The Iron Hands warship Veritas Ferrum arrives in the Isstvan system in the second wave of Imperial forces. Battered by the foes and forced to retreat, the crew must make a difficult choice when survivors of the massacre ask for aid. ABOUT THE BOOK An Iron Hands story by David Annandale "I am developing a real taste for David Annadale’s work, and Veritas Ferrum is a satisfying and tantalising morsel." – John French