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The Horus Heresy #Anthology
Sedition's Gate
Across the galaxy, the war for the future of humanity rests on a knife-edge. While the greatest heroes of the Imperium battle the traitor forces, in the shadows, the power of Chaos is in the ascendance. This anthology features five unique stories:
Artefacts by Nick Kyme
Aboard the Salamander’s flagship, the Primarch Vulkan entrusts his legacy to his legion in the hands of the first Forgefather.
The Harrowing by Rob Sanders
Through stealth and deceit, the Alpha Legion have boarded an imperial vessel. Now they set out to take the ship, their ruthless and methodical strategy employed to devastating effect.
Allegiance by Chris Wraight
Arvida of the Thousand Sons find himself welcomed as a brother by the White Scars Legion. But can this orphan of Prospero ever truly be at home amongst the savage warriors of Chogoris?
The Laurel of Defiance by Guy Haley
On the world of Astagar, the 90th company of the Ultramarines, take on the might of a Chaos Titan.
Sermon of Exodus by David Annandale
Journeying from across the wastes of Davin, the faithful flock to prove themselves worthy in the eyes of dark gods. A Prequel to The Damnation of Pythos.
Artefacts by Nick Kyme
Aboard the Salamander’s flagship, the Primarch Vulkan entrusts his legacy to his legion in the hands of the first Forgefather.
The Harrowing by Rob Sanders
Through stealth and deceit, the Alpha Legion have boarded an imperial vessel. Now they set out to take the ship, their ruthless and methodical strategy employed to devastating effect.
Allegiance by Chris Wraight
Arvida of the Thousand Sons find himself welcomed as a brother by the White Scars Legion. But can this orphan of Prospero ever truly be at home amongst the savage warriors of Chogoris?
The Laurel of Defiance by Guy Haley
On the world of Astagar, the 90th company of the Ultramarines, take on the might of a Chaos Titan.
Sermon of Exodus by David Annandale
Journeying from across the wastes of Davin, the faithful flock to prove themselves worthy in the eyes of dark gods. A Prequel to The Damnation of Pythos.
142 pages, Hardcover
First published May 18, 2014
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Nick Kyme
280 books161 followersNick Kyme (b. 1977) writes mostly for Black Library. His credits include the popular Salamanders series and several audio dramas.
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May 31, 2014
Released at the 2014 Horus Heresy Weekender as an event-exclusive anthology, Sedition’s Gate collects together short stories from five Black Library authors in a format to match the limited-edition Horus Heresy novellas. There is no overarching theme for these stories, so instead they each focus on a different snapshot of the Heresy, some focusing on familiar characters and others on brand new characters and story lines.
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April 22, 2023
Quite fun.
March 21, 2016
Artefacts by Nick Kyme:
Here we get a look at Vulkan, pre-Istvaan 5/Konrad Curze. We get to see him discussing Horus' fall with his Forge Master, as well as Curze's fall. I believe this is setting the stage for the Salamanders in 40k, or post HH, as I know little of their lore besides that they are hunting for Vulkan's artefacts. So here, we get to see Vulkan appointing his Forgefather, and making his decision regarding the artefacts, rather than just destroying the lot of them. It was an interesting, if not straightforward story. Though I do look forward to seeing what relevance it holds when I read the 40k Salamanders work.
3/5
The Harrowing by Rob Sanders:
Oh man do I love Rob Sanders portrayal of the Alpha Legion! This story in particular saw them move a little bit away from the "super spy who never goes to war" and more towards the Alpha Legion-esque subterfuge and misdirection HELPING to win the war. It was very good. Lots of twists and turns from the very first page. I really hope Mr. Sanders takes over writing for the Alpha Legion, because this was great. Also somewhat curious if we will ever see the follow up to this story. The Alpha Legion + stolen Titans taking the fight to the Imperium? I would read it!
5/5
Allegiance by Chris Wriaght:
This story is a follow up to Scars, which I read what feels like only a short while ago. It follows Arvida, the lone survivor of the Thousand Sons (or so her thinks), as he comes to terms with being the last, heals his broken body and mind, and discovers that he is and will always be a Thousand Son, even when at home with the White Scars Legion. The short was extremely interesting, as is all White Scars and Thousand Sons work in the HH, and the scenes that take place in Arvida's dreams, on Prospero, were awesome. How he survived and stayed sane was awesome. The White Scars were also great, as we get to see more of their culture, and how the Legion follows from the events that happen in Scars. A really great read.
5/5
The Laurel of Defience by Guy Hayley:
The story was great. We got to see the Shadow Crusade from the perspective of the Ultramarines. Though I disliked how they portrayed the Word Bearers as useless and beneath the 13th's concern for the most part. I did really, really love that Titan though. Damn was it awesome! I'd love to see some more of the Daemon engines in more warhammer fiction.
