Perfection and Pain

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.

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Emperor's ChildrenCalendar dates only where confirmed; other ordering is internal to each story.

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

The treasury is raidedTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 1

A solo raid becomes a trapTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 1

Vhaltos offers a bargainTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 1

A captive made into a spectacleTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 2

Arena bouts test TamarisTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 1

Nox offers Tamaris a place as championTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 1

Tamaris poisons the arena and defeats NoxTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship · 1

Lore book / art bookUnmarkedWarlords of the Dark Millennium: Fabius BileAuthor not listed in current sourcesClassic 40K; no more precise date establisheddating disputed

Lore book / art bookUnmarkedWarlords of the Dark Millennium: Lucius the EternalAuthor not listed in current sourcesseveral eras / reference scope; see the sections of the editionPlacement note

Short story / microfictionUnmarkedPride and FallIan St MartinLong before The Faultless Blade · millennium unestablisheddate approximate

NovelUnmarkedSons of DornChris RobersonVernalis · later Scout service◎Placement note

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

NovelUnmarkedFarseerWilliam KingBelial IV · Asuryan’s temple and the Deathsword◎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

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 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 ReidTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship◎dating disputed

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Perfection and Pain

Jude Reid

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Short storyUnmarkedPerfection and PainJude ReidTamaris’s raid aboard the Drukhari ship◎dating disputed

Anthologies and collections

ANTHOLOGYWarlords of the Dark Millennium: Champions of Chaos7 works 0%

ANTHOLOGYRenegades of the Long War4 works 0%

ANTHOLOGYLords and Tyrants16 works 0%

ANTHOLOGYCall of Chaos12 works 0%

ANTHOLOGYWarhammer 40,000 Call of Chaos Quick Read Collection12 works 0%

ANTHOLOGYChampions of the Eternal War (Anthology)3 works 0%

ANTHOLOGYRenegades of the Dark Millennium11 works 0%

Seriescontents, span and overall progress

SERIESRed Corsairs3 works 0%

SERIESLucius the Eternal1 work 0%

SERIESRenegades3 works 0%

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