Very short story featuring Iron Hands battle cruiser Veritas Ferrum trying to escape the ambush by forces loyal to Horus in Istvaan system.

Very interesting look at the touch choices to be made during the combat - command decisions on who will live and who will die.

Only setback is length of audio material (~11 mins) and ending that leaves person wanting more.
In order to enjoy the story please mind that you'll have to know something about Istvaan drop-site massacre otherwise this one will leave you utterly and completely clueless. ( )

Another Black Library Advent Calendar super short Audio Drama.

In the chaos above Isstvan V an Iron Hands captain is faced with an impossible decision and it's calamitous ramifications, as he wrestles with with the solid weight of morality that resides in his 'weak' flesh.

Like Strike and Fade, this is a tiny snapshot of action, but there is something about the writing and direction that elevates this audio drama...which also makes the extremely abrupt and unsatisfying ending all the more difficult to take, but it is more or less a teaser for the novel, The Damnation of Pythos. ( )