Warhammer 40000 - Severed (PB)

A Necrons novella

A rebellion deep in the Ghoul Stars spells danger for Nemesor Zahndrekh and his tireless bodyguard, Vargard Obyron. With uneasy allies beside them and the ghosts of the past at their heels, the ancient necrons must unravel a mystery that could spell their doom.

READ IT BECAUSE
Get an insight into the personalities of some key necron characters, and see what (un)life is like for the ancient warriors, reawakened in a galaxy that is no longer theirs.

THE STORY
Few amongst the hierarchies of the Nemesors are as lauded for their military strategy as Zahndrekh. A near peerless tactician, his battlefield acumen has won countless wars for the Necrons of the Sautekh Dynasty. His dauntless shadow is the Vargard Obyron, both tireless protector and eternal companion to the Nemesor.

But when the ghosts of Zahndrekh’s muddled past return to haunt him, and the pair are sent to quell a rebellion in the Ghoul Stars, their bond and Zahndrekh’s already fragile sanity is put to the test. Given this mission by the mighty Stormlord himself, the Phaeron of the Sautekh, Zahndrekh and Obyron have little choice but to ally with an old acquaintance, a fellow Nemesor called Setekh. Their forces combined, they head for Doahht, a world which harbours both horror and hope in equal measure. What lurks in the darkness beneath the earth of Doahht and what purpose does Setekh have above his ostensible service to the Sautekh Dynasty?

Written by Nate Crowley