A Witch's Fate by Guy Haley

Author:Guy Haley
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-06-08T08:48:28+00:00

INTRODUCTION

Dawn of Fire: Avenging Son Limited Edition

The Indomitus Crusade is the single largest military operation in the history of the Imperium since the Emperor Himself set out to reconquer the stars. It will fight at thousands of worlds. There are hundreds of millions, if not billions of people involved from every branch of the Imperium's colossal war machine, and it comes at a time of great danger. After 10,000 years, Warmaster Abaddon's plans have almost come to fruition, bringing him closer to success than his father Horus ever came. The galaxy has been plunged into a fresh night, where daemons walk free and the foes of mankind reave unopposed. The last time this happened, during the Age of Strife, mankind was almost rendered extinct. For years, the Warhammer 40,000 clock has stood at one minute to midnight. Now the bell tolls. Time is running out for humanity.

The Indomitus Crusade forms a key part of the current Warhammer 40,000 background, and the book you hold now is the first step on a journey detailing an epoch every bit as perilous and rich as the Horus Heresy.

Into this dire moment steps Roboute Guilliman, last loyal son of the Emperor. Kept in stasis since his demise at his brother Fulgrim's (many) hands, Guilliman was a contemporary metaphor for the Emperor in the 41st millennium. A titanic figure from a past age, imprisoned upon a timeless throne, neither truly alive nor truly dead. Thanks to the machinations of the aeldari, who perceive their own extinction rapidly approaching, and the genius of Archmagos Belisarius Cawl, Guilliman was revived at the moment it seemed the Imperium might fall. So he's back, perceived as a saviour by many and a threat by some. Either way, in the early days of the crusade and beyond, he has got his work cut out.

Behold, the Dawn of Fire.

I was very privileged to be asked to join this project when it was concocted in secret many moons ago. My work on Guilliman in the Dark Imperium books apparently recommended me for the job, so thanks to everyone who bought and enjoyed those; you propelled me to fresh heights. In its conception and creation, the Dawn of Fire series takes many valuable lessons from the highly successful Horus Heresy, that two-decade epic. Foremost among them is the writers' room, where we scribes all get together and thrash out how we are going to tell this towering story. These meetings are always great fun, buzzing with ideas and the occasional challenge and we wanted this creative collective for the Dawn of Fire too.

The worlds of Warhammer are fascinating places, not only in the epic fictional tales, but also in the real world, in how those stories are created by the intersection of miniatures, gaming and the long-form narratives that grow around them. There are so many creative people involved in these universes. The Indomitus Crusade is of such importance to the now of Warhammer 40,000 that we worked closely with our counterparts in the other creative studios a great deal.

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