Book 3 in the Horus Heresy Saga
Horus begins his campaign to bring down his father’s empire, unleashing a massacre on Isstvan III that marks the beginning of a devastating betrayal.
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Ben Counter delivers the dramatic conclusion to the opening Horus Heresy trilogy, setting events in motion that will ultimately bring the Warmaster’s war to the birthplace of Humanity.
THE STORY
Recovered from his terrible wounds, Warmaster Horus commands the victorious Imperial forces in an assault on the rebellious world of Isstvan III. The uprising is quickly defeated, but victory gives way to betrayal as virus bombs scour the planet. With Horus’s treachery exposed, Space Marines turn their weapons on their own battle-brothers in a brutal struggle for survival.
Written by Ben Counter.