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Tarfumes.com - Descent of Angels (The Horus Heresy) (Pt. 6)
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Manufacturer: Games Workshop
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9781844165087
ISBN: 1844165086
Label: Games Workshop
Manufacturer: Games Workshop
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2007-10-30
Publisher: Games Workshop
Studio: Games Workshop
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Editorial Reviews:
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The next novel in the ground-breaking, bestselling series that tells the story of the Horus Heresy ? the civil war that nearly tore the human Imperium apart, ten thousand years ago. This novel explores the early history of the Dark Angels Legion and their Primarch Lion El'Johnson. When news of Horus's treachery reaches Caliban, the loyalties of this proud and mysterious Legion are tested to the limit, wth tragic consequences.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Horus Heresy Installment
Comment: I have been enjoying every Horus Heresy book put out (I've read up to Mechanicum) but have not yet written a review. I enjoyed this book all the way to the end which is a great set-up for the Dark Angels schism and am looking forward to the sequel coming out in July. Another author had it right when he said that we already know what happens in the heresy, the point of reading these books is just to enjoy the ride.
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Summary: Ok. Cannot stand on it's own.
Comment: This side story from the era of the HH was well-told, but (IMHO) is too obvious is its inability to stand alone. In most multiple volume stories (trilogies/dualogies/etc.) each installment (if well written) is capable of standing alone in its own right as a fully-contained story with a beginning, middle, and end. This book however, was too obvious in its failure to bring closure to the story. For those of you wondering - there is a follow-up novel!
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Summary: Descent of Angels
Comment: If you are a fan of Dark Angels, then read this. If you are looking for another chapter of Horus Heresy go elsewhere.
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Summary: nothing bad
Comment: overall this wasnt a bad book, i know a few people didnt like it, and the reviews are generally against it, but still this book is a fun read. it generates over the story of the dark angels, and their beginnings, which is good because it really gives you a sense of what it was like for some planets before the imperium, and on how planets were converted after the imperium came, and how a new space marine legion is born. Lion el johnson is also a cool character to read about, but the story focus's on a knight trying to become higher in the ranks of hte brotherhood, and then eventually becomes a space marine.
The only bad thing about the book was it was it was completely unbelievable that a planet of such traditions and culture would willingly watch and praise as the emperor tore down all the forests, and totally reconstruct the world. also the change for the characters in the noval was too quick, at first they were honorable knights fighting for the order, trying to keep its power up, and build their world better. some of them spent their entire lives serving it, then the next day they just burn it all down and become space marines willing to die for the emperor. its like comparing someone in the secret service fighting for the president, or someone in the marines in one day deciding to worship the emperor.
like i said it wasnt a bad book, and its good that the horus heresy series is including books to show the background of many space marine chapters like in Fulgrim, Descent of Angels, and Legion, but still this book doesnt really help at all to the further timeline of the horus heresy.
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Summary: Not much to do with the Heresy
Comment: As many have said before me, this novel has very little to do with the actual Horus Heresy. It may set in motion events that will occur many years down the road, but this book would have been better off on its own, perhaps as part of a Dark Angels series. It simply strikes me as an attempt to piggyback off of the popularity of the Horus Heresy. While the writing may not be award winning, it should make for a good read for those interested in the roots of the Dark Angels. But for those only interested in reading about the Heresy, I cannot recommend this novel.
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