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The Horus Heresy Vol. II: Visions of Darkness

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The Horus Heresy Vol. II: Visions of Darkness
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The Horus Heresy Vol. II: Visions of Darkness
Author Alan Merrett[1]
Publisher Black Library[1]
Preceded by The Horus Heresy Vol. I: Visions of War
Followed by The Horus Heresy Vol. III: Visions of Treachery
Released January 2005[2]
Price £15 / $29.99[1]
Pages 96[1]
ISBN 1-84416-118-8[1]
Collected in Horus Heresy: Collected Visions

The Horus Heresy Vol. II: Visions of Darkness is a full colour background book. It takes up the story of Horus’s rebellion against the Emperor where volume 1 left off. It is packed with full colour artwork taken from Sabertooth’s CCG. It also includes many of John Blanche’s concepts from his sketchbooks, which inspired much of the finished art that appears in the game. Alan Merrett has also provided the background text, packed with secrets about the Horus Heresy.[1]

Contents

Visions of Darkness is the second in a series of 4 books, and includes information on:

Deluxe Hardback edition

A collector's edition was also published. It was a hardback, deluxe book, bound in burgundy leather with gold titling and borders. Tipped into the cover is a colour portrait of Horus, from Adrian Smith’s Emperor verses Horus painting. The book comes in a hard slipcase of matching design, with a hole to show Horus’s face on the book.[1]

This item is limited to only 300 copies and includes a certificate of authenticity. It was sold for £50.[1]

Collected Visions

All 4 Visions of Heresy books were collected in the 2007 hardback publication Horus Heresy: Collected Visions.

