Avenging Son (Novel)
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Avenging Son is a novel by Guy Haley, and is the first novel in the Dawn of Fire series.[1]
Description
A great darkness has befallen the galaxy, and the armies of Chaos are rampant. To survive, humanity must retaliate and take back what they have lost. By the will of the reborn primarch, Roboute Guilliman, is the Indomitus Crusade launched — a military undertaking that eclipses all others in known history. From the Throneworld of Terra does the Avenging Son hurl his fleets, their mission the very salvation of mankind.[2]
As vessels in their thousands burn through the cold void, the attention of Fleetmistress VanLeskus turns to the Machorta Sound — a region under attack by a dreaded Slaughter Host of the Dark Gods. The success of the Indomitus Crusade will be determined by this conflict, and the desperate mission of Battlegroup Saint Aster, led by Space Marine Lieutenant Messinius. Even then it is but a prelude to the forthcoming bloodshed.[2]
Dramatis Personae [4]
- Roboute Guilliman — The Imperial Regent, The Avenging Son, the Last Loyal Son, the Returned and Sainted Primarch
- Belisarius Cawl — Archmagos Dominus, Prime Conduit of the Omnissiah
- Jermaine Gunthe — Senior logister
Servants of Cawl
- Qvo-87 — Reconstituted ally
- Alpha Primus — Unsanctioned creation
Logos Historica Verita, 'The Founding Four'
- Fabian Guelphrain — Historitor
- Solana of Mars — Historitor
- Deven Mudire — Historitor
- Viablo — Historitor
- Cassandra VanLeskus — Vodine Sergastae hereditary general, fleetmistress
- Vitrian Messinius — Captain, 10th Company, White Consuls/lord lieutenant Fleet Tertius, Sons of Guilliman
Fleet Tertius, Sons of Guilliman
- Areios — Lieutenant, First Company, First Division
- Thotven — Sergeant, First Company, First Division
- Iqwa — Sergeant, First Company, First Division
- Ganniv — Chaplain, First Company, First Division
- Khevinall — Apothecary, First Company, First Division
Strike Group/Battle Group Saint Aster
- Eloise Athagey — Commodore and groupmaster
- Finnula Diomed — First lieutenant and shipmistress
- Semain — Second lieutenant
- Basu — Third lieutenant
- Gonan — Seventh lieutenant
- Hainkin — Seventh lieutenant, third watch
- Sorenkus — Commissar-Navis
- Szezolas — Lord Navigator
- Barandius — Episcopus
- Scolos EvHaverad — Navigator
- Tronion Prasorius — Lord fleet commander, Fleet Quintus
- Xergigis — Archmagos Prota Astranavato
- Sara Tephise — Procurator Morbus, logister, Battle Groups Cerastus, Quintus and Sextus
- Savay — Midshipman
- Versht — Shipmaster of the Praesidium
- Adoli-4963 — Transmechanic
THE ADEPTUS ADMINISTRATUM, ULTIMA MISSIVE PROCESSING
- Nawra Nison — Scribum processus
- Hamran Nison — Post-classification
- Jedmund — Overwatcher
- Resiliu — Serveant
- Teasel — Data miner
ADEPTUS MECHANICUS EXPLORATOR TEAM
- Camalin Hiax
- 43-Tau-Omicron — Magos Perscrutor
- Chul-phi — Myrmidon-penitent
- Osel-den — Sub-magos
- 89-7 — Datasmith
ESTEEMED FLEETMASTERS AND FLEETMISTRESSES
- Trincus Abconcis — Fleetmaster, Fleet Quartus
- Lady Kaosholay — Navis Imperialis hereditary admiral, fleetmistress, Fleet Sextus
- Lord Aswan Relmay — Rogue Trader partriarch, fleetmaster, Fleet Octus
AGENTS OF HIS MOST HOLY INQUISITION
- Rostov — Inquisitor of the Ordo Xenos
Notes
The limited edition release of the novel included the short story "A Witch's Fate", which explores the backstory of Inquisitor Rostov.[3]
See also
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Community: The BIG Warhammer 40,000 Preview (posted 23 May 2020) (archived from the original on 22 Sept 2022, last accessed 11 Nov 2024)
- 2: Black Library: Avenging Son (Last accessed 11 Nov 2024.)
- 3: Warhammer Community: Avenging Son: Inside the Special Edition (posted 22 July 2020) (archived from the original on 8 Nov 2021, last accessed 11 Nov 2024)
- 4: Avenging Son (Novel), Dramatis Personae
