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The Mistress of Threads
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchAmong the companions of Inquisitor Covenant are scions of the famed von Castellan dynasty, a mercantile clan with links to many other such families throughout the Imperium. When a member of one such family reaches out to Viola von Castellan with a tale of woe that began with the dawning of the Great Rift, an investigation begins into the mysterious Cytos Cartel, an organisation that has wormed its way into the heart of the Imperium – but to what sinister purpose?
- 4 editions
The Spirit of Cogs
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchTech-Priest Glavius-4-Rho is in the service of Inquisitor Covenant – but he wasn't always so. Long ago, he was a member of the Martian priesthood assigned to a secret project – awakening a machine beneath the forge world of Zhao-Arkkad. With a pair of odd companions, he discovers the secret of the device… and that it is so immeasurably ancient that it may be haunted by ghosts beyond the logical understanding of any tech-priest.
- 4 editions
The Absolution of Swords
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchHeresy lurks within the Ecclesiarchy world of Dominicus Prime. In the sprawling temples and cloisters of the Crow Complex, once-pious priests have turned from the Emperor's light and embraced the darkness of the Tenth Path. But no longer, for Inquisitor Covenant and his hand-picked retinue of warriors, rogues and savants – heroes all – have come to cleanse Dominicus Prime of the taint that infects it. But as they enter the sprawling complex in search of the leaders of the insidious cult, danger closes in around them…
- 4 editions
The Purity of Ignorance
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchWhile the Space Marines and the Imperial Guard fight the myriad alien enemies that seek to overwhelm mankind, the Inquisition pursues a different kind of war. For theirs is a war fought in the dark places of man’s soul – a battle against the corruption of Chaos, a battle for the survival of humanity. Inquisitor Covenant must hunt down the daemon at the heart of a planetary conspiracy, but how high a price will he and his team pay to defeat the evil, and are they even aware what the cost of success will be?
- 4 editions
The Son of Sorrows
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchKoleg is a killer. A stone-cold slaughterer, he puts his terrifying talents to use in the service of mankind, exercising his murderous abilities on behalf of Inquisitor Covenant. But what past darkness, what horrific deeds, can lead a man to become such a creature and devote his life to dealing death? As he prepares for a new mission, Koleg remembers his past and the events that brought him to where he is now…
- 4 editions
The Maiden of the Dream
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchMylasa Yaygus is an enigma, her origins a mystery even to her master, Covenant. Of all of the inquisitor's acolytes, Mylasa is the least known and arguably the most dangerous. A powerful Primaris psyker, the truth about her past is as byzantine as her abilities. As Ilk, she is a hive-born wretch bound for the Black Ships, as Verrun, she is the daughter of a rich merchant clan... but if these are false memories, who really is Mylasa? She is the Maiden of the Dream, a psychic torturer and manipulator of consummate skill, and amongst her many lives and histories might there be a mote of truth that reveals who she really is?
- 4 editions
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The Horusian Wars: Divination
Released October, 2019
eBookCollection2019ASIN: B07YBB6BDW
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The Horusian Wars: Divination
Released October, 2019
HardcoverCollection2019ISBN-13: 9781781939543
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The Horusian Wars: Divination
Released April, 2020
PaperbackCollection2020ISBN-13: 9781789990669
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