Greater Good', Interrogator Haniel Mordane is in trouble. Pursued by the Inquisition for his part in a failed operation and guarded by a man he fears and mistrusts, Mordane is still set on doing his duty and defeating the T'au influence. Is a meeting with the mysterious Calavera key? And will Mordane survive as he finds himself on a maglev train, using his interrogation skills on a very dangerous and very special prisoner?
- 6 editions
Out Caste
by Peter Fehervari
Short StoryPeter FehervariJhi'kaara, pathfinder of the tau fire caste, reflects upon the events and battles that have shaped her life and given her the meaning of her name: broken mirror.
- 5 editions
A Sanctuary of Wyrms
by Peter Fehervari
Short StoryPeter FehervariOn the sept of Fi'draah, a tau water caste ambassador is sent deep into the jungles of the mysterious Dolorosa Coil on a vital mission. As she and her companions explore an abandoned Imperial facility known only as 'The Sanctuary of Wyrms', they find humans both dead and alive, including those of the Imperium's elite alien hunters - the Deathwatch.
- 5 editions
The Kauyon
by Andy Smillie
Short StoryAndy SmillieKal'va is a broken warrior, the lone survivor of a pathfinder team. Engaged with human forces, he is consumed with thoughts of revenge. But as he lures the humans into a trap that will lead to their destruction, can he remain true to the principles of his warrior code?
- 6 editions
Farsight
by Phil Kelly
NovellaPhil KellyThe oxide deserts of Arkunasha are red with spilt blood. The orks of Waaagh! Dok have invaded en masse, and the besieged tau settlers are on the edge of extinction. When the famous general O’Shoh arrives to shatter the greenskins at the head of a high-tech army of battlesuits, the tau expect an easy victory, but the battle-hungry orks outnumber the tau four hundred to one, and the planet’s vicious rust storms have a devilish appetite of their own. Can the rising star of the fire caste solve the riddle of Arkunasha’s haunted past before Dok Toofjaw’s monstrous cyborgs conquer the planet completely?
- 5 editions
The Patient Hunter
by Joe Parrino
NovellaJoe ParrinoCommander O’Shaserra, better known as Shadowsun, is an ice-cold military genius celebrated across the Chalnath Expanse. She is the master of the stealth battlesuit assault and the Kauyon metastrategy – a philosophy of war that emulates the Patient Hunter. But how to lay a trap for the Chaos-worshipping warriors of the Death Guard, whose ancient technology allows their fleet to rip holes in space? And how to deal with their daemonic patrons, who defy the laws of physics and shatter the logical methods that Shadowsun holds so dear? With her forces spread far and wide on the dark side of the Great Rift, Shadowsun must respond to a surprise attack on the Startide Nexus wormhole portal. Worse yet, as hidden atrocities and treacheries are laid bare, the threat of civil war simmers between the t'au and their allies. If she is to stand a chance, the t'au's finest commander will have to improvise, trust to instinct, and face the unnatural echoes of her empire's own dark secrets.
- 5 editions
The Last of Kiru's Line
by Braden Campbell
Short StoryBraden CampbellCommander Shadowsun, child of the famed Kiru and protégé of the legendary Commander Puretide, is destined to lead the next phase of the Tau Empire's expansion' if she can survive the trials before her. Crash-landed on an enemy-held planet, with foes all around and a seemingly impossible mission to complete Shadowsun is determined to achieve victory, even at the cost of her life. But when she receives a message that tears her world apart, Shadowsun must make a choice unthinkable to most tau: to abandon her duty for the sake of family, or continue to fight for the Greater Good.
- 6 editions
Aun'Shi
by Braden Campbell
Short StoryBraden CampbellAun'shi, hero of the Tau Empire is on the hunt for the renegade Commander Farsight. Exploring the artefact world of Arthas Moloch where the traitor last fought for the Empire, Aun'shi and his party are ambushed by vicious alien eldar. Captured and taken to the nightmare realm of Commorragh, Aun'shi's prowess in combat makes him the star of his captor's arena shows - but when the Ethereal decides he no longer wishes to fight, everything changes.
- 5 editions
The Tau'va
by Andy Smillie
DramaAndy SmillieCensured by the Ethereals after endangering a mission and disobeying the tenets of the Greater Good by seeking revenge against to enemies who killed his teammates, Kal'va is tasked with a dangerous mission. Equipped with a Crisis battlesuit and dropped into the heart of an enemy army, he must battle an unending horde of orks to buy time for his fellow t'au to evacuate. Can he redeem himself in death, or will he legacy be one of failure?
- 5 editions
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