Sources


Horus Heresy Series
Novels I Horus Rising • II False Gods • III Galaxy in Flames • IV The Flight of the Eisenstein • V Fulgrim • VI Descent of Angels • VII Legion • VIII Battle for the Abyss • IX Mechanicum • X Tales of Heresy • XI Fallen Angels • XII A Thousand Sons • XIII Nemesis • XIV The First Heretic • XV Prospero Burns • XVI Age of Darkness • XVII The Outcast Dead • XVIII Deliverance Lost • XIX Know No Fear • XX The Primarchs • XXI Fear to Tread • XXII Shadows of Treachery • XXIII Angel Exterminatus • XXIV Betrayer • XXV Mark of Calth • XXVI Vulkan Lives • XXVII The Unremembered Empire • XXVIII Scars • XXIX Vengeful Spirit • XXX The Damnation of Pythos • XXXI Legacies of Betrayal • XXXII Deathfire • XXXIII War Without End • XXXIV Pharos • XXXV Eye of Terra • XXXVI The Path of Heaven • XXXVII The Silent War • XXXVIII Angels of Caliban • XXXIX Praetorian of Dorn • XL Corax • XLI The Master of Mankind • XLII Garro • XLIII Shattered Legions • XLIV The Crimson King • XLV Tallarn • XLVI Ruinstorm • XLVII Old Earth • XLVIII The Burden of Loyalty • XLIX Wolfsbane • L Born of Flame • LI Slaves to Darkness • LII Heralds of the Siege • LIII Titandeath • LIV The Buried Dagger • Dropsite Massacre
Siege of Terra I The Solar War • II The Lost and the Damned • III The First Wall • Sons of the Selenar • IV Saturnine • Fury of Magnus • V Mortis • VI Warhawk • VII Echoes of Eternity • Garro: Knight of Grey • VIII The End and the Death (Volume I • Volume II • Volume III) • Era of Ruin
The Scouring I Ashes of the Imperium
The Primarchs Roboute Guilliman: Lord of Ultramar • Leman Russ: The Great Wolf • Magnus the Red: Master of Prospero • Perturabo: The Hammer of Olympia • Lorgar: Bearer of the Word • Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix • Ferrus Manus: Gorgon of Medusa • Grandfather's Gift • Perturabo: Stone and Iron • Malcador: First Lord of the Imperium • Konrad Curze: A Lesson in Darkness • Jaghatai Khan: Warhawk of Chogoris • Vulkan: Lord of Drakes • Sons of the Emperor • Corax: Lord of Shadows • Angron: Slave of Nuceria • Scions of the Emperor • Konrad Curze: The Night Haunter • Ghost of Nuceria • The Passing of Angels • The Abyssal Edge • Mercy of the Dragon • Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First • Illyrium • The Revelation of the Word • Morningstar • Will of the Legion • Embers of Extinction • Alpharius: Head of the Hydra • Blood of the Emperor • Loyal Sons • Mortarion: The Pale King • Rogal Dorn: The Emperor's Crusader • Sanguinius: The Great Angel • Heirs of The Emperor
Horus Heresy Characters Valdor: Birth of the Imperium • Luther: First of the Fallen • Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader • Eidolon: The Auric Hammer • Zardu Layak: The Crimson Apostle
Novellas Promethean Sun • Aurelian • Brotherhood of the Storm • The Reflection Crack'd • Feat of Iron • The Lion • The Serpent Beneath • Corax: Soulforge • Scorched Earth • Tallarn: Executioner • Prince of Crows • The Crimson Fist • The Purge • Ravenlord • The Seventh Serpent • Tallarn: Ironclad • Cybernetica • Wolf King • The Honoured • The Unburdened • Garro: Vow of Faith • Sons of the Forge • Dreadwing • Spear of Ultramar
Collections Angron • The Imperial Truth • Sedition's Gate • Echoes of Ruin • Death and Defiance • Blades of the Traitor • Meduson • Betrayal at Calth • Echoes of the Imperium • Virtues of the Sons/Sins of the Father • Echoes of Revelation • Lupercal's War • Cthonia's Reckoning
Short Stories The Lightning Tower • The Dark King • Army of One • Kryptos • Distant Echoes of Old Night • Lost Sons • Death of a Silversmith • The Divine Word • The Kaban Project • The Gates of Terra • Lord of the Red Sands • Serpent • Luna Mendax • Riven • Bjorn: Lone Wolf • The Wolf of Ash and Fire • Heart of the Conqueror • Child of Night • The Shadowmasters • The Devine Adoratrice • Daemonology • Sins of the Father • The Final Compliance of Sixty-Three Fourteen • Vorax • The Value of Fear • Brotherhood of the Moon • Virtues of the Sons • Imperfect • Howl of the Hearthworld • A Safe and Shadowed Place • Gunsight • Black Oculus • Wolf Mother • Twisted • Chirurgeon • Tallarn: Witness • Ironfire • Hands of the Emperor • By the Lion's Command • All That Remains • The Phoenician • Artefacts • Ghosts Speak Not • Patience • Inheritor • Tallarn: Siren • Blackshield • Myriad • Into Exile • The Grey Raven • The Painted Count • Exocytosis • The Last Son of Prospero • Ordo Sinister • The Ember Wolves • Restorer • The Laurel of Defiance • Immortal Duty • Duty Waits • Magisterium • Now Peals Midnight • Dreams of Unity • The Board is Set • The Atonement of Fire • A Lesson in Iron • Massacre • Two Metaphysical Blades • Prologue to Nikaea • Old Wounds, New Scars • Abyssal • The Last Council • A Rose Watered with Blood • Bringer of Sorrow • Lantern's Light • The Serpent's Dance • The Lightning Hall • Eater of Dreams • Bloodhowl • Amor Fati • The Fields of Abundance • The Shel'tain Affair • Primacy • The Nine • Visage • The Last Loyalist • Anathema
Audio Dramas Raven's Flight • Garro: Oath of Moment • Garro: Legion of One • Butcher's Nails • Grey Angel • Burden of Duty • Garro: Sword of Truth • Warmaster • Strike and Fade • Veritas Ferrum • The Sigillite • Honour to the Dead • Wolf Hunt • Censure • Thief of Revelations • Khârn: The Eightfold Path • Lucius: The Eternal Blademaster • Cypher: Guardian of Order • Hunter's Moon • Wolf's Claw • Templar • Garro: Shield of Lies • Master of the First • The Long Night • Stratagem • Herald of Sanguinius • The Watcher • The Eagle's Talon • Iron Corpses • Garro: Ashes of Fealty • Raptor • Grey Talon • Red-Marked • The Either • The Heart of the Pharos • The Thirteenth Wolf • Children of Sicarus • Perpetual • The Soul, Severed • Valerius • The Binary Succession • Dark Compliance • Blackshields: The False War • Blackshields: The Red Fief • Hubris of Monarchia • Nightfane • Blackshields: The Broken Chain
Artbooks Collected Visions (2007) • Visions of Heresy (2013) • Visions of Heresy (2014) • Visions of Heresy (2018) • Art of the Horus Heresy
Script Books Horus Heresy: The Scripts: Volume I • Horus Heresy: The Scripts: Volume II
Graphic Novels Macragge's Honour
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