Warhammer 40K: The Shadow King

When the transmigrator Alex Thorne opens his eyes, he discovers that he has become a Primarch who never existed in the Warhammer universe. The Emperor’s youngest son, the bearer of the power of the Warp’s shadow. He thinks he knows every tragedy the future holds: Horus’s betrayal, Magnus’s fall, and ten thousand years of imprisonment upon the Golden Throne. He knows the Imperium will eventually descend into darkness, and that the Four Gods have already set their game in motion. In a universe with no salvation, only overwhelming strength can make it possible to do what you want. In Umbra’s endless night, Alex starts from nothing and builds his own Legion, the Shadow Watch. His shadow beacons span entire sectors. With steel and flame, he rekindles the spark of human civilization. He is the Shadow King, the pale moon of the Warp. Lord of the 555 worlds of the Crowned Light Corridor, father of the 550,000-strong Shadow Watch Legion. But after returning to the Imperium, Alex discovers that his arrival has changed the original story: The Grey Knights appear ahead of schedule, created using Alex’s gene-seed. Magnus’s “psychic phone call” nearly blows up Alex’s home world. Lion, the first Primarch to return, is the first to enjoy thirty years of the Emperor’s company. He becomes the Emperor’s “Leo,” the “Angel of Death.” When Horus returns later, he refuses to be outdone and tries to prove that he is the Emperor’s most dependable son. “Leo” and “Centaur.” “The Angel of Death” and “The Luna Wolf.” The rivalry between the two Primarchs grows ever more intense. Changing history is harder than expected: The trust and suspicion between brothers, the Emperor’s...