Old Earth tells the story of the newly resurrected Vulkan, who is compelled to leave his homeworld and his legion behind and return to fulfill his destiny at Terra. To break through the ruinstorm, which is keeping the throneworld inaccessible via the warp, he must make use of ancient Eldar pathways, where humans are not welcome. En route he seeks aid from Shadrak Meduson and the Iron Tenth, who continue to harass the traitorous Sons of Horus with guerrilla tactics. But Shadrak is facing internal resistance to his attempts to revitalise the Iron Hands, while at the same time seeking a showdown with his nemesis Tybalt Marr.

This anthology contains the following stories: The Shards of Erebus by Guy Haley, Calth That Was by Graham McNeill, Dark Heart by Anthony Reynolds, The Traveller by David Annandale, A Deeper Darkness by Rob Sanders, The Underworld War by Aaron Dembski-Bowden and Unmarked by Dan Abnett. Starting November 2010, new titles have often been released simultaneously in multiple media; occasionally since then, new titles' digital or audio releases have preceded the print versions, in reverse of previous practice (see table "Published" above). Stories in series compilations have also been published individually, as e‑books, and as MP3 or CD "audio shorts". The books' cover art has been separately released, in poster and other formats. Series bundles and special offers have also contained the separate artwork releases of the included titles. [41] [42] "Premium" editions [ edit ] Reputed continuity problems introduced in the series by story elements in The Outcast Dead have been the subject of discussion among the Warhammer40,000 fan community ( Antigonos et al. 2011); see also Dembski-Bowden (2012a, §"Author's Note", p.9) NT [Neal Tringham] (May 27, 2012). "Interactive Narrative". In Clute, John& Nicholls, Peter (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ( online encyclopedia). London: SF Gateway. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012 . Retrieved July 10, 2012. {{ cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)Heldrake • Stormbird • Thunderhawk • Storm Eagle • Fire Raptor • Hell Blade • Hell Talon • Harbinger • Dreadclaw • Kharybdis Galaxy in Flames starts shortly after the end of False Gods. It outlines the corrupted Warmaster's descent into madness, which leads to the fomentation of his plot to betray the Imperium. Horus pursues his secret planning of the rebellion in earnest, seeking and finding allies among his disgruntled fellow Primarchs, their Legions, and the Imperium's other organisations and key personalities. The novel details the first open move of the Heresy, the "Betrayal of Istvaan III", wherein factions of four Astartes Legions who were deemed unconvertible by their traitor brethren are ambushed during a planetary invasion of the fictional Isstvan star system. The novel marks the first distinguishment of the "Loyalists" and "Traitor" factions within the Legions and other rebel forces, including the unmodified soldiers of the Imperial Army. [14] Finally, Luther says: "Don't you see? Jonson knew that the Imperium would one day destroy Caliban. That's why we're here. He didn't just forsake us, brother. He sent us here to die."

Helbrute • Ferrum Infernus Dreadnought • Contemptor Dreadnought • Sonic Dreadnought • Berserker Dreadnought • Hellforged Leviathan Dreadnought • Deredeo DreadnoughtIt is later revealed that the Imperium has been cramming the population of Caliban into the worst residential zones of the new hive cities, while immigrants from Terra receive the best accommodations. Lion's Gate Spaceport is retaken, but the majority of the Palace and Terra has now fallen to the Traitors. Angron, Daemon Primarch of the World Eaters and now-Herald of Horus following Mortarion spearheads the carnage though the fire and ash of Terra's dying breaths. In the wake of the Red Angel and the armies of the damned, Chaos is preparing to change Terra into an image more to its liking (and less to the Loyalists' sanity). With the Khan on the edge of death, Dorn beleaguered at Bhab Bastion, and Guilliman (seemingly) not going to make it in time, it falls to Sanguinius – fated-to-die Angel of the Ninth Legion – to rally the defenders and refugees for one more stand at the Delphic Battlement, the very walls of the Sanctum Imperialis, and paint the golden Eternity Gate blood red if he must if it means the Traitors shall not pass. McNish, Cliff (May 19, 2011). "Cliff McNish's top 10 most frightening books for teenagers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on August 21, 2011 . Retrieved May 19, 2013. This anthology contains the following stories: Blood Games by Dan Abnett, Wolf at the Door by Mike Lee, Scions of the Storm by Anthony Reynolds, The Voice by James Swallow, Call of the Lion by Gav Thorpe, The Last Church by Graham McNeill and After Desh'ea by Matthew Farrer. By The Lion's Command: Continuing his hunt for the infamous Typhon of the Death Guard following Perditus, Seneschal Corswain must decide the fate of an independent planet in a war where there can be no innocent bystanders.

