The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra (Novels) - Synopses: The Siege of Terra is a direct continuation of the original Horus Heresy novel series.The Siege of Terra will detail the final events of the Horus Heresy, most notably the eponymous Siege of Terra and the final duel between Horus Lupercal and the Emperor of Mankind.1. The Solar WarThe Solar War is the first novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by John French. After seven standard years of bitter war following the Drop Site Massacre at Isstvan V, the end has come at last for the conflict known infamously as the Horus Heresy. Terra now lies within the Warmaster Horus' sights, the Throneworld and the seat of his father's rule. Horus' desire is nothing less than the death of the Emperor of Mankind and the utter subjugation of the Imperium. He has become the ascendant vessel of Chaos, and amassed a terrible army with which to enact his will and vengeance. But the way to the Throne will be hard as the Primarch Rogal Dorn, the Praetorian of Terra and its protector, marshals the defences. First and foremost, Horus must challenge the might of the Sol System itself and the many fleets and bulwarks arrayed there. To gain even a foothold on Terran soil, he must first contend the Solar War. Thus the first stage of the greatest conflict in the history of all Mankind begins.2.The Lost and the DamnedThe Lost and the Damned is the second novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by Guy Haley. On the thirteenth day of Secundus, the bombardment of Terra began. With the solar defences overcome through the devastating strength of the Traitor armada and the power of the warp, Horus launches his assault on the Throneworld in earnest. After withstanding a ferocious barrage of ordnance, an immense ground war commences outside the Imperial Palace with every inch gained paid for in the lives of billions. The front lines are beyond horrific and the very air is reduced to poison and blood. Bodies are thrown into the meatgrinder but the outer redoubts cannot possibly hold for long, even with the loyal Primarchs to reinforce them. For Horus has his own generals to call upon. Between the plague weapons of Mortarion and the fury of Angron, the defenders face a losing battle.3. The First WallThe First Wall is the third novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by Gav Thorpe. The war for the fate of Mankind blazes on. Though the outer defences have fallen, the walls of the Imperial Palace itself remain inviolate as Rogal Dorn, the Praetorian of Terra himself, uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep Horus' vast armies at bay. In Perturabo, the Traitor siegebreaker, Dorn faces an adversary worthy of his skill. A terrible, grinding attrition ensues.4. SaturnineSaturnine is the fourth novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by Dan Abnett. The Traitor Host of Horus Lupercal tightens its iron grip on the Imperial Palace of Terra, and one by one the walls and bastions begin to crumple and collapse. Rogal Dorn, Praetorian of Terra, redoubles his efforts to keep the relentless enemy at bay, but his forces are vastly outnumbered and hopelessly outgunned. Dorn simply cannot defend everything.5. MortisMortis is the fifth novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by John French. As the pressure of the Traitors' assault on the Imperial Palace increases, the power of Chaos waxes. The waking lives of the defenders are filled with despair, while their dreams pull them in search of a false paradise. As the fabric of the defences fails and the will of those who stand on them cracks, Horus commands the Titans of the Legio Mortis to breach the walls. Against them stands the might of Mercury Wall and the strength of the Legio Ignatum. Ancient rivals, the god-engines of both Legios meet in battle, while within the walls a few desperate individuals seek a way to turn back the tide of the Warp's malign influence. Across Terra, lost warriors and travellers make their way through wastelands and gardens of horror, towards home and an unknown future.6. WarhawkWarhawk is the sixth novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by Chris Wraight. The Inner Walls are breached. Traitor vanguards tear towards the heart of the Palace, sensing victory. Desperate gambits are attempted: an unwilling saint is released into the ruins, as well as an enthusiastic sinner. A black sword rises, forged from spite, ready to create a legend. But amid the slaughter, Jaghatai Khan, Warhawk of Chogoris, prepares to launch the most audacious strike of the conflict. His goal is nothing less than the liberation of the Lion's Gate space port. Cut off from any help, he stakes everything on one desperate counter-offensive, launched against an old enemy who has been made far greater than he ever was before. As the White Scars ride out against the newly crowned lords of life and death, they know that defeat for them dooms not only the Legion, but Terra itself.7. Echoes of EternityEchoes of Eternity is the seventh novel in The Siege of Terra series and is written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. The wall have fallen. The defenders are broken. The Inner Palace lies in ruins. The Warmaster’s horde advances through the fire and ash of Terra's dying breaths, forcing the loyalists back to the Delphic Battlement – the very walls of the Sanctum Imperialis. Angron, Primarch of the World Eaters and Herald of Horus, has achieved immortality through annihilation – now he leads the armies of the damned in a wrathful tide, destroying all before them as the warp begins its poisonous corruption of Terra's very soil. For the Emperor’s beleaguered forces, the end has come. The Khan lies on the edge of death. Rogal Dorn is encircled, fighting his own war at Bhab Bastion. Guilliman will not reach Terra in time. Without his brothers, Sanguinius -- the Angel of the IXth Legion --waits on the final battlements, hoping to rally a desperate band of defenders and refugees for one last stand.8. The End and the Death: Volume IThe End and the Death: Volume I is the eighth novel and first volume of the three-part final story in The Siege of Terra series and is written by Dan Abnett. There is no way out. The walls have fallen, the gates are breached, and the defenders are slain. It is the end and the death. After seven brutal years of civil war, the Warmaster stands on the verge of victory. Horus Lupercal, once beloved son, has come to murder his father. The Emperor, a shining beacon of hope to many, an unscrupulous tyrant to others, must die. The lives of uncountable numbers have been extinguished and even primarchs, once thought immortal, have been laid low. The Emperor’s dream lies in tatters, but there remains a sliver of hope. Now, at the final hour of the final day, the Emperor rises. With Him come His Angel, His Praetorian, and His Captain, all determined to enact terrible vengeance. Yet the hope is slim, for the Warmaster sees all and knows all, and the ultimate victory of Chaos is at hand. There is no way out.