Godblight
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- Author：Guy Haley
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Summary
Book 3 in the Dark Imperium series。
The paths of Roboute Guilliman and his fallen brother Mortarion bring them inexorably together on Iax。 Once a jewel of the Imperium， the garden world is dying， as the plans of the Lord of Death to use it as a fulcrum to drag the stellar realm of Ultramar into the warp come to deadly fruition。
While Guilliman attempts to prevent the destruction of his kingdom， Mortarion schemes to bring his brother low with the Godblight， a disease created in the Cauldron of Nurgle itself， made with the power to destroy a son of the Emperor。
Primarchs clash on the ravaged landscapes of Iax。 The gods go to war， and the wider galaxy balances on a knife-edge of destruction。 As something powerful stirs in the sea of souls， only one thing is certain – no matter who wins the last great clash of the Plague War， the repercussions of victory will echo through eternity…
The paths of Roboute Guilliman and his fallen brother Mortarion bring them inexorably together on Iax。 Once a jewel of the Imperium， the garden world is dying， as the plans of the Lord of Death to use it as a fulcrum to drag the stellar realm of Ultramar into the warp come to deadly fruition。
While Guilliman attempts to prevent the destruction of his kingdom， Mortarion schemes to bring his brother low with the Godblight， a disease created in the Cauldron of Nurgle itself， made with the power to destroy a son of the Emperor。
Primarchs clash on the ravaged landscapes of Iax。 The gods go to war， and the wider galaxy balances on a knife-edge of destruction。 As something powerful stirs in the sea of souls， only one thing is certain – no matter who wins the last great clash of the Plague War， the repercussions of victory will echo through eternity…
Reviews
Alan Hodge
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The series is almost a standard 40k book but has enough interesting human characters to refrain from making it just bolter porn。A lot of perspective from demons as well， so it's nothing crazy but it's interesting if your into the 40k world。 The series is almost a standard 40k book but has enough interesting human characters to refrain from making it just bolter porn。A lot of perspective from demons as well， so it's nothing crazy but it's interesting if your into the 40k world。 。。。more
Mikael
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The best part is when Roboute discusses the nature of the Emperor and gods with an Eldar and a librarian。
Wesley Fleure
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As others have said: well written with some good characters and lore additions and decent plot but I felt the final confrontation deeply underwhelming and too ‘neat’？ I did actually really like all the chapters after the big battle！ I would say 3。7 so I’ll round upI got into warhammer in the 90s when the overall story moved glacially so I think maybe I am now spoiled and expecting these books to be like other fictional series but they can’t be。 These books can rarely actually be that impactful o As others have said: well written with some good characters and lore additions and decent plot but I felt the final confrontation deeply underwhelming and too ‘neat’？ I did actually really like all the chapters after the big battle！ I would say 3。7 so I’ll round upI got into warhammer in the 90s when the overall story moved glacially so I think maybe I am now spoiled and expecting these books to be like other fictional series but they can’t be。 These books can rarely actually be that impactful or definitive because it would destroy the table top game that spawned it。 Ultimately the status quo can never be rocked too much by a single book or series so it helps to bear that in mind。 I mean I never even thought I would read a story involving a primarchs when I first started snd here we have 2 back in real space going at it 。。。more
Youjin
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Literary version of fast food。 Good read if you don't feel like thinking too much。 Think I'm done with bolter porn for awhile。 The Emperor protects！ Literary version of fast food。 Good read if you don't feel like thinking too much。 Think I'm done with bolter porn for awhile。 The Emperor protects！ 。。。more
Roberto Golović
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Opening more questions than it answered， it felt more like a start of a trilogy than an end to one。 It came out the same year as the Warhawk， which happens to have a much better encounter with Mortarion so in that respect it felt underwhelming。 However， the overall story of the Warhammer universe was moved forward in a significant and interesting direction。
Mitchell George
