Orphans of the Kraken

Legends of the Space Marines

by Richard Williams

With their Chapter all but destroyed by the monstrous tyranids of Hive Fleet Kraken, Space Marines of the Scythes of the Emperor infiltrate a tyranid bioship in search of the gene-seed of fallen battle brothers. But the deeper they get into the living vessel, the more they realise that something is wrong, and more than just deadly bio-creatures lurk in the foetid interior of the ship.

Genres: Science Fiction

80 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 1, 2011

About the author

Richard Williams has written fiction for a range of publications on such diverse topics as gang initiation, medieval highwaymen, and arcane religions. In his spare time he is a theatre director and actor.

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Reviews

[Kassar Krennic · Rating 1 out of 5]

Doesn't make much sense.
How did a Space Marine survive for 3 years aboard a bioship still full of 'nids eating everything? The answer is...he doesn't remember. It was nice seeing Hwygir again after Slaughter at the Giants Coffin, he didn't do much but I liked seeing him.
The main character was pretty forgettable and generic so nothing worth talking about there. The ending was also pretty predictable. Action was dull and boring. All in all I don't recommend this at all.
If you're going to read this just keep in mind two names need changing when reading this for it to line up with the other Scythes of the Emperor stories.
First, the Heart of Sotha is actually the Heart of Cronus from the other stories.
Second, the character of Thrasius is meant to be called Thracian.

[Ulzeta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quite boring.

[LeoPro · Rating 5 out of 5]

I strongly believe that this one is one of the best stories about Scythes of the Emperor Space Marines. I was 'on one wave' with the protagonist. I was moved by this story. Intense, colourful and emotional.

[Anthony Giordano · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favorite 40K shorts of all time. A masterful, emotionally charged work.

You can read my full review here:

http://hachisnaxreads.blogspot.com/20...