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Horus Rising

Pages
348
Published
2006
Language
English

Synopsis

In the 31st millennium, humanity's Imperium spans the galaxy under the Emperor's rule. As the Great Crusade nears victory, the Emperor entrusts command to his favored son, Horus. This promotion marks a turning point, potentially igniting heresy among Horus's brothers and plunging the Imperium into a devastating civil war.

About the author

D
Dan Abnett

Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965, Rochester, Kent) is an English novelist and comic book writer. He read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and began writing comics in the late 1980s. For 2000 AD he created Sinister Dexter, and for Marvel and DC he has written titles including Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, Legion of Super-Heroes, Titans and Aquaman, often in partnership with Andy Lanning as "DnA". His prose is best known from Games Workshop's Black Library, where he wrote the Gaunt's Ghosts, Ei...

Characters

Horus LupercalProtagonist
Horus (diverse)Supporting
Ezekyle AbaddonSupporting
Tarik TorgaddonSupporting
All characters in Horus Rising