Glory from Chaos

Call of Chaos #17

by Chris Dows

Jetek Suberei of the White Scars gains a most curious ally when he and his savage battle-brothers pursue the Tzeentchian sorcerer Karnel the Ruinous to a mysterious planet to save their captured brothers. As events unfold on Valaena, Suberei will have to face his own prejudices if he is to succeed with his mission.

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The savage hero of the Deathwatch story 'First to Hunt' returns, back in the bosom of his Chapter. And he's given a strange ally indeed, upon whom he'll have to rely if he's

Genres: 40k, Short Stories, Science Fiction

25 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2015

About the author

Chris Dows is a professor of creative writing at the University of Lincoln.

Reviews

[Dylan Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Glory from Chaos is a fun little short story that follows a Thousand Sons Chaos Lord and his current enemies, the White Scars. I will say, that I really liked the main character on the White Scars side of things, though quite a bit of the story felt like it was wearing too much plot armour. The Chaos Lord Karnel, who was winning decisively, turned out to be a bit of an idiot, and the near defeated force of White Scars who were already outnumbered just happen to be able to pull off the win while magically gaining reinforcements. Also, I think the characters might have been a bit too cliched IMHO. The action was awesome and the sense of time running out was captured perfectly. I would really like to see some more of the White Scars MC, but I think this story could have been done better.

[Michael Dodd · Rating 3 out of 5]

Day seventeen in Black Library’s 2015 Advent Calendar, Glory From Chaos sees the return of Jetek Suberei from Chris Dows’ previous Deathwatch short story, First To Hunt. Taking place at the beginning of his journey as a White Scar, it sees the young warrior on his first mission as a full Marine, joining his brothers in an all-in charge against the forces of the Tzeentchian sorcerer lord Karnel. Having run Karnel to ground after a long hunt, the Scars see the end of their task in sight, but Karnel has other plans for how the day will turn out.

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