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Augur of Despair

A pair of explorers discover a dangerous, and invaluable, artefact deep in the Blackstone Fortress. Can they get it to safety? And even if they do, can they trust the allies they must rely upon to help them understand it?
Released
2020
The Blackstone Fortress is silent no longer. Through heretical rituals, the followers of the risen Obsidius Mallex have activated more of the Talisman of Vaul’s apocalyptic weapons and created a corrupted citadel in the heart of the fortress itself. Where once only the most desperate and determined adventurers struck out into the Unfathomable in search of riches, now a new breed of explorer delves into the Blackstone to do battle with the forces of the Ruinous Powers. It is on one such expedition that Neyam Shai Murad and Gotfret de Montbard discover an artefact that could tip the balance of power, and save not only Precipice, but the Imperium itself…

Chris Dows

Dr. Chris Dows is a British academic and comic book, non-fiction and science fiction author. Chris has worked for Games Workshop's Black Library Press for over a decade, has published two novels - the YA adventure Panthea, second world war drama Lokomotive, and a collection of his own science fiction and fantasy short stories Cherry Blossom Headshot. He is currently an Associate Professor at the UK's University of Lincoln.

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