Garviel Loken, a freshly promoted “from the ranks” Space Marine (which is a bit of a lie since they’re all tremendously strong super-soldiers imbued with the Emperor’s gene seed), is the true protagonist of the series. Horus’ legion of Space Marines, the Lunar Wolves, are thrilled, but Horus himself is worried by the Emperor’s seeming abandonment of them. The Emperor has stepped down as Warmaster for unexplained reasons, and his favourite son/clone Horus Lupercal has been selected as his replacement. The concept is that the Emperor of Mankind has started the Great Crusade to reclaim all human space, from which most of them have wandered into the unknown. ![]() ![]() Many of the previous books in the series have a dizzying aspect to them, but none of it hinders the tale here. This is not the review for you if you don’t like effusive praise. ![]() Horus Rising, written by Dan Abnett, is one of my all-time favourite novels in the Warhammer 40K world (technically Warhammer 30K right now). As the Star Wars Prequels taught us, all journeys begin with a first step, and I was one of the first to buy a copy of Horus Rising (the first book in the series as well as its title) when it was released.
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