The First Wall
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Summary
Book 3 in the Global best selling Horus Heresy Siege of Terra series
The war for the fate of mankind blazes on。 Though the outer defences have fallen， the walls of the Palace itself remain inviolate as Rogal Dorn， the Praetorian of Terra himself， uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep Horus's vast armies at bay。 In Perturabo， the Traitor siegebreaker， Dorn faces an adversary worthy of his skill。 A terrible， grinding attrition ensues。 The crucial battle for the Lion's Gate spaceport is at the heart of this conflict。 With it in their possession， the Traitors can land their most devastating weapons on Terran soil。 Dorn knows it must not fall。 But with enemies attacking from within as well as without and the stirrings of the neverborn drawn to the slaughter， can the Imperial defenders possibly prevail？
The war for the fate of mankind blazes on。 Though the outer defences have fallen， the walls of the Palace itself remain inviolate as Rogal Dorn， the Praetorian of Terra himself， uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep Horus's vast armies at bay。 In Perturabo， the Traitor siegebreaker， Dorn faces an adversary worthy of his skill。 A terrible， grinding attrition ensues。 The crucial battle for the Lion's Gate spaceport is at the heart of this conflict。 With it in their possession， the Traitors can land their most devastating weapons on Terran soil。 Dorn knows it must not fall。 But with enemies attacking from within as well as without and the stirrings of the neverborn drawn to the slaughter， can the Imperial defenders possibly prevail？
Reviews
John Marshall Davis
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A slog for the warriors and a slog for the reader。I very much enjoyed the first two books of the Siege of Terra which gave me confidence in the final act of the Heresy。 It has been a compelling narrative to cap off what has turned into a gigantic series full of some great works and some overwrought filler。 This one disappointed me， I am sad to say。 It jumps around as the previous entries did， but in a far more jarring fashion。Spoilers ahead。A plot point is introduced early on about how the Palac A slog for the warriors and a slog for the reader。I very much enjoyed the first two books of the Siege of Terra which gave me confidence in the final act of the Heresy。 It has been a compelling narrative to cap off what has turned into a gigantic series full of some great works and some overwrought filler。 This one disappointed me， I am sad to say。 It jumps around as the previous entries did， but in a far more jarring fashion。Spoilers ahead。A plot point is introduced early on about how the Palace space port is actually a serious flaw in the defenses。 Perturabo believes it will allow a deeper penetration into the Palace interior than would be accomplished elsewhere。 Prior to this， nobody seems interested in the port。 The space port。 The facility that would allow traitor reinforcements and Titans to be deployed with ease， or make it easier for the Ultramines and others to do the same once they arrive。 Dorn did not seem overly concerned until the commander there said the impending assault was not a feint， and to please send reinforcements。 Dorn: "I guess I can spare whatever I can scrape together。" It's not like it's a point of interest for either side *rolls eyes。*The battle for the space port was convoluted and made no sense with so many threads abandoned。 What happened to Berossus？ He was actually interesting。 No decision anyone made there led to anything。 The importance of the bridges is mentioned over and over until someone realizes "Nope， the landing pads are the real prize！" I mean duh。 By the time it was over the Iron Warriors were declared the victors because Perturabo's ship landed。 As another reviewer pointed out， why is a target behind the aegis so easy to access all of a sudden？ Yeah the field is weakening but apparently a concentrated bombardment can punch through。 And avoid all the guns （prior to them being disabled）。 Dorn decides to take it seriously at last， lands on the platform and smacks Kharn into a backflip （that's how I imagined it）。 Then Perturabo takes the field。 Their conversation went like this:P: "Mwah haha。 I have bested your defences and proven myself your better。"D: "Meh。 No biggie。" Turns to leave。P: "Wait。 What？"D: "It's just the first wall。 There are， like， several others。"P: "Nooooo。 Taking this port allows us to bypass。。。" Scratches head。 "At least I think it does。 I have taken the port though。 It's more important than any of us thought。 I can bring down Titans for Horus like he asked me to。 Where are you going？"D: Flips the bird as he ascends the drop ship ramp。Forrix: "How do I get outta this chicken sh** outfit？"Okay I took some liberty there。 Moving on。。。 I could write just as much about the Imperial Army plotline but I'll spare you and just say that the final twist was handled poorly。 