False Gods: The Heresy Takes Root (The Horus Heresy)
by Graham McNeill
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Author: Graham McNeillEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07
ISBN: 1844163709
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Games Workshop
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- Imperial Munitorum Manual
- Storm of Iron (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Chaos Space Marines)
- Defenders of Ulthuan (Warhammer Novels)
Book Reviews of False Gods: The Heresy Takes Root (The Horus Heresy)
Book Review: False Gods shows just what was needed to to start the downfall of a favored son
Summary: 5 Stars
False Gods is the second book in the Horus Heresy Trilogy from Games Workshop's Black Library division. The first book in the trilogy was Dan Abnett's excellent Horus Rising which introduced the Imperium's newly appointed Warmaster, the Primarch of the Luna Wolves Legion and the Emperor of Mankind's favored son. Horus Rising showed the personality of chief architect that would someday plunge the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man into its darkest hour.
Graham McNeill takes over the writing duties for the second novel of the trilogy. False Gods details the little doubts Horus brought up during the first book and how these doubts gave those powers in the Warp the opening they needed to deceive, inveigle, and obfuscate their way into Horus' heart and mind. The Chaos Powers are not alone in their endeavor for a traitor within Horus' inner circle plots with these powers to sway the Imperium's Warmaster to their cause against the Emperor of Mankind and the Imperium. McNeill does a very good job of showing Horus' inner turmoil concerning the responsibilties heaped on his shoulders by his father the Emperor. McNeill also introduces Horus' growing resentment towards his father and thus infecting his own Legion whose admiration and loyalty to him is akin to deity worship.
There's a major section of the book where Horus and his Crusading force first begin to fight the minions of the Chaos Powers on the moon of Davin. There's a sense of Night of the Living Dead in this section as powerful Space Marines must contend with the plague zombies of their opponent. But action in False Gods takes a backseat to the manipulation of Horus and how false promises and miscontrued words from the Chaos Powers gradually breaks down Horus' will. Some have pointed out that in False Gods it's shown that the Emperor must take some of the blame as to the cause of the Heresy, but the opposite is true. Horus was given a choice as to which side to believe: his loyalty and faith to his Emperor or the words of powers in the warp. Those who have followed the mythology of GW's Warhammer 40K knows what his decision will be.
The fall of a star ascendant has begun and the end of McNeill's novel sets the stage for what will become the unveiling of the ultimate betrayal of son against father, of brothers against brothers and one man against an entire galaxy. I can't wait for the final book in the trilogy: Galaxy In Flames by Ben Coulter.
Summary of False Gods: The Heresy Takes Root (The Horus Heresy)
The human Imperium stands at its height of glory - thousands of worlds have been brought to heel by the conquering armies of mankind. At the peak of his powers, Warmaster Horus wields absolute control - but can even he resist the corrupting whispers of Chaos?War Books
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