As the darkness of the war slowly consumes the galaxy, those who still serve the Throne are faced with a struggle for their survival and the continued existence of everything they hold dear. With the threat of the Warmaster's fleet looming ever closer to Terra, if will fall to such heroes to halt the tide, but the enemies arrayed against them are powerful and the burden of loyalty is great...

This Horus Heresy anthology contains six short stories, some of which are in print for the first time or originally released as audio dramas, by authors such as Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Gav Thorpe and John French. Also included are the novellas Wolf King, by Chris Wraight, and Cybernetica, by Rob Sanders.