Lucius: The Faultless Blade
Emperor's Children
Emperor’s Children works include independent plots, different warbands and reference material. A More Perfect Union and Lord of Excess follow Xantine in the relative sequence Kalliope → Serrine. Other Legion appearances retain their own events; a shared Legion or publishing range does not create a sequel.
17 works · one selected story line
connecting to the catalogue · 0
primary secondary placements always shown read
Novel2017
Lucius: The Faultless Blade
Ian St. Martin
WebwayConnected books↗
Emperor's ChildrenCalendar dates only where confirmed; other ordering is internal to each story.
date uncertaindate uncertaindate uncertain
Cross-era Archive · Campaigns and LoreSeveral eras · 2
Lucius’s early rebirths: the captive soulLong before The Faultless Blade · millennium unestablished · 1
From Triandr to Vernalis · becoming ScoutsAfter Nimbosa; selection and training followed by service on Vernalis. Exact year unestablished. · 1
Emmesh-Aiye’s tale: a dispute with Typhus over plunderBefore Chengrel’s auction · the dispute over plunder · 1
Huron’s domain · the four-contender tournamentHuron’s search for a champion → the contenders’ contest · 1
Janus Darke and Auric: the Belial IV expeditionBelial IV · Asuryan’s temple and the Deathsword · 1
Lucius returns aboard the ReiodiThe Reiodi · Lucius returns after the hunt · 1
Dzyban finds the baitAfter the fight with the cultists · 1
The Diadem: the plague incursion and Lucius’s duelA direct prequel to Lucius: The Faultless Blade; year unknown · 1
Lucius loses warriors and kills KrysithiusBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown · 1
Bile sells Lucius to the DrukhariBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown · 1
Lucius fights in the arenas of CommorraghBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown · 1
Lucius defeats a summoned BloodthirsterBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown · 1
The surviving warband becomes the FaultlessBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown · 1
Imperfect End: the search for a perfect deathMurder → ritual → attempted death → imprisonment · 1
Mauvais brings the summonsBefore the campaign for Crucible · 1
Fulgrim’s challengeBefore the campaign for Crucible; exact dating unknown · 1
Berengar’s defenceOpening of the Crucible campaign; exact dating unknown · 2
The protracted siege and the water supplyDuring the siege of Crucible; exact dating unknown · 1
Fulgrim intervenes and Berengar fallsFinal battle for Crucible’s citadel; exact dating unknown · 1
Victory and the hollow titleAfter the battle for Crucible; exact dating unknown · 1
Kalliope: Xantine’s coupThe assault on Kalliope; Primaris era, exact year unknown · 1
Tsadrekha: the struggle for the psychic beaconTsadrekha after the Great Rift, during Noctis Aeterna; exact year unknown · 1
Serrine: Xantine’s ruleAfter Kalliope; Primaris era inferred from the linked story, exact year unknown · 1
Cartographic ReserveDate not established · 1
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedPride and FallIan St MartinLong before The Faultless Blade · millennium unestablisheddate approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Masters, BiddingMatthew FarrerBefore Chengrel’s auction · the dispute over plunder↗date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Tyrant's ChampionSarah CawkwellHuron’s search for a champion → the contenders’ contest↗date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedIn Wolves' ClothingIan St MartinThe Reiodi · Lucius returns after the hunt◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Staff of AsclepiusGraham McNeillAfter the fight with the cultists◎Placement note
Original audio dramaUnmarkedThe Embrace of PainIan St MartinA direct prequel to Lucius: The Faultless Blade; year unknown◎date approximate
Novel2017
Lucius: The Faultless Blade
Ian St. Martin
NovelUnmarkedLucius: The Faultless BladeIan St. MartinBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown◎dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedLucius: The Faultless BladeIan St. MartinBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown◎dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedLucius: The Faultless BladeIan St. MartinBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown◎dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedLucius: The Faultless BladeIan St. MartinBefore the Great Rift; exact year unknown◎dating disputed
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedImperfect EndAndy SmillieMurder → ritual → attempted death → imprisonmentPlacement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidBefore the campaign for Crucible◎Placement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidBefore the campaign for Crucible; exact dating unknown◎Placement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidOpening of the Crucible campaign; exact dating unknown◎Placement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidOpening of the Crucible campaign; exact dating unknown◎Placement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidDuring the siege of Crucible; exact dating unknown◎Placement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidFinal battle for Crucible’s citadel; exact dating unknown◎Placement note
Warhammer 40,000 novelUnmarkedFulgrim: The Perfect SonJude ReidAfter the battle for Crucible; exact dating unknown◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedA More Perfect UnionRich McCormickThe assault on Kalliope; Primaris era, exact year unknownPlacement note
NovelUnmarkedShroud of NightAndy ClarkTsadrekha after the Great Rift, during Noctis Aeterna; exact year unknown↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedLord of ExcessRich McCormickAfter Kalliope; Primaris era inferred from the linked story, exact year unknown◎date approximate
Short storyUnmarkedPerfection and PainJude ReidThe date and broad era of the story are not establisheddating disputed
Anthologies and collections
Seriescontents, span and overall progress
wheel / pinch · zoom