Death of a Silversmith
Horus and the Sons of Horus
The XVI Legion’s main arc: Horus’s rise, Davin, rebellion and the march on Terra. In Reforging, Extinction depicts the Sons of Horus’s collapse during the Legion Wars, while The Talon of Horus marks the transition to the new Black Legion. Fabius Bile: Repairer of Ruin offers another perspective on Lupercalia’s fall and the theft of Horus’s body before Talon; its exact order relative to Extinction is unknown. The Black Legion and Fabius retain their primary story lines. Later Abaddon stories are not moved into the early Sons of Horus narrative.
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Short story2011
Death of a Silversmith
Graham McNeill
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Horus and the Sons of Horusunbroken chronology · time runs left to right
date uncertainAround 966.M30 · before the Heresy000.M31date uncertaindate uncertaindate uncertaindate uncertaindate uncertaindate uncertainSiege finale · approximately 588–593.014.M31date uncertain
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Horus's Youth on CthoniaBefore Horus meets the Emperor; exact calendar date unknown · 1
House Devine’s conspiracy on MolechAround 966.M30 · before the Heresy · 1
The Assault on GorroBefore Ullanor and Horus’s appointment as Warmaster; exact year unknown · 1
The Velich Tarn CampaignLate Great Crusade, before Ullanor and Horus Rising; exact year unknown · 1
63rd Expedition and MurderLate Great Crusade; exact Imperial year and campaign duration unknown · 2
Davin and the Fall of HorusDavin cults before the open Heresy; Horus’s fall after the Interex · 2
Isstvan IIIIsstvan III: bombardment and ground fighting, c. 005–006.M31 · 2
Diamat: The Campaign and the Capture of the Siege EnginesAfter Isstvan III, before Isstvan V; exact year unknown · 1
The Dropsite Massacre on Isstvan VIsstvan V: the Drop Site Massacre and its immediate aftermath; approximately 006.M31 · 1
The Renewed Compliance Demand on 63-14after Isstvan V, probably the second half of 006.M31 · 1
Signus aftermathAfter Signus · related aftermath · 1
Dwell: Aximand’s assaultBattle of Dwell · approximately 008–009.M31 · 1
Garro’s Return to Isstvan IIIAround 008.M31; a return after the original Isstvan III massacre · 1
Dwell: Meduson’s attack and Marr’s responseBefore the Molech campaign · approximately late 009.M31 · 1
Kell: the hunt aboard the Vengeful SpiritAfter Nemesis, aboard the Vengeful Spirit; approximately 009–010.M31, exact date unknown · 1
Horus and Maloghurst aboard the Vengeful SpiritMid-Heresy · approximately 009–010.M31 · 2
MolechLate 009.M31 and the aftermath of Molech’s fall · 2
Trials of the Codex AstartesTrials of the Codex Astartes after the Heresy began; exact date unknown, the wars depicted are training scenarios · 1
Argonis’s mission on DesigusFrame after Tallarn · approximately 011–012.M31; Accazzar-Beta is earlier · 1
The Battle of Trisolian012.M31 · the battle; exact day unknown · 1
Siege of CthoniaLate Heresy; the war for Cthonia, exact episode dates unknown · 2
Horus gathers the hosts for TerraAfter Wolfsbane, before the Siege of Terra; approximately late 013.M31 · 1
The Siege: The Solar WarDays 000–119.014.M31 · 1
The Siege: SaturnineThe Saturnine phase of the Siege: approximately days 358–393.014.M31; climax around day 390 · 1
Siege finale: the Vengeful Spirit and TerraSiege finale · approximately 588–593.014.M31 · 3
The Sons of Horus Near ExtinctionDuring the Legion Wars, before The Talon of Horus; exact year unknown · 1
The fall of Lupercalia and theft of Horus's bodyThe Legion Wars; exact year unknown · 1
The Legion Wars and the birth of the Black LegionAfter Extinction, before the First Black Crusade; exact year unknown · 1
The Luna Wolves before the betrayalearly 002.M31–mid 003.M31 · 1
Horus is wounded and falls on DavinEarly 004.M31–early 005.M31 · 1
The purge of the Loyalists is preparedBefore the Isstvan III purge; exact date unknown · 3
Loyalist companies are sent to the surface005.M31 · 1
Virus bombardment and firestorm005.M31 · 2
The ground war against the survivors005.M31 · 2
The Eisenstein escapesDuring the events on Isstvan III; exact interval unknown · 1
The last pockets of resistancelate 005.M31 · 1
The warning reaches TerraAfter the escape and rescue by Dorn; exact interval unknown · 1
Garro: Malcador’s MissionsAfter the Eisenstein returns; several missions, no single date · 1
The survivor called Cerberus is recoveredc. mid 008.M31 · 1
Loken returns to the shadow war009.M31–late 009.M31 · 1
The Mournival's fracture haunts the traitorsearly 009.M31 · 1
Short storyUnmarkedLupus DaemonisGraham McNeillYouth on Cthonia, before Horus meets the Emperor; exact year unknowndate approximate
Short storyUnmarkedThe Wolf of Ash and FireGraham McNeillBefore Ullanor and Horus’s appointment as Warmaster; exact year unknowndate approximate
Short storyUnmarkedMisbegottenDan AbnettLate Great Crusade, before Ullanor and Horus Rising; exact year unknowndate approximate
Short story2011
Death of a Silversmith
Graham McNeill
NovelUnmarkedHorus RisingDan AbnettAfter Ullanor, before the open Heresy; late Great CrusadePlacement note
Micro-story; also an audio versionUnmarkedSerpentJohn FrenchDavin before the open Heresy, exact year not establisheddate approximate
NovelUnmarkedThe Flight of the EisensteinJames SwallowIsstvan III: virus bombing and a parallel escape◎Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedThe Final Compliance of Sixty-Three FourteenGuy Haleyafter Isstvan V, probably the second half of 006.M31date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedAurelianAaron Dembski-BowdenAfter Isstvan V; approximately 006.M31 — the framing council◎date approximate
Short storyUnmarkedLittle HorusDan AbnettBattle of Dwell · approximately 008–009.M31date approximate
Audio dramaUnmarkedWarmasterJohn FrenchThe Vengeful Spirit’s strategium · approximately 009–010.M31date approximate
Short storyUnmarkedGunsightJames SwallowAfter Nemesis, aboard the Vengeful Spirit; approximately 009–010.M31, exact date unknown↗date approximate
Short storyUnmarkedWolf MotherGraham McNeillImmediately after Molech’s fall; exact date not established↗Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedRules of EngagementGraham McNeillTraining scenario: Sons of Horus on Macragge; not a real invasion◎date approximate
Audio dramaUnmarkedDark ComplianceJohn FrenchFrame after Tallarn · approximately 011–012.M31; Accazzar-Beta is earlier◎date approximate
Short storyUnmarkedTraitor's FaithNoah Van NguyenLate Heresy; the war for Cthonia, exact episode dates unknown↗date approximate
NovelUnmarkedSlaves to DarknessJohn FrenchAfter Wolfsbane, before the Siege of Terra; approximately late 013.M31Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedSons of CthoniaJohn FrenchLate Heresy; the war for Cthonia, exact episode dates unknown↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedThe End and the Death: Volume IIDan AbnettSiege finale · approximately 588–593.014.M31↗
Short storyUnmarkedExtinctionAaron Dembski-BowdenDuring the Legion Wars, before The Talon of Horus; exact year unknown↗Placement note
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