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James Swallow
The Flight
OF THE ElSENSTEIN
The heresy unfolds
With thanks to Lindsey Priestley, Marc Gascoigne,
Alan Merrett, Steve Horvath, John Cravato, Matt Farrer and
the GW Bromley crew, and especially to Dan, Graham and
Ben for lighting the way.
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The Horus Heresy
It is a time of legend.
Mighty heroes battle for the right to rule the galaxy.
The vast armies of the Emperor of Earth have conquered
the galaxy in a Great Crusade – the myriad alien races have
been smashed by the Emperor's elite warriors and wiped