Here it is. Possibly the greatest undertaking in the history of Warhammer 40,000 fan-fiction. Lauded by the masses as one of the best 40k stories (and not just one of the best fan stories) ever, here it is in one single .rtf file for your reading pleasure.

Epic, galaxy-spanning stuff. This is from Robert Allen (aka Revenant), one of the great writers at the Black Library forums. You can read his own thoughts on the piece at the end.

202,000 words(!)

Download as Word file (1.8Mb file)

Comments by the author Robert Allen:

"I had always fancied writing a 40k novel, but I knew the chances of getting one published were pretty much zero. I wrote it anyway and decided to post it on the fanfic forum, but never imagined it would recieve so much positive attention."

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