Ashur Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Has anyone read this? http://www.blacklibrary.com/the-horus-heresy/featured/restorer-ebook.html It's presented as a continuation of Path of Heaven. Is it any good? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 There was an earlier thread about this... To answer your questions 1. It is very good 2. Yes, it is set after Path of Heaven, with a flash-forward scene at the Siege itself Don't expect huge story progression/revelation or heart-pounding action. It's an introspective character study of Shiban Khan/Tachseer JH79 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4910642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 It also gives an intiriguing look at a little patch of Terra, and even of what might have been if everything hadn't gone wrong. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4910657 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulemain Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 It also gives an intiriguing look at a little patch of Terra, and even of what might have been if everything hadn't gone wrong. May I ask how so? Spoilers are welcome! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4912145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlemad Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 It also gives an intiriguing look at a little patch of Terra, and even of what might have been if everything hadn't gone wrong. May I ask how so? Spoilers are welcome! Indefragable covers it well in a few posts here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/339102-ideallyhow-many-hh-books-to-cover-the-siege/page-8#entry4903465 It's a great short story. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4912387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Semi spoiler-ish synopsis: On the soil of Terra, Shiban discards the Shackles and makes a personal journey to honour a fallen brother whom he had wronged. Along the way, he begins to restore both his body and his soul, learning one final lesson before Terra is engulfed by the fires of war. Ashur 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4913023 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashur Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Semi spoiler-ish synopsis: On the soil of Terra, Shiban discards the Shackles and makes a personal journey to honour a fallen brother whom he had wronged. Along the way, he begins to restore both his body and his soul, learning one final lesson before Terra is engulfed by the fires of war. Thanks. Any spoilers are welcome. We can't get enough of the White Scars. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4915147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlisimo Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) I think the point of the story is to give a glimpse into how the White Scars transform from their joyful, free-wheeling selves into their more serious 40k iteration. Wraight has talked about being interested in that sort of thing with all of the legions, epsecially the loyalists for whom the change is less obvious.imo, it's a more significant and enjoyable short story than Allegiance or Brotherhood of the Moon were. In The Path of Heaven the White Scars started to lose their sense of humor, Shiban most of all. In Restorer, he learns how Torghun was shaped by his homeland and starts to appreciate his "no backward step" mentality - a change in the legion's character that will presumably play a role in holding the Lion's Gate once they storm it. He largely recovers from his mopeyness after that lesson about Torghun, but not to the point of laughing as he enters battle. The rest of the legion still does, even the large number of rushed Terran recruits. But he doesn't, and that will probably be the model for the future. Edited October 23, 2017 by carlisimo Ashur 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4915718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Shiban will go on to lead the Serious Scars 2nd founding chapter Ashur 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4915946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashur Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Shiban will go on to lead the Serious Scars 2nd founding chapter Most likely the Storm Lords since he commanded the Brotherhood of the Storm. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4915990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I was wondering if the Chapter mark matched the Brotherhood. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4916008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caillum Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Shiban will go on to lead the Serious Scars 2nd founding chapter Most likely the Storm Lords since he commanded the Brotherhood of the Storm. Yeah, this seems likely. The Storm Lords are also known for their Ork-hunting, which matches Shiban’s nature. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4916712 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted October 25, 2017 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Hope to see Shiban in more action at the Siege, sporting his shiny new augmetics Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4916720 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Just noticed that Shiban bumps into Howl of the Hearthworld and co. That makes me happy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4918560 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandlemad Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Oh nice catch, that could definitely be them. Make you wonder what happened in the end. They're sent to Terra to watch Dorn and the heresy breaks out, same as most other watch packs. Then, unlike most watch packs, they get to meet Russ again when he and the VI legion arrive at Terra a few years later, as in Vengeful Spirit. I'm not sure if we'll see any resolution to their story by the time the BL series finishes but it would be interesting to find out if they stuck around on Terra or joined the expedition to Yarant. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4918585 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 AD-B wants to revisit them during the Siege. He even said so in the MoM afterword. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4918586 Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 (edited) No SW Crusade Host members at the time, right? So that's definitely the watch pack, eh? EDIT: Actually, there might be more SW than the watch pack, perhaps left behind by Russ when he set off to hunt down Horus. There seemed to be more SW than other legions present, save for IF and WS When he passed other Space Marines, they saluted him – many Imperial Fists, fewer White Scars, a scattering of taciturn Space Wolves, even smaller numbers of other Legions gleaned from galactic catastrophe. The warriors of the Legiones Astartes towered over the mortal defenders, but that did nothing more than demonstrate how meagre their numbers were. In solely numerical terms, almost all the defenders of the Palace would be drawn from baseline human regiments. Not that numbers would be the decisive factor, of course. He went higher, tracing winding stairs carved about the wide boles of defence towers. The crowds never relented. Courtiers in long robes hurried past him, barely looking up from their clasped-tight piles of parchment. As he headed towards a spur of natural rock thrusting out from the maze of human construction, he found his path suddenly barred by one who didn’t get out of the way. Edited October 27, 2017 by b1soul Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4918635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK BLŒ FLY Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 It’s definitely worth reading. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/340478-horus-heresy-restorer/#findComment-4919762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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