The Talon of Horus

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The rise of Abaddon, successor to Horus and Warmaster of the Black Legion.When Horus fell, his Sons fell with him A broken Legion, beset by rivalries and hunted by their erstwhile allies, the former Luna Wolves have scattered across the tortured realm of the Eye of Terror And of Abaddon, greatest of the Warmaster s followers, nothing has been heard for many years But when Horus s body is taken from its resting place, a confederation of legionaries seek out the former First Captain, to convince him to embrace his destiny and continue what Horus began. Best Download The Talon of Horus [ Author ] Aaron Dembski-Bowden [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr The Talon of Horus was an interesting read It was my very first book told from the viewpoint of the Traitor Legions Iskandar Khayon is a Chaos Marine and a sorcerer Embroiled in the conflict between the various Traitor Marines, also known as the Nine Legions, Khayon and a mixture other Astartes from various Traitor Legions decide to try to change things.I will not spoil the rest of the story, but this is basically the story of how the Black Legion arose out of the Nine Legions the Nine Trait The Talon of Horus was an interesting read It was my very first book told from the viewpoint of the Traitor Legions Iskandar Khayon is a Chaos Marine and a sorcerer Embroiled in the conflict between the various Traitor Marines, also known as the Nine Legions, Kha...An utterly sublime novel A brilliant start to a new long running series and a fantastic insight into the workings of the Warp, Chaos and Daemons.This is the best thing put out by BL to date and the most beautiful, wonderful and utterly singular novel by Aaron Dembski Bowden.The prose was excellent, it was very well written My biggest problem is that just not much happens.The first 50 odd pages is a conversation Then they find the magical macguffin Then there s a short fight at the end And that s about it.And it s very Basil Exposition ey at times.However, we learn some interesting things about the way the warp is The WH40k universe is redefined to be evengrim and bleak than it already is Honestly though, it is getting a little nihilistic Is The prose was excellent, it was very well written My biggest problem is that just not much happens.The first 50 odd pages is a conversation Then they find the magical macguffin Then there s a short fight at the end And that s about it.And it s very Basil Exposition ey at times.However, we learn some interesting things about the way the warp is The WH40k universe is redefined to be evengrim and bleak than it already is Honestly though, it is getting a little nihilistic Is the Astartes vs Cthulhu story that far away And there are a lot of really neat little character moments that I enjoyed very much.For a book that got the full blown epic Black Library 40 special edition treatment, I mean, it was a good story, but di...ADB, you magnificent bastard Incredible.The Talon of Horus is an amazing book I really didn t know what to expect when I started reading this, but I have been amazed with where this story went.This story fleshes out an area of the 30 40k lore that has been neglected so far What happened to the traitor legions between the end of the Horus Heresy and the start of the Black Crusades How did the Black Legion form and so on I don t want to give anything away, but this is definitely a must read book of any fan of Horus Heresy or anyone The Talon of Horus is an amazing book I really didn t know what to expect when I started reading this, but I have been amazed with where this story went.This story fleshes out an area of the 30 40k lore that has been neglected so far What happened to the traitor legions between...The Talon of Horus tells a story from a very interesting timeframe in the Warhammer40K universe between the Horus Heresy and the Black Crusades there lie millenia in which the Imperium of Man was relatively at peace, insofar even that The Nine Legions where stuff of legend, believed to be lost in the Eye of Chaos and succumbed there to ...Another great novel by Mr ADB himself Told from the perspective of a Thousand Son legionary, he recants his time as one of Abaddons lieutenants First giving us a little insight into what happened after the Traitor legions were defeated on Terra and what happens when they were banished into the Eye It wasn t just a quick turn around of revenge that made the Sons of Horus turn into the Black Legion, but a slow crawl He tells us of what life is like within the Eye Something that we don t he Another great novel by Mr ADB himself Told from the perspective of a Thousand Son legionary, he recants his time as one of Abaddons lieutenants First giving us a little ins...I am a fan of Dembski Bowden s work They have a way of capturing certain elements in the 40k universe that very few of the Black Library s stable of writers can.That said, The Talon of Horus left me with mixed feelings.On one hand, this is a wonderful novel At first, I was thrown by the choice to use a Thousand Son character to tell the tale of the Black Legion But, as the novel progressed, it made co...Do you love everything Warhammer Do you devour any bits of lore available Do you care about the world and its characters If not, then you won t like this This book is for people who eat and breathe Warhammer 40k.The book tells the origin story of the Black Legion and of how Abaddon became Warmaster of Chaos The main character is one Iskandar Khayon, sorcerer of the Thousand Sons legion He gathers a ragtag group of allies and spends most of the book trying to find the legendary Vengeful Spi Do you love everything Warhammer Do you devour any bits of lore available Do you care about the world and its characters If not, then you won t like this This book is for people who eat and breathe Warhammer 40k.The book tells the origin story of the Black Legion and of how Abaddon became Warmaster of Chaos The main character is one Iskandar Khayon, sorcerer of the Thousand Sons legion He gathers a ragtag group of allies and spends most of the book trying to find the legendary Vengeful Spirit intending to claim it as his own His plans change when he actually finds the vessel and meets Abaddon but this only happens later in the story.What really surprised me here is that The Talon of Horus is a very risky and atypical 40k book Generally, 40k novels thrive on explosive action and adrenaline fueled battle scenes with some character moments thrown in between them The best books in the series manage to blend these two elements and thus m...Again, A.D.Bowden takes us on a journey through the twisted paths of Chaos Starts slowly by calling you come herecome and see and then takes you by the collar and throws you into another intricately woven story So immersive and with interesting characters that you just wanna knowabout And to be able to do that with dark and twisted c...

The Talon of Horus
  • English
  • 04 June 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 352 pages
  • 1849705895
  • Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • The Talon of Horus