Horus Heresy First book of series (Horus Rising) by Dan Abnett

Again my informal review series, hehehe.

This book first of series is by Dan Abnett, just my second book written by Dan, but I must say Dan is indeed one of those authors that could grip the reader into the feel of the story early on and never lets go! Of the military/war fiction authors, Dan Abnett could very well line up quite nicely with Tom Clancy and Keith Laumer.

Reading the book, you'd get the feel of being one of the majestic and fearsome Astartes of the Luna wolves chapter. Like their 'mortal' Imperial guardsmen, the Astartes have been fighting for the Imperium for most of the Imperium's formative years, even well into the conquest years, they are the surgical knife, where the Imperial guard are the chainsaw. What makes this book series really really cool is that the story is told in the eyes of the CHAOS MARINES!!!! ohhh bugger I blew the cue again I get ahead of myself in surprises, hehehehe

Well on the book,the seemingly good guys, the heroes, the warriors for the Imperium for the Emperor are really THE future Chaos marines, the 'anti-christ' of space marines, the yan where space marines are yin. The book, the story is told of how Horus the warmaster, slowly but surely turned into the Emperor's foremost enemy. This is when the prodigal son, did not go back to embrace the father, he goes back to KILL him!

stay tuned when I give my informal/chaotic review of the second book, havent finish with it yet :) heheheh

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