Black Library: Mechanicum
my cover for @urielventris01‘s Horus Heresy novel “Mechanicum”, released by @black_library_official waaaaaaay back in 2008.
I got to indulge my epic scale dreams a bit in this piece – throwing in an Imperial Termite here and a Colossus robot there. I had such a great time rifling through my old Citadel catalogues.
Swipe for details and *never-seen-before exclusive* thumbnails direct from my sketchbook, see them here on @skinnyelbows first!
THE STORY
As the flames of treachery spread throughout the Imperium, Horus plots to subvert or destroy all those who would stand against him. On Mars, home world of the Mechanicum priesthood, the great manufactory-cities have long produced much of the weaponry required for the expeditionary fleets across the galaxy – making the world invaluable to whoever controls it in the coming war. Now, the Warmaster’s agents begin to stoke the fires of rebellion, turning the loyalist forges and the mighty Titan Legions against one another. And, with whispers spreading of an ancient terror lurking beneath the Red Planet’s surface, the Dark Mechanicum rises….
