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After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the human Imperium is at its height. His dream for humanity accomplished, the Emperor hands over the reins of power to his Warmaster, Horus, and heads back to Terra. But is Horus strong enough to control his fellow commanders and continue the Emperor's grand design, or will such incredible power corrupt him?
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His Last Command (Warhammer 40,000) |
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Voracious read that's not solely for a 40k connoisseur -  |
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Get ready to be thrown into the 40k universe full of gore, sweet highly advanced tech/weapons and in depth political systems. The catch is being a fan of 40k isn't a requirement to entering this complex stage. This book is simply classic sci-fi lore full of monsters, space marines and distant and usually very dangerous planets. Abnett's novel excelled by creating real characters not just genetically engineered super soldiers that equate to a bad Jean Claude Van Dam movie. The story mainly revolved around Garviel Loken a highly competent captain in charge of the Luna Wolves company. Loken triumphs and conflicts whether personal or in the hell of war also become ours due to the character development. Every character's personality jumped off the page and allowed Heresy to be more than mindless violence and carnage.
Plot (classic Sci-Fi): Basically space marines go from planet to planet offering two paths for the inhabitants. Give up individual sovereignty and join or be pounded into dust. Story (captivating overall, with some slow sections): Follows a small time player Loken being raised to higher political and social power within the empire. This book is full of fire fights and gripping close combat. That being said several sections involve setting up side characters and overall plot lines. Don't expect every page to involve shell casings falling to the floor. There are several cliff hangers that more than held my interest. This was a very detailed read and will be best enjoyed by a mature reader. Writing (superb): The writing is well crafted and thorough. Abnett's Horus novel writing was superior due not to his sole ability to paint action but also to his ability to create believable characters with real thoughts and motives. Final thoughts: No love story here but this is overall a well crafted sci-fi war drama. I recommend this title for Sci-Fi lovers across the board (whether or not already a 40k fan). I don't recommend Horus for those not interested in reading in depth about character development because there are definite gaps between fighting sequences (totally worth the wait). |
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A good distraction -  |
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Solidly readable. Pretty heavy on the chit chat though. Lots of reminiscing and politics. A few fight scenes, but not enough for my liking. |
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Impossible to put down - |
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This is what 40k lore is all about.
Amazing from start to finish, although a bit confusing at first. If you already know a bit of 40k lore, either from books or tabletop, the book starts on a seemingly significant portion of 40k lore. The events don't make sense from what is happening with the "Emperor" in the beginning. As you read on you realize that the book indeed never strays from its precursor story, and that this is a different event entirely. I've heard mixed opinions about how well the Black Library books have done the 40k lore justice, but this novel has cemented my faith in their story telling. Truly Epic. |
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Talk, talk, talk... - |
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This is a good introductoin to the Horus Heresy novels detailing the iconic civil war of the Imperium that sets the stage for the entirety of the Warhammer 40K novels and games that have been published. As such when I started reading it I really wasnt expecting much. After all, there was no way this was going to be a simple trilogy, the setting has such scope and depth that would be nearly impossible. Another thing I was excited about was that it featured Dan Abnett, a favorite Black library author of mine, writing it.
I did enjoy many parts of the book. The action was fast paced, the character development (such as there is) was good and the plotting was solid as well. I did find two things that I found disappointing though. The first was that it seemed like all the characters wanted to do was sit around and talk, and talk and talk and then, tired after all that talking, they would take a break and, well, talk some more. Then there would be a quick battle, only to be followed by more talking. The second was the human civilization encountered in the second half of the book. I just could not accept that humans would evolve such a monstrosity where nobles had to have entire chiors accompany them wherever they went in order to just communicate with each other. It broke my suspension of disbelief Im afraid. With all that said this book probably does deserve four stars just for it being the beginning of a titanic series detailing the origin of the Warhammer 40K universe. A little more action, a little less talk and a more believable civilization would have made it much more enjoyable for me. Oh and what happens when Horus and the Crusdae meet this Human civilization? They stop to talk. Any tea and crumpets with your talk, Warmaster Horus? |
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Garviel Loken, the tragic hero - |
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This is a great work of genre fiction. It won't stand the test of time to be a great work of English; that may be a bad thing, in fact. Certainly, this is a wonderfully told story.
I just adore this book and the main character, Garviel. I suppose I could write a more literary review; however, I won't. Horus Rising is a well written story with a very engaging main character. Prior knowledge of Warhammer 40K is not necessary, and the book helps setup the entire universe that is to come. However, the real star is not the genre or Warhammer 40k. The star is Garviel Loken (who is "so straight up and down"): an honest and thoughtful main character who is faced with momentous decisions and in his stoic nature takes the path he can while remaining true to his ethics. Garviel Loken grows as a man and as a character throughout the book: starting out as a person the reader respects and growing into a hero. Horus Rising is a fine novel. Likely, the book won't win any awards because it is 'genre fiction'; however, Horus Rising is such a well written novel that I would call this book: good science fiction. This is a well written book, and I love Garviel Loken. Loken is a wonderful and tragic hero: a story worth reading. --James |
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