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# Information

64th book in [[The Horus Heresy (Novels)]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
10th book in the [[Siege of Terra]] Arc

Précédé par [[📕 The End and the Death, Volume II]] by [[Dan Abnett]]
Suivit par [[📕 Era of Ruin (Anthology)]] by ??
# Summary

> The Emperor finally confronts Horus on the bridge of the _Vengeful Spirit_. Horus mortally wounds the Emperor, but hesitates when Loken attempts to appeal to his humanity. The Chaos Gods, frustrated with Horus' belief that he was in control, withdraw their blessings from him at a critical moment. Realizing he had been a pawn of Chaos all along, Horus begs the Emperor to kill him. Using Persson's Athame blade, the Emperor destroys the Warmaster body and soul. With the death of Horus, the Warp around Terra dissipates, and time resumes. Dorn, Valdor, and their warriors arrive to find the Emperor near death and return him to Terra, while Loken remains with his fallen Primarch just as Abaddon and his warriors arrive. Abaddon and Loken elect to peacefully part ways, but Loken is killed by Erebus, who explains that his death was necessary for the Daemon Samus to be born in the Warp. The Emperor is installed into the mechanism of the Golden Throne, paving the way for the next ten thousand years...

Source:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Horus_Heresy#book64
# Notes