Legacies of Betrayal

Legacies of Betrayal is the thirty-first installment in the Horus Heresy series. An anthology, it presents eighteen short stories previously published in other formats along with the novella Brotherhood of the Storm.

Serpent by John French involves a a group of Davinite priests massacring another group of Chaos worshipers.

Hunter's Moon by Guy Haley reveals the fate of the Space Wolves pack sent to watch Alpharius through a tale told by the lone survivor of the incident.

Veritas Ferrum by David Annandale describes the actions of the eponymous Iron Hands vessel during the space battle above Isstvan V.

Riven by John French tells the story of Crius, an Iron Hand from the Crusader Host who is released from his duties to gather loyalist reinforcements and unearths his legion's darkest secret.

Strike and Fade by Guy Haley follows a small group of Salamanders survivors on Isstvan V as they lay an ambush for some Night Lords.

Honour to the Dead by Gav Thorpe follows the loyalist Legio Presaegius as they fight traitor Titans during the Battle of Calth.

Butcher's Nails by Aaron Dembski-Bowden sees tensions arise between the Word Bearers and World Eaters at the outset of the Shadow Crusade that must be put aside when Eldar attack.

Warmaster by John French is a monologue by Horus as he discusses the nature of his allies with the skull of Ferrus Manus.

Kryptos by Graham McNeill follows Nykona Sharrowkyn of the Raven Guard and Sabik Wayland of the Iron Hands as they infiltrate a Dark Mechanicum forge to steal a vital piece of tech.

Wolf's Claw by Chris Wraight tells of how Bjorn One-Handed came by the power claws that earned him the name Fell-Handed.

Thief of Revelations by Graham McNeill follows Ahriman's efforts to understand the flesh-change and seek the intervention of Magnus, who takes him on a soul-flight to investigate the current state of the war.

The Divine Word by Gav Thorpe follows Therion Cohort praefector Marcus Valerius as he prosecutes a war alongside the Raven Guard and takes his first steps toward embracing the Lectitio Divinitatus as a result of his prophetic dreams.

Lucius: The Eternal Blademaster by Graham McNeill continues Lucius's story as he leaves his legion behind to seek out a duel with the famous Thousand Sons swordsman Sanakht on the Planet of the Sorcerers.

Kharn: The Eightfold Path by Anthony Reynolds shows Kharn fighting in his legion's gladiator pits and succumbing to the butcher's nails as a result of daemon-Angron's influence.

Cypher: Guardian of Order by Gav Thorpe follows Zahariel and Cypher of the Dark Angels on Caliban as the investigate the re-emerging supernatural disturbances beneath the Northwilds.

Heart of the Conqueror by Aaron Dembski-Bowden depicts the decision of the Conqueror's loyalist Navigator to take her own life to thwart her traitorous legion.

Censure by Nick Kyme follows Aeonid Thiel as he struggles to adapt to the Underworld War on Calth, rescuing his comrades with the help of a human auxiliary after an attack by Kurtha Sedd.

Bjorn: Lone Wolf by Chris Wraight depicts Bjorn battling daemons alongside his brothers and slaying an enemy champion.