Writing: The Charge of the Danoans, Chapter Three

The following is Chapter Three of my second novel submission to Black Library, entitled The Charge of the Danoans.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 2 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 3 is located here.

Writing: The Charge of the Danoans, Chapter Two, Part 3

The following is Part 3 of Chapter Two of my second novel submission to Black Library, entitled The Charge of the Danoans.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 2 is located here.

Writing: The Charge of the Danoans, Chapter Two, Part 2

The following is Part 2 of Chapter Two of my second novel submission to Black Library, entitled The Charge of the Danoans.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.

Writing: The Charge of the Danoans, Chapter Two, Part 1

The following is Part 1 of Chapter Two of my second novel submission to Black Library, entitled The Charge of the Danoans.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.

Writing: The Charge of the Danoans, Chapter One, Part 2

The following is Part 2 of Chapter One of my second novel submission to Black Library, entitled The Charge of the Danoans.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

Writing: The Charge of the Danoans, Chapter One, Part 1

What follows is the first three chapters of The Charge of the Danoans, the second of my novel submissions to Black Library back in 2010.  I will be serializing the first three chapters in roughly 2,000-3,000 word blocks, posted every couple of days (typically Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  The total length of the three chapters of The Charge of the Danoans is approximately 17,000 words.  

Here is the setting:  In the Arcadia Sector, the Tau Empire begins their attack on Imperial space with an invasion of the Imperial planet of Danoan.  Aware that Danoan's strategic position makes an attack on it likely, the Imperium has given it a small garrison of Imperial Guard in addition to the Planetary Defense Forces, but nowhere near enough.  The situation looks grim for the Imperial defenders as the Tau put their plan into motion...

Writing: Only War, Chapter Three, Part 3

The following is Part 1 of Chapter Three of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 3 is located here. 

Chapter One, Part 4 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 2 is located here.
Chapter Three, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter Three, Part 2 is located here.

Writing: Only War, Chapter Three, Part 2

The following is Part 2 of Chapter Three of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 3 is located here. 

Chapter One, Part 4 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 2 is located here.
Chapter Three, Part 1 is located here.

Writing: Only War, Chapter Three, Part 1

The following is Part 1 of Chapter Three of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.

Chapter One, Part 3 is located here. 

Chapter One, Part 4 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 2 is located here.

Writing: Only War, Chapter Two, Part 2

The following is Part 2 of Chapter Two of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here. 
Chapter One, Part 2 is located here. 
Chapter One, Part 3 is located here. 

Chapter One, Part 4 is located here.

Chapter Two, Part 1 is located here.

Writing: Only War, Chapter Two, Part 1

The following is Part 1 of Chapter Two of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here. 
Chapter One, Part 2 is located here. 
Chapter One, Part 3 is located here. 

Chapter One, Part 4 is located here.

Writing: Only War, Chapter One, Part 4

The following is Part 4 of Chapter One of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter One, Part 2 is located here.
Chapter One, Part 3 is located here. 

Writing: Only War, Chapter One, Part 3

The following is Part 3 of Chapter One of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.
Chapter Two, Part 2 is located here. 

Writing: Only War, Chapter One, Part 2

The following is Part 2 of Chapter One of my novel submission to Black Library, entitled Only War.  

Chapter One, Part 1 is located here.

A flicker out of the corner of Nomu’a’s eye snatched his attention, but before he could turn his head the car was violently rocked to one side.  A flash of white light and a deafening explosion assaulted his senses, and Asal grunted when his head was slammed into the window.  The car crashed back to the ground, and the driver cursed.  He threw the shift into reverse, jerked the wheel over, and jammed his foot on the accelerator.  Nomu’a was thrown forward onto the floor of the vehicle.  Another explosion went off, and shrapnel thunked into the car’s armor, one fragment hitting the rear windshield and starring the glass.

Writing: Only War, Chapter One, Part 1

What follows is the first three chapters of Only War, one of my novel submissions to Black Library back in 2010.  I will be serializing the first three chapters in roughly 2,000-3,000 word blocks, posted every couple of days (typically Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  The total length of the three chapters of Only War is approximately 21,000 words.  

Here is the setting:  In the Arcadia Sector, a branch of the Tau Empire is impinging on the Imperium.  Depleted due to other conflicts, the Imperial forces in this sector have not yet made a move against the xeno threat.  The Tau wish to continue their expansion into a sparsely inhabited section of Imperial Space.  In the meantime the two sides negotiate to continue the peace, while secretly making preparations for war.  It is only a matter of time before a spark ignites a conflagration...

Writing: The Battle of the T'nar'o, Part 2

Continuing on from the previous entry, what follows is Part 2 of my short story, The Battle of the T'nar'o.

Here is a link to Part 1.

Writing: The Battle of the T'nar'o, Part 1

Back in 2010 I made several submissions to Black Library, the division of Games Workshop that produces novels.  As a long time fan of Games Workshop products, including the Warhammer 40,000 Universe, I thought it would be fun to write in that universe.  When I found that the Black Library was accepting unsolicited submissions, I submitted one short story and two novel proposals, all depicting parts of a large scale war between the Imperium (featuring the Imperial Guard and Navy) and the Tau Empire.

Needless to say they were all rejected--if they weren't, trust me, I'd be blabbing about it.  

Yet, since they were rejected, that means I can post my submissions here.  So over the next several posts I intend to serialize my short story of a battle between Tau and Imperial forces, The Battle of the T'nar'o, and I will subsequently serialize the first three chapters of each of my novel submissions.   Only War chronicles with the political maneuverings that spark a massive war between the Imperium and the Tau, while The Charge of the Danoans focuses on a specific campaign in the early stages of the war.  To someone unfamiliar with the 40k Universe, some of races and words might be confusing, but hopefully it won't get in the way of the story.