At the dawn of the 41st millennium, Lord Solar Macharius and his vast armies embark upon the reconquest of a thousand worlds. Only Macharius, his will idomitable, has the strength of purpose and leadership to bring about such an immense undertaking, a crusade the like of which has not been seen since the dark days of the Heresy. But the countless wars are all-consuming, devouring men and materiel, and soon even Macharius's trusted generals and advisors begin to question the feasibility of such a punishing and seemingly endless campaign. As the battlefront stretches across the length of the stars and over a thousand worlds, can Macharius hold his crusade together or will it end in ignominy and flame?

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It takes a momentous event from the Warhammer 40,000 timeline and narrows it down to a very personal tale that gives new insight into some of the big events of the crusade, including the rise and fall of Macharius himself.