Horus Rising (anniversary edition)
The Story
After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the human Imperium is at its height. His dream for humanity accomplished, the Emperor hands over the reins of power to his Warmaster, Horus, and heads back to Terra. But is Horus strong enough to control his fellow commanders and continue the Emperor’s grand design, or will such incredible power corrupt him?
About the book
A special edition of the seminal book that began the Horus Heresy. This anniversary edition celebrates five years of the best-selling Horus Heresy series. With titanium-blue foiling and a specially commissioned introduction from author Dan Abnett.
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April 2011 • 416 pages, softback • ISBN 9781849701112
Dan Abnett
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Customer reviews
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Gary
why is the death guard on the cover of the horus rising book....? its on the normal editions also...
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Rated 5 out of 5 by Shane
Excellent book, however Gary, that is not the death guard, notice the eye? the eye of Horus that is? It's on both books there texas ranger
Cover Art
Rated 5 out of 5 by Aaron
Hey Shane, the XIV legion is the Death Guard...Texas Ranger. I always wondered about the cover myself. That's clearly not the Luna Wolves
Best book ever.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Doelago
This book set the standard high for the Horus Heresy, and I mean, real high. Garviel Loken flew right up onto the first spot on my top 5 character list. Also, Abnett is god. He has to be.
Superb
Rated 5 out of 5 by Luke
Finally got round to reading the HH series and pleased to say that Dan Abnett surpasses himself again. Great writing, dialogue and action in an interesting study of a hero's fall from grace.
in regards to the cover image + awesome
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jason
in regards to the cover image, it is likely that the roman numerals XIV are denoting the company they are from. the larger image (from the poster) has a space marine in identical armor but with the shoulder badge displaying XI standing off to the left of them. that doesnt even correspond to a legion! anyways just a thought. in regards to the book, very fun (even moving :O) read.
Amazing!
Rated 5 out of 5 by Maverik770
This book is simply amazing! Such a great start to such a great series. Dan Abnett nails the plot, characters, details and everything. I literally could not put it down once I started. Garviel Loken is definitely one of my favorite 40k characters now. I immediately went out and bought the rest of the HH series. I'm reading through it currently and loving it! As for the argument about the legion on the cover, it's the Sons of Horus. Not the Luna Wolves, not the Death Guard. But the Sons of Horus. The roman numerals on their shoulder guards are company numbers not legion numbers. ;)
Horus Rising
Rated 5 out of 5 by GodMachine
A brilliant start to an epic series, also by a brilliant author. I cannot recommend it enough. Although others in the series fall short of this, Horus Rising set a new standard for Black Library books. And its Sons of Horus on the cover.