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A Severina Raine story
Amidst the endless war of the 41st Millennium, the Emperor's soldiers must take what quiet moments of comradeship they can – and as Commissar Severina Raine and Captain Andred Fel share such a moment, they bond over the horrors of their past.
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Rachel Harrison explores the ways in which the Imperium forges its weapons through the Schola Progenium, laying bare the hideous trials future commissars and storm troopers are put through in order to ensure that they really are the best of the best.
THE STORY
As their war against the Chaos cult known as the Sighted rages on, the 11th Antari Rifles have been forced into the safety of underground tunnels. As her foes bombard the surface, Commissar Severina Raine patrols the tunnels, and finds kinship with another survivor of the Schola Progenium. Remembering the trials she underwent as a would-be commissar, she asks Militarum Tempestus captain Andred Fel about what he underwent. As they share stories, both face up to the horror of their pasts, and the hope of their future.
Written by Rachel Harrison
16 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 21, 2019
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About the author
Rachel Harrison
28 books59 followersRachel Harrison writes Warhammer 40k stories for Black Library. She also publishes under the name Ray Harrison.
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Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
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Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 reviews
February 25, 2019
A pretty basic short story but also provides a vivid look into how commisars are essentially broken.
June 18, 2022
Absolutely Grimdark Chilling
Nothing makes you more grateful the 41st millennium is a dark fantasy and not reality like the cruel realities of the Imperium beset by enemies and traitors. While mercy is a strength in our world, it is a compromise in theirs, and compromise is corruption and death.
Nothing makes you more grateful the 41st millennium is a dark fantasy and not reality like the cruel realities of the Imperium beset by enemies and traitors. While mercy is a strength in our world, it is a compromise in theirs, and compromise is corruption and death.
March 13, 2019
The fourth of Rachel Harrison’s Severina Raine short stories to get a digital release, this focuses on the relationship between the Commissar and Captain Andren Fel. Over the course of a quiet conversation, while the war rages on around them, they each tell the story of the final trial they faced at the end of their time in the Schola Progenium.
The focus is very much on the unusual relationship between Raine and Fel, and overall it’s an excellent example of how to use a quiet short story as a powerful character study.
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The focus is very much on the unusual relationship between Raine and Fel, and overall it’s an excellent example of how to use a quiet short story as a powerful character study.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/02/...
August 27, 2019
Quick read.
Very short, but really makes you want more, with insight into the Antari and Raine. An exchange of final trails at Schola for Raine and the Stormtrooper captain while waiting out a bombardment. Check it out.
Very short, but really makes you want more, with insight into the Antari and Raine. An exchange of final trails at Schola for Raine and the Stormtrooper captain while waiting out a bombardment. Check it out.
March 10, 2023
Grim dark at its best
This is grimdark at its best. 40k is a brutal universe full of hard people. Severina Raine is a consummate survivor without an ounce of give. I will read any story about her that I can get my hands on.
This is grimdark at its best. 40k is a brutal universe full of hard people. Severina Raine is a consummate survivor without an ounce of give. I will read any story about her that I can get my hands on.
February 23, 2025
Very brief. Great insight into a commisar.
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