Horus Rising (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Horus Heresy) by Dan Abnett
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Book Summary Author: Dan Abnett Edition: Mass Market Paperback Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published) Published: 2006-04-25 ISBN: 184416294X Number of pages: 416 Publisher: Games Workshop Accessories:
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Book Reviews of the Horus Rising (Warhammer 40,000 Novels: Horus Heresy)
Customer Review: Fast, fun and furious but lacking in substance.
Summary: 3 Stars
This Black Library novel is a fine beginning to the Horus Heresy, but it appears Dan Abnett has ignored or rewritten many of the core precepts of the Warhammer 40,000, or in this case, Warhammer 30,000 universe, something that many who have been loyal followers of this genre since its inception in 1985 might find disturbing.
Like all Abnett's books, Horus Rising is a fast, furious, and fun ride through the far future, or in this case the past of the far future, if that makes sense. Cast in a time of legends before the immortal Emperor was deified and interned on the Golden Throne, Horus Rising manages to "humanize" the almost mythic, genetically enhanced humans, the Primarchs and their Space Marine "sons". However, it doesn't deliver on much of the background material that has been previously published by Games Workshop, developers of the 40K universe. Whether this is by accident or design is irrelevant; it leaves out crucial background material that causes the book to lack some substance.
Where Abnett does succeed is in laying the groundwork for Horus's fall, and fall he will, make no mistake about that. It takes nearly the entire novel to place Horus on the path to damnation and Chaos. As someone once said, the path to damnation is taken in small steps, not in one giant leap. Sparing the reader any details, suffice it to say I personally was pleased.
Despite my criticism, I look forward to Abnett's next book on the Horus Heresy, False Gods.