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The Horus Heresy is the Black Library's premium SF series, telling the story of the civil war that nearly tore the human Imperium apart, ten thousand years ago. This latest title sees triumphant return of the Dark Angels, by Darkblade co-author Mike Lee.
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Mike Lee was the principal creator and developer for White Wolf Game Studio's Demon: The Fallen. Over the last eight years he has contributed to almost two dozen role-playing games and supplements. An avid wargamer and devoted fan of pulp adventure, Mike lives in the United States.
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This review is from: Fallen Angels (Mass Market Paperback)
Mostly set in the 200th year of the Emperor's Great Crusade. On Caliban civil war erupts. Many strive to break from Imperial rule. Brother-Librarian Zahariel and his men, under orders from El'Jonson's second-in-command (Luther), fight almost nonstop. An evil taint seems to suffuse parts of the planet itself. Roots and vines seethe with corruption of an awful, otherworldly sentience.Meanwhile in the stars, Lion El'Jonson believes that Warmaster Horus will attempt to take the fully-operational forge within the Tanagra system. He sends a small, hand-picked force to the keep the wealth of Diamat out of Horus's hands. Brother-Redemptor Nemiel (cousin of Zahariel) and Brother-Sergeant Kohl lead this force. However, El'Jonson knows of another reason the Warmaster is interested in Diamat. ***** FOUR AND A HALF STARS! This is the sequel to book six, Descent of Angels. Unless you read it first, you may find yourself lost in this story. Events basically pick up where Descent of Angels left off. (Zahariel and Luther land on Caliban after El'Jonson sent them away.) The author had to show what was happening on Caliban, as well as in the Crusade, and he did an admirable job of it! Zahariel and Nemiel are cousins. Zahariel is on Caliban with Luther. Nemiel is with El'Jonson in space. I found it very interesting to see how the author juggled the two similar men and how the battles end up shaping each. This well crafted story will keep your attention and perhaps give you a few surprises as well. ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (16 customer reviews) 18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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4.5 stars!,
By Detra Fitch "Always hunting good books." - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fallen Angels (Mass Market Paperback)
Mostly set in the 200th year of the Emperor's Great Crusade. On Caliban civil war erupts. Many strive to break from Imperial rule. Brother-Librarian Zahariel and his men, under orders from El'Jonson's second-in-command (Luther), fight almost nonstop. An evil taint seems to suffuse parts of the planet itself. Roots and vines seethe with corruption of an awful, otherworldly sentience.Meanwhile in the stars, Lion El'Jonson believes that Warmaster Horus will attempt to take the fully-operational forge within the Tanagra system. He sends a small, hand-picked force to the keep the wealth of Diamat out of Horus's hands. Brother-Redemptor Nemiel (cousin of Zahariel) and Brother-Sergeant Kohl lead this force. However, El'Jonson knows of another reason the Warmaster is interested in Diamat. ***** FOUR AND A HALF STARS! This is the sequel to book six, Descent of Angels. Unless you read it first, you may find yourself lost in this story. Events basically pick up where Descent of Angels left off. (Zahariel and Luther land on Caliban after El'Jonson sent them away.) The author had to show what was happening on Caliban, as well as in the Crusade, and he did an admirable job of it! Zahariel and Nemiel are cousins. Zahariel is on Caliban with Luther. Nemiel is with El'Jonson in space. I found it very interesting to see how the author juggled the two similar men and how the battles end up shaping each. This well crafted story will keep your attention and perhaps give you a few surprises as well. ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Duty or Loyalty? You have to choose one.,
By Anibal Madeira - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fallen Angels (Paperback)
Great book by one of Black Library regular contributor - Mike Lee.Revisiting the characters of the 6th volume Descent of Angels, their experiences changes them a bit, but that was expected: 150 years passed (the main events of this book are in the 200th year of the crusade), brother librarian Zahariel went with Luther to Caliban in disgrace (with the job of training new recruits) while the chaplain...sorry...the redemptor Nemiel continues the glorious crusade side by side with the powerful primarch Lion El'Johnson. Some mysterious events of the previous books are revealed, including the hedious danger that lies in Caliban. The Primarch El'Jonhson is a military genius and a great warrior, but he isn't perfect - all primarchs have flaws! The Zahariel/Luther plot leads to a terrible choice between their loyalty to the emperor or the duty to their people...what will they choose? In the the Nemiel plot, El'Johnson sends an advance force to foil the plans of the warmaster in a dangerous gambit where speed is of essence and that can determine the outcome of the war. With great battles on space, land and the characters souls, this book is an extremely valuable addition to the series. It deserves the 5 stars for the plot, the characters and the great "chess" players that are the strategists of this war (what a finale! Bravo). 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Not the best of the series but not terrible,
By K. McMillan "What do you see when you stand a... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Fallen Angels (Mass Market Paperback)
This one was a bit too heavy on the back story of the Dark Angles and Johnson and less about the chapter becoming part of the Emperor's army... so that was rather disappointing... but all-in-all the book had a lot of fun action.
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