The Horus Heresy (24 books in series)
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review 1: I have to say that this book was a bit disapointing. Mainly because i felt that the story was not a major contribution to the Horus heresy. Futhermore i also didn't like the horror aspect of the story even if i liked the idea of marines VS dinausaures. I would say if you want to ...
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review 1: Let me say that I am consciously making an effort to write reviews that are, well, actually useful. Normally I don't either because I'm tired when I do (usually the reason)or I'm in a hurry. This time, I'll try to make one that will actually help someone out.I have to say that I ...
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review 1: Having heard nothing but rave reviews from fans who were pratically ecstatic over this book, I eagerly dove in. Now I know why I am a Space Viking...I mean Space Wolf.(Warning: Some spoilers)Don't get me wrong, I loved this book. It's just that the Thousand Sons Legion are, for l...
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review 1: Another Horus Heresy anthology. Honestly, when I came to this book I was a bit concerned that I would have to slog through a bunch of stories that really wouldn't interest me. Sure, previous anthologies in this series have had their good stories, but all in all most have been jus...
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review 1: I'm finishing off my collection of "to read" Warhammer books, I've given up expecting a conclusion to the Horus Heresy any time soon and as such won't be buying any more.With that in mind though, this title is good. Forget about it progressing the Heresy to the long overdue (in...
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review 1: This book really drew me in. I found it took a while to really get in to the book, as a lot of things had to get introduced prior to the start of the Calth betrayal. Once events started to unfold during the novel, it was nonstop action all the way to the end. I really enjoyed the...
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review 1: This is a short-story collection, and as such how good it is varies. Overall It has a great selection though, showing a wide segment of imperial society.I've always been fond of the short-story format, and have been of the belief that it's the format that's best suited for SF in ...
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review 1: This book takes a long look at the Word Bearers legion, the first legion to turn away from the Emperor and begin worshiping Chaos (thus the novel name). The book begins with a bang as as the Ultramarines, led in person by Papa Smurf himself, land on a planet brought to compliance...
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review 1: The book that helps to understand the heresy. I thought the first heretic was a great telling of the legion and the events leading up to the war. I feel like they could have divided this novel in to two parts, as events jumped forward quite a bit throughout the novel. Argel Tal w...
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review 1: This book was simply excellent. I could leave it at that, but I won't.The book follows the evolution of the Word Bearers Legion from Loyalist to Heretic Legion. At first I wasn't sure about this book. Both 'Horus Rising' and 'Fulgrim' were spectacular and honestly all the other H...
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review 1: This anthology of the Horus Heresy takes place in the wake of the Word Bearers' invasion of the planet Calth (see Dan Abnett's Know No Fear). The surface of Calth is no longer inhabitable, but the Word Bearers and their daemons remain, so the loyal Ultramarines have taken the fig...
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review 1: Mechanicum is the ninth instalment in the dramatic and tragic Horus Heresy science-fiction series. The book, through the writer Mr. Graham McNeill, explores Mars and the order of the Mechanicum, it's fall in unity after Horus Lupercal's decision to fight against the Emperor and d...
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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 an...
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review 1: It's been a while since last a read a bit of Warhammer 40k madness -- and madness it is.It has been like this from the start when penned by masters such as Dan Abnett and Graham McNeill, and now Aaaron Dembski-Bowden! The rest of the crew are quite awesome as well, but these thre...
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review 1: Once again, I highly enjoy the short stories in this series, it forces them to get to the point and entertain you in only a few pages. Plus you get a good look at a wide variety of characters and settings, and in the the world of 40k there are A LOT of them. My only beef was with...
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review 1: I have really enjoyed the Horus Heresy so far, but this one blew the lid off. By far my favourite novel in the series. It was great seeing the return of some characters from earlier in the series, as well as some great new ones to go along with. I really enjoyed that this book ha...
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review 1: Oh man, I have always been a fan of Mr. Swallow's, especially his Blood Angels, but this novel left me speechless. Now that it has been a few hours, I can really put into words how and why I loved it. Firstly, the variety of character within the Blood Angels was remarkable. From ...
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review 1: Blood Games by Dan Abnett:Blood Games gives us some much needed insight into how the Custodian Guard operates on Terra during the Horus Heresy. The short starts with a Blood Game, where a CG test the defenses of the Imperial Palace, and later goes onto an investigation concerni...
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review 1: Now that I've finished this novel, it occurs to me that I should have read it before Aurelian. I would have done so, too, but Black Library's suggested reading order for the Heresy mislead me in that regard.Nevermind. I know now that The First Heretic goes hand in hand with Aurel...
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review 1: 'Prospero Burns' was a fun read, but was it a great book? I would really award this book a 3.5 rating, but I feel it deserves the better slide of the scale. How do I feel about this book? Where does it stand in the series? Well, I think Dan Abnett is a frequent offender of a few ...
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review 1: This anthology doesn't push the overall plot forward; rather it is a series of vignettes set in the period between the drop site massacre and the invasion of Terra - or as it calls itself "the age of darkness".1) Rules of Engagement (McNeill) gives further insight into the Ultram...
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review 1: After his last heresy entry this was a very welcome novel for Dan. This actually did what other ultramarines novels couldn't and made me love the chapter. It was fast paced and informative with plenty of insights all around. It was actually able to make me feel like the treachery...
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review 1: A great addition to the series. Dembski-Bowden is a great author, too. As is apparent with each of his contributions to this world-building/epic story, this is yet another continuation of the "fall from grace". But what makes this piece of the story stand out even more is that An...
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review 1: One of the worthless addition to Horus Heresy chronicles. The story looks infantile compare to art pieces written by Abnett or McNeill which have lifted Warhammer books to a level of great modern literature underlying problems of religion, brotherhood and destiny. Nykona Sharrow...