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== Cover Description ==
 
== Cover Description ==
The [[Shadow Crusade]] spreads across [[Ultramar]], with the [[Word Bearers]] 34th Company falling upon the isolated world of Percepton Primus. As the fighting draws out into a programme of extermination, embittered commander [[Sor Talgron]] begins to question his part in [[Lorgar]]’s grander scheme – for one who stood beside primarchs and high lords in the grand halls of the [[Imperial Palace]], what glory can there now be in punishing [[Roboute Guilliman|Guilliman]]’s [[Ultramarines|upstart sons]]? But the price of doubt is known all too well, and if the Word Bearers are ever to return to [[Terra]] in triumph then they must purge the last remnants of such unbelief from the face of the galaxy...{{Fn|1}}
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The [[Shadow Crusade]] spreads across [[Ultramar]], with the [[Word Bearers]] 34th Company falling upon the isolated world of Percepton Primus. As the fighting draws out into a programme of extermination, embittered commander [[Sor Talgron]] begins to question his part in [[Lorgar]]’s grander scheme – for one who stood beside primarchs and high lords in the grand halls of the [[Imperial Palace]], what glory can there now be in punishing [[Roboute Guilliman|Guilliman]]’s [[Ultramarines|upstart sons]]? But the price of doubt is known all too well, and if the Word Bearers are ever to return to [[Terra]] in triumph then they must purge the last remnants of such unbelief from the face of the galaxy...{{Fn|2}}
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==Story==
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==Notable Characters==
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The XVII Legion 'Word Bearers'
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* Sor Talgron, Captain of the 34th Company, and representative of Lorgar on Terra
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* Jarulek, Chaplain, and later Dark Apostle
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* Ahraneth, 34th Company standard bearer
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* Dal Ahk, Master of Signal
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* Loth, Reconnaissance sergeant
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* Telakhas, Line-breaker sergeant
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* Urhlan, Apothecary
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* Volkhar Wreth, Predicant, serving in the Crusader Host
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The XIII Legion 'Ultramarines'
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* Aecus Decimus, Chapter Master, 17th Chapter
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* Connor, Sergeant, 170th Company
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* Naxor, Techmarine, 170th Company
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* Tillus Victorius, 171st Company champion
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* Vaul Agregius, Veteran battle-brother, 171st Company
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* Freia Solontine, Admiral, commander of the ''Righteous Fury''
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* Romus, Veteran battle-brother, 170th Company [marked]
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* Paulus, Sky Hunter, 172nd Company [marked]
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* Xion Octavion, Battle-brother, 174 Company [marked]
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* Sio, Battle-brother, 175th Company [marked]
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* Korolos, Former captain, 178th Company [marked]
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The Defenders of Terra
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* Rogal Dorn, Primarch of the Imperial Fists, and the Emperor's Praetorian
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* Archamus, Master of Dorn's huscarls
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* Tiber Acanthus, Custodian Guard
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* Nathaniel Garro, Former battle-captain of the Death Guard
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== Sources ==
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*1: ''The Purge''
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**{{Endn|1a}}
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*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy/the-purge-limited-edition.html Black Library] (last accessed August 2014)
  
 
==Related Publications==
 
==Related Publications==
 
*[[List of Novels]]
 
*[[List of Novels]]
 
*[[Horus Heresy Series]]
 
*[[Horus Heresy Series]]
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*[[The Outcast Dead (Novel)]]
  
== Sources ==
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy/the-purge-limited-edition.html Black Library] (last accessed August 2014)
 
 
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Revision as of 20:38, 4 February 2016


Targetdrone.gif This article is about the novella in the Horus Heresy Series; for the Chaos Space Marine warband, see The Purge.
The Purge
The-Purge A5dustjacket.jpg
Author Anthony Reynolds
Publisher Black Library
Series Horus Heresy
Released July 2014
Editions 2014 hardcover:
ISBN 9781849707725

The Purge is a limited-release novella written by Anthony Reynolds and part of the Horus Heresy series. It was released July 2014.

