Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I finally get the amazing James Swallow back to discuss his beloved Blood Angels in their first big outing in the Horus Heresy!

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00:00 Welcome and Introduction to Fear to Tread
03:05 The Artistic Vision of Neil Roberts
05:50 James Swallow's Journey with the Blood Angels
08:43 Sanguinius: The Heart of the Blood Angels
11:53 Foreshadowing and Epic Stakes in the Heresy
15:06 Sanguinius and Horus
17:51 Nephilim and Orcs
21:04 Signus Prime
23:54 The Red Tear
27:03 The Dichotomy of Sanguinius and Horus
43:17 Erebus's Downfall
45:24 Character Development
47:16 Blood Angels and Space Wolves
49:18 Character Arcs and Survivors
50:47 Demons
53:11 Holographic Storytelling
59:01 Bestsellers
01:00:33 The Role of Editors
01:06:56 The Red Angel and Fabius Bile
01:09:53 The Butcher's Nails
01:11:47 The Blood Angels and Khorne
01:13:55 Biblical and Mythological References