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Each speaker from the 2025 Flagstaff Dowsers Conference gives an approximately 5 minute introduction of themselves and their talk.

The Ultramarines are the epitome of a Space Marine Chapter. Warriors without peer, their name is a byword for discipline and honour, and their heroic deeds are legendary. Newly reinstated as Captain of the Ultramarines Fourth Company, Uriel Ventris leads his warriors in battle once again on the world of Pavonis, now a target of invasion by the upstart T'au Empire. With the eyes of the Chapter upon him, Uriel must win this war by following completely the wisdom of the Codex Astartes, lest he be exiled once more.

Nous sommes au trente et unième millenaire, et l'Humanité est à l'apogée de sa puissance. Tandis que la Grande Croisade menée par le Maître de Guerre continue de conquérir la galaxie, Fulgrim, primarque des Emperor's Children, lance ses guerriers au combat contre un infâme adversaire extraterrestre. Dans le sang de cette campagne pousseront les graines qui mèneront cette fière légion à la trahison, et lui feront emprunter les voies de la corruption la plus sombre.

Censured at the Council of Nikaea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Thousand Sons Legion retreat to their homeworld of Prospero to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret. But when the ill-fated primarch forsees the treachery of Warmaster Horus and warns the Emperor with the very powers he was forbidden to use, the Master of Mankind dispatches fellow primarch Leman Russ to attack Prospero itself.

Sixty-thousand light-years from Earth, the corrupt Terran Confederacy holds the Koprulu sector tightly in its tyrannical grip, controlling every aspect of its citizens' lives. One man dares to stand up to this faceless empire and vows to bring it to its knees: Arcturus Mengsk - genius propagandist, tactician, and freedom fighter. A monstrous act of bloody violence sows the seeds of rebellion in Arcturus, but he is not the first Mengsk to rail against such oppression. Before Arcturus grew to manhood, his father, Angus Mengsk, also defied the Confederacy and sought to end its reign.

When Horus the Warmaster rebelled against the Emperor, the ensuing civil war nearly destroyed the Imperium. War raged across galaxy, pitting Astartes against their battle-brothers in a struggle where death was the only victor. But long before that, the Legions struggled with their identities and the demands of the Great Crusade. From battles with alien invaders to conflicts within a Legion, and even dealing with a wayward primarch, these stories show the battles fought as the Great Crusade draws to a close and the Horus Heresy begins....

Jenseits des Randes der Galaxis findet Erzmagos Kotovs große Fahrt ihr Ende. Er hat sein Ziel erreicht - den letzten Ruheort des seit langer Zeit verschollenen Vettius Telok. Doch Telok lebt noch, und während die mutigen Exploratoren aus Kotovs Flotte über die Wunder staunen, die vor ihnen liegen, entfalten sich düstere Pläne. Als die Realität selbst durch unmögliche Technologien vom Anbeginn der Zeit bedroht wird, ist es an einer kleinen Gruppe Helden, einen wahnsinnigen Plan zu vereiteln, der das gesamte Universum vernichten könnte.

Thirteen years after the railway thundered into the Scottish Borders, life has changed forever. But for the children left behind by the men who built it, some legacies run deeper than iron and steam. Their bond carries them from childhood mischief in the windswept hills to the bustling cosmopolitan cities of Edinburgh, London, and Paris, where love, loss, and the pull of the past shape their paths. As secrets surface and loyalties are tested, Kitty and Marie must decide what endures when everything else changes.

In 1853, Scotland's oldest village stands on the brink of transformation. When shy but determined Emma Jane Wylie loses her father, she inherits not only his vision – a grand railway bridge stretching south – but also the battles that come with it. As construction begins, Emma must face a wave of adversity: cholera, strikes, murder, and a devastating landslide. With Victorian society against her and danger closing in, Emma must summon all her courage to see the dream through.

