Gunheads (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Imperial Guard)
Steve Parker
Language: English
Pages: 416
ISBN: 1844166988
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Book by Parker, Steve
constantly revising my projections. The general presents a complex problem. The strength of his personal ambition is our greatest hope of reaching Dar Laq and the resting place of Ipharod. It is this very same ambition, however, that poses the greatest danger to our success. I cannot rule out the possibility that he will order us removed from his side once the truth becomes known. Should such an event occur, we will need strong allies and a case for overthrowing him. I have selected Major General
others ended up is anyone’s guess, but some of them must have touched down safely at Hadron. If we could just see the damned stars clearly for one night, we might be able to navigate our way there.” Stromm nodded gravely, and then gestured for van Droi to walk with him. Together, they moved off towards a large tent that was doubling as a temporary command centre. Stromm’s adjutant, Lieutenant Kassel, was inside. When the colonel and van Droi entered, he turned and saluted. “Good to meet you,
crush the foe. It sounded wonderful, and in Bergen’s heart of hearts, he hoped it would be so, but the voice in his head still held to the certainty that it was nothing but a pretty dream. Things would not come to pass that way. Thirty-eight years, he thought. To imagine that she would still be there… The moment General deViers closed the vox-link from the other end, Bergen sent out a call to his regimental commanders. When he gave them their updated orders, all three sounded genuinely glad to
sleep. Van Droi turned his attention back to Wulfe and said, “Best get yourself away now, Oskar. Go about the business we discussed.” “Right, sir,” said Wulfe. “Be glad to.” As he rose, he offered a quiet farewell to the other men at the table, “Have a good evening, sirs.” A few, Captain Immrich among them, smiled and nodded back. Wulfe saluted, turned, and walked out of the door, relieved to be away from the officers’ mess and the tension inside it. He knew there were some good men in the
continued Bergen, “you’re dismissed.” Bussmann snapped out a sharp salute, turned, and marched out into the light of day. “We need to focus on the gates,” said Killian. “From his report, it sounds like they’re hinged to open outwards. They’re far too big to ram open anyway. How in the blasted warp are we going to breach them?” It was Colonel Vinnemann, hunched in his chair like some kind of cathedral gargoyle, who answered. “We all know orks. Chances are, when they see us coming, they’ll open