Fulgrim was an odd installment of the H-Heresy for me. There was some really good scenes and moments, but ultimately the sprawl of events characters and events was just to disconnected and jarring for me to enjoy. There was little tension in Fulgrim's story as we mostly knew where it was going, and his 'corruption' was too on the nose even for the unsubtle 40K universe.I had mixed feelings about Solomon, at first I thought "here we go another honourable captain to be the good-guy stand-in while

Similar to The Flight of the Eisenstein, which came before, Fulgrim begins some way prior to where the preceding novels ended, around the time of False Gods I believe, this time exploring the build-up to the Heresy from the perspective of the Emperor's Children. This book achieved a number of spectacular things:1) it gave me just a smidgeon of sympathy for Lord Commander Eidolon2) those rather silly sonic weapons now seem perfectly sensible3) the Emperor's Children are now number one in my Chapt...

Unfortunately for the Horus Heresy series this is where it really starts to repeat itself. While The Flight of the Eisenstein was just the same story as in the previous books, it was still fresh because it was the first time we really stepped out of the established characters and followed some one totally new who really comes into his own at the end of the story. The plot and the writing was also good enough for it to still feel new.Fulgrim, however, feels very much like the same story just told...

Its back to the Warhammer universe and my Horus Heresy reading as I finish book 5. Content wise, there was so much to enjoy from the events that transpired, even if some of them were a little strange. I felt the writing quality of book 5 suffered compared to McNeill’s previous heresy novel and my experience has caused me to somewhat lose confidence in the author.Book 5 follows the journey of the Legion of The Emperor’s Children in a parallel arc to Horus’s decent into darkness from the first 3 b...

In other words, heresy is a value judgment, the expression of a view from within an established belief system. 7/10

New primarch, new legion, new perspective. This is the third different viewpoint on the events transpiring in the Isstvan system, leading to the rebellion against the emperor. In a way, it feels like the final piece of the introduction to the Heresy.Although this is probably more deserving of 3.5, Fulgrim is a solid iteration in a series that remains surprisingly high-calibre.

After a near-perfect run up until now, the fifth book In the Horus Heresy begins to show some cracks, chiefly around Graham McNeill's biggest stumbling block; Characterisation. At a whopping 512 pages, this is a story which is in no hurry to be told which would not be a problem if there was a central character to cling onto, instead there's absolutely no-one to match up to the previous books' heroes so we're stuck with Fulgrim. For 512 pages.The further problem with the Emperor's Children as a l...

Fulgrim, the titular primarch of the III Legion (Emperor's Children), is supposed to be the aspect of The Emperor's perfection. But he is not The Emperor, so he is imperfect, but that won't stop him and the space marines he leads from trying to be. Stan Bush tells us "it's not the destination, it's what you find along the road", but neither the primarch nor the astartes of the Emperor's Children seem able to grasp this subtle truth. Their worldview contains a critical flaw, and all the overlappi...

Remember that movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High at the end when Spicoli watches Hamilton foil that robbery at the gas station? Well I'm Spicoli right now with these Warhammer 40K novels because they are Awesome! Totally awesome! I'm five deep in the Horus Heresy saga and they are still going strong. In fact I might even say the experience is getting more enjoyable because I'm understanding more of the references then when I was a newbie and with each book read I'm getting to know the characters...

Well other teenage girls obsess vampires or werewolves and are busy making their babies, I was busy making babies with pre-heresy Emperor's Children. (I don't think I'd live through it all after heresy...or it wouldn't matter.)OK that off my mind, amazing book! Possibly a few spoilers.Things I liked: 1. Fulgrim's personality. Reminds me of my younger sister, only she's probably not gonna fall for a demon sword talking to her.2. Fulgrim's fall to chaos was well done, I once had a warhammer 40k fr...

I am really having a hard time believing that so many people didn't like this book. While i can understand the perspective of others that said that this installment of the Horus Heresy series was "formulaic" and were otherwise disappointed in this book, i really think that this book is where the series evolves from a "shoot-'em-up" and intrigue-driven storyline, to unmask the truly sublime forces which are driving the entire Horus Heresy itself. Graham McNeill is at his very best here, being abl...

Well that escalated quickly.Review later

My score for this is really 4.5 stars. It was a great read. I wish that it was two books though with the battle for Isstavan V being longer as well as Fulgrim's "transformation." McNeill made Fulgrim come alive and many times I found that I felt bad for him. His way of life really made him an easy target for Slaanesh. I found the mix with the rememberancers better than in previous books as the Emperor's Children embraced them instead of shunned them. One of the best storylines though was that of...

The tale about the fall to Slaanesh of the III Legion is not just a book.It is a tragedy, an epic and morbid tale about brotherhood, weakness, corruption, depravity and betrayal, with echoes from Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and Michael Moorcock's "Stormbringer" (Graham McNeill's love for Elric had been already shown for good in his Warhammer fantasy books, but here is just over the top).Still one of the best Horus Heresy novels after years, and my second read was far more good tha...

McNeill delivers. As always. Well worth checking out.

Well now... I enjoyed Graham McNeill's last outing in the Horus Heresy (False Gods), although found the pacing a little uneven at times. Fulgrim, for me, shows a writer with an enormous amount of confidence. McNeill has improved immeasurably on False Gods, and presents a novel that is truly epic in scope.Fulgrim is structured brilliantly. We're shown the Emperor's Children before the fall - an exceptionally proud Legion searching for perfection in everything. There are strong characters showcase...

I really tried to like this book but for me it had a lot of things going against it. I've never been a big fan of Graham McNeill but I thought he did a good job with "False Gods". In Fulgrim nothing works for me. I think this book is about Fulgrim's fall into Chaos but since Fulgrim and the other Emperor's Children (with the exception of Saul Tarvitz) have been depicted as arrogant pricks in the previous stories they are not sympathetic characters. Without sympathetic characters this "fall from

The best book in the series so far. A brilliant tragedy.

I like the plot, the setting and the action, but the writing style is really starting to get on my nerves. I've mentioned this in previous reviews of volumes in this series, but the constant use of superlatives is really getting on my nerves. It makes the writing melodramatic and over the top. If everyone is perfect and everything is epic, then nothing is. Good thing these are quick reads.

Another excellent book in the Horus Heresy series. This was possibly my favourite so far, but I could definitely see it as one that others may prefer to skip. It's a classic Faustian story that shows us the horrific effects Chaos can have on Mankind. The side-story focuses on the artists on-board the Emperor's Children's flagship, and uses the idea of the pursuit of the perfect piece of art and the extreme places this may lead to mirror the story of Fulgrim and his troops' own experiments with C...