Galaxy in Flames (The Horus Heresy): No. 3

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Saul also stands out from the rest of his brothers as he comes off as a black sheep in comparison to the rest.

Counter has managed to create an enthralling tale with an epic conclusion, and whilst his writing is flawed in places, he still manages to create a compelling enough story to win over fans who enjoyed the first two novels. This must be hard for an author, so I do sympathise; and yet McNeill managed with aplomb - taking Abnett's original template and adding in enough of his own voice to create a decent work of his own.If you fail to comply with this obligation, we may have a right of action against you for compensation. Galaxy In Flames is the conclusion to the grandiose opening trilogy of The Horus Heresy and what a butcher's bill there is. Once again, we spend the most time with Loken and see a lot of the conflict through his perspective. If you missed the relentless onslaught of a typical 40k scenario in books one and two you're going to be pleased with book three. My overall summary of this book is therefore: pedestrian writing explodes into life for the last third and leaves me still wanting to read the Horus Heresy.

Fulgrim, Primarch of the Emperor's Children, leads his warriors into battle against a vile alien foe, unaware of the darker forces that have already set their sights upon the Imperium of Man. The Sons of Horus' drop pods scatter throughout the target area and they struggle to link up and capture their objective, the Sirenhold. In the time that has passed, I've tinkered away with my beloved VIIth legion, but a few other projects have snuck thier way onto the radar. Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor the Imperium of Man has stretched out across the galaxy. An ad hoc collection of astartes from the traitor legions who have remained loyal, Istvaan V survivors, emissaries and forgotten soldiers who have been picked up.I found Counter's writing very pedestrian - a little too much of a 'this happened then this happened' approach. While I did not enjoy this as much as the first two books in the series, this third entry by author Ben Counter continued the very addictive epic story of the Warmaster Horus putting his plans in place to remove the Emperor from power.

Gathering the only two remaining terran brothers Artuas knew, Khol and Abbas, the trio bluffed thier way onto a mechanicum service frieghter to work their way towards the outer vessels of the fleet. Brothers who have to kill brothers, fathers killing their sons, new families, and loyalties being forged, to name a handful. He hasn’t written a bad book yet, and although Prospero Burns was the most controversial book of the Horus Heresy series to date, I still found it really enjoyable and one of the best books to date. My reason for not reading the Heresey before was the impression that it looked like "Space Marine Battles on Steroids". I look passed most of its lesser qualities and say it was a good course correction in what I feared was going to be a train wreck of a series after False Gods.He has converted some of his brothers and now they will have to cull the Loyalists for their own legions. Every minute you keep the traitors here is another minute for the Emperor to bring the Warmaster to justice.