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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am going to rate this 85 out 100.
The three first books are more grandiose in scheme since they are dealing with the fall in multiple perspectives and throughout many scenarios and it ended in the purge of the loyalists within the ones that fall (well some). We are told about Eisenstein but never really dwell much on it, which of course is the purpose of this book. Here our main protagonist is Nathaniel Garro a Death Guard loyalist which learns of this treachery and must do everything to bring word to the Emperor. It's very stressing after it gets going and we get to see the first manifestation of the warp on the space marines and it was truly awful thing.
I Think Nathaniel was a very interesting character to follow since it personifies everything we imagine in a Death Guard. Another subplot is the creation and expansion of the church (well not church but cult) of the Emperor and we see Garo debating about it, so great. Also the inclusion of Dorn as he meets Garo is amazing and really shows how Dorn was a Primarch, it was also the first glimpse of treachery being brought to the attention of a primarch and how out of character he becomes.
IT ended how I predicted since we know there are some audiobooks dedicaterd to him and him as a vital role in the inquisition but mostly grey knights - not at all talk on this novel of course. After finishing this I wanted to start reading Fulgrim but contain myself. Probably for next month.
The three first books are more grandiose in scheme since they are dealing with the fall in multiple perspectives and throughout many scenarios and it ended in the purge of the loyalists within the ones that fall (well some). We are told about Eisenstein but never really dwell much on it, which of course is the purpose of this book. Here our main protagonist is Nathaniel Garro a Death Guard loyalist which learns of this treachery and must do everything to bring word to the Emperor. It's very stressing after it gets going and we get to see the first manifestation of the warp on the space marines and it was truly awful thing.
I Think Nathaniel was a very interesting character to follow since it personifies everything we imagine in a Death Guard. Another subplot is the creation and expansion of the church (well not church but cult) of the Emperor and we see Garo debating about it, so great. Also the inclusion of Dorn as he meets Garo is amazing and really shows how Dorn was a Primarch, it was also the first glimpse of treachery being brought to the attention of a primarch and how out of character he becomes.
IT ended how I predicted since we know there are some audiobooks dedicaterd to him and him as a vital role in the inquisition but mostly grey knights - not at all talk on this novel of course. After finishing this I wanted to start reading Fulgrim but contain myself. Probably for next month.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not a bad book, but doesn't shine compared to the first three. Retreads some old plot points, although by the end it transforms into its own story with a few awesome characters coming to the fore.
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Picking up from a different perspective than that of Mournival member Loken, we see Garro experience the events leading up to Horus’ revealed betrayal from the Death Guard’s perspective. Details the daring escape that makes possible the warning to Terra and the emperor that Horus is amassing forces. Also further explores the warp and the corruption it possesses through the transformation of various Death Guard’s Astartes, Including Grulgor and Garro’s protige, Decius.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Flight of the Eisenstein is fantastic. It starts out a little bit slow during the first half of the book, but the second half hits hard and does not let up at all.
For the first half it primarily focuses on fleshing out some of the prelude to the Isstvan III atrocity from the perspective of the Death Guard Legion, and Battle Captain Nathaniel Garro discovering, as well as coming to terms that his legion has turned traitor.
For the second half, once Garro crosses paths with and subsequently DUNKS ON a certain Primarch, that’s when this book really started to take off for me. I think it’s also important to mention that the fight between Garro and a character that became tainted by Nurgle was another top moment in this book for me.
Someone described this book to me as being akin to an action movie, and I would agree that that’s the best possible way to describe it. I went from honestly not really caring all that much about Nathaniel Garro as a character, to eagerly looking forward to hearing about his story as I continue to progress through the Horus Heresy novels.
For the first half it primarily focuses on fleshing out some of the prelude to the Isstvan III atrocity from the perspective of the Death Guard Legion, and Battle Captain Nathaniel Garro discovering, as well as coming to terms that his legion has turned traitor.
For the second half, once Garro crosses paths with and subsequently DUNKS ON a certain Primarch, that’s when this book really started to take off for me. I think it’s also important to mention that the fight between Garro and a character that became tainted by Nurgle was another top moment in this book for me.
Someone described this book to me as being akin to an action movie, and I would agree that that’s the best possible way to describe it. I went from honestly not really caring all that much about Nathaniel Garro as a character, to eagerly looking forward to hearing about his story as I continue to progress through the Horus Heresy novels.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I feel like this book started slowly as it covered events in the previous book but from a different perspective. This was well done but wasn't what I was expecting. I was pleased when the story moved to new ground. The characters develop well as the story progresses and the action scenes are what you would expect, gore and more. Well written, entertaining, and great narration.