Alpharius: Head of the Hydra

Alpharius: Head of the Hydra

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  • Create Date：2021-04-11 00:51:23
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Mike Brooks
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Summary

Book 14 in the much loved series， "The Horus Heresy: Primarchs"

Legends abound of the glorious – or infamous – deeds of the Emperor's sons。 Yet almost nothing is known of Alpharius， the most mysterious of them all， for the Lord of the Alpha Legion is unparalleled in the art of obfuscation。 Such are his gifts of secrecy and deceit that even his rediscovery has remained an enigma – until now。 But when the tale comes from the serpent’s mouth， where does the deception end and the truth begin？

 

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Reviews

Alex Townsend ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This is hands down my favourite Primarchs novel （tied with Slave of Nuceria）。 The Alpha Legion and their Primarchs have often had some of the best stories and this novel delivers in spades。It is full of twists and turns typical of an Alpha Legion story but these surprises truly blew my mind。 I also love how the author integrated the all rumours about Alpharius’ origins from the Horus Heresy rulebooks。I absolutely loved reading this and have reread it since and it’s still an incredible read。 And This is hands down my favourite Primarchs novel （tied with Slave of Nuceria）。 The Alpha Legion and their Primarchs have often had some of the best stories and this novel delivers in spades。It is full of twists and turns typical of an Alpha Legion story but these surprises truly blew my mind。 I also love how the author integrated the all rumours about Alpharius’ origins from the Horus Heresy rulebooks。I absolutely loved reading this and have reread it since and it’s still an incredible read。 And as with any story involving the Alpha Legion， don’t believe everything you read。。。 。。。more

Peter Bernhardt ，

Best 40k book I've read since Horus Rising。 Best 40k book I've read since Horus Rising。 。。。more

Chris Dennison ，

This book more than delivers on the promise made when the Primarchs series was announced。An origin story for Alpharius， the book was very well written and paced， although I can’t help but think another 30 or 40 pages would have helped at the end of the book。Thoroughly enjoyable throughout。

Adam O'Grady ，

Absolutely solid WH40k/WH30k read from one of GW's best writers。I think this book does a decent job of exploring the universe as it progresses and has some fun elements of deceit/treachery from the main character， probably an alright read for people not into WH40k？Where it really shines is for fans of the genre， we get some extremely good looks at the early days of the Emperor's reign （mid-Unification， pre-Great Crusade）， we get a look at one of the most secretive primarchs， and we get some exce Absolutely solid WH40k/WH30k read from one of GW's best writers。I think this book does a decent job of exploring the universe as it progresses and has some fun elements of deceit/treachery from the main character， probably an alright read for people not into WH40k？Where it really shines is for fans of the genre， we get some extremely good looks at the early days of the Emperor's reign （mid-Unification， pre-Great Crusade）， we get a look at one of the most secretive primarchs， and we get some excellent foreshadowing。If you love the Alpha Legion and it's roots （like me） you'll probably fall head-over-heels for the subterfuge， the 4D hyper chess planning， the intense paranoia。If you're a big fan of WH30k in general there's a lot of casual stuff from the Primarch that you recognise as linked to later elements of the series。 Of course， this is all Alpharius's own record so it's up to you if you believe it。 。。。more

AA_Logan ，

Remember that feeling you got when reading the first few titles in the Horus Heresy series， when the setting felt fresh and exhilarating， how every few chapters you’d sit back， astounded by what you’d read and how cleverly the few scraps of fluff that existed prior to the series were knitted together？ Read this and you’ll recapture that feeling。It’s a really good book。 The use of Alpharius as first-person narrator works really well- it seems such a natural fit for learning about the character。 T Remember that feeling you got when reading the first few titles in the Horus Heresy series， when the setting felt fresh and exhilarating， how every few chapters you’d sit back， astounded by what you’d read and how cleverly the few scraps of fluff that existed prior to the series were knitted together？ Read this and you’ll recapture that feeling。It’s a really good book。 The use of Alpharius as first-person narrator works really well- it seems such a natural fit for learning about the character。 The scope of the book is more ambitious than others in the series- we get rich snapshots of several parts of the nascent Imperium， and the methods of the Alpha Legion are showcased in suitable fashion。 Brooks handles the action scenes well， and Alpharius is charismatic enough while not fully human。 By showing us each of his brothers through Alpharius’ eyes， Brooks gives us one of the most convincing sketches of why the Primarchs were created。 None of the big ‘reveals’ seem egregious to me， and I savoured the nuggets of lore and tie-ins with other stories。 It’s not flawless- an extra 50 pages would really help the pacing of the story; the end portion seems a little rushed， but I’m glad the opening scenes weren’t trimmed。 Alpharius is a smug so-and-so， as I guess anyone born with his gifts would be， and that does get a little waring at times， but it’s *his* book and it would feel wrong for him to get his comeuppance in it’s pages。 。。。more

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