Russ challenges Fulgrim to try and take a planet in less time and with less resistance since Fulgrim disdains him and their brothers for their planetary conquering methods. Unable to say no, he descends to Byzas where he's met with more problems than he could have ever realised....

Growing up on Colchis was rough for Lorgar, Primarch of the Word Bearers. Raised under the strict control of religious zealot, Kor Phaeron, and plagued with visions of a god-like figure in gold, Lorgar unites Colchis under the worship of the One. But things aren't all sunshine and daisies for Lorgar....

Perturabo grew up a beloved tool of the Tyrant of Lochos on Olympia. Different from those around him, he sets out on a mission to unite his world until his father comes for him. In the present, Perturabo and his sons are fighting the hrud invasion on his father's orders, a meaningless task that sets their teeth on edge

Magnus' world (and body) has completely shattered. Licking his wounds, he retreats to the Planet of Sorcerers and reminisces about another planet he saw fall to catastrophe and annihilation

Leman has ben hunting the Tyrant of Dulan for years, and victory is finally in his grasp! But, of course, his arrogant brother, Lion, has to show up and ruin the fun, sparking a millenium long rivalry in the process

Roboute Guilliman and the Ultramarines are ready to invade Thaos and reclaim the planet from the ork menace. But something more is happening under the ruins; something is calling the orks and Guilliman's legion will discover the truth....or die trying.