Book Review - Saturn's Children by Charles Stross.Five to Five Thousand Challenge - Darren Grey.Currently Reading - World War Cthulhu by Brian M.Book Review - The Mephistophelean House by Benjami.Overall it's a solid action story, with some thoughtful moments. As they're aimed at players of the game there's a lot of assumed knowledge, although for fans it does add a lot of richness to the background. The books downside is shared by many others in the world. For superhuman characters, there's some appreciated subtlety in the writing and characterisation. The style of writing suits the setting, but there are nuances here as well. Having different authors in a series can be a mixed bag, but the style is consistent with the previous book. This is reflected in the writing which has a formal, and almost sombre feel. The bleak nature of the universe is one of its best features, it's all very much shades of grey, even when there's a supposed purity of purpose. The new characters from other chapters play a significant part and also help identify the nature of the different Astartes chapters (well legions at that point). It's also well reflected in the surrounding characters, in particular the members of the Mournival introduced in the first book. It certainly sets the scene for events to come. The mechanisms weren't unexpected, but it did have some surprises. The story delves a bit deeper into Horus' personality, and in particular the seeds for his fall.

As with the first book we learn more about the Warmaster, and follow his descent into heresy. This is the second book in the Horus Heresy series, and I'm still eager to continue the series! I've stated before that I'm a big fan of the 40K universe, and this series reveals one of the core foundations for that setting.

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