Marc Collins crafts speculative fiction that spans diverse topics, from Norse werewolves to the grim darkness of the far future. Outside of his pathology work, he enjoys a dram and contemplates our transhuman future, drawing inspiration from authors like Iain M. Banks. His writing delves into complex questions of human existence within the scope of technological advancement and unknown worlds.
Haunted by daemonic manifestations aboard his ship, Lord Commander Eidolon battles both external threats and internal struggles. As he confronts these supernatural forces, he is drawn back to a world he once knew, seeking a reunion with a lost part of himself. The story explores themes of identity, loss, and the haunting nature of the past.
Witness the deadly politics and incredible wealth of the Imperium's privateers, as three powerful rogue trader dynasties put their considerable assets to work for the greatest crusade in millennia. Proud Lamertine. Fierce Helvintr. Cunning Radrexxus. Since the halcyon days of the Great Crusade, these noble rogue trader dynasties have plied the void in the Emperor’s name, answering to whomsoever sits as the king of the Davamir Compact. There has been profit and adventure and abundance in these times… Yet now the galaxy is changed, divided by the birth of the Great Rift. As plans are drawn up for the most immense crusade imaginable, the Emperor’s reborn son demands that the Compact seek a way across the Rift. When tragedy and betrayal threaten all their endeavours, it is the Lamertine heir, Erastus, who must rise to the fore – to guide the disparate forces of the Compact in service to their sacred mission, to avenge the wounds done to them by hidden hands, and to reveal the darkest secrets threatening the Imperium’s dreams of unity… Read less
Book 6 in the Dawn of Fire series. The Indomitus Crusade burns on across the stars, while new threats emerge to challenge mankind’s resurgence. As the Kingdom of Iron is secured and the Primarch Reborn’s thoughts turn to future salients, the Archenemy strikes back against the crusade’s forces. The shrine worlds of the Golden Chain are all but broken, and only Velua remains defiant. Canoness Irinya of the Order of Our Martyred Lady and Champion Gaheris of the Black Templars hold the line, fighting against the plague-ridden cultists reducing the planet to anarchy. While the war rages on and the true enemy makes itself known, the fate of Velua and the wider crusade may rest upon the shoulders of another of the Imperial Regent’s agents: the disgraced rogue trader Katla Helvintr. Heroes rise and worlds fall, and only the light of faith will guide the warriors of the Imperium to their destiny.
A Black Templars Short NovelGuided by a vision, the High Marshal of the Black Templars journeys to a world left in ruins for millennia, in search of a holy relic.READ IT BECAUSESee High Marshal Helbrecht in action after his meeting with Roboute Guilliman, doing what he does best – questing for a sacred relic with a handful of his best troops.THE STORYAn heir of Sigismund has been reborn.The Shrine Worlds Crusades are over. The Rubicon Primaris has been crossed.Chastised by Guilliman, the Primarch Returned, and guided by a vision from the holy God-Emperor Himself, High Marshal Helbrecht is called to the ruinworld of Hevaran. Forged in the fires of the Scouring, Hevaran is sacred in its desolation, condemned to never rebuild… Yet hidden upon its barren surface is a sacred relic. Questing to reclaim it with but a few select souls to aid him, Helbrecht must trust in his skill, his wrath, and his faith as an ancient enemy returns to test him as never before.