The Crimson Fist (Novella)
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This article is about the novella. For other uses of Crimson Fist, see Crimson Fist (disambiguation). |
Cover art by Neil Roberts. | |
Author | John French |
Performer | Jonathan Keeble |
Publisher | Black Library |
Series | Horus Heresy Series |
Released | September 25, 2012 May 4, 2014 |
Pages | 93 |
Length | 3 hours |
Collected in | Shadows of Treachery |
Editions | 2012 softcover ISBN 9781849703475 September 2012 e-audio June 2014 hardcover |
The Crimson Fist is a novella by John French in the Horus Heresy Series. It was first published in Shadows of Treachery (Anthology) on September 25, 2012, and re-published in June 2014.
Contents
Cover Description
Becalmed in the backwater Phall system, the Imperial Fists' relief fleet originally headed for Isstvan III has been waiting out the warp storms that waylaid them so many months ago. Under the assumed command of Captain Alexis Polux and seemingly forgotten by the rest of the Imperium, they hope yet to complete their mission and report back to their primarch Rogal Dorn, so that they might return to the greater conflict. But destiny calls as old rivalries are rekindled, and the treacherous Iron Warriors await their moment to strike – the feud between Dorn and his wayward brother Perturabo promises now to erupt into open war.
Plot Summary
Notable Characters
- Rogal Dorn — Primarch of the Imperial Fists, and Praetorian of Terra
- Perturabo — Primarch of the Iron Warriors
- Sigismund — First Captain
- Amandus Tyr - Captain, 6th Company, Commander of the Halcyon
- Pertinax - Captain, 14th Company, Commander of the Hammer of Terra
- Alexis Polux - Captain, 405th Company, Master of the Retribution Fleet
- Raln - Sergeant, 1st Squad, 405th Company
Imperial Personnel
- Armina Fel — Senior Astropath
- Calio Lezzek - The Retribution Fleet’s Master of Astropaths
- Halm Basus - Primus of the Tribune
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