Fury of Magnus
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Summary
A Siege of Terra novella
In the midst of the Siege of Terra， Magnus the Red embarks on a very personal mission – one that will bring him face to face with the Emperor once more！
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Discover the end of Magnus' journey from Prospero to treachery on Terra in a deeply moving and elegiac tale that sees him finally choose his side and take his place amongst his brothers。
THE STORY
Of all the Emperor’s sons who fell to Chaos， it is perhaps Magnus the Red whose tale is the most tragic。 Sanctioned because of his desire for knowledge， chastised， judged， and shattered to his very elements – there is much for the Crimson King to feel vengeful for。 Yet revenge is not the only thing that draws him to Terra alongside the Warmaster’s besieging armies。 He seeks something， a fragment， the missing piece of himself that lies within the most impregnable place on the planet – the inner sanctum of the Imperial Palace。 As the greatest conflict of the ages reaches fever pitch， Magnus fights his own inner battle。 To be whole once more， he must not only overcome the fiercest of defences， but also face the one being whom he loves and hates with equal fervour more than any other – his errant father， the Emperor of Mankind。
In the midst of the Siege of Terra， Magnus the Red embarks on a very personal mission – one that will bring him face to face with the Emperor once more！
READ IT BECAUSE
Discover the end of Magnus' journey from Prospero to treachery on Terra in a deeply moving and elegiac tale that sees him finally choose his side and take his place amongst his brothers。
THE STORY
Of all the Emperor’s sons who fell to Chaos， it is perhaps Magnus the Red whose tale is the most tragic。 Sanctioned because of his desire for knowledge， chastised， judged， and shattered to his very elements – there is much for the Crimson King to feel vengeful for。 Yet revenge is not the only thing that draws him to Terra alongside the Warmaster’s besieging armies。 He seeks something， a fragment， the missing piece of himself that lies within the most impregnable place on the planet – the inner sanctum of the Imperial Palace。 As the greatest conflict of the ages reaches fever pitch， Magnus fights his own inner battle。 To be whole once more， he must not only overcome the fiercest of defences， but also face the one being whom he loves and hates with equal fervour more than any other – his errant father， the Emperor of Mankind。
Reviews
Richard
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Well， I said I wouldn't necessarily be reading anymore The Siege of Terra books， but then I found out that this was considered a novella and I couldn't resist the idea reading Magnus having an encounter with both the Emperor and Vulkan。 So， here I am。I really enjoyed this and appreciated it having a more focused point of view since it only needed to cover Magnus and those orbiting this particular encounter。 I've not read， that I recall， anything that included Bjarni or the Draakguard before， but Well， I said I wouldn't necessarily be reading anymore The Siege of Terra books， but then I found out that this was considered a novella and I couldn't resist the idea reading Magnus having an encounter with both the Emperor and Vulkan。 So， here I am。I really enjoyed this and appreciated it having a more focused point of view since it only needed to cover Magnus and those orbiting this particular encounter。 I've not read， that I recall， anything that included Bjarni or the Draakguard before， but I found them interesting nonetheless。 The Perpetual story still loses me a bit， but I suspect that's partially because the Perpetual story is a bit crazy and I've not been following along with this book to book。Overall， though， this was satisfying in that Magnus is an interesting Primarch to follow， he's at a very interesting crossroads here， and， hey， this has both the Emperor and Vulkan in it （even if only briefly）。 。。。more
Colin Turner
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Brilliant， yet another great book in the seige of terra series。I think Magnus should of taken the deal， I would love to see how the future would have been different。
Gianfranco Mancini
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Wait， are you suggesting what I think you are suggesting？’‘What do you believe I suggest？’Ahriman’s eyes widened as the implications of Magnus’ unsaid words sank in。‘That you mean to topple whoever finally claims Terra’s throne and take it for yourself…’‘Who among my brothers is as remotely suited as I for such a position？’ demanded Magnus。"An expensive but excellent page-turning Siege of Terra novella giving a satisfying and heart-breaking to Magnus the Red's storyline started in A Thousand Son Wait， are you suggesting what I think you are suggesting？’‘What do you believe I suggest？’Ahriman’s eyes widened as the implications of Magnus’ unsaid words sank in。‘That you mean to topple whoever finally claims Terra’s throne and take it for yourself…’‘Who among my brothers is as remotely suited as I for such a position？’ demanded Magnus。"An expensive but excellent page-turning Siege of Terra novella giving a satisfying and heart-breaking to Magnus the Red's storyline started in A Thousand Sons so many years ago， with the primarch of the XV Legion willingly embracing his destiny and taking agency over his actions at last。‘You mean Dorn taught us that，’ snapped Perturabo。Magnus needed no special sensitivity to see how deep the failure of Saturnine had cut the Lord of Iron。 The long war for supremacy fought between Perturabo and Rogal had come down to this battle， this moment， and Dorn – that most singularly unimaginative of warriors – had somehow managed to outfox them all。Fury of Magnus gives a closure too to some loose threads like Bodvar Bjarki's pack and Perpetual Alivia Sureka's ones started respectively in previously released Vengeful Spirit and The Crimson King novels from the same author。