Today i want to share some progress on my word bearers zardu layak and his possessed friends. Instead of going for the purely numerical order, i thought to organize the books in tiers, from the toptier works all the. Just a little confused as im transitioning from 40k to 30k. It was this event, roughly 43 years before the beginning of the horus heresy, that turned the word bearers to chaos.
The horus heresy screwed almost everyones plans except the chaos gods of course and changed the flavour of the imperiums grimdark from stalinist soviet if you breathe a word about religion, we rape you with knives to catholic inquisition if you breathe a word about the wrong religion, we rape you or your whole planet with knives unless you can find an. The horus heresy screwed almost everyones plans except the chaos gods of course and changed the flavour of the imperiums grimdark from stalinist soviet if you breathe a word about religion, we rape you with knives to catholic inquisition if you breathe a word about the wrong religion, we rape you or your whole planet with knives unless. There are also a couple of short stories in the horus heresy novel series that act as backstory for several of the characters. Blood angels book forge world forge world news homepage horus heresy iron hands night lords salamanders the horus heresy news word bearers. Outside of their legion, the word bearers current organisation is not known or understood by imperial savants. Black library the horus heresy word bearers ebundle. From the horus heresy novel betrayer by aaron dembskibowden. Its a busy week for the horus heresy check out the new reinforcements for the blood angels. David annandales 25minute horus heresy audio drama the revelation of the word. In the decade or so its been around it has become a huge collection of stories, with a whole host of plot threads, characters and events to follow. Yes, the dark brethren row is utterly obsolete at this point in time. The siege of terra, lorgar word bearers secondary threads. In the backstory of the warhammer 40000 universe is humanitys era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible dark age before being brought to an end by the horus heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. They have always been the bearers of the ideals of the imperium and of its vision for the future of humanity.
The horus heresy has four causes one major and three minor. Book five tempest is the fifth book released as part of forge worlds horus heresy series of campaign and army books that takes place during the horus heresy. I dont mean books like battle for the abyss where you basically follow a group of ultramarines and their friends struggle against the word bearers, but books where the word bearers are the main characters. Word bearers are probably my least favorite legion and i was really looking. Before the horus heresy, the word bearers legion, like many of their fellow space marine legions, were subdivided into chapters. The first heretic is one of the finest books black library has to offer, and is also conveniently one of the first books in the chronology of the horus heresy.
This is the story of their fall and their dark crusade through the horus heresy. The book deals with the calth atrocity, where the word bearers legion launched a devestating suprise attack on the ultramarines legion. The novel follows the word bearers legion, the 17th legion of the emperors space marines. The godemperor was permanently injured in a lethal duel with their. After 10,000 years of violence, terror, destruction, and fervent worship of the ruinous powers, combined with the orchestration the horus heresy, the word bearers have achieved godtier infamy status unmatched by nearly any other chaos worshipers. There are no contradictions, as you pointed out yourself dotr do never benefit from modifiers from other allied and or primary detachments.
I hope the rumors of the red books getting a revamp after thramas are true. The space marine legions of the first founding make up the core factions and conflict of the horus heresy. Horus listened to his advice, and it was the word bearers who purged the tribes and erased every trace of their culture. Primarch, prophet, leader of destiny, the golden one is raised by kor phaeron, priest of the covenant, to be his weapon in a quest. A full chapter consisted of 1,000 astartes, subdivided into 10 companies, each 100 strong and led by. Being a huge fan of the horus heresy series so far, i had high hopes for this book and i wasnt disappointed. The major cause is the combined actions and beliefs of two men of the xvii legion word bearers kor phaeron and erebus, and the effect of those actions and beliefs on primarch lorgar a.
By subscribing you confirm that you are over the age of 16 or have consent from your parent or guardian to subscribe. At the time of the horus heresy, it is estimated that the word bearers. Age of darkness is a tabletop game for two or more players, in which you command an army of forge world and citadel miniatures representing either those loyalist forces who fight in the name of the emperor or the traitors who have chosen to side with warmaster horus. Or can they also or instead of take daemon formations. The word bearers were also forced to retreat to the eye of terror, and there they have remained, returning to the imperium to raid, pillage, and destroy. The siege of terra, lorgarword bearers secondary threads.
