He is a master craftsman who turns his skill at building on its head when it comes to warfare and we get to see for the first time his skill at siegecraft.įurther to that juxtaposition, we also have the shattered legions, stealthily hunting the two heretic primarchs across warp and world to try and get some form of revenge for what went down at Isstvan V. What’s more, this is perfectly juxtaposed by Perturabo, who turns out to be quite a likeable character for the most part, bar his jealousy of Dorn. You know how I was just saying how good Graham McNeill is at creating those deep and engrossing characters? Well, over two books, they get even more absorbing and in Angel Exterminatus we get to see Fulgrim at the height of his decadence and vanity.
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This was actually the first heresy book that I ever read and it remains very much within my favourites.īest Bit: Fulgrim and Ferrus on the battlefield / the Opera’s first (and final) performance. Other aspects of note are the beginning of Fabius’ experiments, the villainous mind of Eidolon, and the personal downward spiral of Serena D’Angelus (which is really quite upsetting). This story centres around their fall, and at over 500 pages, it takes its time to move from the perfection of the legion and its warfare, to the fall to decadence and the embrace of Slaanesh that is truly terrifying at points.
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My personal favourites are the triumvirate of captains that many of the battles in this book focus on (Kaesoron, Demeter and Vairosean) whose relationship is intricate and poignant. Fulgrim is absolutely filled to the brim with so many characters, from the eponymous Primarch himself to the remembrancers aboard his flagship, and from his captains to Elrad Ulthran who makes a fantastic appearance in this book. Graham McNeill’s true strength as an author is his ability to develop intriguing, interesting and unique characters that you want to learn more about. It gives you a real taste of the Great Crusade and the galaxy before the Heresy too.īest Bit: Samus is coming. You don’t need to read these books in order really, not if you know the story already, but this remains the best place to start your journey if you’re new to this series. Then there’s Abaddon who, though not yet a villain, his character is established and we see the man who would one day lead those Black Crusades. We also meet a Warmaster who actually turns out to be a pretty decent guy and in this book, he too is a hero. They make great heroes and the action scenes in this book are written with typical Abnettian (new word, coining it) skill – fast, bloody and very descriptive.
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Covering the last days of the Luna Wolves before they became the Sons of Horus, we meet the heroes that are Garviel Loken and Tarik Torgaddon who, over the next couple of books (False Gods by Graham McNeill, and Galaxy In Flames by Ben Counter), we come to really empathise with and cheer for their efforts.
#HORUS HERESY NOVELS WORTH READING SERIES#
It makes sense to start at the beginning, right? This was the book that got the ball rolling on this expansive series and it remains a fantastic read. Let’s put on our reading glasses, make ourselves a hot chocolate and snuggle up on the sofa with these good books. I’ll try and keep spoilers to a minimum so hopefully all can enjoy (no promises though). I’ve not read all of them, but I’m not far off, and so I thought I would share my Top 5 here. I find it’s a good balance and in recent months, the Horus Heresy has pretty much been my go-to series for the latter part of that equation.
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Over a month I like to split my time between something I feel I should read that will help me to understand the human condition, culture and experience, and something I want to read that typically has things like dragons, guns, space ships and all the other cool stuff. Today, I’m putting on my literary hat (it’s kind of like a cross between a fez and a “foam dome”) and giving you a run down of my Top 5 Horus Heresy novels from the Black Library.Īs I was looking for something to reread the other day, I noticed just how many books of this series I have read and the only other series that I have read more of was the Discworld books (RIP Sir Terry).