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Aaron Dembski-Bowden

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Aaron Dembski-Bowden's Blog

“Where is ADB?”

He’s over here, technically homeless.

More accurately, how is ADB?

In short, he’s great. But more on that in a moment.

Lately, I’ve been asked about a bajillion times where I’ve vanished to, and what made me vanish. Usually it comes with a side order of “I hear you’re struggling with your mental health” along with a genuinely humbling show of support from many, many people.

To get the technical s

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Average rating: 4.19 · 71,913 ratings · 4,466 reviews · 173 distinct works • Similar authors

	The First Heretic (The Horus Heresy, #14) 4.34 avg rating — 9,200 ratings — published 2010 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Betrayer (The Horus Heresy, #24) by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Goodreads Author), Karl Richardson (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 5,349 ratings — published 2012 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Soul Hunter (Night Lords, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 5,160 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Helsreach (Space Marine Battles #2) 4.28 avg rating — 4,013 ratings — published 2010 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Reaver (Night Lords, #2) 4.39 avg rating — 3,476 ratings — published 2011 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Master of Mankind (The Horus Heresy, #41) 4.22 avg rating — 3,501 ratings — published 2017 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Void Stalker (Night Lords, #3) 4.48 avg rating — 2,993 ratings — published 2012 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Talon of Horus (Black Legion #1) 4.46 avg rating — 2,560 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes of Eternity (The Siege of Terra, #7) 4.54 avg rating — 2,228 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Lords: The Omnibus (Night Lords #1-3) 4.67 avg rating — 2,077 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Night Lords (3 books)
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Warhammer 40,000 Legends Collection (1 book)
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The Drawing of the Dark

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Ahriman: Sorcerer (Ahriman #2)

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The Princes of Ireland (The Dublin Saga, #1)

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Quotes by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (?)

“Everything is darkest," Xaphen mused, "before the dawn."

"That, my brother, is an axiom that sounds immensely profound until you realize it's a lie.”
― Aaron Dembski-Bowden, The First Heretic

tags: 40k, heresy, horus, the-first-heretic, warhammer

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“You came to me asking how my faith survived the Day of Judgement. I will tell you a secret. When the stars fell, when the seas boiled and the earth burned, my faith didn’t die. That is when I began to believe.

God was real, and he hated us.”
― Aaron Dembski-Bowden, The First Heretic

tags: faith, fantasy, warhammer-40k

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“Xaphen swore an oath never to fail his primarch.

Argal Tal did not. He spoke in a voice soft enough to break hearts, "We are heretics, father.”
― Aaron Dembski-Bowden, The First Heretic

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