By that I mean I was confused on who said what and why。 I had to read the author's afterword to figure out what happened。 What should have been a clever twist simply wasn't。 In his effort to surprise us I think the author broke an important "rule" if you will。 I'm a writer myself and I don't want to set rigid formulas but damn if over a third of the book felt wasted （more actually if you count the other plotlines）。 Besides， the mortal human angle was handled quite nicely in the previous book。This review is already overlong but I will say that I enjoyed seeing Keeler again and much of that plot thread was interesting though ultimately unsatisfying。This book bogged everything down for me。 Like so many HH novels I think you can skip it。 I have more to read that has been published at the time I write this so we shall see。 。。。more
Michael Good
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A good book。 Solid in many areas。 Lacked the cutting edge of a great book like the previous novel yet far superior to The Solar War。 Some great character arcs， plenty of high profile dialogue between fan favourite characters， well written duels and scraps and a fine story。
Jaden VanDee
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The First Wall takes place during a devastating civil war in the year 40，000 A。D。 that has reached the capital planet of Terra， The situation is grim and the book captures it well with bloodthirsty Khorne worshipers attacking the imperial palace’s walls with just barely enough restraint to not kill each other and with the defenders of the palace just barely being able to hold off Chaos。 This book is pretty good， especially for fans of 40k yet， I will only recommend this book to people that are f The First Wall takes place during a devastating civil war in the year 40，000 A。D。 that has reached the capital planet of Terra， The situation is grim and the book captures it well with bloodthirsty Khorne worshipers attacking the imperial palace’s walls with just barely enough restraint to not kill each other and with the defenders of the palace just barely being able to hold off Chaos。 This book is pretty good， especially for fans of 40k yet， I will only recommend this book to people that are familiar with the 40k universe as it is the 3rd book in a spin-off of a 50 book series and takes place near the end of the war。 。。。more
J。G。 Cully
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This series just continues to deliver。 I have read many of Gav's previous works and they're good。 But this was a step up。 He's always had a particular skill with characters and dialogue， this took that to a new level。 Exceptional writing， top marks。 This series just continues to deliver。 I have read many of Gav's previous works and they're good。 But this was a step up。 He's always had a particular skill with characters and dialogue， this took that to a new level。 Exceptional writing， top marks。 。。。more
Tom Forino
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SpoilersFor 75% of the book i was annoyed every time a section about a human guard regiment was came up because i was more interested in other events but i read them。 So instilled with fervor they had political officers to make sure they stuck to it。 I was like " I get it。。praise emp blah balh blah。" I never saw the twist coming and it was amazing。So many lines in this book were well written， so many scenes well done that i felt like I could be there。 I am extremely impressed with this series an SpoilersFor 75% of the book i was annoyed every time a section about a human guard regiment was came up because i was more interested in other events but i read them。 So instilled with fervor they had political officers to make sure they stuck to it。 I was like " I get it。。praise emp blah balh blah。" I never saw the twist coming and it was amazing。So many lines in this book were well written， so many scenes well done that i felt like I could be there。 I am extremely impressed with this series and so much so with this book that i actually write a review。。Simply put。。 read it 。。。more
Станислав
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Несколько сюжетных линий с довольно слабой связью。 По отдельности вполне неплохо， где-то лучше где-то хуже， но все вместе в книгу они объединены механически。 Может быть интерес вызывает история Кидомора Форрикса。 Действительно интересный персонаж， астартес， воющий расчётами， типа "главное на войне - это логистика"。 Странно смотрится， что он - один из последних терранцев Железных Воинов был правой рукой Пертурабо при осаде Терры， одни из основных командиров сил Хоруса и спустя десять тысяч лет - Несколько сюжетных линий с довольно слабой связью。 По отдельности вполне неплохо， где-то лучше где-то хуже， но все вместе в книгу они объединены механически。 Может быть интерес вызывает история Кидомора Форрикса。 Действительно интересный персонаж， астартес， воющий расчётами， типа "главное на войне - это логистика"。 Странно смотрится， что он - один из последних терранцев Железных Воинов был правой рукой Пертурабо при осаде Терры， одни из основных командиров сил Хоруса и спустя десять тысяч лет - флегматичный капитан безымянного кузнеца войны， погиб от выстрела Титана на Гидра Кордатус。 Это необычно: его коллеги давно обзавелись всякими демонскими штуками или хотя бы командуют своими варбандами， Форркис вполне мог возглавлять Железных Воинов в "отсутствие" Пертурабо， а он просто ходит на войны как на работу， спасибо что не каким-нибудь складом заведует。 Книга не сообщает как он дошёл или докатился до такого， но некоторые штрихи к портрету добавляет。 。。。more
