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The Crimson Fist
Crimson-Fist.jpg
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
Length 3 hours
Collected in Shadows of Treachery
Editions 2012 softcover
ISBN 9781849703475

September 2012 e-audio
ISBN 9780857878298

June 2014 hardcover
ISBN 9781849707213


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.

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

Primarchs

Imperial Fists

  • 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

Iron Warriors

  • Berossus — Captain, 2nd Company
  • Golg — Captain, 11th Company, Commander of the Contrador

Imperial Personnel

  • Armina Fel — Senior Astropath
  • Calio Lezzek - The Retribution Fleet’s Master of Astropaths
  • Halm Basus - Primus of the Tribune

Sources

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Horus Heresy Series
Novels and Anthologies I Horus Rising • II False Gods • III Galaxy in Flames • IV The Flight of the Eisenstein • V Fulgrim • VI Descent of Angels • VII Legion • VIII Battle for the Abyss • IX Mechanicum • X Tales of Heresy • XI Fallen Angels • XII A Thousand Sons • XIII Nemesis • XIV The First Heretic • XV Prospero Burns • XVI Age of Darkness • XVII The Outcast Dead • XVIII Deliverance Lost • XIX Know No Fear • XX The Primarchs • XXI Fear to Tread • XXII Shadows of Treachery • XXIII Angel Exterminatus • XXIV Betrayer • XXV Mark of Calth • XXVI Vulkan Lives • XXVII The Unremembered Empire • XXVIII Scars • XXIX Vengeful Spirit • XXX The Damnation of Pythos • XXXI Legacies of Betrayal • XXXII Deathfire • XXXIII War Without End • XXXIV Pharos • XXXV Eye of Terra • XXXVI The Path of Heaven • XXXVII The Silent War • XXXVIII Angels of Caliban • XXXIX Praetorian of Dorn • XL Corax • XLI The Master of Mankind • XLII Garro • XLIII Shattered Legions • XLIV The Crimson King • XLV Tallarn • XLVI Ruinstorm • XLVII Old Earth • XLVIII The Burden of Loyalty • XLIX Wolfsbane • L Born of Flame • LI Slaves to Darkness • LII Heralds of the Siege • LIII Titandeath • LIV The Buried Dagger
Siege of Terra I The Solar War • II The Lost and the Damned • III The First Wall • Sons of Selenar
The Primarchs Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar • Leman Russ: The Great Wolf • Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero • Perturabo: The Hammer of Olympia • Lorgar: Bearer of the Word • Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix • Ferrus Manus: The Gorgon of Medusa • Grandfather's Gift • Perturabo: Stone and Iron • Malcador: First Lord of the Imperium • Konrad Curze: A Lesson in Darkness • Jaghatai Khan: Warhawk of Chogoris • Vulkan: Lord of Drakes • Sons of the Emperor • Corax: Lord of Shadows • Angron: Slave of Nuceria • Scions of the Emperor • Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter • Ghost of Nuceria • The Passing of Angels • The Abyssal Edge • Mercy of the Dragon • Valdor: Birth of the Imperium • Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First
Novellas Promethean Sun • Aurelian • Brotherhood of the Storm • The Reflection Crack'd • Feat of Iron • The Lion • The Serpent Beneath • Corax: Soulforge • Scorched Earth • Tallarn: Executioner • Prince of Crows • The Crimson Fist • The Purge • Ravenlord • The Seventh Serpent • Tallarn: Ironclad • Cybernetica • Wolf King • The Honoured • The Unburdened • Garro: Vow of Faith • Sons of the Forge • Dreadwing • Spear of Ultramar
Collections Angron • The Imperial Truth • Sedition's Gate • Echoes of Ruin • Death and Defiance • Blades of the Traitor • Meduson • Betrayal at Calth • Echoes of the Imperium • Virtues of the Sons/Sins of the Father • Echoes of Revelation
Short Stories The Lightning Tower • The Dark King • Army of One • Kryptos • Distant Echoes of Old Night • Lost Sons • Death of a Silversmith • The Divine Word • The Kaban Project • The Gates of Terra • Lord of the Red Sands • Serpent • Luna Mendax • Riven • Bjorn: Lone Wolf • The Wolf of Ash and Fire • Heart of the Conqueror • Child of Night • The Shadowmasters • The Devine Adoratrice • Daemonology • Sins of the Father • The Final Compliance of Sixty-Three Fourteen • Vorax • The Value of Fear • Brotherhood of the Moon • Virtues of the Sons • Imperfect • Howl of the Hearthworld • A Safe and Shadowed Place • Gunsight • Black Oculus • Wolf Mother • Twisted • Chirurgeon • Tallarn: Witness • Ironfire • Hands of the Emperor • By the Lion's Command • All That Remains • The Phoenician • Artefacts • Ghosts Speak Not • Patience • Inheritor • Tallarn: Siren • Blackshield • Myriad • Into Exile • The Grey Raven • The Painted Count • Exocytosis • The Last Son of Prospero • Ordo Sinister • The Ember Wolves • Restorer • The Laurel of Defiance • Immortal Duty • Duty Waits • Magisterium • Now Peals Midnight • Dreams of Unity • The Board is Set • The Atonement of Fire • A Lesson in Iron • Massacre • Two Metaphysical Blades • Prologue to Nikaea • Old Wounds, New Scars • Abyssal • The Last Council • A Rose Watered with Blood • Bringer of Sorrow • Lantern's Light
Audio Dramas Raven's Flight • Garro: Oath of Moment • Garro: Legion of One • Butcher's Nails • Grey Angel • Burden of Duty • Garro: Sword of Truth • Warmaster • Strike and Fade • Veritas Ferrum • The Sigillite • Honour to the Dead • Wolf Hunt • Censure • Thief of Revelations • Khârn: The Eightfold Path • Lucius: The Eternal Blademaster • Cypher: Guardian of Order • Hunter's Moon • Wolf's Claw • Templar • Garro: Shield of Lies • Master of the First • The Long Night • Stratagem • Herald of Sanguinius • The Watcher • The Eagle's Talon • Iron Corpses • Garro: Ashes of Fealty • Raptor • Grey Talon • Red-Marked • The Either • The Heart of the Pharos • The Thirteenth Wolf • Children of Sicarus • Perpetual • The Soul, Severed • Valerius • The Binary Succession • Dark Compliance • Blackshields: The Red Fief • Hubris of Monarchia • Nightfane • Blackshields: The Broken Chain
Artbooks Visions of Heresy (2013) • Visions of Heresy (2018)
Scriptbooks Horus Heresy: The Scripts: Volume I • Horus Heresy: The Scripts: Volume II
Graphic Novels Macragge's Honour
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