The Characters of the Horus Heresy". thehorusheresy.com. Nottingham, UK: Games Workshop. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013 . Retrieved March 21, 2012. By the time Luther was a young child, his entire family had already been killed in the harsh conditions on Caliban. He studied as a squire in the Knights of Caliban under his "gain-father" Aurnrod, though these along with his birth parents were all slain eventually by the Great Beasts. [9a] Shortly after marriage, his wife and daughter also passed. Sometime after, Luther discovered the young Lion El'Jonson in the forest. [6] Three years after the Word Bearers' departure from Colchis the 1,301st Expedition has traveled past the edge of known Imperial space and comes across a vast area where Warp energy bleeds into reality. At a meeting of expedition commanders the main astropath of the fleet flagship De Profundis tells them that a kind of psychic scream is emanating from a planet on the edge of the storm. Lorgar, with his limited psychic gifts, is able to inform the gathered commanders that the scream is not wordless: someone is shouting his name into the Warp. [1e]At the climax of the ritual, a single, summoned reaver-worm bathed in the unleashed psychic energy, and began to transform into something new, or else some thing was using the reaver-worm as a portal into the mortal world. Zahariel contained the creature while Luther cast a spell taught to him by his book. Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow". July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013 . Retrieved October 5, 2012. Limited Edition Horus Heresy Audio Boxset– Dan Abnett, Ben Counter, Graham McNeill. Contains the abridged CD‑audio versions of the series ' opening trilogy narrated by Martyn Ellis. Abridged by Christian Dunn. Includes an exclusive bonus CD containing the short story "Little Horus" by Abnett, from the Age of Darkness compilation, also read by Ellis. Total duration is about 18hours, contained in 16discs. Edition limited to 2,000copies worldwide [50]– November 2011 [51]

A Thousand Sons by Graham McNeill". London, UK: Financial Times Group. Europe Intelligence Wire. February 6, 2010. OCLC 321332763. Cypher is an unusual character in games of Warhammer 40,000, in that you don’t tend to want to get him in combat. He has a stat-line that out-classes most lord-level characters, and he has the ever-useful Eternal Warrior rule, but no invulnerable save and only power armour means he can be fragile. He’ll be a match for most squad leaders, but you’ll want to stay well clear of dedicated combat characters in melee. Censure follows Aeonid Theil's guerrilla war on Calth and his attempt to escape the dead planet and return to the war at large.Scholes, Sandra (6 March 2013). "Horus Rising by Dan Abnett. Book review". British Fantasy Society. Archived from the original on 8 March 2013 . Retrieved 14 January 2016. Farley, Jordan (July 21, 2010). "Interview: Neil Roberts". Features. sfx.co.uk (online news resource). Bath, Somerset: Future Publishing. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013 . Retrieved October 7, 2012. Legion focuses on the "Alpha Legion", the 20th and last of the Space Marine Legions. Characterised in earlier publications as clandestine and inscrutable, the book constitutes a major development of the entire canon of the setting with the revelation that the Legion's Primarch is actually a pair of twins, Alpharius and Omegon. The book also features the Imperial Army, the regular unmodified human fighting force of the Imperium, covering several officers and their units. Lastly, the novel introduces a new organisation to the setting, the enigmatic and ancient Cabal– an interspecies organisation opposed to Chaos. The human John Grammaticus is introduced as a prominent Cabal member. The story takes place over roughly a 6‑month period, about two years before the Heresy starts; it describes the events that eventually lead Alpharius and Omegon (publicly a single figure named Alpharius Omegon) to support Horus. Horus Heresy: The Difficulty of Reviewing this series". March 2, 2011. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011 . Retrieved March 16, 2012. The Outcast Dead is the first novel-length story in the series to take place almost entirely on Terra. It covers a relatively short period, starting several months before Magnus' catastrophic psychic visit at the Imperial Palace ( Book 12), and concluding several months after this event. The unauthorised visit is central to the story: apart from damaging the Emperor's top secret project ( Book 1) and the planet's defense, it massively disrupts Terra's long-range communications infrastructure. The ensuing isolation and confusion cause indecision and delays for the Loyalist side. The story's main character is Kai Zulane, previously a gifted Imperial astropath attached to the Ultramarines Legion. He unwittingly becomes the keeper of a secret that could decide the victor in the developing galactic civil war. The secret has additional implications regarding the Heresy's conclusion and the future course of the Imperium of Man. "The Outcast Dead" are other protagonists: a small, disparate group of Space Marines suspected as traitors, with whom Zulane falls in during the second half of the book. [28] [29]