title: Source*Forged Armor
author:  Paul J. Bartusiak 
description: <b>"This is an intriguing thinking man's saga of espionage, treason, betrayal and ultimately renewal. It's not devoid of action, but doesn't rely solely on it for its essence."</b> - Norm De Plume
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  STEEL BLOOD
  
  > C. L. Werner
  
  Valax dropped behind the thick metal shell of a slag-cart, crouching close to
  the floor as a sheet of burning promethium seared the air above him. Beads of
  molten steel dripped from the top of the cart, pooling on the ceramite
  pauldrons and vambraces of his power armour. Warning lights flickered across
  the displays within his helmet, alerting him that the liquefied metal was
  eating its way into his armoured shell. Valax ignored the winking lights. He
  had fought on a million battlefields. He knew his armour’s limits better than
  its own built-in cogitator. It could take more, much more. Otherwise it would
  be unworthy of an Iron Warrior.
  
  The Space Ma