vomkrieg Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 Book Nine, Mechanicum up http://vom-krieg.blogspot.co.nz/2014/04/mechanicum-horus-heresy-review.html Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3653338 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 And after a damned long break, here is the book ten review Tales of Heresy , Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3879734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Book 11, Fallen Angels review is up Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3896341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Book 12, A thousand Sons review is up Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3909725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
simison Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Vomkrieg, I appreciate this. I got to read a couple of interesting things and look forward to when you hit Vengeful Spirit. Because that one now gives me a headache whenever I think of it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3909794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 5, 2015 Author Share Posted January 5, 2015 Vomkrieg, I appreciate this. I got to read a couple of interesting things and look forward to when you hit Vengeful Spirit. Because that one now gives me a headache whenever I think of it. Ha, my friend said much the same thing. I'm curious to get to that book now. Still, musn't read ahead again. I read betrayer before first heretic, which was silly of me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3909914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDF Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 Hey vomkrieg, I really enjoy your reviews. You've inspired me to reread some of the earlier Heresy books, especially A Thousand Sons. Shame they're all back home and I won't be able to read them until the middle of March. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3910607 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arac Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 Yesterday I read some of your reviews and must say, that I liked em for the most part. Keep up the good work. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3911108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Cheers guys, while i'm on holiday i'm trying to get through one a week. I own the first 20 books, so hopefully i can rattle those off quickly over the next month or two. After that, it may slow down again. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3912515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Book 13, nemesis is up Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3927800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Another great review! However, I'm worried that as the series progresses, the novels seem to be more and more reliant on short stories and novellas to fill in gaps and build characterization, rather than the novel itself. Vengeful Spirit is particularly guilty of this and I would not recommend Scars nearly as highly without having read Brotherhood of the Storm first. Do you have any plans to read the "supplemental" material as well? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928164 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 You hated Battle for the Abyss, so that's good. You did not hate Nemesis or Fulgrim, so that's bad. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928170 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Another great review! However, I'm worried that as the series progresses, the novels seem to be more and more reliant on short stories and novellas to fill in gaps and build characterization, rather than the novel itself. Vengeful Spirit is particularly guilty of this and I would not recommend Scars nearly as highly without having read Brotherhood of the Storm first. Do you have any plans to read the "supplemental" material as well? Only the stuff in the short story/novella compilations like "Tales of Heresy", I'm not one to track down rare things. If i can't get it on book depository for about $10NZ a book, i'm not that fussed :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 You hated Battle for the Abyss, so that's good. You did not hate Nemesis or Fulgrim, so that's bad. Nemesis and Fulgrim have there issues, but, yeah I wouldn't say I hate them at all. The thing about reviews, is they are just one dudes opinion But BFTA was so terribad I couldn't help myself from going guns in. I honestly hope that there isn't a book worse than that in the series. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I thought Fulgrim was bad, then I read Nemesis and for a while, I considered it the worst HH book but it pales in comparison to BFtA. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 I thought Fulgrim was bad, then I read Nemesis and for a while, I considered it the worst HH book but it pales in comparison to BFtA. So what irked you most about nemesis? Was it plot related, characters, the writing style? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Only the stuff in the short story/novella compilations like "Tales of Heresy", I'm not one to track down rare things. If i can't get it on book depository for about $10NZ a book, i'm not that fussed :) Ah, well everything should end up in an anthology eventually, though I think more of the timing involved in their release. I expect a lot of "Well THAT would've been nice to know three books ago!" in your future. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928463 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother-Chaplain Kage Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 So what irked you most about nemesis? Long story short: The nigh unkillable Mary Sue Black Pariah and his awful cookie-cutter back story (he was born bad, so he's bad), and the completely ineffective Assassins. Their final stand was the author stabbing you in the back for going through the effort of reading the rest of that drivel up to that point. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 So what irked you most about nemesis? Long story short: The nigh unkillable Mary Sue Black Pariah and his awful cookie-cutter back story (he was born bad, so he's bad), and the completely ineffective Assassins. Their final stand was the author stabbing you in the back for going through the effort of reading the rest of that drivel up to that point. Spear was the weak point of the book for me as well. Described well enough, but motivation and backstory was weak. I thought the assassins were done as very competent asides from vs Spear though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3928722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted February 7, 2015 Author Share Posted February 7, 2015 Next one up. First heretic. What a great book Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3943512 Share on other sites More sharing options...
1ncarnadine Posted February 7, 2015 Share Posted February 7, 2015 Weekender news THEN a vomkrieg book review too?? It's a good day to love the heresy (these are great by the way, never stop) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3943533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Loving your reviews and glad to see TFH at the top of the list where it belongs. That said, one little niggle. it is strongly hinted that many of the surviving Astartes from the fallen legions were absorbed by the Ultramarines.It is actually not "strongly hinted" at all. In fact, the 40k community has a very nasty habit of reading phrases like, "It is rumored that..." as "It is 100% true that...". This particular bit, got so bad that ADB had to address it directly as not being anything more than two Word Bearers making up lies about a legion they hate. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3943750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 Loving your reviews and glad to see TFH at the top of the list where it belongs. That said, one little niggle. it is strongly hinted that many of the surviving Astartes from the fallen legions were absorbed by the Ultramarines.It is actually not "strongly hinted" at all. In fact, the 40k community has a very nasty habit of reading phrases like, "It is rumored that..." as "It is 100% true that...". This particular bit, got so bad that ADB had to address it directly as not being anything more than two Word Bearers making up lies about a legion they hate. interesting, When did ADB mention this was just Xaphen and co talking out of their heads. Pretty curious now. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3944871 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareddm Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 interesting, When did ADB mention this was just Xaphen and co talking out of their heads. Pretty curious now. This was awhile back in one of the "What happened to the Missing Legions?" threads. The issue was people were no longer taking the Ultramarine absorption as a rumor, but as an absolute fact, when the reality is just that Gulliman is just seriously good at logistics and growing/managing a legion that big. Not to say it isn't impossible, just that two random Word Bearers shooting the breeze about Ultramarines isn't exactly what would be called a bastion of truth. I'll see what I can find. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3944875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vomkrieg Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 This was awhile back in one of the "What happened to the Missing Legions?" threads. The issue was people were no longer taking the Ultramarine absorption as a rumor, but as an absolute fact, when the reality is just that Gulliman is just seriously good at logistics and growing/managing a legion that big. Not to say it isn't impossible, just that two random Word Bearers shooting the breeze about Ultramarines isn't exactly what would be called a bastion of truth. I'll see what I can find. I could totally see Gulliman just being that good at organization (helps to have a really stable gene seed too). Sort of how Luther helped the Dark Angels number expand rapidly in Fallen Angels, but probably more so. That said, i could also see Gulliman being the one trusted to look after soldiers from a lost legion. It's an interesting concept all round. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/281791-horus-heresy-book-reviews-and-comments/page/2/#findComment-3944992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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