RogueHarliquin
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This book was a chore to read。 Too many plot lines and too much jumping around in time with sections consistently ending in some form of cliffhanger in the middle of an event， combined with some glaring plot holes and awful writing。 Several times in the book there are portions which seem out of place like someone messed up the editing or if not then they don't flow from prior events。 Other events just fail to have any logical sense in their execution and had me re-reading half a chapter to make This book was a chore to read。 Too many plot lines and too much jumping around in time with sections consistently ending in some form of cliffhanger in the middle of an event， combined with some glaring plot holes and awful writing。 Several times in the book there are portions which seem out of place like someone messed up the editing or if not then they don't flow from prior events。 Other events just fail to have any logical sense in their execution and had me re-reading half a chapter to make sure I somehow hadn't missed something that explained how what I just read was possible unfortunately that was the case stuff just happens without any logic。The secondary plot took up way to much of the book and frequently made no sense and that's even after re-reading sections after getting to the end of the book in case they made more sense on a second reading。 In summary the novel is disjointed both in trying to weave it's multiple plot lines and even within the consistency of its individual plot linesThis is the Siege of Terra， it's the climax of the Horus Hersey， specifically this book is the events that result in the first major breach of the defensesThere are in theory major battles taking place in this book but you'd never know it half the time even in the passages about the battles， we're quite often just told there's fighting going on while the actual story focuses on some other aspect of the story it wants to tell。The plot involving Keeler should have been at best an independent short story since it adds nothing and then there's the third of the book taken up by a train ride， taken by characters we've not met before and have no reason to be connected to - and the eventual "pay-off" isn't even close to having to spend this much time on it。 。。。more
Siobhan Harmer
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Okay so one， I did not see that twist coming which rarely happens， and two， FINALLY women are described in ways that don’t boil down to “she was female and I’d have done her”。
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Aidan
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Nothing significant happens here。 I recommend skipping this one and moving onto Saturnine。
Ryan Jividen
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I thought this book dragged until the last 50 or so pages。 But those last pages are really good。
Ray
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The third book in the Siege of Terra series following up on the excellent work by Guy Haley "The Lost and the Damned" doesn't live up to its predecessor。 Unlike "The Lost and the Damned" this book is primarily focused on the Lion's Space Port and the actions of the Imperial Fists。 This primary arc is interesting and I would rate it a 3 or 4 out of 5。 Unfortunately the other two sub-plots are sub-par to say the best。 The first sub-arc involves the expansion of the imperial religion （which would h The third book in the Siege of Terra series following up on the excellent work by Guy Haley "The Lost and the Damned" doesn't live up to its predecessor。 Unlike "The Lost and the Damned" this book is primarily focused on the Lion's Space Port and the actions of the Imperial Fists。 This primary arc is interesting and I would rate it a 3 or 4 out of 5。 Unfortunately the other two sub-plots are sub-par to say the best。 The first sub-arc involves the expansion of the imperial religion （which would have been a 3 out of 5） but the second sub-arc involving the human conscripts was horrible （1 out 5） and drags the book down。 Not an essential read in the series （to date I would say only book 2 and 4 are critical） but if you are an Imperial Fist fan a must read。 。。。more
Declan Waters
