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''The Horus Heresy'' is an ongoing series of science fantasy books written by various authors. The series takes place during the Horus Heresy, a fictional galaxy-spanning civil war occurring 10,000 years prior to the far future setting of Games Workshop's ''Warhammer 40,000'' tabletop miniatures wargame. The war is described as a major contributing factor to the game's dystopian environment. The books are published in several media by the Black Library, a Games Workshop division, with the first title released in April 2006; the work consisted of 30 published volumes, with more in the pipeline. The series has developed into a distinct and successful product line for the Black Library; titles have often appeared in bestseller lists, and overall the work has received critical approval despite reservations. It is an established, definitive component of Game Workshop's ''Horus Heresy'' sub-brand, and authoritative source material for the entire Warhammer shared universe and its continuing development. ==Overview== ''The Horus Heresy'' is a dark, far future military space opera that takes place during the Horus Heresy, a cornerstone event of the dystopian science fantasy ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe. The Horus Heresy is presented as a major chapter of conflict in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' lore: it is caused by a Chaos plot to foil the Emperor by fomenting rebellion and internecine warfare in the expanding Imperium of Man. The shared universe was originally created in 1987 by Games Workshop, parent company of series publisher Black Library, as the campaign setting for the ''Warhammer 40,000'' tabletop miniatures wargame and in 2006 Black Library began publishing ''The Horus Heresy'' series. The series consists of full-length novels, and novel-length compilations of novellas or short stories, written by a number of authors. The series includes new characters as well as establishing the background of previously-established ''Warhammer 40,000'' characters who play an important role in the post-Heresy fictional universe. The first three novels in ''The Horus Heresy'' are an opening book trilogy. This trilogy presents some of the background and causes of the Heresy, and describes the start of the conflict. The arc's focus is on Warmaster Horus, the principal antagonist, and covers about two years in the overall Heresy timeline; most of this period elapses before the rebellion begins. Following the trilogy, the narrative is not strictly sequential and is often presented in nonlinear fashion from book to book. Apart from the initial trilogy, the stories often concern events that happen earlier or later than their position in the series would suggest, or may include time periods already covered in other series titles. The majority of stories in ''The Horus Heresy'' are set around the start of the fictional universe's 31st millennium, in contrast to most ''Warhammer 40,000'' material, which takes place in the 41st millennium. The stories in ''The Horus Heresy'' routinely cover the conflict's background, with some going back centuries before the war (and the 31st millennium) begins. In narrower scope, the entire conflict (including the Heresy proper and its proximate formative period), is depicted as having lasted less than a decade. With few exceptions, the sequence and dating of Heresy events is implied rather than stated in ''The Horus Heresy'' stories. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Horus Heresy (novels)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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