Expansion and Continuity
In the years following its introduction as background for other products and as campaign setting for Space Marine, the Horus Heresy came into its own as a project; the transition mainly took place early in the 21st century. The concept was refined and further defined with expansions in areas such as art, gaming, literature, and multimedia. The continuing additions are set in the Heresy period (c. 30,000 AD), as opposed to the c. 40,000 AD era of most Warhammer 40,000 material, and are released as stand-alone products or as parts of Horus Heresy series.
A significant development was the September 2012 initial release of the Horus Heresy miniatures wargame expansion. This in effect repositioned the concept as a foreground element within the main Warhammer 40,000 gaming system, thereby extending the related universe's active setting to the Horus Heresy era.
In addition to regular edition products, releases include special editions such as anniversary editions, collector's editions, web exclusives, and bundle offers. However some additions to the Heresy concept, including the majority of pre-Novel Series products or works may be out of print, discontinued, or obsolete.
Additions to the Heresy storyline are not necessarily in chronological sequence, and the overall narrative across all areas is nonlinear; it may include events presented from different perspectives, and gaps that may presumably be filled in the future.
The expansions provide new or additional detail about the Horus Heresy, and their scope covers the entire Warhammer 40,000 universe c. 30,000 AD; in some cases the newer material has led to continuity conflicts with older canon and other material. Overall, the information provided in the Novel Series is generally assumed to be authoritative and superseding the older material; another source of authoritative information is the Horus Heresy wargame environment, especially the associated Rulebook Series.
"The Horus Heresy" is marketed as a sub-brand by Games Workshop, the Black Library (a Games Workshop publishing division), and Forge World, a modelling subsidiary. The associated product lines and related logos, places, names, devices and other components are copyrighted or trademarked. Games Workshop and affiliates have also released products that though not branded or classified as Horus Heresy items, are directly related to the fictional conflict or to specific facets of it.
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