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Cold Open Stories
Cold Open Stories is an online storytelling community and publishing platform that features original short fiction, immersive audio dramas, and a large collection of unofficial fan narratives. Its key features include:
Warhammer 40,000 Content: Go beyond the Black Library! Widely recognized for its non-commercial, fan-made fiction and high-production values, we push the boundaries of the grimdark universe of Warhammer 40,000.
Original Worlds: We host multi-genre original short stories and fast…
Episodes
Cold Open StoriesSal Of The Hive [Fast Fiction]
Sal Of The Hive Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/sal-of-the-hive/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by…
Cold Open StoriesLux In Tenebris [Fast Fiction]
Lux In Tenebris Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/lux-in-tenebris/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written by…
Cold Open StoriesThe True Lords Of Entropy [Fast Fiction]
The True Lords Of Entropy Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/the-true-lords-of-entropy/ Presented by Cold Open Stories -…
Cold Open StoriesYou Don’t Dogfight [Fast Fiction]
You Don't Dogfight Read the full story at https://40k.coldopenstories.com/you-dont-dogfight/ Presented by Cold Open Stories - www.coldopenstories.com Written…
Cold Open StoriesThe Black Collection
A profane dinner party that feeds on pain... Cultish mercenaries obsessed with numbers... A highway detour past Area 51... Travel into each of these worlds…
Cold Open StoriesThree Chances - Part 3
SUMMARY: Ever since he and his older sister were wrenched from their royal home in the Dark City, IZENZON has suffered a lifetime of indignity. Doomed as pawns…
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Three Chances - Part 2
SUMMARY: Ever since he and his older sister were wrenched from their royal home in the Dark City, IZENZON has suffered a lifetime of indignity. Doomed as pawns…
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Three Chances - Part 1
SUMMARY: Ever since he and his older sister were wrenched from their royal home in the Dark City, IZENZON has suffered a lifetime of indignity. Doomed as pawns…
Cold Open StoriesOn The Hunter‘s Watch - Part 3
Summary: Once a primitive, plains-dwelling race, The T’au have formed a spacefaring empire by bringing together several intelligent alien races to combat the…
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On The Hunter‘s Watch - Part 2
Summary: Once a primitive, plains-dwelling race, The T’au have formed a spacefaring empire by bringing together several intelligent alien races to combat the…
Cold Open StoriesOn The Hunter‘s Watch - Part 1
Summary: Once a primitive, plains-dwelling race, The T’au have formed a spacefaring empire by bringing together several intelligent alien races to combat the…
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2 Year Anniversary - Special Episode
This month, Cold Open Stories is celebrating its 2 year anniversary. To commemorate this, we’re sharing some words from the cast and collaborators behind our…
Cold Open StoriesYesterday's News
Living in the dilapidation and overcrowding of the hive slums, opportunities for KATYA TSALPAROV have been few and far between. Making it through the gruelling…
Cold Open StoriesHounds of Bedlam - Part 5
The lost and the damned – this is the name given to souls who shun the Holy Light of the Emperor. Among them are Rudolf Nusz, a ‘golden-boy’ guardsman who hid…
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Hounds of Bedlam - Part 4
The lost and the damned – this is the name given to souls who shun the Holy Light of the Emperor. Among them are Rudolf Nusz, a ‘golden-boy’ guardsman who hid…
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Hounds of Bedlam - Part 3
The lost and the damned – this is the name given to souls who shun the Holy Light of the Emperor. Among them are Rudolf Nusz, a ‘golden-boy’ guardsman who hid…
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Hounds of Bedlam - Part 2
The lost and the damned – this is the name given to souls who shun the Holy Light of the Emperor. Among them are Rudolf Nusz, a ‘golden-boy’ guardsman who hid…
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Hounds of Bedlam - Part 1
The lost and the damned – this is the name given to souls who shun the Holy Light of the Emperor. Among them are Rudolf Nusz, a ‘golden-boy’ guardsman who hid…
Cold Open StoriesNEWS: Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum - Now Available!
The award-nominated production team Cold Open Stories has released its immersive, unofficial, collaborative writing game “Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum”. Assume…
Cold Open StoriesAgtrill, The Counterfeit Blade - Part 3
On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic stone. The…
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Agtrill, The Counterfeit Blade - Part 2
On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic stone. The…
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Agtrill, The Counterfeit Blade - Part 1
On a savage jungle world, the Eldar Bonesinger Benneruin and her warrior companion Gontelar survey a seawall interwoven with wraithbone and volcanic stone. The…
Cold Open StoriesHowever Small, However Hidden - Part 3
When a massive Tyranid fleet appears in orbit, Connor Daly and his son Jatrus must escape the global cataclysm by fleeing into the tunnels beneath their…
Cold Open StoriesInquisitor: Doctrina Malum [Announcement]
Inquisitor: Doctrina Malum is an unofficial, immersive, collaborative-fiction project set in the universe of Warhammer 40,000. Participants assume the role of…
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However Small, However Hidden - Part 2
When a massive Tyranid fleet appears in orbit, Connor Daly and his son Jatrus must escape the global cataclysm by fleeing into the tunnels beneath their…
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However Small, However Hidden - Part 1
When a massive Tyranid fleet appears in orbit, Connor Daly and his son Jatrus must escape the global cataclysm by fleeing into the tunnels beneath their…
Cold Open StoriesA Cog In Crimson - Part 5
Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia…
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A Cog In Crimson - Part 4
Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia…
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A Cog In Crimson - Part 3
Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia…
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A Cog In Crimson - Part 2
Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia…
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A Cog In Crimson - Part 1
Embroiled in a campaign of war profiteering, the pirate Theolen Al-Amir encounters a sect of machine-venerating cultists led by the priestess Heironomyia…
Cold Open StoriesWhen All Lights Have Gone Out
M36/M37. The Adepta Sororitas are an all-female division of the Imperial Cult, a galaxy-spanning faith which has held humanity together for thousands of years…
Cold Open StoriesMarch for Mars
A ravenous alien swarm known as the Tyranids are closing in on an Imperial outpost, leaving it up to three Imperial Knights to escort a convoy of dropships by…
Cold Open StoriesThe Echo of Satellite 66b
“Echo” is an Imperial Navy echographer, a technician who helps ships detect threats before they arise using spaceborn electronic acoustics. When war breaks…