The Ashes of Prospero (Novel)
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Ashes of Prospero is a novel by Gav Thorpe which resolves events that took place during the Horus Heresy in The Thirteenth Wolf. It is the second novel in the Space Marine Conquests series.
Description
Space Wolf Runepriest Njal Stormcaller ventures into the Great Rift and the ruins of Prospero to save his long lost battle-brothers.
Goaded by the shade of the long dead sorcerer Izzakar Orr, High Runepriest Njal Stormcaller gathers together a disparate warband of Space Wolves to brave the Great Rift and return to the ruins of Prospero. If Izaak is to be believed, a force of the lost Thirteenth Company remains trapped within the old, labyrinthine city of Tizca, and if Njal can free them then he will not only be rid of the sorcerer but he will also rescue his ancient brothers. But the Thousand Sons still linger in the ashes of their former world as well as other, darker adversaries, and they will not allow the Wolves to pass through without a fight.
Characters
In order of appearance:
- Njal Stormcaller
- Arjac Rockfist
- Logan Grimnar
- Izzakar Orr
- Ulrik the Slayer
- Bjorn the Fell-Handed
- Lukas the Trickster
- Changeling
- Bulveye
- Blue Scribes
- Magnus the Red
Canon Conflicts
- In Chapter 5, the Blood Claws who accompany Lukas the Trickster are said to have been "borrowed" from Egil Iron Wolf's Great Company, with Logan Grimnar asking if Egil was aware of this and Lukas admitting "probably not". This is despite the fact that Egil Iron Wolf was killed by Magnus during the Siege of the Fenris System, which happened before the formation of the Great Rift, and this story is set after its formation.
- In Chapter 9, mention is made of Stormwolf gunships firing their Helfrost Destructors in support of the Space Wolves' ground forces. Stormwolves are not equipped with Helfrost Destructors - these are found mounted on Stormfangs.
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