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Effectively creating a second series for the end of Horus Heresy was a great move， allowing readers who have missed some or all of the Heresy a chance to read about / listen to the final Siege of Terra。 Gav Thorpe brings characters from Terra and Terra orbit together from Imperial Guardsmen， Rememberancers， Traitors and Primarchs。。。 and knits it all together in a satisfying progression of the story。。。 as the Space Port comes under attack from Perturabo。
Bodicainking
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The Siege ticks on in suitably bombastic fashion， weakened only slightly by a lack of a strong thread about the ongoing plot point concerning the Emperor's divinity。 The Siege ticks on in suitably bombastic fashion， weakened only slightly by a lack of a strong thread about the ongoing plot point concerning the Emperor's divinity。 。。。more
Sud666
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Adjectives fail me。 Epic， informative， exciting， etc the list goes on and on。 While I've found the vast majority of the Horus Heresy novels to be of superior quality， several of them are actually of superb quality。 "The First Wall" is one of the latter。The forces of the Warmaster have arrived on Terra。 The war for the homeworld begins。 This book has it all- from Primarchs to Custodes， from the spiritual to the material and the events ranging from a siege war （It is far more than a battle as the Adjectives fail me。 Epic， informative， exciting， etc the list goes on and on。 While I've found the vast majority of the Horus Heresy novels to be of superior quality， several of them are actually of superb quality。 "The First Wall" is one of the latter。The forces of the Warmaster have arrived on Terra。 The war for the homeworld begins。 This book has it all- from Primarchs to Custodes， from the spiritual to the material and the events ranging from a siege war （It is far more than a battle as the Imperial Palace is the size of a continent， thus that many forces deployed is indicative of far more than a single engagement） to the fascinating effects of seeing he immaterial come to life in what is， essentially， an atheistic society。Dorn and the Imperial Fists have fortified the First Wall。 They are under attack from a mixed force of Sons of Horus， Iron Warriors and World Eaters （some Word Bearers thrown in for shits and giggles）。 The losses on both sides are horrendous。 This epic conflict is exceptionally well described and the staggering violence of the conflict， especially when Iron Warriors run into Imperial Fists is truly a joy to read。 On a side note， it was rather amusing to see Kharn stomping around the battlefield reaving， until he runs into Rogal Dorn who whacks him casually and hurls him twenty meters。 Blood for the Blood God is all well and good until you run into a Primarch。The other huge topic， the siege being the first， is the spread of religious fervor- both Chaos worshippers and the "faithful"。 The Imperium was supposed to be atheistic， the primary reason is the Emperor wished to starve the Chaos gods of their worship。 With the events of the Heresy showing the existence and power of the Chaos gods， a counter movement springs up （hinted at in the first Horus trilogy with Keeler and the Lectico Divinatus） which views the Emperor as a God。 This beliefs， in sufficient numbers， is producing remarkable results-the prrof is in the fight between Keeler and Nurgle's demon。 While the Imperium is still ostensibly atheist， it is hard to deny what is right in front of their eyes。 Only the Emperor's wards prevent the demonic forces from setting foot on Palace grounds， but the wards of Terra have weakened enough that Neverborn and even demon Primarchs are able to set foot on Terra。 The faithful who worship the Emperor also begin to manifest strange powers and this hints at the situation 10K years later-when Imperial psykers， Imperial Saints and the Adepta Sororitas all are able to manifest powers that would be deemed "holy"。A superb read。 Highly recommended for any 40K fan。 One last thing- the entire story about Zenobia and her cohort of troopers and the twist that comes at the very end was superbly done！ It really shows that the fight wasn't just between the Chaos Marines and the loyal ones， but that all elements of the Imperium was at war with each other。 。。。more
Steven Jeffrey
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Not a bad read but definitely not as good as the previous two and not Gav Thorpe's best work。 The Iron Warriors plot was enjoyable， there was plenty action in the final few chapters （though it was quite the slog to get there） and the Amon and Keeler plot involving an Imperial cult， though predictable was enjoyable。 In fact had those been the only plot points I would have rated it higher。 However the Imperial soldier girl plot line was arduous to get through and its conclusion did nothing to ad Not a bad read but definitely not as good as the previous two and not Gav Thorpe's best work。 The Iron Warriors plot was enjoyable， there was plenty action in the final few chapters （though it was quite the slog to get there） and the Amon and Keeler plot involving an Imperial cult， though predictable was enjoyable。 In fact had those been the only plot points I would have rated it higher。 However the Imperial soldier girl plot line was arduous to get through and its conclusion did nothing to advance the story。 One could （and should） skip it as absolutely nothing is lost by doing so。 At best it needlessly padded out an otherwise decently paced story and at worst it tears you away from stories and characters you actually want to read about at completely inopportune moments and slows the pace of the book to a crawl。 。。。more