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Guy Haley's Dark Imperium trilogy is one of those rare cases where each sequel notably improves upon it's predecessor。 Dark Imperium， whilst providing a lot of fascinating characterization for Gulliman， felt rather lacking terms of plot and action。 Plague War featured a much clearer plot and was generally engaging throughout， even if it didn't have that standout 'wow factor' moment。And Godblight。。。 well， Godblight took everything good about the first two entries in the Dark Imperium Trilogy， and Guy Haley's Dark Imperium trilogy is one of those rare cases where each sequel notably improves upon it's predecessor。 Dark Imperium， whilst providing a lot of fascinating characterization for Gulliman， felt rather lacking terms of plot and action。 Plague War featured a much clearer plot and was generally engaging throughout， even if it didn't have that standout 'wow factor' moment。And Godblight。。。 well， Godblight took everything good about the first two entries in the Dark Imperium Trilogy， and rose them up even further。There is so much in this book that just plays tribute to the idea of The Rule of Cool。 Is Mathieu leading an army of pilgrims to battle Kugath's horde， himself riding a goddamn War Train the best strategy in the world？ No， but every chapter featuring him and his own horse of devoties were nothing short of fantastic。 Gulliman charging into battle， every depiction of Mortarian in combat， Godblight is just such a cool book。 Probably more then any other book in the 40k universe I've read or listened to at this point， Godblight has easily been the most fun。 It's action is actually engaging - Plague War was fine， but Dark Imperium's almost put me to sleep。 The major encounters of Godblight feel both methodical and have a feeling of 'the last stand of order and civilization'， if you understand my drift。 Guy Haley still does have a bit of a bad habit of making the combat sequences stretch on a -bit- too long， but it's a much better situation then in the previous two books。It's funny， though， because combat is one of the last things I read 40k for。Hell no， I'm here for the indepth， inherent angst。Just kidding。 Mostly。After Plague War didn't feature as much of the Gulliman introspection I loved so much in Dark Imperium， I was delighted to see it return in full force for Godblight。 He may have a rod up his arse， and is kind of a nerd， but goddamn it， I -love- Gulliman。 His relationship with his soldiers， his brothers， and most importantly， The Emperor， are all fantastic to behold， and of the three books of the Dark Imperium trilogy， this easily paints the best picture of the Last Son of the Emperor。I also especially enjoyed the segments from the POV of demons; Kugath is a delight from beginning to end， his depressive attitudes genuinely a little funny， and just a little bit relatable。 His rivalry with Rotticus， and his encounter with Mathieu and the Nova Marines were a standout section of the book， and I really hope we see more of him the future， as he really sticks out in a trilogy where a lot of the demon characters kind of blend together。The other thing I felt Godblight did notably better then Plague War was a better use of dividing focus。 I honestly felt some of the storylines in Plague War were a little boring， cutting away from what I wanted to see， but most storylines in Godblight were engaging in some way， and whilst they might not be dedicated exactly to the main plot of Godblight， they do a lot to set up future events in the 40k universe。The only sections of the book I wasn't super hot on were Justinien's， as I wasn't interested in the character in the previous two novels， but it was fien here， and his inclusion in the book made a bit more sense then in the previous two entries。 I've also head arguements that some of the events constitute a bit of a Deus ex Machina， but I feel that with how said events play out， I can forgive it as it was not only cool as hell， gave us a new perspective on Gulliman and his relationship with the Emperor， and pushed the 40K narrative further forward then （in my limited knowledge of the setting） it has in quite some time。Godblight was an exciting listen from start to finish， the near-perfect tail-end of what I felt was a fantastic jumping on point of a trilogy for the Warhammer 40K universe。 I'm almost sad that I'm done with it; knowing that， for the most part， it's the most recent chronological entry in the books， I'm left mentally pleading with the writers of the Black Library to give me more - I need to see where this is going！ 。。。more
Chris Berko
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Huge and exciting finale to a great trilogy。 While Marvel is getting more Disneyfied with every release it’s good to know Warhammer 40K remains as dark and brutal as ever。 The final one hundred pages were nonstop tremendous action and brought everything together for a stunning conclusion。 Amazing and fun read！
Curtis Andersen
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A very nice way to end the story and open a whole new chapter of the world of Warhammer 40k。 I look forward to reading more by Guy Haley。
Antoineph
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amazing， and an earthquake for the current lore
Jacob Bennike
