The Horus Heresy: Book One - Betrayal (Forge World Series)

"Death is all around us now: the death of the body, the death of the spirit, but most of all the death of hope."

- AK

The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal is a supplement for Warhammer 40,000 dealing with war and battle in the dark age of the Horus Heresy. This book, lavishly illustrated in full colour, contains extensive background information on the Imperium as it stood at the end of the Great Crusade. Also detailed are the histories of the four Legions who took part: the Sons of Horus, Emperor's Children, World Eaters and Death Guard and an extensive campaign system.

This book also contains a complete Space Marine Legion Crusade Army list as well as games rules for the Primarchs of the four Legions, super-heavy vehicles and special characters featured in the story.

This is a bonded leather bound full colour 289 page hardback book.

Contents
The following is every section contained within The Horus Heresy Book One - Betrayal:


 * Preface - The preface of this book, and all other Horus Heresy Seriesblack books to follow begin with a foreword by the in-universe 'author' of the book, an unknown individual who signs with the letters AK.


 * Imperialis Dominatus - A Great Crusade era map that covers two full pages, and includes the names of many notable planets and locations.


 * Age of the Emperor - A short retelling of the history of the Imperium of Man up to the end of the Great Crusade. This includes the Age of Strife, the Unification Wars, the Treaty of Mars, the later Great Crusade and Horus' fall. Also included is information regarding the Primarchs, the Warp and Navigators, the Astra Telepathica and Psykers, the Astronomican, basic Space Marine armour and weapons, and the High Lords of Terra.


 * The Legiones Astartes - This section contains information regarding the twenty Space Marine Legions including their origins, Space Marine initiation and organ implantation processes, and their role within the Imperium.


 * Crusade Legion Disposition - A two page layout of a basic Space Marine Legion command structure and strategic disposition along with other additional information.


 * The Death of Isstvan III - This section describes the Isstvan System, its initial compliance and rebellion, the Battle of Isstvan III and the Istvaan III Atrocity from the loyalists' planetfall to the traitor Legion's Virus Bombardment of Istvaan III's surface.
 * Part 1: Treachery
 * Part 2: Ruin
 * Part 3: Extermination


 * The Space Marine Legions - This section contains an in-depth look at the history of the four Space Marine Legions involved in the Battle of Isstvan III and the Istvaan III Atrocity: The Sons of Horus, the World Eaters, the Emperor's Children, and the Death Guard, as well as the Legio Mortis Titan Legion.
 * The Sons of Horus
 * The World Eaters
 * The Emperor's Children
 * The Death Guard
 * The Legio Mortis


 * The Death of Isstvan III Campaign - This section describes a six-mission campaign for reenacting the Istvaan III Atrocity on the tabletop. This section also includes three 'legendary battles' and terrain information.
 * The Death of Isstvan III Campaign
 * Campaign Phases
 * Isstvan III Battle Missions
 * Deployment Maps
 * Mission 1: Blood Fued
 * Mission 2: Fire Tide
 * Mission 3: Shatter Strike
 * Mission 4: Onslaught
 * Mission 5: Dominion
 * Mission 6: Extermination
 * 'Cometh the Red Angel'
 * 'The Flight of Truth'
 * 'The Death of Gods and Angels'
 * Isstvan III Battlefield Terrain


 * Campaign Appendix: Zone Mortalis - This section contains the rules nessecary for a Zone Mortalis battleground, which is fighting in confined spaces such as starships, underground areas, and narrow urban environments.
 * Campaign Appendix: Zone Mortalis
 * Zone Mortalis Assault Mission
 * Zone Mortalis Encounter Mission
 * Isstvan III Zone Mortalis Stratagems


 * Age of Darkness Battles - This section contains the rules necessary for a Space Marine Legion army list that is set the late Great Crusade and early Horus Heresy. It includes force organization charts, an allies matrix, units, armour, and wargear available to the Legiones Astartes in general.
 * Age of Darkness Battles
 * Age of Darkness Allies Chart