The horus heresy audiobooks listen to the full series. Licensed by ancient charter, rogue traders explore the uncharted regions of the galaxy, seeking new in this concluding novel of dan abnetts sensational trilogy, a. This is a solid book, very reminiscent of biblical stories as you might expect from the word bearers, especially moses, and a little bit of david of david v goliath, fame. The godemperor was permanently injured in a lethal. They orchestrated horus s corruption and the entire horus heresy. It is said that the davinite campaign marked the first occasion where the now legendary trancelike state of the seventeenth legions warriors was witnessed by outsiders, and it unnerved even the brave sons of lupercal. Horussons of horus, lorgarword bearers, angronworld eaters, fulgrimemperors children, mortariondeath guard, sanguiniusblood angels, jaghatai khanwhite scars author. Horus heresy novels project gutenberg selfpublishing. After the horus heresy, they became the complete opposite. The word bearers are a legion of chaos space marines, sons of the primarch. Horus heresy units that you should avoid buying without good reason duration. The reach of the imperium is vast, but must be constantly expanded if humanity is to prosper. The word bearers under layak would take part in the siege of terra. The word bearers march into battle chanting passages from the book of lorgar over and over.
Reading order, warhammer fantasy, warhammer the word bearers book series by anthony reynolds includes books dark apostle, dark disciple, and dark creed. So i want to keep up to date with the horus heresy so i can get around to reading old earth along with the various other new books, and as we all know the hh books have numerous storylines. Licensed by ancient charter, rogue traders explore the uncharted regions of the galaxy, seeking new in this concluding novel of dan abnetts sensational trilogy, a dark figure from the past returns to. I hope the rumors of the red books getting a revamp.
The black legion has proven to be a much greater threat to the imperium. Most devoted of all the primarchs, it was lorgar who first fell to the lure of chaos. Worlds will burn, and entire civilisations will fall before the fury of the xviith legion. Betrayer horus heresy its not entirely from the perspective of the word bearers, as it heavily features the world eaters as well, but it continues the story of argel tal and the rest of the word bearers started in first heretic. Word bearers getting started in horus heresy youtube. As i finished reading deathfire, and with war without end and pharos on my toread list, i was inspired to put together my current rankings of the numbered horus heresy books. On the world of colchis, mighty religions rule a decaying society in the name of absent gods until the arrival of lorgar. The best horus heresy books that arent horus rising tome. In fact, theyre not only good, they are basically required, as it is the seminal trilogy describing horus corruption and rebellion. Horus sons of horus, lorgar word bearers, angronworld eaters, fulgrimemperors children, mortariondeath guard, sanguiniusblood angels, jaghatai khanwhite scars author. Lorgar himself later achieved daemonhood, and the word bearers remain relatively intact post heresy due to their strong belief in the dark gods and cohesive nature of the legion, but are currently split between kor phaeron former 1st captain and erebus chief dark apostle.
In games of the horus heresy, putting terminators in an assault vehicle can still work. Lorgar himself later achieved daemonhood, and the word bearers remain relatively intact postheresy due to their strong belief in the dark gods and cohesive nature of the legion, but are currently split between kor phaeron former 1st captain and erebus chief dark apostle. Expand your options of fun home activities with the largest online selection at. The word bearers trilogy of books by anthony reynolds consists of dark apostle, dark disciple and dark creed, set in the warhammer 40,000 universe. Captains argel tal and kharn of the word bearers and world eaters are walking through the aftermath of a battle in one of the 500 worlds of ultramar, armatura. Primarchs series, delving into the story of lorgar, primarch of the word bearers legion and the first of the emperors sons to fall to chaos. A horus heresy ebundle the word bearers went from the most loyal of the space marine legions to the most devoted servants of chaos. Since their inception, the word bearers devotion to the imperium has been beyond question. The word bearers, originally known as the imperial heralds, were the xvii. Read it because its a compelling and detailed look at how even the most loyal can be lured into betrayal by the insidious power of. Protected from the dangers of the warp by ritual means, the word bearers. Most famously during the heresy, the word bearers under his direction.