And you can really see how much mr Graham McNeill is grown together with these storylines and characters。‘Yet here you are， Alivia，’ said Malcador。 ‘Every step you took on the road away from Terra has led you back here。 This is where you were meant to be。 You know He needs you， but I need you most of all。’‘Why？’‘Because I need you to save the Emperor。’Alivia wanted to laugh， but saw Malcador was deadly serious。So many great twists and moments between these pages: Ahriman， Menkaura and Amon bloody fight against the rampaging Space Wolves， Magnus reading about the horrors of the war inside besieged people's mind， his confrontation with Vulkan and the Emperor， expected since reading the Dramatis Personae list opening the book but still a gut-wrenching one， and much more。+Speak with your mind，+ sent Ahriman。Atrahasis nodded。 +One hundred and seventy-one of us remain in this thrust。 The thousands of mortals who began this march with us are already dead or will be dying in agony within a matter of hours。 Only legionaries remain。++Good，+ said Ahriman。+Good？++No mortal soldiers will be left alive on the wall。 We strike hard for the breach。 This is Astartes war now。+（view spoiler）[Maybe the Crimson King's final choice， denying redemption to save his sons， sounds so hypocritical after him brutally killing Ahriman's equerry a few chapters earlier， but I just loved every moment of Magnus' tragedy and fall from grace since its early start that I can forgive it。And a certain unexpected death was so shocking to make me think initially about a major lore continuity issue or ret-con， but luckly its final outcome was so good， surprising and sad， that it shook me to the core。 （hide spoiler）]‘I am Bjarki，’ he said。 ‘This is Svafnir Rackwulf and Olgyr Widdowsyn。 We kill sorcerers。’‘What？’ said Abidemi。 ‘Sorcerers？’‘Them，’ said Bjarki， pointing to shapes emerging from the glowing mist。A host of red-armoured warriors of the Thousand Sons， mounted on shimmering discs of light， and led by a towering figure of fire and wrath。‘Magnus…’ said Abidemi。‘Maleficarum，’ growled Bjarki。A fitting ending to Magnus the Red's shakesperean shakespirean tragedy， I just can't imagine a better one。Magnus expected to see hate in his brother’s eyes， but he saw only great sadness。He brought his staff up once more， expecting a furious charge， but Vulkan did not attack。 Instead， he lowered his mighty warhammer and hung it from a clawed hook at his belt。‘Brother，’ said Vulkan。Another single word to the heart。All is Dust。["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]>["br"]> 。。。more
Xavier Virsu
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Wow！ This one left my jaw hanging。 There are some great lines in this novella about the horrors of war， this writer has really grown！ There are serious subjects explored as in some other Horus Heresy novels。 I don't want to spoil it， totally worth a read。 One of the better offerings。 The audiobook is amazing by the way。 The voice actor did a wonderful job， as always。 Wow！ This one left my jaw hanging。 There are some great lines in this novella about the horrors of war， this writer has really grown！ There are serious subjects explored as in some other Horus Heresy novels。 I don't want to spoil it， totally worth a read。 One of the better offerings。 The audiobook is amazing by the way。 The voice actor did a wonderful job， as always。 。。。more
Justin T
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（Audiobook） I enjoyed the story and Graham's vision of the setting and characters。 This is a story most enjoyed after reading through the previous books。 （Audiobook） I enjoyed the story and Graham's vision of the setting and characters。 This is a story most enjoyed after reading through the previous books。 。。。more
Dag Syrdal
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Even when Magnus does something wrong， he does it for the right reasons！
Christopher Napier
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A solid novella in the ongoing series， which has some awesome further character depth on the enigmatic Magnus。 The best stuff is the PoV of being a refugee in the Imperial Palace and the perspective of Olivia。
Alasdair
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Oh Magaggie
Matthew Bradley
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A series of successive tragedies would be the best way to describe this novella， to the point that as narratively satisfying as the tragedy at the climax is， it’s the one that follows， in the denouement， that hits much harder。 A fitting end to Magnus’ story that started all the way back in A Thousand Sons eleven years ago， even if the middle act in Crimson King was a bit wobbly。
Alex Metcalfe
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Got to say I was disappointed with this novella。 If anything， if you didn't read it you wouldn't miss anything key from the Siege of Terra series。 A far cry from Graham's fine work with 'A Thousand Sons' & 'Mechanicum。' Got to say I was disappointed with this novella。 If anything， if you didn't read it you wouldn't miss anything key from the Siege of Terra series。 A far cry from Graham's fine work with 'A Thousand Sons' & 'Mechanicum。' 。。。more
Gergely
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Attempts to provide a reason for Magnus finally fully joining Horus。 Success is arguable。 Not the best entry of the series， but far from the worst。
Tepintzin
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This book hurt， a lot， and returns the Horus Heresy to its roots as a Shakespearean （sorry， Shakespiran） tragedy on a grand scale。
Michael Blank
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More like 4。5 stars。 Mutual understandings were reached， and Magnus is so nearly brought back into the fold， but we all know it’s not meant to be。 I kind of wanted this to be a full novel， but upon finishing it I realized it’s the perfect length。 This is possibly the best part of the Siege so far！
Christian