Cover Description

The Shadow Crusade spreads across Ultramar, with the Word Bearers 34th Company falling upon the isolated world of Percepton Primus. As the fighting draws out into a programme of extermination, embittered commander Sor Talgron begins to question his part in Lorgar’s grander scheme – for one who stood beside primarchs and high lords in the grand halls of the Imperial Palace, what glory can there now be in punishing Guilliman’s upstart sons? But the price of doubt is known all too well, and if the Word Bearers are ever to return to Terra in triumph then they must purge the last remnants of such unbelief from the face of the galaxy...[2]

Story

Notable Characters

The XVII Legion 'Word Bearers'

  • Sor Talgron, Captain of the 34th Company, and representative of Lorgar on Terra
  • Jarulek, Chaplain, and later Dark Apostle
  • Ahraneth, 34th Company standard bearer
  • Dal Ahk, Master of Signal
  • Loth, Reconnaissance sergeant
  • Telakhas, Line-breaker sergeant
  • Urhlan, Apothecary
  • Volkhar Wreth, Predicant, serving in the Crusader Host

The XIII Legion 'Ultramarines'

  • Aecus Decimus, Chapter Master, 17th Chapter
  • Connor, Sergeant, 170th Company
  • Naxor, Techmarine, 170th Company
  • Tillus Victorius, 171st Company champion
  • Vaul Agregius, Veteran battle-brother, 171st Company
  • Freia Solontine, Admiral, commander of the Righteous Fury
  • Romus, Veteran battle-brother, 170th Company [marked]
  • Paulus, Sky Hunter, 172nd Company [marked]
  • Xion Octavion, Battle-brother, 174 Company [marked]
  • Sio, Battle-brother, 175th Company [marked]
  • Korolos, Former captain, 178th Company [marked]

The Defenders of Terra

  • Rogal Dorn, Primarch of the Imperial Fists, and the Emperor's Praetorian
  • Archamus, Master of Dorn's huscarls
  • Tiber Acanthus, Custodian Guard
  • Nathaniel Garro, Former battle-captain of the Death Guard