 * Space Marine Crusade Legion Army List - This section contains the rules for the various units used by the Space Marines Legions during the Istvaan III Atrocity.
 * Space Marine Legion Warlord Traits
 * Headquarters
 * Elites
 * Troops
 * Dedicated Transports
 * Fast Attack
 * Heavy Support
 * Lords of War
 * Space Marine Legion Wargear


 * Space Marine Crusade Legion Appendix - This section contains the rules, Legion-specific units, and special characters for the four Legions the took part in the Istvaan III Atrocity.
 * The Sons of Horus
 * The World Eaters
 * The Emperor's Children
 * The Death Guard


 * Mechanicum Army List Appendix - This section contains the rules and units nessecary for building an Mechanicum allied force for a Legiones Astartes army.
 * Mechanicum Army List Appendix
 * Lords of War
 * Calleb Decima


 * Apocalypse Rules Appendix - This sections contains a condensed reference of the rules nessecary for a Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse game.
 * Appendix I: Super-Heavy Vehicles
 * Appendix II: Gargantuan Creatures
 * Appendix III: Super-Heavy Flyers
 * Appendix IV: Additional Special Rules


 * New Special Rules Summery - This section summarises various special rules found within the book, and also includes the four different versions of the 'Legiones Astartes' rule used by the four Legion features in the book.


 * Afterword - An afterword about the Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 by the book's author, Alan Bligh.

Included Legion Specific Army Rules
The following is a list of included unit rules that are specific to a certain Legion only:
 * The Sons of Horus
 * Justaerin Terminator Squads
 * Horus the Warmaster
 * Ezekyle Abaddon
 * Garviel Loken
 * The World Eaters
 * Centurion Shabran Darr
 * Rampager Squads
 * The Primarch Angron
 * The Emperor's Children
 * Palatine Blade Squad
 * Fulrim the Illuminator
 * Rylanor the Unyielding
 * Captain Saul Tarvitz
 * The Death Guard
 * Deathshroud Terminator Squad
 * Mortarion the Reaper
 * Section Leader Crysos Morturg
 * Marshal Durak Rask

Included Non-Legion Specific Army Rules
The following is a list of included unit rules that are able to be taken by all Space Marine Legions:
 * Legion Praetor
 * Legion Centurion
 * Legion Command Squad
 * Legion Veteran Tactical Squad
 * Legion Terminator Squad
 * Legion Techmarine Covenant
 * Legion Apothecarion Detachment
 * Legion Dreadnought Talon
 * Legion Contemptor Dreadnought Talon
 * Legion Rapier Weapons Battery
 * Legion Tactical Squad
 * Legion Assault Squad
 * Legion Breacher Siege Squad
 * Legion Tactical Support Squad
 * Legion Reconnaissance Squad
 * Legion Rhino Armoured Carrier
 * Legion Drop Pod
 * Legion Seeker Squad
 * Legion Outrider Squad
 * Legion Attack Bike Squadron
 * Legion Jetbike Sky Hunter Squadron
 * Legion Land Speeder Squadron
 * Legion Storm Eagle Assault Gunship
 * Legion Heavy Support Squad
 * Legion Predator Strike Armour Squadron
 * Legion Deimos Predator
 * Legion Deimos Predator Executioner
 * Legion Deimos Predator Infernus
 * Legion Land Raider Battle Squadron
 * Legion Land Raider Phobos
 * Legion Land Raider Proteus
 * Legion Land Raider Achilles
 * Legion Artillery Tank Squadron
 * Legion Basilisk
 * Legion Medusa Siege Tank
 * Legion Deimos Whirlwind
 * Legion Deimos Vindicator
 * Legion Spartan Assault Tank
 * Legion Caestus Assault Ram
 * Legion Fellblade Super-Heavy Tank
 * Legion Typhon Heavy Siege Tank
 * Legion Thunderhawk Gunship
 * Legion Thunderhawk Transporter
 * Legion Cerberus Heavy Tank Destroyer
 * Legion Malcador Assault Tank

Included Mechanicum Army Rules
The following is a list of included unit rules that are able to be taken by a Mechanicum Army:
 * Mechanicum Thallax Cohort
 * Mechanicum Land Raider
 * Imperial Avenger Strike Fighter
 * Warhound Scout Titan
 * Reaver Battle Titan
 * Magos Reductor Calleb Decima