Warhammer Community: Ursula Creed represents a significant passing of the torch from a beloved Warhammer 40,000 character of the past into the new era – did you feel any pressure when tackling the subject of such a popular figure’s disappearance?  
Jude Reid: Massive, massive pressure! I don’t think there’s an author out there who wouldn’t feel the strain of bringing a new character to life in the absence of someone as iconic as Ursarkar E. Creed, but as my first full-length novel for Black Library it seemed extra daunting. I knew from the start that I wanted to feel Creed Snr.’s presence strongly in the book, both in terms of his physical legacy and the effect his life and demise had on his daughter, and without giving too many spoilers, the return to what remains of Cadia was a perfect backdrop to bring that out. 
It was important to me that Ursula was also painfully aware of that legacy – you can’t be the daughter of the most famous and brilliant Astra Militarum commander since Solar Macharius without that having a massive influence on your entire life. And like her, I was conscious of the fact that I was being called on to stand on the shoulders of giants – the authors of the previous Astra Militarum stories who paved the way so magnificently for me to follow.