With those iconic opening lines, Dan Abnett doesn’t just start a book; he launches one of the most expansive epic science fiction sagas ever written. Horus Rising is the first step into a 31st-millennium galaxy that is at once golden with hope and dark with the seeds of betrayal. The Setting: A Golden Age on the Brink
The Tragedy Begins: A Review of " Horus Rising " by Dan Abnett
The Great Crusade lasted for approximately 200 years, culminating in the great campaign on Ullanor. At the close of this campaign, Horus Rising Review - Birdman's Reviews - WordPress.com
Set 10,000 years before the "modern" Warhammer 40,000 setting, the novel takes us to the height of the . The Emperor of Mankind has retired to Terra, leaving his most trusted son, Horus Lupercal , as Warmaster to finish conquering the stars. A Background to the Horus Heresy, Where It Started.
