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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
Another great addition to the Horus Heresy series. I like that this book takes events from the previous books tells them from a different viewpoint. This book also throws in some elements of horror. I liked it and will continue reading the series.
I think of the books that I've read of Horus Heresy, this is one is my favorites. I love how Dorn is described as the main characters meet him. He's almost too big of a personality to fit the room and the author does an amazing job of conveying the strength and power of the man. I also love the perspective of the navigators as they search across the galaxy for paths through the warp. It's really an amazing piece of writing from start to finish.
By far the best of these initial 5 books. Garro is an extremely well rounded and interesting character, with flaws and ideals, as well as learning over time and becoming someone much more important than he initially seems.
The plot was good, being very self contained and focusing on a smaller scope allowed the characters to really shine.
The plot was good, being very self contained and focusing on a smaller scope allowed the characters to really shine.
Excellent. Garro and the few remaining Death Guard discover the heresy and escape on the Eisenstein and we get the first glimpses of the plague marines. Euphreti Keeler's influence grows and we also get a first view of the Imperial Fists, Dorn, Sigismund and Helbrecht.
The universe this takes place in is detailed. The exploration of belief, faith and religion is interesting.
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one just didn’t do it for me and I really don’t know why. I feel as other than Garro most of the characters and story jumped around a lot. Now I really did like it still I just wasn’t as attached to it as say some of the other books
I'd been warned that the Horus Heresy series got worse as it went on, and after reading FOTE I suspect it may be true.
My first problem with this story is the main character. Nathaniel Garro just feels in every way as Loken lite. Almost identical to the previous main character in every way except that Loken's natural disposition to question and consider lead to his position as a hero, whereas happenstance and fluke largely lead to Garro's actions. There is some effort made in the first act of the story to flesh out his legion in the same way the first trilogy developed the Luna Woves/Sons of Horus, but in FOTE the bad-guys are so obvious and obnoxious as to make any tension boring, this along with a metric tonne of plot armour the story didn't carry much compulsion.
Along similar lines I was bothered that FOTE began before the events of Galaxy in Flames, which is not immediately a problem, however knowing that the Eisenstein is going to get away doesn't really justify 60% of the book's page time to essentially repeat a large chunk of Galaxy in Flames from a slightly different perspective.
Finally unless you like OTT Chaos gross combat there really isn't much to the story beyond what was already covered in Galaxy in Flames, there was a moment of tension when Garro finds that others will not accept his report of traitorous activity, but this is resolved in a way that makes one question "why not start with the video evidence?"
I really enjoy the 40K Universe but this book felt this book was a bit like movies that are forced to have heaps of introductory elements by their producers. All the above coupled with some poor typos ('ar' instead of 'are' 'hove' instead of 'dove') make Flight of the Eisenstein more of a chore than a good read
My first problem with this story is the main character. Nathaniel Garro just feels in every way as Loken lite. Almost identical to the previous main character in every way except that Loken's natural disposition to question and consider lead to his position as a hero, whereas happenstance and fluke largely lead to Garro's actions. There is some effort made in the first act of the story to flesh out his legion in the same way the first trilogy developed the Luna Woves/Sons of Horus, but in FOTE the bad-guys are so obvious and obnoxious as to make any tension boring, this along with a metric tonne of plot armour the story didn't carry much compulsion.
Along similar lines I was bothered that FOTE began before the events of Galaxy in Flames, which is not immediately a problem, however knowing that the Eisenstein is going to get away doesn't really justify 60% of the book's page time to essentially repeat a large chunk of Galaxy in Flames from a slightly different perspective.
Finally unless you like OTT Chaos gross combat there really isn't much to the story beyond what was already covered in Galaxy in Flames, there was a moment of tension when Garro finds that others will not accept his report of traitorous activity, but this is resolved in a way that makes one question "why not start with the video evidence?"
I really enjoy the 40K Universe but this book felt this book was a bit like movies that are forced to have heaps of introductory elements by their producers. All the above coupled with some poor typos ('ar' instead of 'are' 'hove' instead of 'dove') make Flight of the Eisenstein more of a chore than a good read
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No