As the Great Crusade crushes the Imperium's foes across the galaxy, the Word Bearers are castigated for their worship of the Emperor as a living god. Distraught at this judgement, Lorgar and his sons seek a new path, devastating world after world, venting their fury and fervour on countless battlefields. But at the very edge of the material universe, they encounter ancient forces far more powerful than anything they could ever imagine having set out to illuminate the Imperium, the corrupting forces of Chaos instead take hold of the XVIIth Legion, forging for them a new and much darker destiny.
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The dramatic backstory to the Horus Heresy is revealed at last. Discover the manipulations that led to Horus' fall and mankind's civil war. And where does it start? With the Emperor himself forcing an entire Legion to kneel before him in a scene that will stay with you for a long time...
The eBook edition includes integrated illustrations of characters and events from the story, and an afterword that places the story in context within the series.
