Here, their bonds of loyalty, duty, and their devotion to one another will be tested as ancient horrors of the earliest days of gene-manipulation are unleashed, and a long-buried secret is revealed.Ī secret that will have far-reaching consequences for the future course of the galaxy, no matter who eventually claims Terra.
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The Shattered Legions crew of the Sisypheum, broken and at the end of their endurance, find themselves divided – torn between following their resurrected captain on a suicidal mission or obeying orders to return to Terra and rejoin their Legion brothers.įollowing a series of garbled messages intercepted by the Kryptos, the divided warriors descend to the shattered surface of Luna. It is difficult to recommend this book to anyone who hasn’t read the rest of the Siege of Terra but it is a great start to the final series in the Horus Heresy / Siege of Terra series and – whilst we don’t know how many volumes it is – I eagerly look forward to the next installment. It’s a great way to make the book easier to ‘get into’ and emphasise with the protagonists. It is not possible to have nothing from them, but the reader is firmly given the impression that the Siege of Terra is being won (and lost) by the unnumbered masses and not by the Primarchs. The End and the Death also continues the Horus Heresy series in not have too much action from the point of view of the Primarchs or the Emperor. Many of them are outside the eternity gate where Sanguinius has locked out loyalist and traitor alike and there are individual battles and heroism and evil! It takes a bit of time to get used to, but its a great way of telling the reader which protagonist is currently centre stage.Īs mentioned above the vignettes or ‘fragments’ also aid the reader in understanding the scale of the war with some fragments being returned to and others ending in death or defeat. I really like the way that Malcador is in the first person – and Horus Lupercal in the second… with all other stories being in the third person.
It’s fair to say there is a lot going on, and this wouldn’t be the book you would start with, but it’s got some great things to recommend it. Sanguinius and Dorn approach the Emperor whilst the Khan is at death’s door and Vulkan makes his way back through the webway after dealing with Magnus. The Primarchs are starting to prepare for the final battle as well. Sure, it doesn’t all make sense especially when they discuss pre 21st century history, but its fun watching Malcador and Horus separately talk of the weaving of the fates!Īs the battle on the surface continues Ol and John Gramiticus work their own plans with the mysterious help of Alpharius and the Sons of Horus eventually call on their father to lead them in the final battle… but he’s not the man he was… he has fallen! Meanwhile the White Scars have control of the ground batteries and are targeting the fleet and a force from the 1st Legion – The Dark Angels – have taken over the Astronomican – but with the edict of Nikaea in place can they do anything to bring it back? Both include great further snippets from the past and how the Emperor got to where he finds himself. Abnett interspersed these stories with discussions from Horus on his father and brothers a Malcador talking about the Emperor. The book starts much as the rest of the Siege with vignettes from the fighting on Terra which is a great way to demonstrate the global nature of the conflict. Yet the hope is slim, for the Warmaster sees all and knows all, and the ultimate victory of Chaos is at hand. With him come his Angel, his Praetorian, and his Captain, all determined to enact terrible vengeance. Now, at the final hour of the final day, the Emperor rises. The Emperor’s dream lies in tatters, but there remains a sliver of hope.
The lives of uncountable numbers have been extinguished and even primarchs, once thought immortal, have been laid low. The Emperor, a shining beacon of hope to many, an unscrupulous tyrant to others, must die. Horus Lupercal, once beloved son, has come to murder his father. After seven brutal years of civil war, the Warmaster stands on the verge of victory. The walls have fallen, the gates are breached, and the defenders are slain. It’s the beginning of the ultimate conclusion to the Horus Heresy, and hope still remains for the Loyalists! The Emperor plans a gambit that could snatch victory from the jaws of defeat – but at what cost?
With the Emperor’s dream in tatters, he seeks only to rob Chaos of its ultimate victory… The arch-traitor Horus Lupercal’s forces have bombarded Terra and the Imperial Palace lies in ruins.
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