hard to get into.

the book turned out to be really good, but i found it hard to get into because of the story and how long it took to build up, it did however get very interesting and enjoyable. narration is very good.

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Wow!

Easily one of the best in the Horus Heresy series. The author does a great job of making the listener (reader) develop an attachment to the tragic characters. You won't be disappointed in this book.

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Move on to the next book in the series!

Very slow start, and the overall story was a waste of time. I recommend you skip this one and move onto the next in the series!

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Good read.

Albeit slow to start, given time this became a great read! the narration was excellent and characters pretty well developed. The ending itself leaves open questions and continuity whilst still finding it's own end in a good twist.

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worst 40K book I've ever wasted time on. SKIP IT

this book has convinced me that Graham McNiell uses ghostwriters. what a shit show. mild spoiler ahead.
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the book gets Magnus' spirit visit to Terra wrong by 2 years and makes it make no sense then later tops itself in ridiculousness by having a fully armed and armored custodian lose in a 1 on 1 fight to a naked World Eater. This is C.S. Groto level writing. skip this book.

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Lacking but not bad.

I think Graham was consulting CS Goto when he wrote this cause you have to suspend a ton of belief in order to swallow this pill. That's saying something when it all takes place in a fictional universe. Diehard lore fans will not appreciate the inconsistencies but might find comfort in some of the interesting tidbits throughout.

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Grimdark before true Grimdark

A look into just how horrible the Imperium was before the fall of the Emperor, as seem through the eyes of an astopath.
A sad broken world, shaped by paranoia and hatred.... And to think it only goes down hill from here *shudder*

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good story, weird timeline

I liked it as a story but the timeline seems to conflict with the 40K universe at large.

books are getting worse and worsr

The Horus Heresy series is getting worse as it goes. The first 5 book are great but I cant make it past chapter 2 of the rest. This one is the just as bad as the last one.

Awful.

An unarmed, unarmored World Eater killing a Custodes in melee? Yeah, right.

Horrible book. Honestly can’t believe I wasted the time to listen to it.