Word bearers legion rules the word bearers were once one of the most loyal legions with the primarch, lorgar, practically worshipping his father, the emperor, as a god. The horus heresy the primarchs, warhammer 40,000, the horus heresy. I get asked all the time, what books do i need and believe it or not, its kinda complicated. Horus heresy all the tropes wiki fandom powered by wikia. They orchestrated horuss corruption and the entire horus heresy. Im a big fan of the horus heresy series of novels, set in or rather, before the warhammer 40,000 universe. I know word bearers can takes allies from the daemon codex, but is it strictly just an allied detachment. In this article the third in this series we look deeper into the background and the rules for the most iconic heretics of all.
Games workshop, bl publishing, black library, forge world, citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k, warhammer, warhammer digital, warhammer 40,000, the aquila doubleheaded eagle logo, warhammer age of sigmar. The horus heresy word bearers ebundle black library. The word bearers are a loyalist first founding space marine legion. It sheds light on the descent of the word bearers from zealous fanatics devoted to the emperor to their eventual fall from grace and their destiny of worshipping the gods of chaos. The age of darkness where gods strolled across battlefields and the new imperium conquered everything in its path. In this list ive done the best job i can of organising it into a rough chronological.
The word bearers are among the most feared and reviled of all chaos space marines. Citadel, white dwarf, the horus heresy, the horus heresy eye logo, space marine, 40k. The horus heresy campaign books are a series of books detailing the background of the horus heresy, the armies involved and the battle they fought, as well as including the battles in the age of darkness expansion rules, army lists, unit profiles, full campaign systems, missions and more. I only want to get down to the core plotlines and nittygritty. The word bearers are tireless in their crusade to have the galaxy worship the emperor as divine. The book contains rules and special characters for the pre. A must read for anyone interested in word bearers in the horus heresy. Whilst lorgar brooded over the emperors reproach, kor phaeron and erebus, his top lieutenants, whispered to lorgar of the great chaos gods. Excerpt from the three hundred and fortyfirst book of the epistles of lorgar. In the backstory of the warhammer 40,000 universe is humanitys era of hope, only just starting to dawn after the long and terrible dark age, before it is brought to an end by the horus heresy, wherein fully half of the best warriors the human race had to offer turned to worshipping dark gods and nearly wiped out the other half. Fierce warriors with a fanatical religious zeal, they blaze across the galaxy in the service of their dark gods.
Im about 10 books in, ill share my two cents, in book order. The word bearers went from the most loyal of the space marine legions to the most devoted servants of chaos. Penned by several authors, the series takes place during the horus heresy, a fictional galaxyspanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future of warhammer 40,000. In the end, horus was defeated, and the legions of chaos were forced to flee. Enter your email to get the very latest news, promotions, hobby tips and more from games workshop. Daemons can be taken as allies the red books say codex. The second in the set of black library books released to coincide with the.
Delve into the daemonworshipping mania of the word bearers as they battle the forces of. The novel follows the word bearers legion, the 17th legion of the emperors space marines, and their driven and devoted primarch, lorgar. Feb 22, 2018 i get asked all the time, what books do i need and believe it or not, its kinda complicated. Dec 24, 2019 the space marine legions of the first founding make up the core factions and conflict of the horus heresy. The horus heresy black library recommended reading order. New listing forge world word bearers transfer sheet. Legions is receiving its first content expansion, isstvan v. Every time it is used, it always refers to clandestine lodge business that is not for the ears of outsiders. Of course, the emperor didnt like this one bit having always said he was never divine. It will introduce three new traitor space marine legions, with 140 new cards and 9 admin no comments expansions, iron hands, raven guard, salamanders. The horus heresy is an ongoing series of science fantasy set in the fictional warhammer 40,000 setting of tabletop miniatures wargame company games workshop.
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