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Cover of The Phoenician by Nick Kyme

The Phoenician

Setting
Horus Heresy
Type
Short Story
First published
3 Apr 2015
Length
9 pp · ~10m read
Rating
3.22156 ratingsRating distribution: 1-star: 7 · 2-star: 27 · 3-star: 69 · 4-star: 31 · 5-star: 22. See the reviews on Goodreads (opens in a new tab)11 reviews on Goodreads  (opens in a new tab)
ISBN-13
9781782519843
Featuring
Emperor's ChildrenIron HandsNecronsIsstvan

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Synopsis

On the black sands of Isstvan V, Gabriel Santar is dying. Struck down by his former battle-brother, Julius Kaesoron of the Emperor's Children, he watches helplessly as his father Ferrus Manus is murdered by the thrice-damned traitor Fulgrim. But Santar's fading sight reveals far more about the supposedly perfect Phoenician primarch than anyone could have guessed - is it too late for this revelation to have any value to the Iron Hands Legion? Read it because You can't miss the death of a primarch - the metal-armed, c'tan-killer Ferrus Manus no less. These gods among men might seem invincible, but not at the hands of their brother primarchs. And Manus's murderer reveals just how far the manipulative and insidious powers of Chaos can reach.