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After the two first books of the series this is a bit of a let down。 It’s well written and has good characters， and is again very good at depicting daemons of Nurgle， but the way it ties up the story lines fell flat for me。Maybe my expectations were too high？ But all of them left me a little disappointed。
Colman Foreman
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By far the best warhammer book I have read since Horus Heresy Fulgrim！
Adam Moran
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I've seen other reviews rag on Guy Haley's ability to write endings， this is as satisfying， thematically rich and emotionally resonant a finish for the series/arc as I could imagine。It rivals the earlier Horus Heresy novels in its heft， really unmissable stuff。 I've seen other reviews rag on Guy Haley's ability to write endings， this is as satisfying， thematically rich and emotionally resonant a finish for the series/arc as I could imagine。It rivals the earlier Horus Heresy novels in its heft， really unmissable stuff。 。。。more
Zachariah Harde
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FOR THE EMPEROR！
Jonathan
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Great way to close out the trilogy。
Ethan Savage
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This is how you finish a series。 This is also how you break the stigma of novels about something like 40k not being real literature。 This novel should be used as a new benchmark for the franchise going forward; the weaving together of thematic exploration， character arcs and action that's expected but still surprising is masterful。You should read this whole series。 This is how you finish a series。 This is also how you break the stigma of novels about something like 40k not being real literature。 This novel should be used as a new benchmark for the franchise going forward; the weaving together of thematic exploration， character arcs and action that's expected but still surprising is masterful。You should read this whole series。 。。。more
Tyler Kershaw
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Really great conclusion to the plague wars arc。 Chapter 35 and 38 were fantastic， my only complaint was how they made Matthew sympathetic when spending a whole book painting him out to be a fanatic。 Despite this floor it was a really good story。
adam Jones
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Brilliant This book stole my sleep I could barely put it down the endingssss brilliant the writing intriguing beautifully presented great flow loved it
William J McPherson
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This book moves the setting forward， but that does not excuse how badly written this book is。
Christian
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This series ends on a low note for me but it definitely plants the seeds for exciting future stories。 I’m spoiled by the Horus Heresy series so I have to temper my expectations。 It will take a while for characters to grown and become beloved。 I just want much， much more action on a truly epic scale。
Stefan Fergus
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An interesting conclusion to this trilogy。 Adds plenty to the overall mythology of the WH40k setting， including some tantalizing hints for the （potential） future of the Imperium et al。 Still very much enjoying the off-battlefield portions of the story， more so than the action （although that is still well-written）。I'm certainly interested to see what happens next in the overall WH40k story -- I do hope， therefore， that they don't take another multi-decade pause before doing something new。（P。S。 I An interesting conclusion to this trilogy。 Adds plenty to the overall mythology of the WH40k setting， including some tantalizing hints for the （potential） future of the Imperium et al。 Still very much enjoying the off-battlefield portions of the story， more so than the action （although that is still well-written）。I'm certainly interested to see what happens next in the overall WH40k story -- I do hope， therefore， that they don't take another multi-decade pause before doing something new。（P。S。 I only read the original versions of the first two books in the trilogy， and I was not at all lost reading this one。 So， I don't think you *have* to get the re-written/changed-chronology ones in order to enjoy or follow this。） 。。。more
Xavier Virsu
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A great book with some really cool scenes。 The risen primarch visits his creator to see him after 10，000 years imprisoned on it。 That scene is amazing。 The audiobook is awesome， the performance is wonderful， John Banks is a great narrator。 There is a war train moving across a corrupted world and a show down between two brothers。 A great read or listen。
Josh
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Honestly one of the best WH 40k novels this year。
Richard
