War has never ended in the world where new heroes rise every day as the old ones fall at the hands of the enemies. The Salamanders Legion appears to be defeated but it is not worried about the war rather the group of heroes is searching for their primarch. They know that if they get to him then the course of the battle will be changed within no time. Their leader has the capability to change any battle in his favor.
There is a doubt that the leader of the legion might not be alive because no one has seen him for a long time. Vulkan is actually trapped in a cell by his brother and he is living in a hell of a condition. He has been tortured to a level that an ordinary being would have collapsed a long time ago. Konrad Curze wants to kill Vulkan but before that, he wants to enjoy punishing Vulkan up to the maximum level.
During captivity, Vulkan is slowly losing hope of survival and at this stage, something quite magical is revealed to him. It is something that can change the result of the battle forever. Thus after getting this secret, Vulkan starts trying to get out of the prison which is designed especially for him by his brother.
Tremendous work is done by the author Nick Kyme and narrator Saul Reichlin in the twenty sixth part of the series. Stories like Old Earth would be left far behind in class after you listen to this book. The creativity of the author is fully revealed in this book because he has depicted the emotions wonderfully well.