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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
O sa-l omor pe Graham McNeil cu omnibusul de la minunea asta de serie
Horus had an entire series worth of character development crammed sloppily into one book. But other than that, it's pretty good
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
Yes
medium-paced
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There was a moment when I put this book down grinning like an idiot and exclaiming aloud at the brilliance of the thing. The first 3/4 of this book is an interweaving chronicle of compelling narratives. I generally don’t enjoy jumping between different character perspectives but McNeill did an excellent job retaining excitement and tension.
3/4 of the way through the book I would give it a solid 5 stars but the turning point in Horus’s character threw me off. It felt too sudden for him to flip to Chaos. We started witnessing chinks in his armor, slowly and carefully placed, giving you the notion of possible redemption. Maybe Horus’ pull into Chaos could be deemed good; a tragic hero forced to make the difficult decision but ultimately he succumbs to true evil. This book sees him flip like a yin-yang pancake.
The very set up where Horus rashly chooses to attack the traitors on the moon was too obvious; the Warmaster being far too rash to what we experienced of him in Book 1. Uncharacteristically bad decisions led him to getting stabbed by a strangely enchanted blade (still not fully explained how it works and how it got in Temba’s hands) and being rendered near death. The dismay and fear the space marines feel could have been better written because it moves too fast (the butcher people in fearful haste, yes, but let’s sit in that). Then Horus is taken to the temple on Davin.
The sheer EVIL he becomes post-Davin is disappointing and uncharacteristic. The complete betrayal of the emperor, manipulation of his brothers and soldiers, and ruthless killing of innocents is too much. I wanted to cheer for him as he descended into darkness, but I can’t rationalize it. It’s too much too fast. I think McNeill had an incredible undertaking in writing the book that saw Horus, right-hand charismatic fatherly kind War-master, become an evil usurping warmonger. I feel another book would have helped get Horus to his Darth Vader state...
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the ride and will read the next one.
3/4 of the way through the book I would give it a solid 5 stars but the turning point in Horus’s character threw me off. It felt too sudden for him to flip to Chaos. We started witnessing chinks in his armor, slowly and carefully placed, giving you the notion of possible redemption. Maybe Horus’ pull into Chaos could be deemed good; a tragic hero forced to make the difficult decision but ultimately he succumbs to true evil. This book sees him flip like a yin-yang pancake.
The very set up where Horus rashly chooses to attack the traitors on the moon was too obvious; the Warmaster being far too rash to what we experienced of him in Book 1. Uncharacteristically bad decisions led him to getting stabbed by a strangely enchanted blade (still not fully explained how it works and how it got in Temba’s hands) and being rendered near death. The dismay and fear the space marines feel could have been better written because it moves too fast (the butcher people in fearful haste, yes, but let’s sit in that). Then Horus is taken to the temple on Davin.
The sheer EVIL he becomes post-Davin is disappointing and uncharacteristic. The complete betrayal of the emperor, manipulation of his brothers and soldiers, and ruthless killing of innocents is too much. I wanted to cheer for him as he descended into darkness, but I can’t rationalize it. It’s too much too fast. I think McNeill had an incredible undertaking in writing the book that saw Horus, right-hand charismatic fatherly kind War-master, become an evil usurping warmonger. I feel another book would have helped get Horus to his Darth Vader state...
Nonetheless, I enjoyed the ride and will read the next one.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I love this book so much it's one of the best sequels I've ever read I am so excited to read the next one, this book had great writing it had great pacing and even though you know what's going to happen You still are like hoping that it doesn't it's so good