The Dropsite Massacre is the cataclysmic turning point of the entire Horus Heresy, when the Loyalists discover the extent of the Warmaster’s treachery – at a terrible cost. You might think you know exactly how the event plays out, but there’s a new standalone Black Library novel coming to shed more light on this desperate battle.
Dropsite Massacre presents this tragic betrayal as you’ve never seen it before – from new perspectives and in far greater depth. Written by the award-winning author John French, it follows the loyalist forces dispatched by Rogal Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite to put an end to the rebellion and get the Great Crusade back on track.
We’ll follow old faithfuls such as Maloghurst the Twisted and Khârn of the 8th on Isstvan V, alongside newer characters like Castrmen Orth of the Iron Hands and Kaedes Nex, the Blood Crow.
We all know that what follows isn’t a happy ending which secures unity for the Imperium, but we’ve never seen it told from this perspective.
Dropsite Massacre will be available later in the year. It’s the perfect companion to the Saturnine boxed set and Journal Tactica: The Isstvan V Dropsite Massacre – Part One. This novel – combined with the second Journal Tactica – will provide the most comprehensive view yet of the infamous bloodbath.
And then there’s the small matter of the Scouring series, which also kicks off later in the year…
