Ahriman: The Omnibus
An Ahriman Omnibus
The name Ahriman has lived in infamy ever since the galactic war of the Horus Heresy. The greatest sorcerer of the Thousand Sons, and protege to the primarch Magnus the Red, Ahriman's deepest aw is hubris. His mistaken belief in casting the Rubric to cure his Legion of their curse has seen him exiled. Though spurned by his kin, Ahriman has not given up on his quest to restore his brothers from the eshless husks they have become and will brave the worst horrors of the galaxy, and the Eye of Terror itself to obtain the knowledge to achieve it. For to bring about salvation, Ahriman must risk his own further damnation and the wrath of his primarch.
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The Dead Oracle
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchCtesias, an ancient Space Marine and former prisoner of Amon of the Thousand Sons, tells the tale of one of the events that led him to his destiny. After Amon’s demise, Ctesias comes into the service of Ahriman, the exiled First Captain of the broken Legion, and is given power undreamed of – and drawn into a plot involving the otherworldly daemons of the warp, the machinations of Ahriman and the mysterious dead oracle.
- 5 editions
All is Dust
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchTo their foes, Thousand Sons are automata, deadly walking armoured suits who feel no pain or fear. But what is it like to live inside that armour, a spirit divorced from flesh?
- 5 editions
Sorcerer
by John French
NovelJohn FrenchAhriman, greatest sorcerer of the Thousand Sons and architect of the Rubric that laid his Legion low, continues to walk the path towards salvation, or damnation. Searching for a cure for his Legion, he is forced to consider – was the great ritual somehow flawed from the very beginning? The answer may lie within the mysterious artefact known as the Athenaeum of Kalimakus, a grimoire of forgotten knowledge that is reputed to contain the exact words of the lost Book of Magnus... or, perhaps, even a transcription of the primarch’s deepest and most secret thoughts.
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Hand of Dust
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchOn Prospero, a solitary living soul walks across the shattered world. Beneath the ruined spires, Ahriman, exiled son of Magnus the Red and destroyer of his Legion, contemplates what once was, what is, and what may yet be. And amidst the dust of the long-lost paradise world, the sorcerer faces his mistakes and decides his destiny.
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Gates of Ruin
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchAhriman, sorcerer lord of the Thousand Sons, seeks the fabled Gates of Ruin, reportedly a safe way out of the Eye of Terror, far from the eyes of the Imperium. But when he finds the Gates of Ruin, he discovers that he has been drawn into a deadly trap. As daemons attack, Ahriman and his followers must draw on all their power and skill if they are to survive.
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Unchanged
by John French
NovelJohn FrenchIt has taken many long years and countless sacrifices, but finally Ahriman, former Chief Librarian of the Thousand Sons, now exile and sorcerer, is ready to attempt the most audacious and daring feat of his long life. His quest for knowledge and power has all been for one purpose, and he would now see that purpose fulfilled. His goal? Nothing less than undoing his greatest failure and reversing the Rubric that damned his Legion…
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The First Prince
by John French
DramaJohn FrenchAhriman is thrust into a deadly conflict with a creature of darkness whose cunning and thirst for power are the equal of his own – the first daemon prince, the dreaded Be’lakor.
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Hounds of Wrath
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchThe starship Fall of Ignorance, a vessel of the sorcerer Ahriman's fleet, is dead, its remains spinning in the void. Ctesias and Sanakht, servants of the Thousand Sons Exile, are sent to discover the cause of its destruction. On board they find a crew ravaged by monstrous daemonic hounds – the Blood God's hunters. Pursued and injured, can Ctesias survive the attention of the Hounds of Wrath?
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King of Ashes
by John French
Short StoryJohn FrenchOnce reviled as the most dangerous sorcerer in the galaxy by his brethren, Magnus the Red has endured pain and reformation the likes of which mortals cannot even comprehend. But the Crimson King is broken, and now rules nought but ashes and dust, despite – or perhaps because of? – the best efforts of his sons. Tumbling through personal hells and chased by the echoes of his past, Magnus’ attention falls once more upon Ahriman and the cabal of Thousand Sons who unwittingly brought so much calamity to their Legion.
- 5 editions
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Ahriman: The Omnibus
Released May, 2017 · 879 pages
PaperbackOmnibus2017ISBN-13: 9781784965099
- 879 pages
- 10 storyies in this edition