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The final horus Heresy book that I needed to read before diving into The Siege of Terra. It is hard to believe that I managed to get through all 54 of them. This was saved for last as it has a bad reputation, one which is in my opinion undeserved.

This is a rad 80s hair metal album featuring Dinosaurs fighting Demons whilst a bunch of Cyborgs fire pot shots from the background.

Is this at all essential to read if you are just going for the 'important' entries in the series? Absolutely not, even the story that the events of this book lead into are completely understandable without this background.

That being said this was absolutely a blast from start to finish. One of the few books that really get into the life of the Iron Hands and the flaws inherent in their legion lead to their downfall in this rad as hell horror story.

thepattyshack's review

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2.0

While giving an interesting insight to the iron hands with some interesting characters, it makes me long more to see what would have happened eith the iron hands if Ferus had not died, as every story afterwards just seems to be borderline suicide missions. The mentalities of flesh is week seems to be at a truly horrific level that I don't understand how it got that way even when Ferus was alive.
Otherwise it is a perfectly fine book, written well with semi memorable characters, but in the grand scheme of the heresy I am shocked to see it as a main entrant as it contributes nothing to the further plot.

booleancat's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

drwilko's review

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

nraptor's review

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slow-paced

2.5

trackofwords's review against another edition

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4.0

The clue is in the title really – ‘Damnation of Pythos’. Not salvation, damnation. Given David Annandale’s love of horror films and monsters it should come as no surprise to find that his first novel in the Horus Heresy series is somewhat on the bleak side. For the 30th novel in this every-growing series we find ourselves back with the Iron Hands in the aftermath of Isstvan V and the Dropsite Massacre, with the loss of Ferrus Manus still fresh and raw in their minds.

Read the full review at http://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2014/05/24/the-damnation-of-pythos-david-annandale/

amandak6647's review against another edition

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5.0

Fantastic. Basically a 40k horror novel, something the setting desperately needs more of. Truly shows the horrific and corrupting power of chaos reflected against the cold inhumanity of the Iron Hands and the fragile, empathetic legion serfs. A dour, depressing story, but a compelling and different one from the usual stories in this series.

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