Hunted from the skies and haunted by a split-second decision, Hutch, Red, and Dom must navigate shifting alliances, whispered threats, and a crew demanding answers. As secrets surface and tensions rise, one wrong move could be the last. An unexpected figure emerges—but not in the way you imagined...

After the Great Crusade united the disparate worlds of humanity, the very warriors who made it possible turned on each other and tore it apart. This war was not only fought on a galactic scale – it was contested a million times over in brutal battles between former brothers and allies. Since the near-destruction of the Iron Hands, Raven Guard, and Salamanders on Isstvan V, scattered warbands from these 'Shattered Legions' have waged a guerrilla war on Horus' forces across the galaxy.

The Horus Heresy is a civil war on a scale the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before. After the Great Crusade united the disparate worlds of humanity, the very warriors who made it possible turned on each other and tore it apart. This war was not only fought on a galactic scale – it was contested a million times over in brutal battles between former brothers and allies.

Two women, generations apart, bound by the same wild hills – and the same yearning for freedom. In the shadow of the Great War, beloved music hall singer and special forces sweetheart Lark longs to escape the spotlight and find peace in Scotland's rugged Border country. As Lark uncovers Jane's hidden history, she must decide whether to follow her heart or remain tethered to the life she left behind.

Odilie Rutherford is known in the small Scottish town of Lauriston for two things – her beauty, and her father, Canny. As a self-made man, Canny has the wealth he dreamed of but not the status and hatches a plan to marry his daughter to local bachelor of note, the Duke of Maudesley. Yet Odilie cannot bear the thought of a life with the ill-mannered Duke, and when the annual summer fair arrives in town for three days she seizes a chance to enjoy the freedom she craves.

When 11-year-old Lizzie Mudie loses her mother in Dundee's darkest disaster, her world is shattered. Forced to grow up too soon, Lizzie uncovers a resilience beyond her years. An unexpected inheritance – Green Tree Mill, crumbling and forgotten – offers a new path. Determined to succeed, Lizzie rises to become its formidable mistress.

The protagonist wakes up in a place she doesn’t recognize, without memory of who she was. Disoriented, she finds herself navigating a strange, alien world that nonetheless feels familiar. As she encounters individuals from her past—each unlocking pieces of her forgotten life—she begins to piece together fragments of who she was. Found with her, a katana that holds more than just a deadly edge. It speaks to her in a way she cannot ignore, its true purpose mysterious yet undeniable. Why does it resonate so deeply with her?

Jonathan McNeill had already founded and sold six startups when Sheryl Sandberg introduced him to Elon Musk, who was looking for help at Tesla. McNeill was steeped in the lean principles that had made Toyota a global powerhouse—principles focused on achieving efficiency and optimization by incrementally improving existing systems and processes. What he learned from Elon at Tesla was its antithesis, an approach that required radical rethinking to explode the status quo, attack complexity, and set seemingly unrealistic goals. Elon called this five-step framework “The Algorithm.”

The Threads of Fate features a series of vignettes inspired by the universe of the Blackbirds tabletop role-playing game. In a war-ravaged landscape, these foreboding characters' stories are sure to be a spine-tingling delight to fans of the game and anyone who enjoys a well-told horror story.

NO EPISODE 9/15 Independent sports editor Jake McNeill takes a deep dive into impactful events around the National Basketball Association. With the exception of longer breaks in the offseason, the podcast is a weekly show with new episodes released on Fridays.

Die Ultramarines sind der Inbegriff dessen, was ein Space-Marine-Orden sein soll. Sie sind Krieger ohnegleichen, ihr Name ist gleichbedeutend mit Disziplin und Ehre, und ihre heldenhaften Taten sind legendär. Uriel Ventris wurde erst kürzlich wieder als Captain der Vierten Kompanie der Ultramarines eingesetzt. Jetzt führt er seine Krieger auf der Welt Pavonis, die zum Angriffsziel des Sternenreichs der T'au wurde, erneut in die Schlacht.