Horus has triumphed. His fleet nears Terra and the Throne of his hated father. Many have fallen to bring this moment about, their tales – collected here – are the ashes upon which the Heresy was born and prospered.
READ IT BECAUSE On the eve of the greatest battle in human history, it's time to take stock and look back at some of the heroes and villains of the Horus in a collection of sixteen tales, including several set just before the Siege of Terra begins…
DESCRIPTION A galaxy burns and brother turns on brother as the conflict brought about by a beloved son’s betrayal reaches its fateful end. The Warmaster Horus has triumphed. His massive fleet nears Terra and the patriarchal Throne of his hated father at last. Many have fallen to bring this moment about, their tales are the ashes upon which the Heresy was born and prospered. Others have played their own small parts, drops in an ocean of war and blood. None of it matters. Terra looks to the skies as it raises its defences. Armies muster, heroes raise their swords, citizens cower. The war is coming. And nothing can stop it.
This anthology includes sixteen stories set during the Horus Heresy, some of which are in print for the first time or were originally released as audio dramas, by authors Gav Thorpe, Chris Wraight, John French, James Swallow, Guy Haley, Nick Kyme, Rob Sanders and Anthony Reynolds.
CONTENTS Dark Compliance and Now Peals Midnight by John French The Painted Count and Duty Waits by Guy Haley Dreams of Unity by Nick Kyme Children of Sicarius by Anthony Reynolds Myriad and The Ember Wolves by Rob Sanders Exocytosis by James Swallow The Grey Raven, Valerius and The Board is Set by Gav Thorpe Blackshield, The Last Son of Prospero, The Soul, Severed and Magisterium by Chris Wraight
