- Galaxy in Flames
Infobox Book |
name = Galaxy in Flames
author =Ben Counter
country =United Kingdom
language = English
series = The Horus Heresy
genre =Science fiction novel
publisher =Black Library
release_date = October 2006 (1st edition)
media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 407 pages
isbn = ISBN 1-84416-393-8
preceded_by =False Gods
followed_by =Flight of the Eisenstein "Galaxy in Flames" is a
Science Fiction novel byBen Counter based in theWarhammer 40,000 universe, published by theBlack Library . This is the third book of theHorus Heresy series, which began withHorus Rising and continued inFalse Gods . The story is set 10,000 years before the timeframe of the Warhammer 40,000 setting, and expands upon the tale of the Horus Heresy, the galaxy's greatest civil war and the root cause of many issues in the Warhammer 40,000 universe."Galaxy in Flames" details the virus-bombing of Istvaan III and Warmaster Horus' ultimate fall into madness, where brother fights brother in a virus-choked wasteland of death and destruction. Loyalist elements of the Luna Wolves,
World Eaters ,Emperor's Children andDeath Guard Legions fight against the traitors... and Horus makes the ultimate decision that will lead to a bloody massacre before the endgame on Terra.
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