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Having finished this, its very mush skippable. I bought it for the ADB story cos I love ADB. Most of the stories are "fine" at best, but some are dull. I could have bought two or three pints for the price of this book, and my enjoyment of them would probably have lasted longer. 

23 minutes ago, KJB said:

Well, it’s taken many, many years, but Battle for the Abyss is no longer the worst book in the series

 

This book is basically inconsequential. Damnation of Pythos is what made me stop reading every book that came out. 

6 hours ago, grailkeeper said:

 

This book is basically inconsequential. Damnation of Pythos is what made me stop reading every book that came out. 

That book was the first Warhammer book I never finished. I skipped the last 100 pages, and found the ending "meh". 

On 7/22/2025 at 2:51 AM, grailkeeper said:

 

This book is basically inconsequential. Damnation of Pythos is what made me stop reading every book that came out. 

It annoys me when people say that books are bad because they are inconsequential.

 

It makes me think of another story from Annadale: "The Unburdened", released as part of the Betrayal at Calth set

 

The story deals with Kurtha Sedd and his Word Bearers being stranded at Calth.

What could be more inconsequential than the Underworld War?

 

The protagonist seems to believe this, yet this is one of the best Word Bearer stories out there: themes of morality, crisis of faith and guilt, ideological differences, and the nature of Chaos.

 

You learn A LOT about the Word Bearers from following 5th company into the "heart of darkness" of the tunnels. It is not quite the Dark Coil, but you can FEEL the waxing and waning of the ruinous powers as time bleeds into a forever now

 

One of the best Horus Heresy stories, and in the grand scheme of things does not matter at all. Same with "The Deeper Darkness", which has one of the best demon depictions I've seen

Now, people are fully entitled to dislike Damnation of Pythos for a plethora of reasons. But because it is "inconsequential"? It is still within your rights, but come on fellas...

Edited by The Scorpion

The Unburdened was so good especially when read right after the utterly lackluster The Honoured. You basically need to read both for the full picture of the rivalry between Ultramarine dude and Kurtha Sedd, but it says a lot that I can still clearly remember Kurtha Sedd's name (and am ticked off about how he was done dirty in an Aeonid Thiel audio drama by Kyme) but not that of his rival.

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