The other side of this short was Corvo's attendance at a event on Maccragge! Which was interesting, as we got to see some of the Ultramar culture. I really liked that Corvo was a bit defiant and had his own personality, despite bring an ultramarine. Very good short
4/5
Sermon of Exodus by David Annandale:
.... I really don't know how to feel about this short. It was the prelude, in part, to the next HH book The Damnation of Pythos, but damn was it weird! It takes place on Davin, though after Horus' fall. I don't know whether or not this takes place after Erebus' teaching on Davin. As Akshub is... an interesting character. The whole story was pretty awesome. It seemed written in a way that the Davinites would really experience the whole event, which was really weird, and holy, and awesome, and.. kind of backwords? It was an interesting style for writing this. The repetitions, the Echoes, etc. very werid. Good, definitely good, but weird. I really look forward to seeing what both the Ghehashren and Tsi Rekh plan to do in the Pandorax system!
4/5
Here we get a look at Vulkan, pre-Istvaan 5/Konrad Curze. We get to see him discussing Horus' fall with his Forge Master, as well as Curze's fall. I believe this is setting the stage for the Salamanders in 40k, or post HH, as I know little of their lore besides that they are hunting for Vulkan's artefacts. So here, we get to see Vulkan appointing his Forgefather, and making his decision regarding the artefacts, rather than just destroying the lot of them. It was an interesting, if not straightforward story. Though I do look forward to seeing what relevance it holds when I read the 40k Salamanders work.
3/5
The Harrowing by Rob Sanders:
Oh man do I love Rob Sanders portrayal of the Alpha Legion! This story in particular saw them move a little bit away from the "super spy who never goes to war" and more towards the Alpha Legion-esque subterfuge and misdirection HELPING to win the war. It was very good. Lots of twists and turns from the very first page. I really hope Mr. Sanders takes over writing for the Alpha Legion, because this was great. Also somewhat curious if we will ever see the follow up to this story. The Alpha Legion + stolen Titans taking the fight to the Imperium? I would read it!
5/5
Allegiance by Chris Wriaght:
This story is a follow up to Scars, which I read what feels like only a short while ago. It follows Arvida, the lone survivor of the Thousand Sons (or so her thinks), as he comes to terms with being the last, heals his broken body and mind, and discovers that he is and will always be a Thousand Son, even when at home with the White Scars Legion. The short was extremely interesting, as is all White Scars and Thousand Sons work in the HH, and the scenes that take place in Arvida's dreams, on Prospero, were awesome. How he survived and stayed sane was awesome. The White Scars were also great, as we get to see more of their culture, and how the Legion follows from the events that happen in Scars. A really great read.
5/5
The Laurel of Defience by Guy Hayley:
The story was great. We got to see the Shadow Crusade from the perspective of the Ultramarines. Though I disliked how they portrayed the Word Bearers as useless and beneath the 13th's concern for the most part. I did really, really love that Titan though. Damn was it awesome! I'd love to see some more of the Daemon engines in more warhammer fiction.
The other side of this short was Corvo's attendance at a event on Maccragge! Which was interesting, as we got to see some of the Ultramar culture. I really liked that Corvo was a bit defiant and had his own personality, despite bring an ultramarine. Very good short
4/5
Sermon of Exodus by David Annandale:
.... I really don't know how to feel about this short. It was the prelude, in part, to the next HH book The Damnation of Pythos, but damn was it weird! It takes place on Davin, though after Horus' fall. I don't know whether or not this takes place after Erebus' teaching on Davin. As Akshub is... an interesting character. The whole story was pretty awesome. It seemed written in a way that the Davinites would really experience the whole event, which was really weird, and holy, and awesome, and.. kind of backwords? It was an interesting style for writing this. The repetitions, the Echoes, etc. very werid. Good, definitely good, but weird. I really look forward to seeing what both the Ghehashren and Tsi Rekh plan to do in the Pandorax system!
4/5
May 26, 2014
A great set of stories ,very enjoyable
September 22, 2014
Series of short stories that take place at different points within the Horus Heresy era. Great quick read and expands a few points that occor within the main novel series.
October 23, 2014
Most are good.
One or two of the short stories are real stinkers.
So pretty much par for the course when it comes to anthologies.
One or two of the short stories are real stinkers.
So pretty much par for the course when it comes to anthologies.
February 17, 2015
Very good HH antology. Rob Sanders' portrayal of Alpha Legion in "The Harrowing" is awesome!
February 26, 2018
Artefacts – 4/5
The Harrowing - 3/5
Allegiance – 4/5
The Laurel of Defiance - 5/5
Sermon of Exodus - 3/5
The Harrowing - 3/5
Allegiance – 4/5
The Laurel of Defiance - 5/5
Sermon of Exodus - 3/5
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