bastimapache 's review for:

The Outcast Dead by Graham McNeil

2.0

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Worst Horus Heresy book I’ve read, and possibly also worst book I’ve ever read. The story is completely lineal and has no depth, there is no real conflict in the plot, the main character does nothing in the whole book besides suffering and lamenting, all characters are obnoxious, there is a group of 6 space marines but none has a personality nor character development and they are all basically brutes, the ending is rushed, a primarch appears for no reason at all, certain characters are introduced extensively just to be dropped quickly... The only thing that could be remarkable about this book are some passages about the duty of astropaths, and some depictions of the misery endured by certain characters that are quite well written. Otherwise, this is a totally skippable book.