Sources

Related Publications


Horus Heresy Series
Novels I Horus RisingII False GodsIII Galaxy in FlamesIV The Flight of the EisensteinV FulgrimVI Descent of AngelsVII LegionVIII Battle for the AbyssIX MechanicumX Tales of HeresyXI Fallen AngelsXII A Thousand SonsXIII NemesisXIV The First HereticXV Prospero BurnsXVI Age of DarknessXVII The Outcast DeadXVIII Deliverance LostXIX Know No FearXX The PrimarchsXXI Fear to TreadXXII Shadows of TreacheryXXIII Angel ExterminatusXXIV BetrayerXXV Mark of CalthXXVI Vulkan LivesXXVII The Unremembered EmpireXXVIII ScarsXXIX Vengeful SpiritXXX The Damnation of PythosXXXI Legacies of BetrayalXXXII DeathfireXXXIII War Without EndXXXIV PharosXXXV Eye of TerraXXXVI The Path of HeavenXXXVII The Silent WarXXXVIII Angels of CalibanXXXIX Praetorian of DornXL CoraxXLI The Master of MankindXLII GarroXLIII Shattered LegionsXLIV The Crimson KingXLV TallarnXLVI RuinstormXLVII Old EarthXLVIII The Burden of LoyaltyXLIX WolfsbaneL Born of FlameLI Slaves to DarknessLII Heralds of the SiegeLIII TitandeathLIV The Buried Dagger
Siege of Terra I The Solar WarII The Lost and the DamnedIII The First WallSons of the SelenarIV SaturnineFury of MagnusV MortisVI WarhawkVII Echoes of EternityGarro: Knight of GreyVIII The End and the Death (Volume IVolume IIVolume III)
The Primarchs Roboute Guilliman: Lord of UltramarLeman Russ: The Great WolfMagnus the Red: Master of ProsperoPerturabo: The Hammer of OlympiaLorgar: Bearer of the WordFulgrim: The Palatine PhoenixFerrus Manus: Gorgon of MedusaGrandfather's GiftPerturabo: Stone and IronMalcador: First Lord of the ImperiumKonrad Curze: A Lesson in DarknessJaghatai Khan: Warhawk of ChogorisVulkan: Lord of DrakesSons of the EmperorCorax: Lord of ShadowsAngron: Slave of NuceriaScions of the Emperor Konrad Curze: The Night HaunterGhost of NuceriaThe Passing of AngelsThe Abyssal EdgeMercy of the DragonLion El'Jonson: Lord of the FirstIllyriumThe Revelation of the WordMorningstarWill of the LegionEmbers of ExtinctionAlpharius: Head of the HydraBlood of the EmperorLoyal SonsMortarion: The Pale KingRogal Dorn: The Emperor's CrusaderSanguinius: The Great AngelHeirs of The Emperor
Horus Heresy Characters Valdor: Birth of the ImperiumLuther: First of the FallenSigismund: The Eternal CrusaderEidolon: The Auric Hammer
Novellas Promethean SunAurelianBrotherhood of the StormThe Reflection Crack'dFeat of IronThe LionThe Serpent BeneathCorax: SoulforgeScorched EarthTallarn: ExecutionerPrince of CrowsThe Crimson FistThe PurgeRavenlordThe Seventh SerpentTallarn: IroncladCyberneticaWolf KingThe HonouredThe UnburdenedGarro: Vow of FaithSons of the ForgeDreadwingSpear of Ultramar
Collections AngronThe Imperial TruthSedition's GateEchoes of RuinDeath and DefianceBlades of the TraitorMedusonBetrayal at CalthEchoes of the ImperiumVirtues of the Sons/Sins of the FatherEchoes of RevelationLupercal's WarCthonia's Reckoning
Short Stories The Lightning TowerThe Dark KingArmy of OneKryptosDistant Echoes of Old NightLost SonsDeath of a SilversmithThe Divine WordThe Kaban ProjectThe Gates of TerraLord of the Red SandsSerpentLuna MendaxRivenBjorn: Lone WolfThe Wolf of Ash and FireHeart of the ConquerorChild of NightThe ShadowmastersThe Devine AdoratriceDaemonologySins of the FatherThe Final Compliance of Sixty-Three FourteenVoraxThe Value of FearBrotherhood of the MoonVirtues of the SonsImperfectHowl of the HearthworldA Safe and Shadowed PlaceGunsightBlack OculusWolf MotherTwistedChirurgeonTallarn: WitnessIronfireHands of the EmperorBy the Lion's CommandAll That RemainsThe PhoenicianArtefactsGhosts Speak NotPatienceInheritorTallarn: SirenBlackshieldMyriadInto ExileThe Grey RavenThe Painted CountExocytosisThe Last Son of ProsperoOrdo SinisterThe Ember WolvesRestorerThe Laurel of DefianceImmortal DutyDuty WaitsMagisteriumNow Peals MidnightDreams of UnityThe Board is SetThe Atonement of FireA Lesson in IronMassacreTwo Metaphysical BladesPrologue to NikaeaOld Wounds, New ScarsAbyssalThe Last CouncilA Rose Watered with BloodBringer of SorrowLantern's LightThe Serpent's DanceThe Lightning HallEater of DreamsBloodhowlAmor FatiThe Fields of AbundanceThe Shel'tain AffairPrimacyThe NineVisageThe Last Loyalist
Audio Dramas Raven's FlightGarro: Oath of MomentGarro: Legion of OneButcher's NailsGrey AngelBurden of DutyGarro: Sword of TruthWarmasterStrike and FadeVeritas FerrumThe SigilliteHonour to the DeadWolf HuntCensureThief of RevelationsKhârn: The Eightfold PathLucius: The Eternal BlademasterCypher: Guardian of OrderHunter's MoonWolf's ClawTemplarGarro: Shield of LiesMaster of the FirstThe Long NightStratagemHerald of SanguiniusThe WatcherThe Eagle's TalonIron CorpsesGarro: Ashes of FealtyRaptorGrey TalonRed-MarkedThe EitherThe Heart of the PharosThe Thirteenth WolfChildren of SicarusPerpetualThe Soul, SeveredValeriusThe Binary SuccessionDark ComplianceBlackshields: The False WarBlackshields: The Red FiefHubris of MonarchiaNightfaneBlackshields: The Broken Chain
Artbooks Visions of Heresy (2013)Visions of Heresy (2018)Art of the Horus Heresy
Script Books Horus Heresy: The Scripts: Volume IHorus Heresy: The Scripts: Volume II
Graphic Novels Macragge's Honour