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Short Story

The Dead Oracle

Written byJohn French
First publishedinAhriman: Exodus (Hardcover)

Ctesias, an ancient Space Marine and former prisoner of Amon of the Thousand Sons, tells the tale of one of the events that led him to his destiny. After Amon’s demise, Ctesias comes into the service of Ahriman, the exiled First Captain of the broken Legion, and is given power undreamed of – and drawn into a plot involving the otherworldly daemons of the warp, the machinations of Ahriman and the mysterious dead oracle.

Cover of the ebook edition of 'Ahriman: The Omnibus': The name Ahriman has lived in infamy ever since the galactic war of the Horus Heresy. The greates...Cover of the ebook edition of 'Ahriman: The Omnibus': The name Ahriman has lived in infamy ever since the galactic war of the Horus Heresy. The greates...

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3 publications, 5 editions
2 Reading Orders

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Cover of the ebook edition of 'Ahriman: The Dead Oracle': Ctesias, an ancient Space Marine and former prisoner of Amon of the Thousand Sons, tells the tale...
Publication2016

Ahriman: The Dead Oracle

An Ahriman Short Story

Cover of the ebook edition of 'Ahriman: The Omnibus': The name Ahriman has lived in infamy ever since the galactic war of the Horus Heresy. The greates...
Publication2017

Ahriman: The Omnibus

An Ahriman Omnibus

Cover of the hardcover edition of 'Ahriman: Exodus': Ahriman, exiled sorcerer lord of the Thousand Sons, has many servants who do his bidding. Each ha...
Anthology2015

Ahriman: Exodus

An Ahriman Anthology

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John French's Ahriman Series (Author Order)
Chronological
Position:#3
Stories in this order: 15

Opens the five-part 'Tale of Ctesias' sequence that bridges Exile to Sorcerer.

John French's Ahriman Series (Custom Order)
Thematic
Position:#3
Stories in this order: 15

Opens the five-part 'Tale of Ctesias' sequence that bridges Exile to Sorcerer.