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A Thousand Sons (2010)

by Graham McNeill(Favorite Author)

4.24 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1844168085 (ISBN13: 9781844168088)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Black Library

series

The Horus Heresy

review 1: This Warhammer entry, by whom I consider the master writer thus far of the Horus Heresy saga, is epic in plot, characters, and emotion. A basic summary without getting too long winded like so many reviews I see: the Emperor has decreed that any sorcery by his beloved primarchs and their Legions as an abomination. Snap back to the main protagonists of this book, the Thousand Sons Legion and their primarch Magnus, who basically were created out of the ashes of Chaos infected genes, and rely on some unholy sorceristic methods of fighting, and the reader then sees the beginnings of some tremendous conflict between the Emperor and Magnus. On top of this, as a tie in to the overall saga, Magnus defies the Emperor to warn of upcoming traitorous actions by none other than Horus hi... moremself. This sets in motion the Emperor's direction of the Space Wolves, led by Leman Russ, to extinguish the Thousand Sons on their home world of Prospero. A gathering of very well-developed characters, fast paced plot, and emotionally wrenching details of the final battle make this what I believe to arguably be the best of the twelve Horus Heresy novels I've read to this point. Simply fantastic.
review 2: After the last few duds in the series, A Thousand Sons provides a strong comeback for the series. The richness of the Horus Heresy history flows through this book as we're treated to both the Coronation of Horus at Ullinor and the Council of Nikaea. Unlike the Dark Angels books where we're only told of their Primarch from afar, in this book we not only have Magnus, the Primarch of the Thousand Sons, but also plenty of scenes with the Emperor, Lehman Russ and also minor appearances of other Primarchs.The inclusion of Space Wolves in the novel provides a strong contrast to the Thousand Sons and shows just how vastly different the legions are. A legion of raw savageness versus a legion of cool, calm intellect. It was amazing to see how the relationship between the two legions devolve from mistrusted ally to all out hatred of each other.The remembrancers are skillfully added to the story without feeling like a drag. The interaction between the Thousand Sons and the remembrancers show what a great leader Magnus could have made if only he understood better what malevolent forces are at work and what price he had to pay. I wonder how things would be if Magnus had helped Horus or if he used another way to inform the Emperor of Horus's betrayal.The only thing that’s stopping this book from getting full marks is the slightly slower pace of the book. less

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