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Mortis

Setting
Horus Heresy
Type
Novel
First published
16 Jan 2021
Length
560 pp · ~10h 16m read
Rating
3.552,695 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 80 · 2-star: 326 · 3-star: 889 · 4-star: 830 · 5-star: 570. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)194 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
Audiobook
4.562,449 ratingsPerformance4.88Story4.4616h 26m·Jonathan KeebleReviews on Audible  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781800262461
Featuring
Collegia TitanicaTerra

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Synopsis

Book 5 in the global bestselling series, "The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra". The victories of Saturnine and the sacrifices of the Eternity Wall space port have faded into the hope of yesterday. Denied but not defeated, the traitors intensify their assault on the Imperial Palace. With the principal space ports in Horus’ hands, the Warmaster now drains the heavens of his reserves. As the pressure of the assault increases, the power of Chaos waxes. The waking lives of the defenders are filled with despair, while their dreams pull them in search of a false paradise. As the fabric of the defences fails and the will of those who stand on them cracks, Horus commands the Titans of the Legio Mortis to breach the walls. Against them stands the might of Mercury Wall and the strength of the Legio Ignatum. Ancient rivals, the god-engines of both Legions meet in battle, while within the walls a few desperate individuals seek a way to turn back the tide of the warp’s malign influence. Across Terra lost warriors and travellers make their way through wastelands and gardens of horror, towards home and an unknown future.