Book 54 in the bestselling series, The Horus Heresy.
The skies darken over Terra as the final battle for the Throne looms ever closer... As the Traitor primarchs muster to the Warmaster’s banner, it is Mortarion who is sent ahead as the vanguard of the Traitor forces. But as he and his warriors make way, they become lost in the warp and stricken by a terrible plague. Once thought of as unbreakable, the legendary Death Guard are brought to their knees. To save his Legion, Mortarion must strike a most terrible bargain that will damn his sons for eternity. Meanwhile, in the cloisters of Holy Terra, a plot is afoot to create sedition and carnage in advance of the Horus’s armies. Taking matters into his own hands, Malcador the Sigillite seeks to put a stop to any insurrection but discovers a plot that he will need all of his cunning and battlecraft to overcome.
- ISBN10 1789991781
- ISBN13 9781789991789
- Publish Date 20 August 2020 (first published 5 September 2019)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 24 October 2022
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Games Workshop
- Imprint The Black Library
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 400
- Language English