Will Curran
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After finishing the Horus Heresy series I eagerly dove into the final battle - The Siege of Terra。 The first 2 books in this series were page turners。 Each novel providing riveting action， epic story telling， and made good use of the time spent reading to further the story。 However， this third book of the series， despite the author credentials of Gav Thorpe， was incredibly disappointing。1） There isn't much contributed to the overall story。 Much of the book is monotonous description of battles I After finishing the Horus Heresy series I eagerly dove into the final battle - The Siege of Terra。 The first 2 books in this series were page turners。 Each novel providing riveting action， epic story telling， and made good use of the time spent reading to further the story。 However， this third book of the series， despite the author credentials of Gav Thorpe， was incredibly disappointing。1） There isn't much contributed to the overall story。 Much of the book is monotonous description of battles I never felt invested in， or seemed interesting enough to spend the time on。2） The dialogue is horrific at times。 I had to keep checking that this was written by Gav Thorpe - some of the dialogue is cartoonish and out place from the precedent set in the HH and SoT books to date。3） Nothing really happens between the first 50 pages and the last。 I closed the book thinking sadly， I could have skipped this one。4） Imperial Fists fans will be disappointed。 There was a huge opportunity here to put some needed color on the Imperial Fists。 At times the book comes close when describing their tactics using shields， but mostly you wouldn't know which chapter was being described without references to names。If you are looking for a book to skip in this series - this is it。 。。。more
Bryan
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Gav is one of my least favorite Horus Heresy authors but I feel this is one of his better efforts。 It's not that he's bad， it's just that he doesn't have the amazing skill of the top authors。 His characters are a bit more wooden， descriptions less visceral， and overall structure less clear。 Having read several reviews， I just skimmed the Zenobi plot line but saw enough that I'd already figured out the twist long before it came。 Speed through those bits and the rest isn't bad。 The overall action Gav is one of my least favorite Horus Heresy authors but I feel this is one of his better efforts。 It's not that he's bad， it's just that he doesn't have the amazing skill of the top authors。 His characters are a bit more wooden， descriptions less visceral， and overall structure less clear。 Having read several reviews， I just skimmed the Zenobi plot line but saw enough that I'd already figured out the twist long before it came。 Speed through those bits and the rest isn't bad。 The overall action in the space port isn't super clear at the macro level but has decent action and characters。 I didn't hate it！ 。。。more
Bushelyard
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Utifrån ett 40k romanperspektiv så tyckte jag att det var en riktigt bra bok。 Ett delvis väldigt bra underifrån perspektiv från tvångsrekryterade soldater och före detta fabriksarbetare som blivit indragna i imperiets krigsmaskin。 Att se hur dessa vanliga människor behandlas och ses på av de övermänskliga supersoldaterna som är Space Marinesen satt i relation till hur de vanliga människorna ser på sig själva， kriget och supersoldaterna är， tyvärr， något som är relativt ovanligt i Horus Heresy se Utifrån ett 40k romanperspektiv så tyckte jag att det var en riktigt bra bok。 Ett delvis väldigt bra underifrån perspektiv från tvångsrekryterade soldater och före detta fabriksarbetare som blivit indragna i imperiets krigsmaskin。 Att se hur dessa vanliga människor behandlas och ses på av de övermänskliga supersoldaterna som är Space Marinesen satt i relation till hur de vanliga människorna ser på sig själva， kriget och supersoldaterna är， tyvärr， något som är relativt ovanligt i Horus Heresy serien， men här är det framstående！ Finemang。Dock， man bör ha läst en hel del av de tidigare böckerna i Horus Heresy serien innan denna （tyvärr räcker det inte med de tidigare böckerna i The seige of Terra serien då övriga HH ligger till grund för dessa）。 。。。more
Matthew Tyrrell-Byrne
