Kayvaan Shrike: Shadow Stalker

Black Library Advent Calendar 2013 #6

by Gav Thorpe

Golgof’s Kommandos are the best there is, the sneakiest there is. They’ll deal with the death-ghosts in the forest. That’s what Golgof has promised Warboss Skullcrak, and that’s what his boyz will do. But as their black-clad foes lure them deeper into the forest, Golgof starts to realise that his Kommandos might not be quite the sneakiest after all…

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A Lords of the Space marines short story by Gav Thorpe

Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction

9 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 6, 2013

About the author

Gav spent 14 years as a developer for Games Workshop, and started writing novels and short stories in the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 when the Black Library imprint was launched in 1997.

He continues to write for Black Library, and his first 'homegrown' novel series The Crown of the Blood has been released via Angry Robot.

Currently living in Nottingham, Gav shares his home with his loving and very understanding partner - Kez, and their beautiful little boy - Sammy.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I don't like the Raven Guard as much as I want to, but this was a disappointing intro to them.

[Michael Botterill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just a little bit of Shrike, but a very cool little bit

[Dylan Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read about Shrike once before in "Hunt for Valdorius" and he was my favourite character in that book. So I was really excited to read a short story about him, especially from his enemies point of view!
The orks never stood a chance! And his appearance at the end was stunning!

The only thing that irked me about the short story was that the orks didn't speak in "ork speak" but that is only a very minor annoying detail