Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
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Tales of Heresy, edited by Nick Kyme and Lindsey Priestley, is the tenth book in the Horus Heresy Series and is a collection of seven short stories, written by some of the series' authors. The book was published on March 14th 2009.
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Setting
When Horus, the Warmaster, rebelled against the Emperor, the ensuing civil war nearly destroyed the Imperium. War raged across galaxy, pitting Astartes against their battle–brothers in a struggle where death was the only victor.
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Blood Games
By Dan Abnett
Synopsis
Set on Terra following the start of the Horus Heresy, the story chronicles Amon Tauromachian (An Adeptus Custodian) who is charged with protecting the Emperor while the world around him begins the process of fortification in the hope of defeating the rebels. Amon is tasked with taking part in the 'Blood Game', a task all Custodians endure and one which sets them against the Imperial Palace in the hope of guarding the Emperor through the exposure of flaws in his protection. Following his success Amon Tauromachian and a fellow Custodian Haedo Emankon are are sent on a dangerous mission by Constantin Valdor to gather incriminating evidence on a member of the Unity government, suspected of treason. But all is not as it seems.
Setting
Terra, after the Battle of Isstvan III.
Characters
- Amon Tauromachian - Custodian (Main Character)
- The Emperor of Mankind
- Constantin Valdor - Chief Custodian
- Lord Pherom Sichar - Hereditary Lord of Hy Brasil
- Haedo Emankon - Custodian
- Ptolem Sichar - 4th brother of Lord Sichar, CEO of Cajetan Imports
- Ibn Norn - Lucifer Black, bodyguard for Ptolem Sichar
- Rogal Dorn - Primarch of the Imperial Fists Legion.
- Gen Cheth - Assassin posing as a Lucifer Black
Wolf at the Door
By Mike Lee
Synopsis
A band of Space Wolves belonging to the 13th Great Company, which is traveling with the 954th Expeditionary Fleet, rediscover a planet which was previously hidden by Warp Storms. It is inhabited by humans, and is therefore to be brought into the fold of the Imperium. However, the planet is regularly raided by what the locals call "Harrowers" (Dark Eldar, Kabal of the Shrieking Heart). The Space Wolves battle to expel the raiders from the planet, but the end result is both unwanted and unexpected.
Setting
- Lammas subsector, shortly before the Space Wolves attack Prospero.
- The planet Kernunnos
- The planet Antimon
Characters
- Tyrants of Kernunnos
- Arcutran Dragoons - Imperial Army
- Space Wolves
- Antimonians
- Andras Santanno, Son of Javren Santanno
- Javren Santanno, Speaker of the Senate
- Harrowers (Dark Eldar)
- Darragh Shakkar, Archon of the Kabal of the Shrieking Heart
Scions of the Storm
Synopsis
The Word Bearers have encountered a planet they designate Forty-seven Sixteen, which is populated by humans who appear to worship an idol. The world is ordered to be cleansed, for idolatry can not be tolerated. Sor Talgron battles through artificial intelligence-guided machines to the leaders of the people of Forty-seven Sixteen, only to discover that they worship the Emperor as a God, and that they want to join the Imperium. Sometimes, however, sacrifice is necessary.
Setting
- The Battle of 47-16, about a month after Lorgar had returned from seeing the Emperor (see conjecture section below).
Characters
- Word Bearers
- Unnamed priest on the planet designated Forty-seven Sixteen
Conjecture
According to Erebus, the Emperor rebuked Lorgar for the slow pace of his conquests in the Great Crusade. This also fits into the time frame where Lorgar was rebuked for deifying the Emperor.
The Voice
Synopsis
The Sisters of Silence investigate the disappearance of a Black Ship, full of captured psykers.
Setting
- The Aeria Gloris
- The Validus, which is found drifting in the warp
Characters
- Sisters of Silence
- Leilani Mollitas, Novice-Sister
- Amendera Kendel, Oblivion Knight, Storm Dagger cadre.
- Thessaly Norton, Null Maiden Sister.
- Emrilia Herkaaze, Sister of the White Talons cadre.
Call of the Lion
By Gav Thorpe
Synopsis
Dark Angels bring the planet Byzanthis into the Imperium of Man, while Commanders differ on how it should be done.
Setting
- The Spear of Truth
- The planet Byzanthis in the system designated DX-619
Characters
- Dark Angels
- Astelan, Chapter Commander, master of the ship The Spear of Truth
- Belath, Chapter Commander, member of The Order of the Raven's Wing
- Galedan, second in command on the Spear of Truth
- Cayvan, Sergeant of a Jetbike squad.
- Byzanthisians
- Paldrath Grane, Chairman of the Committee of Nations
- Kinloth, President of Confederate Vanz
- Lashkar Kerupt. This may be the name of the woman or of the power block she represented.
The Last Church
Synopsis
A mysterious warrior visits a church, and enters into a battle of words with the old priest tending it.
Setting
Terra, before the the Great Crusade.
After Desh'ea
Synopsis
The War Hounds, the legion which will become known as the World Eaters, meet Angron, their Primarch, for the first time.
Setting
- The flagship of the War Hounds
Characters
- Khârn, later known as The Betrayer
- Angron, Primarch of the World Eaters
Trivia
- The Hall of Leng, described as a location within the Imperial Palace in the Himalaya region of Terra in Dan Abnett's Blood Games, is most likely a reference to Howard Phillips Lovecraft and his Leng.
