Inferno! has long been a home for sensational Warhammer short fiction, and has acted as proving ground for many up-and-coming Warhammer writers, many of whom have gone on to become household names. In this collection of short stories set in the grim darkness of the 41st Millennium and previously published in Inferno!, you'll find thrilling tales from established novelists including Adrian Tchaikovsky, David Annandale, and John French, as well as newer Warhammer writers like Marc Collins and Gareth Hanrahan.

Adeptus Mechanicus explorators have unearthed something ancient on the dead world of Naogeddon… something ancient and utterly deadly. Lakias Danzager of the Adeptus Mechanicus is investigating the ancient tombs uncovered by the now-missing explorators – but are his allies all that they seem? And just what are the walking metal skeletons defending the find? The necrons are rising and doom is at hand. Written by Andy Chambers Read it Because A Warhammer 40,000 storyOn the dead world of Naogeddon, mysterious tombs, missing explorators and deadly defenders cause trouble for the Adeptus Mechanicus. But the biggest danger might come from within… Read it Because Ancient tombs, walking metal skeletons and the Adeptus Mechanicus meddling in things they shouldn't – it's a classic set-up with one hell of a twist. **

На одном из миров Империума, Эвиксусе, терпит крушение древний крейсер по имени "Крадущаяся тьма". Немногие в Империуме помнят это имя, да и те предпочли бы его забыть. Десять тысяч лет, проведённых в варпе, не прошли бесследно ни для корабля, ни для его единственного выжившего обитателя. Но не успел Зо Сахаал, капитан Легиона Повелителей Ночи, вернуться в реальный мир, как обнаружил, что его корабль подвергся банальному разграблению. И среди похищенного — бесценное наследие Зо Сахаала, завещанное ему примархом Легиона Конрадом Керзом. Легендарная Корона Нокс. Эта утрата лишает Зо Сахаала остатков душевного равновесия, но не смертоносной боеспособности. Чтобы вернуть свою святыню, он не остановится ни перед чем.

The Chaos Space Marines of the Iron Warriors Legion, long renowned as the masters of siege warfare, find the tables turned as they become the target of a massive ork invasion.About the AuthorThe blazing wastelands of Arizona, home to rattlesnakes, gila monsters, and other unpleasant reptiles such as C. L. Werner. A scheming, twisted little desert rat, he is continually dreaming up new and imaginative rule interpretations of the many tabletop war games he can often be discovered dabbling with. When not finding new ways to ensure the dominion of the Horned Rat, C. L. Werner busies himself with a vast library of horror and sci-fi films and an equally extensive collection of mystery and fantasy books. His pen has been responsible for such characters as the infamous bounty hunter Brunner, the cunning sorcerer Thyssen Krotzigk, the ruthless witch hunter Mathias Thulmann, and skaven fifth columnist Skrim Gnaw-tail. Like Brunner, it seems there are no creatures too vile for C. L. Werner to have dealings with and he is currently rumored to be haunting old Sylvanina graveyards in search of 'fresh' material for further tales of dark adventure in the grim Warhammer world.

Среди войны и разрушения, царящих в далёком мрачном будущем, у молодой империи Тау есть только одна цель — объединить всю Галактику под знаменем всеобщего блага. Когда представитель правящей элиты Тау совершает аварийную посадку в тылу Имперских сил, Каису, молодому воину из Касты Огня, поручено провести рискованную спасательную операцию и, возможно, пожертвовать жизнью ради Высшего Блага. Но по мере того, как растёт число потерь в ходе операции, Каис быстро убеждается в том, что безжалостная правда войны имеет очень мало общего с учебными боями на его родной планете.

Warrior-maiden and consort of the blood god Khorne, the name of Valkia the Bloody is feared among all the tribes of the north – friend and foe alike. From her earliest days as a shield bearer for her father King Merroc, she has known nothing but unending warfare and the brutal politics of the tribal leaders, and soon reaches out to seize power for herself. Though her feral beauty might attract unlikely suitors and her enemies may plot against her in secret, Valkia holds the patronage of the Ruinous Powers, and Khorne will not allow his chosen queen to fall...About the AuthorSarah Cawkwell is a north-east England based freelance writer. Married, with a son (who is the grown up in the house) and two intellectually challenged cats, she’s been a determined and prolific writer for many years. Her first novel, The Gildar Rift, was published in 2011. When not slaving away over a hot keyboard, Sarah’s hobbies include reading everything and anything, running around in fields with swords screaming incomprehensibly and having her soul slowly sucked dry by online games.