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Artefacts (couverture originale)

Artefacts

Before the massacre on Isstvan V, the primarch Vulkan returns to his forge on Nocturne to prepare for war against the traitors. However, in light of recent conflicts with his wayward brother Konrad Curze, he looks upon his personal armoury with a startling new clarity. If the wrath of the supposedly loyal Night Lords can be unleashed upon their own home world in a moment of unchecked rage, is it wise for any Legion to have access to such devastating devices as the Engine of Woes, the Unbound Flame or the Song of Entropy?
4/5

L’histoire de Vulkan est triste, mais avec Artefacts, Nick Kyme ajoute une couche d’ironie qui rend le personnage encore plus profond, comme si le destin avait voulu s’acharner. Avec son insertion parfaite dans la trame de l'Hérésie, de Vulkan mais aussi celle plus globale des Salamanders...

The Phoenician (couverture originale)

The Phoenician

On the black sands of Isstvan V, Gabriel Santar is dying. Struck down by his former battle-brother, Julius Kaesoron of the Emperor’s Children, he watches helplessly as his father Ferrus Manus is murdered by the thrice-damned traitor Fulgrim. But Santar’s fading sight reveals far more about the supposedly perfect Phoenician primarch than anyone could have guessed – is it too late for this revelation to have any value to the Iron Hands Legion?
Chirurgeon (couverture originale)

Chirurgeon

In its earliest days, the III Legion was blighted by a genetic flaw that threatened to end the Phoenician’s bloodline forever. Fortunately, through tireless effort and the miracle of the primarch’s own genetic perfection, visionaries like Apothecary Fabius were able to halt the corruption and restore the Emperor’s Children to their former glory. Except, it would seem, that a terrible secret has been kept from the rest of the Legion, and the threat of further degeneration is quite real.
Imperfect (couverture originale)

Imperfect

A simple game of Regicide between Fulgrim and Ferrus Manus is far more than it seems.
2.5/5

Si l'on occulte les fausses attentes données par la couverture et le manque de pertinence des nouvelles, il n'y aura malheureusement pas grand chose à retenir de ce petit recueil que nous devrions seulement considérer comme un bonus... et encore.

Machine Spirit (couverture originale)

Machine Spirit

When a Deathwatch mission goes awry, a kill-team led by Techmarine Zaeus are forced into a rapid and desperate exfiltration. Their captain, Polino, is badly injured. When they find their transport destroyed, its pilot dead, they know they are in trouble. Hope lies in the chance discovery of a communication from another Adeptus Astartes force on the world and the promise of reinforcement. As his brothers try to hold out against murderous alien kroot, Zaeus goes on alone to find the source of the message and bring help before it's too late.
3/5

Cette nouvelle de Nick Kyme est assez classique dans l'ensemble et accuse en plus certaines faiblesses de taille. Néanmoins le plaisir de lire un récit sur la Deathwatch ne devrait pas entamer votre morale de fer face à la horde de xenos qui arrive.

Spear of Macragge (couverture originale)

Spear of Macragge

With Captain Sicarius laid low and defeat looming, the Ultramarines rally behind Chief Librarian Tigurius to try and save the world of Damnos from the necrons. As the legendary tank commander Antaro Chronus engages the necrons in a massed armour battle on the plains of the deadly world, Tigurius and his followers make a desperate attempt to win the war once and for all.
3.5/5

Cette nouvelle nous offre enfin l'occasion de clore La Chute de Damnos en nous procurant des scènes riches et marquantes concernant une véritable défaite de l'Adeptus Astartes.

The Gates of Terra (couverture originale)

Les Portes de Terra

Alors que la confusion règne et que l’hérésie s’étend au travers de la galaxie, une chose est certaine : Horus et ses légions traitre finiront par frapper Terra. Mais ils ne la trouveront pas sans défense. Le Récif Ardent, une zone encerclé d’armes de défense, est l’une des principales lignes. Capitaine Arcadese des ultramarines se retrouve aux commandes de ses frères d’armes, face à l’assaut final du Maitre de Guerre, lancé depuis son vaisseau. Tiendra t-il les lignes alors qu’il fera face à une mort certaine, ou retournera t-il sa loyauté aux derniers moments ?
4.5/5

Cette nouvelle de Nick Kyme est un véritable bijou qui se joue de nous du début à la fin. Épique mais non dénuée de recherche, elle saura vous faire saliver quant à ce que pourront être les derniers romans de l’Hérésie.