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itcamefromthepage's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This was yet another extremely powerful and effective entry into the Horus Heresy by Graham McNeill.
Chock full of outstanding bits of cosmic horror.
Chock full of outstanding bits of cosmic horror.
thepattyshack's review against another edition
5.0
Stories about Magnus and his thousand sons are always a really nice change of pace to the rest of the universe.
Filled more with philosophy than over the top battles they are a nice rest to what can some times be tyring fights after fights.
A great character piece following some key characters for the lore to come and showing how they got there or at least putting them on their path.
It really does feel like we are getting to the end game. Everyone's tying up loose threads and heading to Terra, and everything has been great on that way.
Filled more with philosophy than over the top battles they are a nice rest to what can some times be tyring fights after fights.
A great character piece following some key characters for the lore to come and showing how they got there or at least putting them on their path.
It really does feel like we are getting to the end game. Everyone's tying up loose threads and heading to Terra, and everything has been great on that way.
drwilko's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
gabe_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I really enjoyed the slightly weirder aspect of this novel, how much of it was just characters wandering through the warp and chatting to daemons and stuff. Less battles but interesting look at the characters and lore. I liked Ahriman, and enjoyed it starting to move down the path of him making bad choices for the right reasons. I also liked him using powers and the general more magic-y aspects. Not something I'd recommend to someone who isn't into that kind of thing though, didn't feel very similar to a lot of other 40k novels.
trackofwords's review against another edition
5.0
With Prospero sundered by the Wolves, the Thousand Sons are adjusting to life on the Planet of the Sorcerers. Magnus mourns the loss of so much knowledge from Prospero, but his sons fear for his fractured soul.
Thousand Sons fans are going to love this, as will anyone who likes their fiction on the grand scale – there’s a lot of continuity here, which means lots to enjoy if you’re fully up to date with the series, but it works beautifully as a story even without reading/remembering absolutely everything that’s happened or will happen.
Read the full review at http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/06/02/the-crimson-king-graham-mcneill/
Thousand Sons fans are going to love this, as will anyone who likes their fiction on the grand scale – there’s a lot of continuity here, which means lots to enjoy if you’re fully up to date with the series, but it works beautifully as a story even without reading/remembering absolutely everything that’s happened or will happen.
Read the full review at http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/06/02/the-crimson-king-graham-mcneill/
owarcher's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
farilian's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
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