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Black Legion (Novel)
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Black Legion is a Black Library novel by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, book 2 of the Black Legion series.[1]
Cover Description
Ezekyle Abaddon and his warlords strive to bind the newborn Black Legion together under threat of destruction. Now Khayon, as Abaddon's most-trusted assassin, is tasked with ending the threat of Thagus Daravek, the self-proclaimed Lord of Hosts - a rival to Ezekyle's final fate. Fighting the vile whispers of the Dark Gods within his mind, Abaddon turns a fevered gaze back to the Imperium, where his destiny awaits. Yet the Emperor's Champion and his Black Templars stand guard at the gates of Hell, and Sigismund has waited centuries to face Abaddon in battle.[1]
Dramatis Personae
- Amurael Enka — Black Legion warrior, born of Cthonia. Master of the Flesh Harvest. Former Medicae Quintus of the Sons of Horus. Tenth of the Ezekarion.
- Ashur-kai Gezramah — Black Legion warrior, born of Terra. Sorcerer and voidseer of the warship Vengeful Spirit. Sixth of the Ezekarion.
- Ceraxia — Mistress of the Arsenal, born of Sacred Mars. Former Mechanicum governess of the Niobia Halo outpost at Gallium. Seventh of the Ezekarion.
- Delvarus, ‘lord of mongrels’ — Black Legion warrior, born of Novus Principa. Warchief of the Riven.
- Ezekyle Abaddon — Black Legion warrior, born of Cthonia. Master of the Black Legion. Commander of the warship Vengeful Spirit.
- Falkus Kibre — Black Legion warrior, born of Cthonia. Commander of the Aphotic Blade. First of the Ezekarion.
- Ilyaster Faylech — Death Guard warrior, born of Barbarus. Apothecary of the Death Guard of the Kryptarus warband.
- Iskandar Khayon — Black Legion warrior, born of Prospero. Lord of the Ashen Dead, and Blade of Abaddon. Third of the Ezekarion.
- Lheorvine Ukris, ‘firefist’ — Black Legion warrior, born of Nuvir's Landing. Commander of the War God's Maw. Fifth of the Ezekarion.
- Moriana, ‘the weeping maiden’ — Human prophetess, born of Jaragh. Twelfth of the Ezekarion.
- Nagual — Daemon, born from the Sea of Souls. Bound to Iskandar Khayon.
- Nefertari — Eldar huntress, Trueborn of Commorragh. Bloodward to Iskandar Khayon.
- Sargon Eregesh — Black Legion warrior, born of Colchis. Prelate of the Long War. Second of the Ezekarion.
- Saronos — Warp Ghosts warrior of unknown origins. Captain of the warship Tartaran Wraith.
- Telemachon Lyras, ‘the masqued prince’ — Black Legion warrior, born of Chemos. Lord of the Shrieking Masquerade and Champion of the Black Legion. Fourth of the Ezekarion.
- Thagus Daravek, ‘the lord of hosts’ — Death Guard warrior, born of Barbarus. Warlord of the Kryptarus warband.
- Tokugra — Daemon, born from the Sea of Souls. Bound to Ashur-Kai Qezramah.
- Tzah'q — Mutant beastman (Homo sapiens variatus), born of Sortiarius. Strategium overseer aboard the Vengeful Spirit.
- Ulrech Ansontyn — Iron Warrior, born of Olympia. Champion of Thagus Daravek.
- Ultio, ‘the anamnesis’ — Advanced machine-spirit reigning over the warship Vengeful Spirit, born of Forge Ceres on Sacred Mars.
- Valicar Hyne — Black Legion warrior, born of Terra. Master of the Fleet and commander of the warship Thane. Eighth of the Ezekarion.
- Vortigern — Black Legion warrior, born of Caliban. Lord of the Black Lions and commander of the warship With Blade Drawn. Ninth of the Ezekarion.
- Zaidu Vorolas — Black Legion warrior, born of Nostramo. Subcommander of the Shrieking Masquerade.
Special Editions
The 2017 Limited Edition came leather-wrapped with gold foil, a black bookmark ribbon and black page edges. It was printed in 2000 copies, each individually numbered and signed by the author. It included the short story "A Flash of Silver Among the Corroded Ghosts".[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Library: Black Legion (saved archive page, dated 10 December 2024, last accessed 29 March 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/black-legion-ebook.html)
- 2: Black Library Limited Edition (saved archive page, dated 07 August 2017, last accessed 29 March 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/Home/black-legion.html)
- 3: Goodreads: Black Legion (saved archive page, dated 29 March 2025, last accessed 29 March 2025, original link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32902463-black-legion)
