City of Ruin

Deathwatch: Ignition #7

by Ian St. Martin

Following their campaign against a rising ork Waaagh, the Imperial Fists inadvertently shoot down a xenos asteroid onto the world of Basatani. Unfortunately, this leads the Navis Nobilite to demand that the Deathwatch go after a young Navigator scion who was last seen in the capital. The veteran Imperial Fist Rodricus Grytt volunteers to join Kill Team Almuta, bound for the planet’s surface – but as a Devastator sergeant with a reputation for causing untold collateral damage, is he the best candidate for such a sensitive rescue operation?

Read it because
Atonement, duty, or just a chance to cause some damage and kill aliens? See for yourself why Rodricus Grytt of the Imperial Fists wants to join the Deathwatch mission on Basatani.

Genres: Short Stories

34 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2015

Reviews

[Tyberius · Rating 4 out of 5]

Imperial Fist Grytt gets as many of his Battle Brothers killed as Orks. Dude is told not to use his Grenade launcher. Guess what he does instead. If your answer was use his Grenade lancher. Congrats.

[Michael Dodd · Rating 4 out of 5]

After a break for the 24 stories in Black Library’s 2015 Advent Calendar, the Deathwatch series continues with part seven, in the form of City of Ruin by Ian St. Martin. When Rodricus Grytt of the Imperial Fists leads his squad to their deaths fighting to clear an Imperial system of orks, he readily accepts a commission in the Deathwatch as his own form of penance.

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