Horus Heresy: Battle for the Abyss

Horus Heresy: Battle for the Abyss
by Ben Counter

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Author: Ben Counter
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-29
ISBN: 1844165493
Number of pages: 416
Publisher: Games Workshop
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ISBN13: 9781844165490
Condition: NEW
Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Book Review: Not a very good effort.
Summary: 1 Stars

I was deeply disappointed by this book. The story is incoherent, and frankly, does not make any sense. A bunch of one-dimensional characters, who were thrown together by chance, and do not like each other very much, try to take down an invincible space-vessel, throwing themselves at it again and again, instead of sending a warning. The whole scenario just does not work, not to mention there's no character development, and the charaters themselves are very one-sided. Basically they are only what you can read about their respective Space Marine chapters in the rule books. The evil antagonist also does not suprise the reader; everything is very predictible, and lacks imagination. The other big issue is that it simply does not add anything to the overall picture. Most of the Heresy books both introduced the reader to the background, to the players, and then went on to add to the story of the Heresy himself, thus getting closer and closer to the final showdown on Terra. Admittedly, after 6 books or so it became a bit ardous, but still kept the interest up. This book does not really contribute to the overall Horus Heresy storyline.
All in all, this is a very poorly written book. You'd better spend your money on a lottery ticket.

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Summary of Horus Heresy: Battle for the Abyss

Horus sends the Worldbearer space marines to the planet Calth, where they are to ambush the loyalist Ultramarines. In addition to the main fleet, Horus sends a new doomsday battleship for use againsy the Ultramarines home world of Ultramar. A small strike force travels space and the warp to delay or destroy the doomsday ship to save the Ultramarines.

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