Fulgrim (Novel)
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This article is about the novel, for the Primarch see Fulgrim |
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Fulgrim was written by Graham McNeill, and is the fifth novel in the Horus Heresy Series. The novel was released in the UK in July 2007.
Plot Summary
In the novel, the battles of Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children are juxtaposed with the work of the Remembrancers who work in the 28th Expedition, and their parallel fall into decadence. The Emperor's Children were obsessed with perfection - due to the lack of warriors around the discovery of Fulgrim, there was no way that Fulgrim's legion could compare with the Luna Wolves or Ultramarines for quantity of victories, so they concentrated on the quality of victory. During the Laeran campaign, Apothecary Fabius was ordered to enhance the warriors of the legion by adding organs to the marines. By tampering with the geneseed of the Legion, Fulgrim was committing heresy, yet he continued modifying the legion in such a way behind closed doors. This mutation was effected on many, including Eidolon. At the end of the campaign, the Primarch took a weapon from the Laeran capital, a sword which would unleash the daemon which lived in it upon him. He began to wear this blade, rather than Fireblade, the weapon forged for him by Ferrus Manus.
Fulgrim valued art and beauty above much, but as the whispers of Slaanesh slowly changed him, he and his legion began to indulge in orgies, culminating in a concert which summoned daemons to the stage. This corruption also caused Fulgrim to destroy many Eldar Maiden Worlds, even after a meeting with Eldrad Ulthran. After the Isstvan III war between the Loyalist troops on the ground (including Saul Tarvitz and Lucius), Fugrim travelled to the Isstvan V Drop Site Massacre, and overcame his brother, Ferrus Manus, while he and his brethren, the World Eaters, Sons of Horus and Death Guard slaughtered the Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders. At the coming of the other traitor Legions, the Night Lords, Iron Warriors, Word Bearers, and Alpha Legion, Fulgrim was indecisive over killing his brother, who he had previously tried to woo to the Horus Heresy, finally gave in to the Daemon who had been tempting him for the entire novel, and beheads Manus.
The Daemon-Fulgrim gives the head to his brother, Horus, who vows to release Fulgrim.
Notable Characters
- Fulgrim - Primarch of the Emperor's Children
- Corax - Primarch of the Raven Guard
- Ferrus Manus - Primarch of the Iron Hands
- Horus - Primarch of the Sons of Horus, Warmaster of the Great Crusade
- Vulkan - Primarch of the Salamanders
- Eidolon - Lord Commander
- Vespasian - Lord Commander
- Julius Kaesoron - First Captain
- Solomon Demeter - Captain of the 2nd Company
- Marius Vairosean - Captain of the 3rd Company
- Saul Tarvitz - Captain of the 10th Company
- Lucius - Captain of the 13th Company
- Fabius - Apothecary
- Serena D'Angelus - Artist
- Bequa Kynska - Composer
- Ostian Delafour - Sculptor
- Eldrad Ulthran - Eldar, Farseer of Ulthwé
Related Publications
| Novels | Horus Rising • False Gods • Galaxy in Flames • The Flight of the Eisenstein • Fulgrim • Descent of Angels • Legion • Battle for the Abyss • Mechanicum • Fallen Angels • A Thousand Sons • Nemesis • The First Heretic • Prospero Burns • The Outcast Dead • Deliverance Lost • Know No Fear • Fear to Tread |
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| Anthologies and novellas |
Horus Heresy Chapbook • Tales of Heresy • Age of Darkness • Promethean Sun • Aurelian • The Primarchs • Shadows of Treachery • Army of One |
| Audio Books | The Dark King and the Lightning Tower • Horus Rising (abridged) • False Gods (abridged) • Galaxy in Flames (abridged) • A Thousand Sons • Prospero Burns • Age of Darkness • The Outcast Dead • Know No Fear • The Primarchs |
| Original Audio Dramas | Raven's Flight • Garro: Oath of Moment • Garro: Legion of One • Butcher's Nails • Garro: Sword of Truth |
