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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
fast-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
every time i see the cover i can only think of starscourge radahn
Real review of the Magnus book - 3/5, but again a good 3/5 (similar to my Guilliman review)
I found this to be a pretty solid book! Most of what I know about Magnus is post-Hersey, daemon prince of Tzeentch Magnus, so reading about him (and Perturabo!) pre-all of that was really interesting!
Although it, like the previous two Primarch books, didn't focus fully on Magnus, I didn't actually mind it that time? I thought it was interesting to read about what the other groups were doing at the same time, especially when it (somewhat) joined together at the end. My only real issue with this book Was the ending, as it felt like a lot of information was dumped at once and then the book ended. I enjoyed this though, and definitely would have read more if it were longer!
Overall, a good book in my opinion!
Real review of the Magnus book - 3/5, but again a good 3/5 (similar to my Guilliman review)
I found this to be a pretty solid book! Most of what I know about Magnus is post-Hersey, daemon prince of Tzeentch Magnus, so reading about him (and Perturabo!) pre-all of that was really interesting!
Although it, like the previous two Primarch books, didn't focus fully on Magnus, I didn't actually mind it that time? I thought it was interesting to read about what the other groups were doing at the same time, especially when it (somewhat) joined together at the end. My only real issue with this book Was the ending, as it felt like a lot of information was dumped at once and then the book ended. I enjoyed this though, and definitely would have read more if it were longer!
Overall, a good book in my opinion!
adventurous
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's a little slow, but a nice companion piece to the fall of Prospero novel.
Would you feel you got your money's worth if you bought the £40 special edition? Possibly not, at that price you want a big chonker of a novel to get your teeth into, adn this was 200 pages in big print and double spaced. But in other formats, yeah, go for it. It's got good insights.
Would you feel you got your money's worth if you bought the £40 special edition? Possibly not, at that price you want a big chonker of a novel to get your teeth into, adn this was 200 pages in big print and double spaced. But in other formats, yeah, go for it. It's got good insights.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Our big red boy doing big dumb things.
'I will not make the same mistake'
The main plot of Magnus is gibberish. Even by the standards of the Warhammer 40k universe, it barely rises above incoherent babble. The setpieces are interesting from a character perspective, but the plot can otherwise be described as one damn thing after another.
However, the wider story of Magnus is a Greek tragedy, possibly turned farce. Hubris meeting Nemesis. Avoiding fate only to crack his spine on it. Attempted patricide and fratricide. Making love to his mo… … actually, not that one.
'No, you will make new ones'
Magnus is also a Romantic, in that he profoundly emotes over a scene before profoundingly not giving a shit for the consequences.
It’s so sad my actions directly turned 24 of my own men to dust – oh well, better take a dozen or so more on another reckless trip totally unhelpful to the wider goal.
I’m not like Perturabo, cold-bloodingly calculating the percentage of refugees we can save. I will fight for every life – oops, this is all getting too hard, better deliberately kill all of them and, WOW, look at all these souls I can fit in my book to take on adventures.
The actual “plot” of this book is its symbiotic relationship with Magnus’ wider journey. He is incredibly powerful, more powerful even than any other Primarch in his own way. He does what he thinks is right in the moment, even when confronted with the ill effects of his previous decisions. He almost dies on several occasions because he doesn't comprehend his own limits, yet survives through good luck. He “saves the day” in the end, justifying every previous “bad” decision. You can see what that might do to his ego.
In the Horus Heresy arc, Magnus opens Pandora’s box.
'You will make worse mistakes because you still believe you can fix everything'
This book is a clue why he does.
'I will not make the same mistake'
The main plot of Magnus is gibberish. Even by the standards of the Warhammer 40k universe, it barely rises above incoherent babble. The setpieces are interesting from a character perspective, but the plot can otherwise be described as one damn thing after another.
However, the wider story of Magnus is a Greek tragedy, possibly turned farce. Hubris meeting Nemesis. Avoiding fate only to crack his spine on it. Attempted patricide and fratricide. Making love to his mo… … actually, not that one.
'No, you will make new ones'
Magnus is also a Romantic, in that he profoundly emotes over a scene before profoundingly not giving a shit for the consequences.
It’s so sad my actions directly turned 24 of my own men to dust – oh well, better take a dozen or so more on another reckless trip totally unhelpful to the wider goal.
I’m not like Perturabo, cold-bloodingly calculating the percentage of refugees we can save. I will fight for every life – oops, this is all getting too hard, better deliberately kill all of them and, WOW, look at all these souls I can fit in my book to take on adventures.
The actual “plot” of this book is its symbiotic relationship with Magnus’ wider journey. He is incredibly powerful, more powerful even than any other Primarch in his own way. He does what he thinks is right in the moment, even when confronted with the ill effects of his previous decisions. He almost dies on several occasions because he doesn't comprehend his own limits, yet survives through good luck. He “saves the day” in the end, justifying every previous “bad” decision. You can see what that might do to his ego.
In the Horus Heresy arc, Magnus opens Pandora’s box.
'You will make worse mistakes because you still believe you can fix everything'
This book is a clue why he does.
A solid book, not quite as good as the other Thousand Sons books, but enjoyable nonetheless.
I read this as the Horus Heresy Omnibus Project reading guide Omnibus III: The Burning of Prospero
(https://www.heresyomnibus.com/omnibus/iii-the-burning-of-prospero) additional material as part of my Oath of Moment to complete the series.
***
Presenting the newest recipient for The Unburdened Award for absolutely not having to be, but coming out of nowhere to be a practically perfect Horus Heresy book: Magnus The Red: Master of Prospero by Graham McNeill!
I will do a proper write up, but I'm all reviewed out after hyperfixating on mythology when I finished my Thousand Sons review earlier, but I absolutely adored this! Of the three Primarchs novels I've read, Lorgar's, Guilliman's, this blows them both out the water and absolutely hits everything on my what I want and need from a Horus Heresy book: deepens our understanding of the characters involved, adds context to the Horus Heresy and/not Warhammer 40K, fleshed out characters I can engage with, relationships and events with emotional weight and drama/ tragedy, great action (preferably not the main focus), etc., etc.
Perturabo made me cry with his fraternal concern and love! Truly magnificent!
Now odd to carry on the story with Morningstar and then to the Great Wolf and Prospero Burns!
(https://www.heresyomnibus.com/omnibus/iii-the-burning-of-prospero) additional material as part of my Oath of Moment to complete the series.
***
Presenting the newest recipient for The Unburdened Award for absolutely not having to be, but coming out of nowhere to be a practically perfect Horus Heresy book: Magnus The Red: Master of Prospero by Graham McNeill!
I will do a proper write up, but I'm all reviewed out after hyperfixating on mythology when I finished my Thousand Sons review earlier, but I absolutely adored this! Of the three Primarchs novels I've read, Lorgar's, Guilliman's, this blows them both out the water and absolutely hits everything on my what I want and need from a Horus Heresy book: deepens our understanding of the characters involved, adds context to the Horus Heresy and/not Warhammer 40K, fleshed out characters I can engage with, relationships and events with emotional weight and drama/ tragedy, great action (preferably not the main focus), etc., etc.
Perturabo made me cry with his fraternal concern and love! Truly magnificent!
Now odd to carry on the story with Morningstar and then to the Great Wolf and Prospero Burns!