The Brightest and Best (Short Story)

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The Brighest and The Best
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Author	Mike Brooks[1]
Publisher	Black Library
Released	June 2022[2]
Pages	27[2]
ISBN	ASIN: B0B28VPH5Q[2]
Collected in	Galaxy of Horrors

The Brightest and Best is an Alpha Legion short story written by Mike Brooks.^[1]

Story escription

When a Space Marine Captain turns up at a Schola Progenium to take the best recruits for his Chapter, the students soon realise that something isn't quite what it seems...^[1]

Trivia

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• The Black Library page for this short story gives its name as 'The Brightest and THE Best'.^[1]

See also

• List of Short Stories

Sources

• 1: Black Library: The Brightest and Best (archived from the original 08 March 2025, last accessed 17 March 2025)
• 2: Amazon: The Brightest and Best (Warhammer 40,000) (archived from the original 17 March 2025, last accessed 17 March 2025)