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Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader

Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader

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  • Author：John French
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Summary

A Horus Heresy Character Series novel

Sigismund， First Captain。。。 Emperor's Champion。 The Eternal Crusader！ The founder of the Black Templars was many things， and this novel brings him to life as never before。

READ IT BECAUSE

Get a rare glimpse into the mortal life of one of the greatest champions of the Space Marines， before they were recruited。 Sigismund’s beliefs would light a fire that still rages 10，000 years later。

THE STORY

The Great Crusade is ending。 The Emperor has returned to Terra， while Horus remains among the stars to complete the unification of humanity。

As the Imperial armies fight the final battles of the age， Remembrancer Solomon Voss seeks the answer to one question: why does Sigismund， First Captain of the Imperial Fists and greatest champion of the Legions， believe that war will not end？

Granted a rare audience with the master of the Templars， the answer takes Voss on a revelatory journey to a time before Sigismund became a Space Marine， through his first battles and oaths， to the bitterest duels between Legions。

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Reviews

Matt Phillips ，

great back story for one of40k's famous characters。 Only complaint is that is too short。 There is alot more of his adventures to tell。 great back story for one of40k's famous characters。 Only complaint is that is too short。 There is alot more of his adventures to tell。 。。。more

Jason ，

Total baller

Shaun ，

Short and sweet

Gary ，

A more detailed dive into a fan favourite characterI kept asking myself did I need this story？ did we need this story？ the other two character pieces by blacklibrary were very much appreciated and incredibly interesting explorations of their respective characters that needed to be explored more due to either their fleeting presence throughout the horusvheresy or the elusive presence during it。However sigismund has been featured recently and often， throughout the horus heresy and thus the questio A more detailed dive into a fan favourite characterI kept asking myself did I need this story？ did we need this story？ the other two character pieces by blacklibrary were very much appreciated and incredibly interesting explorations of their respective characters that needed to be explored more due to either their fleeting presence throughout the horusvheresy or the elusive presence during it。However sigismund has been featured recently and often， throughout the horus heresy and thus the question 'did we need this？ The answer is。。。。 yes and no。 Yes its a little more history and exploration of sigismund with some great new perspectives on some key events。 No as it did not add anything new that we didn't already know。 Fans will love this and will be very happy with some of Sigismund's famous duels。 。。。more

Barthel Loren ，

Amazing character study， which perfectly captures the grimdarkness of the setting。Watch the full review here: https://youtu。be/jxFut2zDn9Q Amazing character study， which perfectly captures the grimdarkness of the setting。Watch the full review here: https://youtu。be/jxFut2zDn9Q 。。。more

Keith ，

"Find the Truth and you will need nothing else"This book is a masterclass in how to write portraits of epic characters。 This book， for me， stands with only one other amongst the Primarchs and Characters series， the other being Brooks' Alpharius。French has real poetry to his narrative， something that strikes an emotional chord， understanding the driving forces behind all of the characters he works with。Many of the books in this series are， largely pointless， crusade era yarns without heart or con "Find the Truth and you will need nothing else"This book is a masterclass in how to write portraits of epic characters。 This book， for me， stands with only one other amongst the Primarchs and Characters series， the other being Brooks' Alpharius。French has real poetry to his narrative， something that strikes an emotional chord， understanding the driving forces behind all of the characters he works with。Many of the books in this series are， largely pointless， crusade era yarns without heart or connection that， in many cases， have but a passing connection to the key character on the cover。 This is a true character portrait， as these books should be。Superb。 。。。more

Blazej ，

John French managed quite a task: he gave substance and context to one of the most mysterious heroes of the Imperium in a way that meshes seamlessly with his Horus Heresy and Siege of Terra appearances。 On the way， Sigismund's perspective on the Grim Darkness adds some welcome detail to Primarchs and to the role of religion in Warhammer 41K。 John French managed quite a task: he gave substance and context to one of the most mysterious heroes of the Imperium in a way that meshes seamlessly with his Horus Heresy and Siege of Terra appearances。 On the way， Sigismund's perspective on the Grim Darkness adds some welcome detail to Primarchs and to the role of religion in Warhammer 41K。 。。。more

Christopher Prats ，

I really wanted to give this book a five star rating if for no other reason than because I’m a massive Imperial Fist， Black Templars fan， but for all this book’s good points。It’s ultimately a short story， and much of what it adds are the things you expect， have heard about already， and would have expected。 Nothing is surprising， and while that’s not a bad thing， it’s just not spectacular either。 Good book， and Sigismund is， as ever， the eternal badass。

