The Unremembered Empire

248 Pages·2016·2.27 MB·English

by  Dan Abnett

Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Dramatis Personae
Map
1 - First, the Apparitions
2 - Pharos
3 - From the Heart of the Storm
4 - In the Hall of the Lord of Ultramar
5 - He that has Returned
6 - To the Death
7 - Greeted by Death
8 - First Among Equals
9 - Traitor to Mankind
10 - A Pride Comes to Ultramar
11 - Communion
12 - Brothers
13 - Falling Angels
14 - Death in the Fortress of Hera
15 - Kill all the Shadows
16 - Blood Brothers
17 - Hearth and Home
18 - Death Denied
19 - Mortality
20 - Alignment
21 - Dreams and Visions
22 - Where the Hammer Fell
23 - Life for Life
24 - The Unremembered Empire
25 - Ends and Beginnings
Afterword
Acknowledgements
About The Author
Legal
eBook license

THE HORUS HERESY
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T IS ATIME OF LEGEND
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HE GALAXYIS IN FLAMES HE MPEROR S GLORIOUS VISION FOR HUMANITYIS IN RUINS IS
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FAVOURED SON ORUS HAS TURNED FROM HIS FATHER S LIGHT AND EMBRACED HAOS
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IS ARMIES THE MIGHTYAND REDOUBTABLE PACE ARINES ARE LOCKED IN ABRUTAL CIVIL WAR
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NCE THESE ULTIMATE WARRIORS FOUGHT SIDE BYSIDE AS BROTHERS PROTECTING THE GALAXYAND
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BRINGING MANKIND BACKINTO THE MPEROR S LIGHT OW THEYARE DIVIDED
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OME REMAIN LOYAL TO THE MPEROR WHILST OTHERS HAVE SIDED WITHTHE ARMASTER RE
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EMINENT AMONGST THEM THE LEADERS OF THEIR THOUSANDS STRONG EGIONS ARE THE PRIMARCHS
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AGNIFICENT SUPERHUMAN BEINGS THEYARE THE CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT OF THE MPEROR S
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GENETIC SCIENCE HRUST INTO BATTLE AGAINST ONE ANOTHER VICTORYIS UNCERTAIN FOR EITHER
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ORLDS ARE BURNING T SSTVAN ORUS DEALT AVICIOUS BLOW AND THREE LOYAL EGIONS
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WERE ALL BUT DESTROYED AR WAS BEGUN ACONFLICT THAT WILL ENGULF ALL MANKIND IN FIRE
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REACHERYAND BETRAYAL HAVE USURPED HONOUR AND NOBILITY SSASSINS LURKIN EVERYSHADOW
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RMIES ARE GATHERING LL MUST CHOOSE ASIDE OR DIE
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ORUS MUSTERS HIS ARMADA ERRAITSELF THE OBJECT OF HIS WRATH EATED UPON THE OLDEN
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HRONE THE MPEROR WAITS FOR HIS WAYWARD SON TO RETURN UT HIS TRUE ENEMYIS HAOS A
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PRIMORDIAL FORCE THAT SEEKS TO ENSLAVE MANKIND TO ITS CAPRICIOUS WHIMS
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HE SCREAMS OF THE INNOCENT THE PLEAS OF THE RIGHTEOUS RESOUND TO THE CRUEL LAUGHTER OF
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ARK ODS UFFERING AND DAMNATION AWAIT ALL SHOULD THE MPEROR FAIL AND THE WAR BE
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LOST
T . T A D .
HE AGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND ENLIGHTENMENT HAS ENDED HE GE OF ARKNESS HAS BEGUN

~ DRAMATIS PERSONAE ~
On Macragge
R G , Primarch of the XIII Legion ‘Ultramarines’, Lord of the Five Hundred Worlds,
OBOUTE UILLIMAN
now known as ‘the Avenging Son’
D G , Fief commander of the Invictus bodyguard
RAKUS OROD
M , Lieutenant, Invictus bodyguard
AGLIOS
V D , Tetrarch of Ultramar (Occluda), Primarch’s Champion
ALENTUS OLOR
C , Captain, equerry to the tetrarch
ASMIR
T P , Master of the Presiding Centuria, XIII Legion Librarius
ITUS RAYTO
P A , Chapter Master, Ultramarines First Chapter
HRATUS UGUSTON
V C , Chapter Master, Second Chapter
ERUS ASPEAN
N N , Chapter Master, Third Chapter
IAX ESSUS
T , Captain
ERBIS
T , Captain
HALES
M , Sergeant, Ultramarines 34th Company
ENIUS
Z , Sergeant, posted to Helion orbital plate
YROL
L , Deck officer, Helion orbital
EANEENA
F , Consul of the senate
ORSCHE
T E , August Chamberlain Principal
ARASHA UTEN
V B , Captain of the Praecental Guard, household division
ODUN ADORUM
P , Praecental Guard
ERCEL
C , Praecental Guard
LENART
On Sotha
B D , Warsmith of the Iron Warriors
ARABAS ANTIOCH
A , Sergeant, Ultramarines 199th Aegida Company
RKUS
O , Scout, Aegida Company
BERDEII
From the storm
E K , (rank deferred in mourning), X Legion ‘Iron Hands’
ERON LEVE
S K , X Legion ‘Iron Hands’
ARDON ARAASHISON
T G , V Legion ‘White Scars’
IMUR ANTULGA
V E , Captain, Silence Squad, XIX Legion ‘Raven Guard’
ERANO BB
Z , XVIII Legion ‘Salamanders’
YTOS
A P , Captain, 405th Company, VII Legion ‘Imperial Fists’
LEXIS OLUX
F B , Watch-pack master, VI Legion ‘Space Wolves’
AFFNR LUDBRODER
M L , Space Wolves watch-pack
ALMUR ONGREACH
S F , Space Wolves watch-pack
HOCKEYE FYN
K J , Space Wolves watch-pack
URO JORDROVK
G A , Space Wolves watch-pack
UDSON LFREYER
M L , Space Wolves watch-pack
ADS ORESON
S , ‘T B ’, Space Wolves watch-pack
ALICK HE RAIDED
B H , Space Wolves watch-pack
ITER EREK
N K , Space Wolves watch-pack
IDO NIFESON
B S , ‘T A ’, Space Wolves watch-pack
O OREN HE XE
A T , Sergeant, Ultramarines 135th Company
EONID HIEL
N , Former Vigilator, XVII Legion ‘Word Bearers’
AREK
B K , Unburdened
ARBOS HA
U T , Unburdened
LKAS UL
L E ’J , Primarch of the First Legion ‘Dark Angels’
ION L ONSON
H , Voted lieutenant, Deathwing
OLGUIN
F R , Voted lieutenant, Dreadwing
ARITH EDLOSS
S , Captain and master of the Invincible Reason
TENIUS
L T F , Navigator, House Ne’iocene
ADY HERALYN IANA
J G , Perpetual
OHN RAMMATICUS
D P , Perpetual
AMON RYTANIS
U , Neverborn
SHPETKHAR
S , Primarch of the IX Legion ‘Blood Angels’
ANGUINIUS
Diverse other lords, potentates and commanders,
as the actions unfold