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Marc Collins

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Science Fiction, Horror, Crime

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Iain (M) Banks, Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds, Clive Barker, Will ...more

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Marc Collins is a speculative fiction writer from Glasgow, Scotland, covering diverse topics from Norse werewolves to the grim darkness of the far future. When not working in Pathology, he enjoys a dram and pondering our transhuman future, inspired by writers such as Iain M Banks.

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	The Martyr's Tomb (Dawn of Fire #6) 3.51 avg rating — 560 ratings — published 2023 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grim Repast 3.86 avg rating — 428 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eidolon: The Auric Hammer 3.58 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne (Warhammer 40,000) 3.55 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2022 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Void King (Warhammer 40,000) 3.56 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eater of Dreams (Black Library Advent Calendar 2021 #3) 4.12 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Black Library Celebration 2022 by Marc Collins (Goodreads Author), Mike Brooks (Goodreads Author), Guy Haley (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 92 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Champions, All (Black Library Advent Calendar 2019 #15) 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Primacy 4.05 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inferno! Presents: The Emperor's Finest (Inferno!) by Marc Collins (Goodreads Author), Jude Reid, Chris Wraight 3.76 avg rating — 49 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Carcharadons: Void Exile (Carcharodons: Warhammer 40,000 Book 3)

by Robbie MacNiven (Goodreads Author)

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Gallus: A Glasgow SF Writers' Circle Anthology

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Too Weird To Be Fake!

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Marc Collins rated a book really liked it The Fog by James Herbert	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Praise be unto the God-Emperor. From the jaws of defeat, He brings victory. From the driest desert, He shall call forth the purest springs.”
― Marc Collins, Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne

tags: adeptus-astartes, black-library, black-templars, crusade, defeat-and-victory, god-emperor, imperium, space-marines, warhammer-40000, warhammer-40k

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“There is nothing more elusive than trust, and so nothing more valuable.”
― Marc Collins, Void King

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“At the tip of a blade, all problems seemed surmountable.”
― Marc Collins, Helbrecht: Knight of the Throne

tags: adeptus-astartes, black-templars, problem-solving, space-marines, warhammer-40000, warhammer-40k, weaponry

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“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery.
Ignorance is strength.”
― George Orwell, 1984

tags: freedom, ignorance, inspirational, war

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“Only the dead have seen the end of war.”
― Plato

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“There's never been a true war that wasn't fought between two sets of people who were certain they were in the right. The really dangerous people believe they are doing whatever they are doing solely and only because it is without question the right thing to do. And that is what makes them dangerous.”
― Neil Gaiman, American Gods

tags: danger, righteousness, war

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“Veni, vidi, vici. (I came, I saw, I conquered.)”
― Julius Caesar

tags: conqueror, imperialism, rome, war

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“Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt.”
― Sun Tzu, The Art of War

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