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Playing Patience

by Dan Abnett

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Setting
Warhammer 40,000
Type
Short Story
First published
1 Mar 2011
Length
50 pp · ~55m read
Rating
4.14539 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 2 · 2-star: 6 · 3-star: 84 · 4-star: 267 · 5-star: 180. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)20 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9780857872579
Featuring
Inquisition
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Synopsis

A young woman growing up in poverty on the dismal world of Sameter, Patience Kys has a remarkable gift. She knows what people are going to do, and she can move things with her mind. It is her greatest secret, and her deadliest talent. When her life spirals out of control, Patience is set on a crash course for destruction, until a chance encounter with Inquisitor Gideon Ravenor gives her a chance to use her powers for the good of the Imperium. Read it because It's the origin story of one of Ravenor's fascinating followers.

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