Flesh of the Angel

Deathwatch: Ignition #3

by Ben Counter

While engaged in a mission to destroy sslyth breeding grounds and stall their invasion of Imperial territories, Zameon Gydrael encounters an ancient foe of the Dark Angels Chapter – one of the legendary Fallen.

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It's not easy being a Dark Angel. Keeping all those secrets is tough enough even amongst other Dark Angels, but in the Deathwatch, it can be deadly. When Gydrael spots a Fallen in the midst of a vital alien-hunting mission, his decision to place Chapter above duty probably isn't going to end well for him... or anyone else.

Genres: Short Stories

29 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 14, 2015

About the author

Ben Counter, as well as making several contributions to Inferno magazine, has written the Soul Drinkers and Grey Knights series and two Horus Heresy novels for the Black Library. He is an ancient history graduate and avid miniature painter with a bronze demon under his belt.

Reviews

[Tyberius · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Drednought Blender Food Hole was a nice touch. Also main characters split loyalties really is why I love the Deathwatch so much. You never know what is going on with these boys. I think I might be a fan of Ben Counter.

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, fast-paced, full of world building and dynamic! :D

[Michael Dodd · Rating 3 out of 5]

The third short story in Black Library’s Deathwatch serial and Ben Counter’s second contribution, The Flesh of the Angel follows brother Zameon Gydael of the Dark Angels as he infiltrates a brood nest of the xenos sslyth. Venturing alone through alien-infested territory in order to detonate a virus bomb at its heart, he approaches the conclusion of his mission only to find his loyalties torn between the objectives of his Deathwatch kill team and the hidden, ancient goals of his parent chapter as an unexpected enemy shows itself.

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