The Tau Empire
A Legends of the Dark Imperium Anthology
The alien tau expand their empire and bring the Greater Good to the galaxy in this collection of tales that sees them come into conflict with the Imperium at every turn...
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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
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 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
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
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
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The Tau Empire
Released September, 2016
eBookAnthology2016ISBN-13: 9781785720604 · ASIN: B01N5FP33X
- 7 storyies in this edition
The Tau Empire
Released September, 2016 · 544 pages
PaperbackAnthology2016ISBN-13: 9781784964382
- 544 pages
- 7 storyies in this edition