Hey all,
I was wondering, how long was the battle for Prospero, or will I just have to wait until the book comes out? ;)
So far we don't really know. The Thousand Sons Index Astartes states:
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| The epic, 'Prospero's Lament', describes a lengthy orbital bombardment by the Space Wolves, followed by a systematic campaign across the planet that took many days and nights, with a death toll of horrific proportions on both sides. On the other hand, one of the Space Wolves' strongest oral accounts of the battle, The Edda of the Hammer', asserts the Space Wolves took the Thousand Sons completely by surprise. The Space Wolves fell upon the City of Light from above (as Magnus had, so many years before) and reduced it in one terrible, bloody night of violence and carnage. |
The Space Wolves IA supports the first account, describing 'lengthy and punishing series of bombardments' and a battle that 'raged day and night without pause'. As does Collected Visions, again mentioning punishing orbital bombardments and many days and nights of resistance by the Thousand Sons. So on balance I'm inclined to think it will be described a fairly lengthy battle, lasting at least a week if not more, in the forthcoming novel.