How many Horus Heresy novels are there?

54 novels
The series began in 2006 with the publication of Dan Abnett’s Horus Rising and as of 2019 will consist of 54 novels, twenty-four novellas, forty-seven audio dramas, and a large number of short stories written by over nineteen different authors.

How many space marines before the Horus Heresy?

The largest of all the Space Marine Legions at the time of the Horus Heresy was the Ultramarines, followed by the Word Bearers. The Ultramarines numbered approximately 250,000 Astartes at their peak before the Battle of Calth and the Word Bearers approximately 100,000.

Did legions II and XI ever fight for Horus?

Second Edition’s Ultramarines Codex states that it seems likely that Legions II and XI fought for Horus at least during the beginning of the Heresy. It also refers to the records as being destroyed following the Heresy. [8]

Who were the sons of Horus?

The Sons of Horus fought in all the major theatres of the Heresy – from the persecution of the Shattered Legions of Shadrak Meduson, to the taking of Molech. Their system of insidious warrior-lodges, worked into the heart of the Legions with the help of the Word Bearers, helped sway many loyalists to their cause and fuel the fires of betrayal.

How many Primarchs survived the Horus Heresy?

“Of the original 20 Primarchs, only 9 survived the Horus Heresy. The remainder were either killed in the fighting (like Horus) or fled with their [Legions] into the Eye of Terror. The survivors helped [to rebuild] the Imperium.”

Did the 18 Legions exist before the heresy?

However, in the novel Betrayer it mentions the “18 Legions”, a clear statement that the unknown Legions disappeared before the Heresy, and played no part in them. Second Edition’s Ultramarines Codex states that it seems likely that Legions II and XI fought for Horus at least during the beginning of the Heresy.