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What could have been for Magnus and his legion。。。 what a beautiful tragedy。 It was great reading about so many other characters and getting back to the epic scale of the Siege of Terra！
汗屍 勞
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Some in the review section say this book brings in another tangent， I am not sure， the book， at least seems to me， brings a few storylines to a closure， and in that it has succeeded。But quite a lot of it sounds very incredible， especially the ending， for me at least。Overall， the book is interesting enough for it to be a enjoyable readOn a side note， it is too expensive for a novella， I didn't see that it is a novella， so the fault is mine， but still。。。。。 Some in the review section say this book brings in another tangent， I am not sure， the book， at least seems to me， brings a few storylines to a closure， and in that it has succeeded。But quite a lot of it sounds very incredible， especially the ending， for me at least。Overall， the book is interesting enough for it to be a enjoyable readOn a side note， it is too expensive for a novella， I didn't see that it is a novella， so the fault is mine， but still。。。。。 。。。more
Andy
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All my reviews for these end up the same。 Had I known in 2006， when I started reading these books from a game I'd not played since the 90s， that I'd be 60 books in and they'd still be publishing cash-in side novellas， I may not have bothered。The GoodIt actually does something interesting for onceThere's some good character workIt retroactively makes one of the worst side-plots slightly less terribleThe BadThere's some absolutely ludicrous stuff happensIt's yet another tangentIt doesn't really ma All my reviews for these end up the same。 Had I known in 2006， when I started reading these books from a game I'd not played since the 90s， that I'd be 60 books in and they'd still be publishing cash-in side novellas， I may not have bothered。The GoodIt actually does something interesting for onceThere's some good character workIt retroactively makes one of the worst side-plots slightly less terribleThe BadThere's some absolutely ludicrous stuff happensIt's yet another tangentIt doesn't really make any sense in the wider narrative if you think about itYou shouldn't be publishing "self-contained" novellas when you're nearly 70 books in to a series that could've been wrapped up in 10 books 。。。more
Nik
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Absolutely fantastic。Following Magnus's （almost human） journey to find his best part of himself is probably something many of us can attest to in our lives。 He spends untold effort of himself and his sons in pursuing this goal entirely seperate to that of Horus， only to end up closer in bed with the Warmaster。The final twist and offer to his soul is gut-wrenching， dripping with conceit and your mind will scream for Magnus to accept it。 So rare is that a book leaves me this dispondant for a chara Absolutely fantastic。Following Magnus's （almost human） journey to find his best part of himself is probably something many of us can attest to in our lives。 He spends untold effort of himself and his sons in pursuing this goal entirely seperate to that of Horus， only to end up closer in bed with the Warmaster。The final twist and offer to his soul is gut-wrenching， dripping with conceit and your mind will scream for Magnus to accept it。 So rare is that a book leaves me this dispondant for a character to 'do the right thing'， even if it meant their enternal damnation。 。。。more
Matej Bakši
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We could write a thousand words to describe this book， but in the end three are just enough: "All is dust" We could write a thousand words to describe this book， but in the end three are just enough: "All is dust" 。。。more
AA_Logan
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The Heresy is， as you know， coming to an end。 With Sons of the Selenar， McNeill managed to bring together loose threads in a massively satisfying way， and he repeats the feat here， but on an even larger scale。This book manages to be both massively significant *and* pretty inconsequential。 You expect that; it’s a novella， outside of the numbered series but it still managed to leave my jaw on the floor with the audacity of some of what happens。 There are nods to earlier stories aplenty， and it has The Heresy is， as you know， coming to an end。 With Sons of the Selenar， McNeill managed to bring together loose threads in a massively satisfying way， and he repeats the feat here， but on an even larger scale。This book manages to be both massively significant *and* pretty inconsequential。 You expect that; it’s a novella， outside of the numbered series but it still managed to leave my jaw on the floor with the audacity of some of what happens。 There are nods to earlier stories aplenty， and it has that same air of finality as the earlier SoT novella。 Whoever writes book 5 and beyond will at the very least have to allude to the events here， and their consequences， but not having reading this book first wouldn’t bewilder the reader。 That’s not to say it’s not a good book- it’s nicely fast paced and the import of the siege gives gravity to all accounts of it。 McNeill nicely conveys the scale and horror of this war， both on civilians and combatants， the pencil sketch portrayals we get of this are compelling。 ‘Magic’ and dream sequences are a personal bugbear of mine， but despite the heavy presence of the Thousand Sons in this book， I wasn’t overwhelmed by these， and even enjoyed them。Not everyone will be satisfied with the direction the plot goes， but with so many people having so much invested in such a long-running series， that’s inevitable。 I feel that Fury of Magnus hits all the right notes and brings together several unwieldy strands of story really well。Plus， the design of the ugliness of the Taurox is slagged off in-universe， which is amusing。 。。。more
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