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Most 40K nuts kinda rag on this book. Personally? I think it’s in my top five reads of the series so far. Something very charming and adorably goofy about McNeill’s prose and plot structure. I’m a sucker for classic Sci-fi and this felt very close to some of those silly classics. 
dark informative sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a great story that tell of a great betrayal.
Yet that pivitol moment is lackluster. I had hoped for more and though I feel as if the final part of the book was better than that which came before the impact was lost because of the miss.
adventurous tense fast-paced
adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced
adventurous dark reflective 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: Yes
medium-paced

Kinda needed more to convince me of what happened to Horus here. 
dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Excellent. A bit of a cheese factory, but if you like sci fi and especially if you like 40k, this and Horus Rising are very much worth the read.

Characters are decent, plot is intriguing, action is excellent. As a 40k fan, I know exactly what the outcome of this whole story is, but it remains gripping all the same. Can't wait for the next books in the series.
adventurous dark 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