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Descent of Angels (Novel)

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Descent of Angels
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Cover Illustration by Neil Roberts
Author Mitchel Scanlon
Publisher Black Library
Series Horus Heresy Series
Preceded by Fulgrim (Novel)
Followed by Legion (Novel)
Released October 2007
Pages 416
Editions 2007 softcover:
ISBN 9781844165087

2010 ebook:
ISBN 9780857870292

Descent of Angels was written by Mitchel Scanlon, and is the sixth novel in the Horus Heresy Series. It is slightly different from the preceding novels, as it is set almost entirely in the early stages of the Great Crusade and barely touches upon the immediate events of the Horus Heresy itself.

Plot Summary

The world of Caliban is changing. The Great Hunt to destroy the hordes of monstrous beasts that live in the all-encompassing forests is almost complete; the visions of Lion El'Jonson are reaching fruition. Amongst the ranks of Jonson's knightly followers is Zahariel, one of the youngest and newest members of the Order, who despite his callow youth has already impressed; he seems assured of a bright future...except that with the removal of the beasts from the forests, the reason for the knights' existence is itself put into doubt. With the beasts gone, what will become of Zahariel? What will become of all the knights of Caliban?

The answers to these questions arrive from the heavens, as the Emperor of the Imperium and his angels descend to reclaim a lost son, a lost Primarch.

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Dark Angels

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