False Gods: The Heresy Takes Root (The Horus Heresy)
by Graham McNeill
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Author: Graham McNeillEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07
ISBN: 1844163709
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Games Workshop
Accessories:
- Imperial Munitorum Manual (Warhammer 40, 000)
- Storm of Iron (Warhammer 40,000 Novel)
- Defenders of Ulthuan (Warhammer Novels)
Book Reviews of False Gods: The Heresy Takes Root (The Horus Heresy)
Book Review: McNeill outdoes himself.
Summary: 5 Stars
Graham McNeill is what I'd call a good science fiction author, but he's definitely not my idea of a great one. Called upon to write the second back on the new HORUS HERESY series from the Black Library, McNeill had a tall order in following science fiction superstar Dan Abnett, and I was quite wary of there being a dropoff in the quality. I don't mean to bring up Abnett-McNeill comparisons, I just mean that out of the first three authors (Abnett, Ben Counter, an McNeill) McNeill was the question mark given that he's really only written about the Generic Marines (Ultramarines) and the--albeit very good--Iron Warrior book.
Happily, he stepped it up to a level of writing I hadn't previously seen from him. While there will be the usual complaints of Horus's fall being too contrived or too "easy", it's really mostly hot air in my opinion. McNeill takes the characters Abnett fleshed out and continues developing them, and with a few exceptions (Horus Aximand is a lot different) it all goes very smoothly. The conflict between the lodge and non-frat space marines is interesting, and the battle scene on the moon of Davin is very, very, very, good.
It says no plot spoilers, so I won't say too much. I'll stick with saying that McNeill does a good job showing Horus's conflict, makes Magnus a character one feels sorry for (as he should be on some level), keeps Loken real, and writes at least two top shelf battle scenes. Overall, it's a great book, and it set up Ben Counter for the slam dunk third entry as well. Highly recommended.
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?Contemporary Books
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