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'''Fulgrim''' was written by [[Graham McNeill]], and is the fifth novel in the [[Horus Heresy Series]]. A number of authors contribute to the series, but the storyline follows the same characters through [[Horus]]' descent into [[Chaos]].
In the novel, the battles of Fulgrim and the [[Emperor's Children]] are juxtaposed with the work of the [[remembrancers]] who work in the 28th Expedition, and their parallel fall into decadence. The Emperor's Children were obsessed with perfection - due to the lack of warriors around the discovery of Fulgrim, there was no way that Fulgrim's legion could compare with the [[Luna Wolves]] or [[Ultramarines]] for quantity of victories, so they concentrated on the quality of victory. After the Laeran campaign, [[Fabius Bile|Apothecary Fabius]] was ordered to enhance the warriors of the legion by adding organs to the marines. By tampering with the [[geneseed]] of the [[legion]], Fulgrim was commmitting [heresy]], yet he continued modifying the legion in such a way behind closed doors. This [[mutation]] was effected on many, including [[Eidolon]].
Fulgrim valued art and beauty above much, but as the whispers of [[Slaanesh]] slowly changed him, he and his legion begen to indulge in orgies, culminating in a concert which summoned daemons to the stage. This corruption also caused Fulgrim to destroy many [[Eldar]] [[Maiden Worlds]], even after a meeting with [[Eldrad Ulthran]]. After the [[Istvaan
The novel was released in the UK in July 2007.
