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Calculated Mischiefs by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer: Vermintide (Video Games), Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games)
09 May 2023
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Under attack from all sides by a tide of vermin, Ghree and Skroh must escape their home if they want to survive. However, a malicious will orchestrates this disaster with a rather peculiar objective in mind.
The story was first published on Cold Open Stories (https://40k.coldopenstories.com/calculated-mischiefs/) as part of the Official Selection for "A Matter Of Time" Fast Fiction (sub-1k word stories) contest.
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07 Jul 2026
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Contemplating the consequences of a request for aid from a Craftworld, an Exodite chieftain seeks guidance from the spirits of her people.
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05 Jul 2026
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cum laude by shaydh
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game)
23 Jun 2026
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A cadet commissar's graduation. [comic]
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01 Jul 2026
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Imperium Tremens by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
02 Jun 2026
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War is an addiction.
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01 Jul 2026
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Da Big Shiny Bloke by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
08 May 2026
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An Orkish invasion scores a massive coup when one of its nobs manages to capture none other than the God-Emperor of Mankind.
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01 Jul 2026
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Abandon All Hope by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
08 May 2026
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An alternative look at Astra Militarum guardsmen: Not as brainwashed religious fanatics, but bone-weary professionals keenly aware of the impossible task they face, and their likely fate.
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01 Jul 2026
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Beneath the Surface by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
08 May 2026
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A mixed team of Tau and Gue'vesa investigate a human colony world that has suddenly gone silent.
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01 Jul 2026
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Gog an Magog Discovva Da Tru Meenin ov Frenship by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
08 May 2026
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An Orkish bedtime story.
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01 Jul 2026
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The Value of a Closed Fist by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
12 May 2026
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A Drukhari incubus attempts to teach his Tau captive about the essential selfishness of all sentient beings and the lie that is the "Greater Good"...but the Tau may have a lesson of their own to teach him.
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01 Jul 2026
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Triumph of Technology by Mynameisdoubleg
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors
20 May 2026
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01 Jul 2026
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Unlikely Allies by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games), Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Fire Warrior (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Boltgun (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Inquisitor - Martyr (Video Game)
03 Apr 2025
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The rivalry of Racka Utó of the Word Bearers and Khait of the Thousand Sons dates back to the Great Crusade, but not even the trials and tribulations of the Long War seem to diminish it. They continue to challenge each other, using their rivarly to gain more power and knowledge. However, on a remote, nameless planet beyond even the Halo Stars, the two Astartes find themselves in quite a pickle.
The short story was first published on Cold Open Stories as part of Short Fiction Anthology XV (https://40k.coldopenstories.com/unlikely-allies/).
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- Part 2 of Aureum Lupus
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01 Jul 2026
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Gift of Confidence by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games)
02 Jan 2023
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Beyond the malevolent netherstorm of the Cicatrix Maledictum, Lord Governor Amethicus is faced with a choice he had never considered before: stand firm against the unstoppable forces of the Archenemy or betray the Imperium that he dauntlessly served for decades?
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01 Jul 2026
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Void In Their Bellies by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games), Warhammer: Vermintide (Video Games)
12 Dec 2021
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Fearing the approaching T'au fleet, the Imperium evacuates its sole inhabited planet in the system of Breviter Nactus. The victorious T'au try to make the best of the abandoned infrastructure, but buildings are not the only things humanity had left behind for them to find.
Fast Fiction (max 1k words) submission to coldopenstories.com for the 2021 October Fast Fiction competition. The prompt was "Terrible Things". The story didn't make it into the collection.
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01 Jul 2026
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Ferryman's Due by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer: Vermintide (Video Games), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games)
07 Mar 2022
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An ancient coin, a ship on the brink of mass violence and a psyker who needs to figure out how to stop the curse before it is too late.
Fast Fiction (max 1k words) submission to coldopenstories.com for the 2022 January Fast Fiction competition. The prompt was "Was It Worth It?". The story didn't make it into the collection.
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01 Jul 2026
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Lex Incarnate by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Video Game)
04 Feb 2026
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In the vast shadows of the Imperium's hive cities, a new criminal organisation is committing heinous crimes, yet lex enforcement is doing nothing. Provost-Savant Arkios has been tipped off that there might be verifiable information on the organisation in the Adeptus Administratum, so he prepares a strike team of local enforcers. If the information is indeed valid, he will not stop until he acquires it.
The story was first published on Cold Open Stories (https://40k.coldopenstories.com/lex-incarnate/) as part of the Official Selection for "The Enemy Within" Fast Fiction (sub-1k word stories) contest.
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25 Jun 2026
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Mining Accident by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Rogue Trader (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games), Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Darktide (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Fire Warrior (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Boltgun (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Inquisitor - Martyr (Video Game)
31 Oct 2024
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'Bloody squats can't even protect themselves,' sneered Rogue Trader Captain Vitor Igovorski.
'Shall we aid them, Captain?' First Officer Karffan inquired politely, although he knew what the Captain's answer would be. There was an unmistakable glint of greed in the Captain's eyes.The story was first published on Cold Open Stories (https://40k.coldopenstories.com/mining-accident/) as part of the Official Selection for "Unlikely Allies" Fast Fiction (sub-1k word stories) contest.
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25 Jun 2026
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Pride Goes Before by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer: Vermintide (Video Games), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games)
01 Jul 2022
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The War in Heaven is over. The galaxy smoulders from the fallout of cataclysmic battles. On the Silent King's orders, Phaeron Khazekh commanded his servants across all his domains to enter the Great Sleep. 60 million years later, the reawakening protocol activates and the Phaeron finds himself in a galaxy much changed.
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25 Jun 2026
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A Waste Of Time by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games), Warhammer: Vermintide (Video Games)
26 Jan 2022
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Peaceful negotiations are a powerful weapon in the hands of the T'au. But not everyone is willing to talk and time is running out fast for Aun'Saal Ar'len as she tries to come to term with a race that could significantly bolster the T'au's expansionist efforts.
First submitted to DelioPera's Fast Fiction contest, botched the rules a bit, but he still narrated it. You can find it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gLmtbUdw3dU
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25 Jun 2026
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The Howling Mountains by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games)
14 Jan 2022
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The Eagle Warriors Astartes Chapter descends upon Valrypso to break its secessionist government and return it to the Emperor's light. However, the Valrypsian defenders will not sit idly and they intend to resist the Imperial yoke at all costs. And they have a plan.
The short story was first published on Cold Open Stories (https://www.coldopenstories.com/howling-mountains/).
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25 Jun 2026
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Hyperphagia by dlood
Fandoms: Warhammer 40.000, Warhammer 40k (Novels) - Various Authors, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40.000: Mechanicus (Video Game), Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War (Video Games)
07 Jan 2022
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hyperphagia /hʌɪpəˈfeɪdʒɪə/
noun (MEDICINE)
an abnormally great desire for food; excessive eating.(Story spoiler: giant squig goes hungry-hungry-hippo.)
The story was first published on Cold Open Stories (https://www.coldopenstories.com/hyperphagia/) as part of the Official Selection for "Through Alien Eyes" Fast Fiction (sub-1k word stories) contest.
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25 Jun 2026