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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
This was one of my favourite of the recent HH books, up there with Unremembered Empire and Betrayer. It was also the book where I found it easiest to get to grips with an entirely new legion and set of characters. The idiosyncrasies of the Scars were presented in a way that made them easy to understand without being spelt out. I really enjoyed the character of the Khan. He was someone who didn't fully agree with the Emperor's mission and I think his perspective on the Imperium was more interesting because of that. I liked how it started, with the two initiates, one on Terra and one on the Scar's home world. Especially that the Terran one was meant to be in the Luna Wolves, I think that provided a good contrast. I really enjoyed the Stormseer Yesugei, his psyker powers were so fun to read. The fight between the Khan and Mortarion was also very fun. Something I thought could have been done better is the actual process of how the lodges came to support Horus over the Emperor, as it was it kind of felt shoved in to set up the big finale.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot goes on in this entry and whilst not all of it is resolved the stuff we do get is outstanding. Typical of Wraights style.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I got this book out of pure curiosity without reading anything about it or its author before. I hadn't read anything featuring the White Scars so I was curious to see what kind of Legion they were. Suffice to say I was pleasantly surprised and loved this book.
After a short Prologue introducing two of the main characters the book starts in equal parts White Scars and Space Wolves. This is because it serves as a sequel of sorts to A Thousand Sons. Scars begins with the aftermath of those events as well as the first movements of troops after the Istvaan V battle and ultimately deals with the alliegeance of the White Scars in the heresy.
The book is light in action, with only a few fights in the begining and the end (but featuring an epic surprise duel). It compensates though with an in-depth view of the Legion and its Primarch. More details are revealed and explained regarding events presented in A Thousand Sons as well as the various Primarchs, Legions and so on. The stage is also set for various coming events.
Overall a fascinating read but not one suitable for one unfamiliar with the Warhammer 40k setting. For fans of the lore and the world it is a great read. Easily one of the best entries in the Horus Heresy series.
After a short Prologue introducing two of the main characters the book starts in equal parts White Scars and Space Wolves. This is because it serves as a sequel of sorts to A Thousand Sons. Scars begins with the aftermath of those events as well as the first movements of troops after the Istvaan V battle and ultimately deals with the alliegeance of the White Scars in the heresy.
The book is light in action, with only a few fights in the begining and the end (but featuring an epic surprise duel). It compensates though with an in-depth view of the Legion and its Primarch. More details are revealed and explained regarding events presented in A Thousand Sons as well as the various Primarchs, Legions and so on. The stage is also set for various coming events.
Overall a fascinating read but not one suitable for one unfamiliar with the Warhammer 40k setting. For fans of the lore and the world it is a great read. Easily one of the best entries in the Horus Heresy series.
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
cool story but it just felt kind of … flat? idk, i never felt like i felt super engaged in the story, but elements of it were good!
First released as a twelve-part serialisation before being recombined as a standard novel, Chris Wraight’s Scars is the 28th novel in Black Library’s Horus Heresy series. It opens with the White Scars isolated on the fringes of the Great Crusade, only just beginning to receive contradictory reports of the events taking place elsewhere in the galaxy. Railing against the powers aiming to manipulate him – Russ’ Wolves request aid against the Alpha Legion in the Alaxxes Nebula, while a separate XXth Legion fleet blockades the Scars within the Chondax system – Jaghatai Khan chooses his own path and sets out to discover the truth of what’s really happening.
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/scars-chris-wraight/
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2016/05/04/scars-chris-wraight/