Theme · 3 events
How to read the primary sources
The order of the novels, the Black Books, spoilers. The atlas is a table of contents, not a replacement: the map shows where a book fits, but does not retell it.
Events of the theme
- Ullanor Triumph Loyalist victory
At the height of the triumph after the crushing of the ork empire of the overlord Urlakk Urg, the Emperor proclaimed Horus Warmaster — supreme over all the primarchs and expeditionary fleets — and…
- Drop Site Massacre on Isstvan V Atrocity
Terra sent seven Legions to crush Horus on Isstvan V.
- The Siege of Terra Pyrrhic loyalist victory
The culmination of the Heresy: Horus’s armada descended on the Solar System and besieged the Emperor’s Palace on Terra.
How to look in the atlas
- Three anchors of the timeline: 0 (Ullanor) → 6.5 (the Drop Site) → 14.x (the Siege). Any novel fits in between them.
- “Glossary and sources” — the list of sources for each card is there too.
- Loken’s dossier: the entry point to the whole series, and he is also the only one who passes through the entire arc.
Open in the atlas
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