Zare ，

This was truly great read。Set very near to the start of the Horus Heresy we follow visit of rememberancer Solomon Voss to the Templar unit of the Imperial Fists on the remote battlefield amongst the stars。 He is there to write down the personal experiences of one of the most iconic Imperial Fists - Sigismund， commander of the Legion's Templars。I truly like the way author managed to show Sigismund from the very beginnings， as a refugee in the destroyed parts of Europe （I think） immediately after This was truly great read。Set very near to the start of the Horus Heresy we follow visit of rememberancer Solomon Voss to the Templar unit of the Imperial Fists on the remote battlefield amongst the stars。 He is there to write down the personal experiences of one of the most iconic Imperial Fists - Sigismund， commander of the Legion's Templars。I truly like the way author managed to show Sigismund from the very beginnings， as a refugee in the destroyed parts of Europe （I think） immediately after Unification， fighting for the very survival against the crazy gangs， to his induction into the Legions and finally assignment to the Imperial Fists。Sigismund is very down to earth person - he himself admits that if he knew he would end up in the Legions he would try running and escaping that fate。 But finally finding himself on the front-lines he decides to become the best at the war。 His instructors teaching him the ways of war and tactical combat - they all come out being very humane。 They are all people that saw tremendous destruction and blood spilling and understand that they are but the tool to achieve a higher goal。 And when one is thrown unwillingly into the fray he can at least make sure he survives。 And this is what Sigismund does， he trains mercilessly and fights and trains and finally enters the coveted troop of Templars while building his reputation as a swordsman without a peer。 His views on Night Lords and World Eaters （two most murderous legions） are also very interesting - Sigismund understands that war is bloody but also understands the need to keep the blood-letting （so to speak） in a way honorable and with certain， lets call it， warrior code ruling it。 And here he sees difference between these two psychotic legions。But being down to earth person means not being able to lie to oneself - and Sigismund surprises Voss when he says that war will never end。 And this takes Voss by surprise because everyone expects Great Crusade to finish soon （even Rogal Dorn）。 Sigismund accurately identifies the one thing that will force the Legions to remain active even after Crusade is over （as I said this takes place before the rebellion of Horus） - need to defend what was conquered during the Crusade because there will always be something threatening the Human Empire。 And because of that there will be eternal war amongst the stars。Excellent novella， I enjoyed the descriptions of Unification era Terra and way Legions treat their recruits。 We definitely need more from this period。Highly recommended。 。。。more

Ed Morgan ，

John French is a master at this。

Marc Collins ，

An utterly sublime cross-reference of the character and， as Solar War was， a concise and enduring look at French's wider canon。Sigismund is a book of profound depth and wondrous commitment to the writer's wider canon。 A book at once personal and timeless。 An utterly sublime cross-reference of the character and， as Solar War was， a concise and enduring look at French's wider canon。Sigismund is a book of profound depth and wondrous commitment to the writer's wider canon。 A book at once personal and timeless。 。。。more

Dan Findlay-Robinson ，

Really enjoyable book， following Sigismund from his days as a child through various periods of his life to the Parade on Ullanor。Gives a great insight into Sigimunds mindset and that of his brothers。

AA_Logan ，

This latest entry in the Horus Heresy: Characters series follows the pattern established by the previous two- told through a series of anecdotes， studded with stellar cameos， it’s a really excellent book。 John French can be a bit hit-and-miss for me; perhaps it’s the relatively small page count that helps， but of all his books I’ve enjoyed this one by far the most。 His Sigismund is perhaps as dour as we’ve come to expect， but his charisma shines through。 It’s a proper character study- we get rig This latest entry in the Horus Heresy: Characters series follows the pattern established by the previous two- told through a series of anecdotes， studded with stellar cameos， it’s a really excellent book。 John French can be a bit hit-and-miss for me; perhaps it’s the relatively small page count that helps， but of all his books I’ve enjoyed this one by far the most。 His Sigismund is perhaps as dour as we’ve come to expect， but his charisma shines through。 It’s a proper character study- we get right into his head and see what motivates and shapes him， and by extension his Legion。 For want of a better word， this is another mature look at Astartes; like those in Hayley’s ‘Great Work’ they are aware of what has been taken from them and we get one of the most brutal looks at recruitment。 A fantastic book。 。。。more

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