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Whilst I did enjoy this entry to the Siege of Terra I have knocked a star off for a rather muddled hard to follow mid section， each sub chapter jumping around to days before/after an event， quite easy to forget what exactly happened and when。 The beginning and end set it up and finished it off quite nicely。 Some real epic cinematic moments like and avengers style main character clash and the first major duel in a good long while。A twist that I should have seen coming took me completely by surpri Whilst I did enjoy this entry to the Siege of Terra I have knocked a star off for a rather muddled hard to follow mid section， each sub chapter jumping around to days before/after an event， quite easy to forget what exactly happened and when。 The beginning and end set it up and finished it off quite nicely。 Some real epic cinematic moments like and avengers style main character clash and the first major duel in a good long while。A twist that I should have seen coming took me completely by surprise， well written to me。 。。。more
Christopher Prats
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It's definitely one of the slower siege of terra books and that's not a bad thing。 The story focuses on a lot of the human， not post-human， characters and how they're coping with the Horus Heresy。You get some insight on the absolute brutality of the Imperium's war engine and it's very humanizing。 That's not to say there's no space marine combat， because there is and admittedly， it's some of the weaker showings of its kind。Overall a good book though， but very much one of those， "better listen to It's definitely one of the slower siege of terra books and that's not a bad thing。 The story focuses on a lot of the human， not post-human， characters and how they're coping with the Horus Heresy。You get some insight on the absolute brutality of the Imperium's war engine and it's very humanizing。 That's not to say there's no space marine combat， because there is and admittedly， it's some of the weaker showings of its kind。Overall a good book though， but very much one of those， "better listen to it on Audible，" kindle titles。 。。。more
Chavdar Chankov
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Sadly a weaker book in the series。 Gav Thorpe had the difficult job to make a book out of a period where nothing interesting happens during the siege， so it had to be more of a transitional book。 Because of this all 3 main storylines suffer:- Imperial guard Zenobi story felt out of place and a lot like a filler and the payoff was minimal。 And it takes 1/4 of the book！- Battle of Lions gate story suffered from the lack of clear objectives for both sides （maybe intentionally）。 Another problem here Sadly a weaker book in the series。 Gav Thorpe had the difficult job to make a book out of a period where nothing interesting happens during the siege， so it had to be more of a transitional book。 Because of this all 3 main storylines suffer:- Imperial guard Zenobi story felt out of place and a lot like a filler and the payoff was minimal。 And it takes 1/4 of the book！- Battle of Lions gate story suffered from the lack of clear objectives for both sides （maybe intentionally）。 Another problem here was that it was hard to follow the movements of all the troops， because the structure they were fighting in had such a complicated architecture。 （I think there is a map in the special edition， but not in the hardback edition I was reading）- Amon and Keelers story had the best structure， but for me was very predictable。A story about the siege should be filled with memorable moments and clashes。 Here they were few and far apart。 Still Abaddon， Layak and the Iron Warriors were interesting to read about and I wanted to follow their stories。 。。。more
Mark A Swenson
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What can you say about a book that's number fifty something in an ongoing series？ If you're into scifi pulp the series is worth the time， （it's worth it for me） if not don't start the series， lol What can you say about a book that's number fifty something in an ongoing series？ If you're into scifi pulp the series is worth the time， （it's worth it for me） if not don't start the series， lol 。。。more
Ollie Ray Wingate
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Disappointing after the solid 'Sons of the Selenar'。Grind it out。 Next is 'Saturnine' （Siege Of Terra #4） of which I've heard nothing but good things。 Disappointing after the solid 'Sons of the Selenar'。Grind it out。 Next is 'Saturnine' （Siege Of Terra #4） of which I've heard nothing but good things。 。。。more
William J McPherson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is—not good。 Way too long for way too short a period。 The whole conceit of both commanders turning it over to subordinates as a way to out dumb each other， and a good 1/3 of the book is plodding to support a one line twist。 Book 3 and nothing significant moves the series forward。 The Khan and Sanguinius are non-entities。 The average soldier from the first two books？ No significance。 Guilliman， still coming， but maybe too late？ The Lion？ Nowhere to be seen。
