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| View Larger Image | Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy)
by Dan Abnett
| | List Price: | $7.99 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 11315 | | Studio: | Games Workshop | | | Binding: | Mass Market Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 416 | | Publication Date: | April 25, 2006 | | Publisher: | Games Workshop |
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Product Description
After thousands of years of expansion and conquest, the human Imperium is at its height. His dream for humanity accomplished, the Emperor hands over the reins of power to his Warmaster, Horus, and heads back to Terra. But is Horus strong enough to control his fellow commanders and continue the Emperor's grand design, or will such incredible power corrupt him? |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 43 reviews)
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Garviel Loken, the tragic hero 
This is a great work of genre fiction. It won't stand the test of time to be a great work of English; that may be a bad thing, in fact. Certainly, this is a wonderfully told story.
I just adore this book and the main character, Garviel. I suppose I could write a more literary review; however, I won't. Horus Rising is a well written story with a very engaging main character. Prior knowledge of Warhammer 40K is not necessary, and the book helps setup the entire universe that is to come. However, the real star is not the genre or Warhammer 40k. The star is Garviel Loken (who is "so straight up and down"): an honest and thoughtful main character who is faced with momentous decisions and in his stoic nature takes the path he can while remaining true to his ethics. Garviel Loken grows as a man and as a character throughout the book: starting out as a person the reader respects and growing into a hero.
Horus Rising is a fine novel. Likely, the book won't win any awards because it is 'genre fiction'; however, Horus Rising is such a well written novel that I would call this book: good science fiction.
This is a well written book, and I love Garviel Loken. Loken is a wonderful and tragic hero: a story worth reading.
--James
August 15, 2008 | |
Excellent book 
I first got into the Warhammer genre by playing the PC game, and wanted to read some of the related material. The author is excellent and clearly has alot of experience in the science fiction realm. I would recommend this book to anyone who is into science fiction/futuristic combat. All action with VERY LITTLE romance thrown in.
July 12, 2008 | |
And the Journey begins
There really is no point in me repeating what positive things have already been said about this book--it's written by a great Author and for me personally, I was hooked into the story from page one. Purchase this book WH40k fans! I'm not sure if readers unfamiliar with WH40k will appreciate this series as much as WH40k Fluff addicts like myself.
May 08, 2008 | |
Horus Rising, my first Warhammer book
This is my first Warhammer book. I love science fiction and am glad that I started this series. Dan Abnett creates a very intricate and believable story with great character development and exciting action. He brings you into the action and holds your attention. This is a great read and is more than your basic military science fiction work. As someone who is new, I think that this is a good introduction to the Warhammer 40k Universe.
April 30, 2008 | |
Horus Rising
Tragic, powerful space opera. Conceptually broad in scope, with characters that are larger than life, and a setting that was fresh and imaginative.
March 02, 2008 | |
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