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title: Battle for the abyss
subtitle: My brother, my enemy
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  - "[[Ben Counter]]"
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# Information

8th book in [[The Horus Heresy (Novels)]] by [[Ben Counter]]

Précédé par [[📕 Legion]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
Suivit par [[📕 Mechanicum]] by [[Graham McNeill]]

# Summary

> Battle for the Abyss concerns the lead-up to a Traitor invasion of Ultramar, a remote star system and the home base of the unshakeably-Loyalist 13th Legion, the "Ultramarines" (Book [[📕 Know No Fear|19]] and [[📕 Betrayer|24]]). Early in the Heresy, the Traitor Word Bearers Legion is tasked with organising and leading the invasion; they plan to use an immense, secretly commissioned warship, the Furious Abyss, to spearhead the surprise attack. The vessel, commanded by Fleet Captain Zadkiel, launches from shipyards near Jupiter around the time of the events on Isstvan III (Book [[📕 Galaxy in Flames|3]]), and sets course for Macragge, Ultramar's capital world. Leading the cast of Loyalist protagonists is Cestus, Fleet Commander and Captain of the 7th Company of the Ultramarines. They become aware of the powerful capital ship's true purpose, and engage in long pursuit; they will seek to prevent the Furious Abyss from participating in the invasion and from reaching Macragge.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horus_Heresy_(novels)
# Notes

introducing the Ultramarines I want to know more about.
the world-bearers are sort of caricatures of bad guys, but okay I can work with that