Horus Rising
Ratings54
Average rating4.1
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Ratings54
Average rating4.1
A Horus Heresy Novel - Book 1
After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the human Imperium is at its height. His dream for humanity accomplished, the Emperor hands over the reins of power to his Warmaster, Horus, and heads back to Terra.
It is the 31st millennium. Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor, the Imperium of Man has stretched out across the galaxy. It is a golden age of discovery and conquest. But now, on the eve of victory, the Emperor leaves the front lines, entrusting the great crusade to his favourite son, Horus. Promoted to Warmaster, can the idealistic Horus carry out the Emperor's grand plan, or will this promotion sow the seeds of heresy amongst his brothers? Horus Rising is the first chapter in the epic tale of the Horus Heresy, a galactic civil war that threatened to bring about the extinction of humanity.
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En commençant ce roman, premier volume d'une longue série se déroulant dans l'univers de Warhammer 40k, je n'imaginais pas y prendre autant de plaisir ! Il y a de l'action, comme je m'y attendais, mais aussi des personnages moins stéréotypés et plus profonds que ce que je craignais, ainsi que des passages passionnants sur des thèmes finalement à la fois actuels et universels : le pouvoir, la relation, et les liens entre les deux. Ce roman est vraiment une très bonne surprise, une première lecture très surprenante pour cette année 2018 qui commence.
J'espère que la suite de la série “Horus Heresy” sera du même niveau ! Si c'est le cas, elle risque de m'occuper une bonne partie de l'année !
Ugh... such ponderous dialogue
Save yourself a lot of time and skip this book. There is no logic to the plot for the characters action
Simply brilliant writing. This was my first official step into the 40k universe making the leap from YouTube lore videos. The Horus Heresy was always the most interesting (for the lore that could be developed) and so I gave the first book a go.
While I have heard good things I did not expect a level of writing that would knock nearly everything I've read away. Dan Abnett has a masterful command of prose and coupled with the oh-so-fun sci-fi fantasy playground that is the 40K universe he leads you through a brilliantly told tale.
The culture of the different legions is fascinating. Subtle hints at the future of the series are always fun as well as observing and learning new things about the universe along with the characters.
Sadly I had a sci-fi series idea that touched on many of these same topics. Even worse a portion of this book was nearly an exact idea I had for perhaps the third in my series. It is always odd to read a story that is so similar to the one floating around in your head.
I will continue the series but am a bit worried about the future prices of some of these books. It seems they go out of print and then get jacked up to hundreds of dollars. I refuse to read the digital copies.
Although some would likely disagree with me, as a lore nerd type, I found this to be a great intro to the Warhammer 40k universe. Interesting for people who are not yet acquainted with the series and possible even more interesting for fans or returning readers, as you already know what is going to happen and can tell the various motivations of the characters apart.
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