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A Thousand Sons

The Horus Heresy, Book 12

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A Thousand Sons

By: Graham McNeill
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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A Horus Heresy Novel

Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Legion retreat to their homeworld to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret.

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One of the most tragic tales of the entire Horus Heresy unfolds as the Thousand Sons are brought low by their relentless quest for knowledge. Magnus is sure that he knows better than the Emperor – but isn't that what caused Horus to fall as well?

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Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Thousand Sons Legion retreat to their homeworld of Prospero to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret. When the ill-fated primarch foresees the treachery of Warmaster Horus and warns the Emperor with the very powers he was forbidden to use, the Master of Mankind dispatches fellow primarch Leman Russ to attack Prospero itself. But Magnus has seen more than the betrayal of Horus – and the witnessed revelations will change the fate of his fallen Legion, and its primarch, forever.

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A great book detailing why the thousand sons find themselves in the situation they do, makes you really root for them. No complaints!

Warp sorcery of the highest order!

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Best book so far in the series. Really enjoyed it from start to finish. Great look into the thousand sons

Amazing

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Great book very strong story just it's a shame that it is let down by the narrator

Fantastic book

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I loved the way it showed Magnuses arrogance towards the power of the warp, and how the book progresses you also see Magnus ignore the laws put in place after the council of nikea. Gareth Armstrong is Also very good and portraying different characters through the use of his voice so overall definitely a 5 star book and definitely a priority read if you like the Horus heresy series.

Gareth Armstrong is amazing!

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The tragic tale of Magnus The Red and the Thousand Sons. Intricately written and in my opinion appropriately narrated and one of my favourite Horus Heresy books to date. As an aside if you are a HP Lovecraft fan there are unmistakable parrallels here to the sublime Cthulu mythos.

Epic tragedy subtly woven with Cthulu mythos.

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