Horus Rising Book by Dan Abnett

Horus Rising by Dan Abnett is the critically acclaimed first novel in The Horus Heresy saga, a massive sci-fi series published by Black Library that explores the origins of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Originally released in 2006, this 412-page novel sets the stage for a tragic galactic civil war by showcasing the Imperium of Man at its absolute height, long before it decayed into a dystopian dark age.