The Flight of the Eisenstein (Novel)
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The Flight of the Eisenstein was written by James Swallow, and is the fourth novel in The Horus Heresy series.
The novel was first published in 2007 and has a green spine-band, the first in the series to do so. This particular installment follows the experiences of Nathaniel Garro a Captain in the Death Guard Legion.
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Plot Summary
During the secret build-up to the Horus Heresy, Battle-Captain Garro is wounded in battle. His name on the list of those judged unreliable to the Warmaster's cause, his injury makes it impossible to assign him to the combat drop on Isstvan III, to suffer the eventual fate of all the other loyalists in Horus' forces.
A solution is found when he is given joint-command of the Light Frigate Eisenstein, and is posted there with those of his company also judged unreliable. Thus quietly pushed to the sidelines, an attempt on his life is made by Ignatius Grulgor, his joint-commander and fellow officer. This attempt fails, and Grulgor and his fellow assassins find themselves forever damned as a result, becoming the first Plague Marines.
Witnessing the Heresy unfolding around him, and joined by fellow escaped witnesses including Iacton Qruze of the Sons of Horus, Garro seizes control of the damaged Eisenstein and flees the system, in an attempt to bring news of the rebellion to the Emperor. Barely surviving the perils of the Warp, he and his crew are rescued by Rogal Dorn and the Imperial Fists. Taken to Terra to account for themselves, Garro and his men must first survive captivity in a keep of the Silent Sisterhood and a further betrayal by one of their own.
Eventually, the news of Horus's rebellion reaches the heart of the Imperium, and the Imperial forces make ready their response.
Notable Characters
- Horus - Primarch of the Sons of Horus, Warmaster of the Great Crusade
- Angron - Primarch of the World Eaters
- Rogal Dorn - Primarch of the Imperial Fists
- Fulgrim - Primarch of the Emperor's Children
- Mortarion - Primarch of the Death Guard
- Calas Typhon - First Captain
- Ignatius Grulgor - Commander of the 2nd Company
- Nathaniel Garro - Battle-Captain of the 7th Company
- Solun Decius - Astartes, 7th Company
- Meric Voyen - Apothecary, 7th Company
- Eidolon - Lord Commander
- Saul Tarvitz - Captain of the 10th Company
- Fabius - Apothecary
- Sigismund - First Captain
- Iacton "the Half-heard" Qruze - Captain, 3rd Company
- Kyril Sindermann - Primary Iterator
- Euphrati Keeler - Imagist
- Mersadie Oliton - Documentarist
Other Non-Astartes Imperials
- Kaleb Arin - Housecarl to Battle-Captain Garro
- Amendera Kendel - Oblivion Knight, Sisters of Silence
- Malcador the Sigillite - Regent of Terra
Trivia
- Apothecary Fabius of the Emperor's Children is not listed in the Dramatis Personae, but makes a brief appearance in Chapter Six; Fabius is a major antagonist in James Swallow's Blood Angels (Novel Series).
Related Publications
- Black Library
- Horus Heresy Series
- Garro: Oath of Moment (Audio Book) by James Swallow
- Garro: Legion of One (Audio Book) by James Swallow
| 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 |
