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He just scripted Macragge’s Honour, the first Horus Heresy graphic novel, and his Horus Heresy novel Prospero Burns topped the SF charts in the UK and the US. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the critically praised Gaunt’s Ghosts trilogy as well as the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies. About the Authorĭan Abnett is an award-winning comic book writer and a multiple New York Times bestselling author. This work will appeal to David Weber’s and John Ringo’s space warfare and speculative military fiction fans. The narrative style of this story will appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell’s historical fiction. If you enjoyed John Steakley’s “Armor,” this novel will strike a chord with you.Īs a newbie to WH40K and the Warhammer universe in general, you will find this to be an excellent introduction to the Legion, the Primarchs and Chapters, and how they relate to the larger concept. The action is fast-paced, the gorge is raging, and the gothic-style descriptions that blend science fiction and fantasy are out of this world. The book moves quickly, yet you can pick up pieces of the Imperium of Man and humanity’s distant past in between chapters. The eBook edition includes integrated images of the narrative’s characters and events and an afterword that contextualizes the story within the series. Is Horus, however, powerful enough to command his fellow commanders and carry out the Emperor’s plan, or will such immense power corrupt him? With his vision for humanity realized, the Emperor transfers authority to his Warmaster, Horus, and returns to Terra. The human Imperium has reached its pinnacle after thousands of years of growth and conquest. “Horus Rising: The Horus Heresy, Book 1” contributed by Dan Abnett in 2018 is the re-release of the mass market edition of the previous novel in the bestselling Hours Heresy series.