The Atonement of Fire (Short Story)
Author | David Annandale |
Publisher | Black Library |
Series | Horus Heresy: The Primarchs |
Released | 2017 |
Collected in | The Black Library Events Anthology (2018/19) Heirs of The Emperor |
"The Atonement of Fire" is a short story by David Annandale in the Horus Heresy: The Primarchs. The story focuses on the events immediately after the novel Ruinstorm. It was originally released as part of the Black Library Events Anthology of 2017-2018.[1]
Cover description
Imperium Secundus is over. A vision granted to Sanguinius shows that the Emperor is alive, and so the Triumvirate of primarchs who formed the breakaway empire have taken to their fleets and intend to make the traitors pay for their heresy. But in his heart, Roboute Guilliman, architect of Imperium Secundus, feels as much a traitor as any of them – and he seeks to atone for his sin by throwing himself at enemies. When a force of World Eaters threaten a world that embodies the Imperium's ideals, he finds the perfect target...[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Track of Words
- 2: Black Library: The Atonement of Fire (archived from the original 24 December 2024, last accessed 21 April 2025)