15. Graham McNeill - The Seventh Serpent. Cut off the head and the body dies (The Horus Heresy, Novella 15).pdf

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T
HE
H
ORUS
H
ERESY
Graham McNeill
THE SEVENTH
SERPENT
Cut off the head and the body dies
To Adam Hall, for his insight into what makes a novella work.
T
HE
H
ORUS
H
ERESY
It is a time of legend.
The galaxy is in flames. The Emperor’s glorious vision for humanity is in ruins.
His favoured son, Horus, has turned from his father’s light and embraced Chaos.
His armies, the mighty and redoubtable Space Marines, are locked in a brutal
civil war. Once, these ultimate warriors fought side by side as brothers,
protecting the galaxy and bringing mankind back into the Emperor’s light. Now
they are divided.
Some remain loyal to the Emperor, whilst others have sided with the Warmaster.
Pre-eminent amongst them, the leaders of their thousands-strong Legions, are the
primarchs. Magnificent, superhuman beings, they are the crowning achievement
of the Emperor’s genetic science. Thrust into battle against one another, victory
is uncertain for either side.
Worlds are burning. At Isstvan V, Horus dealt a vicious blow and three loyal
Legions were all but destroyed. War was begun, a conflict that will engulf all
mankind in fire. Treachery and betrayal have usurped honour and nobility.
Assassins lurk in every shadow. Armies are gathering. All must choose a side or
die.
Horus musters his armada, Terra itself the object of his wrath. Seated upon the
Golden Throne, the Emperor waits for his wayward son to return. But his true
enemy is Chaos, a primordial force that seeks to enslave mankind to its
capricious whims.
The screams of the innocent, the pleas of the righteous resound to the cruel
laughter of Dark Gods. Suffering and damnation await all should the Emperor
fail and the war be lost.
The age of knowledge and enlightenment has ended. The Age of Darkness has
begun.
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
The Sisypheum
U
LRACH
B
RANTHAN
, Captain, Iron Hands 65
th
Clan-Company
C
ADMUS
T
YRO
, Equerry to Captain Branthan
F
RATER
T
HAMATICA
, Ironwrought, Avemii veteran
V
ERMANA
C
YBUS
, Avernii veteran
S
EPTUS
T
HOIC
, Avernii veteran
I
GNATIUS
N
UMEN
, Battle-brother
S
ABIK
W
AYLAND
, Iron Father
N
YKONA
S
HARROWKYN
, Raven Guard Legion, 66
th
Company
A
TESH
T
ARSA
, Apothecary, Salamanders Legion, 24
th
Company
The Iron Heart
S
HADRAK
M
EDUSON
, Captain, Tenth Clan-Company
G
ASKON
M
ALTHACE
, Equerry to Shadrak Meduson
A
SHUR
M
AESAN
, Sergeant, Tenth Clan-Company
The XX Legion ''Alpha Legion''
A
LPHARIUS
, Primarch of the Alpha Legion
C
HAITIN
, Legate
S
EYHAN
, Infiltrator
''Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.''
- attributed to Arystotle of Stagira
'Unless a serpent devours a serpent,
it will not become a dragon.
Unless one power absorbs another,
it will not become great.'
- proverb, circa Ml

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