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Godblight works well aside from some moments early on that don't add much to the flow of the plot。 Those particular segments on their own are well written and interesting， but much of it was also clearly meant to set up post Dark Imperium plot points （I'm assuming）， so I'd expect it didn't add much to the plot of this book because we're meant to see it followed up on later。All in all， Godblight does a fine job rounding out the trilogy and setting up the future of 40K。 I'm curious how much of thi Godblight works well aside from some moments early on that don't add much to the flow of the plot。 Those particular segments on their own are well written and interesting， but much of it was also clearly meant to set up post Dark Imperium plot points （I'm assuming）， so I'd expect it didn't add much to the plot of this book because we're meant to see it followed up on later。All in all， Godblight does a fine job rounding out the trilogy and setting up the future of 40K。 I'm curious how much of this will have long term impact on the setting and happy with where things are escalating。 The time shift from being at the end of the Indomitus Crusade is also fine。 As long as you know it happened you can get by reading this without needing to revisit the previous books （although I occasionally wish I did when I forgot who someone was。。。）。Some spoilery thoughts: （view spoiler）[ The last third or so of the book features some of the my favorite moments。 Mathieu's faith train moving through the wastes is spooky and really well balanced against the action elsewhere in the plot。 When the rat monster appears on the horizon and just oozes on past them is really fantastic。 It's tense， but quiet and filled with dread。 In fact， Haley in general does a great job nailing the dramatic tense waiting right before the storm thing。 There's quite a bit of that right before things really exploded and it works well。The fight between Mortation and Guilliman is intense， but the moments between them when Guilliman is struck down and reliving his visit with the Emperor is something else。 Also， I'm very curious what the events in that little book are going to lead to。。。 （hide spoiler）]Finally， I think I've prattled on about this in both my previous Dark Imperium reviews， but I love Guy Haley's Nurgle characters。 Delightfully disgusting and disgustingly delightful all in one。 Ku'Gath and Rotigus are great fun。 。。。more
burak yüksel
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Perfect StormThis book is worth the long wait。 It ties up all loose ends， packed with action all the way without being a bolterp0rn and moves the overall story of setting on。If you like 40k you MUST read this trilogy and this book。
Skywatcher Adept
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42k = RELIGIOUS AWAKENING。 Ouch。Lorgar giggles with glee when he reads "Godblight"。 42k = RELIGIOUS AWAKENING。 Ouch。Lorgar giggles with glee when he reads "Godblight"。 。。。more
AA_Logan
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BL are getting more ambitious; having learnt lessons from the mistakes and missteps of the Horus Heresy and The Beast Arises series this book rounds out a trilogy and ties in with an ongoing series and several stand alone books while subtly shifting the timelines for them all。 Thankfully， it seems the decision to give Guy Hayley overarching control of all these concurrent aspects was a wise one as they are all coming together nicely and characterisation across them all seems consistent。The Dawn BL are getting more ambitious; having learnt lessons from the mistakes and missteps of the Horus Heresy and The Beast Arises series this book rounds out a trilogy and ties in with an ongoing series and several stand alone books while subtly shifting the timelines for them all。 Thankfully， it seems the decision to give Guy Hayley overarching control of all these concurrent aspects was a wise one as they are all coming together nicely and characterisation across them all seems consistent。The Dawn of Fire series may have robbed the Dark Imperium trilogy of some of it’s import- Dark Imperium and Plague War felt like they were *the* texts for defining the ‘current’ situation in 40k， but with the wealth of other stories that now do that the significance of Godblight as a narrative event may have been diminished， does that make it a lesser book？ Maybe。It starts well， with lots of portentous conversation and there is a radical suggestion towards the end of the book that would make even Jaq Draco blush， but in terms of the inevitable duel between Mortarion and Gulliman there is no tension， no drama- I appreciate that the status quo between Chaos and the Imperium must broadly be maintained， especially when dealing with such big characters， but the lack of any sort of peril stops this book from being quite as powerful as it’s predecessors。The supporting cast is good， and the crossovers from Dawn of Fire are more than welcome。 There are great individual scenes- the manifestation of daemons at the fortress of Hera in particular are done well。Overall， it’s an enjoyable book， and as part of the greater whole of post-Rift set books is even better but that strength is perhaps also it’s weakness。 。。。more
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