William Spencer
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Not my favourite of this siege of terra series yet。 Some parts like the final battle and the parts with Amon were great。 But the attack of the lion gate space port didn't really work， it was hard to follow how the battle was actually playing out， just talk of huge armies attacking each other but no sense of where they really were in relation to each other。 Also an early techno phage that somehow managed to get through， pretty much spelled the end of the defense I thought。 I also thought the loya Not my favourite of this siege of terra series yet。 Some parts like the final battle and the parts with Amon were great。 But the attack of the lion gate space port didn't really work， it was hard to follow how the battle was actually playing out， just talk of huge armies attacking each other but no sense of where they really were in relation to each other。 Also an early techno phage that somehow managed to get through， pretty much spelled the end of the defense I thought。 I also thought the loyal marines came across quite easy beats， I know they were mainly nameless which gives them less martial power but in some parts it was just like they turned up and died while iron warriors took only a few losses。 Then we come to zenobi and the travelling soldiers， not an enjoyable part， I just couldn't see why so long was spent following them， they were humans， normal humans， the minute they reach the battle they are pretty much dead from what has happened so far， the travel was just boring and the character was a little unlikable。 The twist was definitely a surprise but then thrown away in one sentence by a secondary character。 If you want to do that fine， but let us then read about what happened next so we can revel in that traitors demise， we know they won't live but I would have liked to see her maybe be like down to only a few soldiers and she's thinking she's accomplished something good for the hive just as a tank shell blows her into trillion chunks， could even have been the tank of her lover， that would have been a good ending to that character。 。。。more
Stojan Ezhov
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Interesting continuation of the tale of the Heresy's final siege。 The dynamic between Dorn and Perturabo is entertaining， bar the very long and uninteresting subplot of a hive woman soldier。 Interesting continuation of the tale of the Heresy's final siege。 The dynamic between Dorn and Perturabo is entertaining， bar the very long and uninteresting subplot of a hive woman soldier。 。。。more
BetoBot
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It´s the same formula as previous titles in horus heresy: start with a few good titles， and then for the sake of earning money， write garbage。 The third book is exactly that: just a small advance in the timeline of the siege， and a lot of new characters that nobody care。 Don´t we have enough material （more than 50 books of the horus heresy） to get a glimpse of everything？。 It is not the time to make the primarchs the real angular element of each novella？。 Avoid this title: inconsistent stories， It´s the same formula as previous titles in horus heresy: start with a few good titles， and then for the sake of earning money， write garbage。 The third book is exactly that: just a small advance in the timeline of the siege， and a lot of new characters that nobody care。 Don´t we have enough material （more than 50 books of the horus heresy） to get a glimpse of everything？。 It is not the time to make the primarchs the real angular element of each novella？。 Avoid this title: inconsistent stories， no plot advances， a lot of bolt and sword between 2nd level characters。。。 A few pages were we can see some primarchs speaking and nothing more。 Pretty disappointing。 We have to assume the next books are going to be like this， until the 2 last books perhaps。 And let´s pray they don´t write 20 more books “around” the siege of terra between。 Don´t count on my money！ 。。。more
John
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A great Novel in the Siege of Terra series。。。Love to read about the Primarchs and the Custodians。。。Sometimes its a shame we all know how its gonna end。。。on to the next book。。。
Patricio Nicolás Peña
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2。5 stars rounded up to 3， the fact it took me 2 months to get through this while in lockdown is the most damning indictement I can possibly make。 If you're looking at the whole series， read a synopsis of this one and save yourself a lot of nothing happening and characters not making sense 2。5 stars rounded up to 3， the fact it took me 2 months to get through this while in lockdown is the most damning indictement I can possibly make。 If you're looking at the whole series， read a synopsis of this one and save yourself a lot of nothing happening and characters not making sense 。。。more
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