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# Information

58th book in [[The Horus Heresy (Novels)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
4th book in the [[Siege of Terra]] Arc

Précédé par [[📕 The First Wall]] by [[Gav Thorpe]]
Suivit par [[📕 Mortis]] by [[John French]]
# Summary

> With battle now joined in earnest, the Traitors under the command of Perturabo begin to look for ways to breach the outer wall of the Imperial Palace. Rogal Dorn on the other hand must begin to make hard choices to keep the palace secure until Roboute arrives, and in opposition to his growing desperation creates an order of scholars to document (and conceal if necessary) the history of the civil war. A multi-dimensional chess game between both side ensues for a weakened section of the wall (designated Saturnine) that will decide whether the palace will continue to hold, or fall with a single stroke. But not all is bound to the Siege, and in the depths of the Palace and far beyond it, secrets and lies are brought to light...

Source:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horus_Heresy#book58
# Notes