disappointing

One of my favourite authors and his previous work is gold, but I feel hes let this one down and concentrates more on theatrics and over the top dramatic gimmicks to explain situation rather than getting teeth into the story.

I also didnt enjoy the narrator.

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Astartes beginnings!

Lots of great lore and mystery unlocked by the war master, I have to say the more I read of the heresy the more I sympathise with the so called traitors

Great narration and superb tale

Great book

As i think some of the other reviews mention, there is almost constant fighting in this book. But i thought it was great all the way through as it holds some great characters and also brings a lot of heavy story revelations for the bigger picture. The fighting isn’t just mindless slaughter either and brings a great focus on to tactics and such. All and all, great book!

I was looking forward to the ending.

Another miss from Graham. How did he write such a great book with the thousand sons but this bloated mess and some other meagre offerings in this series?
Too many events and ideas with pointless characters who are not built up in any way that inspires the listener to care for them pass through from chapter to chapter.
Great characters from previous books are not done justice in this one. Loken is by far the worst treated character. He comes across not as PTSD victim who has lost everything he has ever known and loved, on the verge of a breakdown. But as an idiot who's dialogue does not make sense.
There much more I could go on to complain about but I will finish with: was looking forward to the book ending to see what the crescendo would be like. It was pointless, this book can be skipped and if absolutely necessary, read the synopsis online.

Disappointing.

Not a fan of Gareth Armstrong, sorry. Pronunciations of established characters aren't great, and action scenes don't seem particularly engaging. Seem to enjoy the stories more after reading the novels directly.

Fitting follow-on for Galaxy in Flames.

Few HH books leave such a lasting impact as the first 3. Vengeful Spirit is a good carry on for characters you know and love with just enough fresh faces to work. It starts off feeling a little disjointed as it builds the big picture but once all the pieces are layed out everything fits.

My only critique is that it feels like 2 different stories, one with the battle for Molech and a second following the Pathfinder team. How the two stories interject makes the timeline skew slightly as one minute a character is on Moloch the next they are aboard the Vengeful Spirit with very little happening between.

To fully appreciate this novel, a little prior reading is recommended. The first 3 HH novels are a given aswell as Flight of the Eisenstein and some of the Garro novels (Oath of Moment and Legion of One) to properly understand each character and where they have come from up to now. Despite the pre reading it is definitely a good journey for each chacter from across several novels.

Good story with plot progression

Ok, please agree on How to pronounce the names of the primarchs at least. Russ... really. Good story despite

Masterful!

A tour de force by McNeill and Armstrong both; one of the most epic and riveting descriptions of legion warfare in the series and a captivating description of heroes & villains, tragic and noble in their own ways. It made me question the motives for rebellion among the lower cadres, why follow Horus instead of the Emperor. It made me realise the bravery among the traitors, the insurmountable odds that they knowingly face and the willingness to face them head on, regardless. The martial pride of the Sons of Horus and their desire to master their own fate, even if it means facing oblivion, is inspiring!

One of the best yet!

Solid story, continues on Loken's story and how Horus gains his god powers, A must listen!!!

Awesome! Expands so much background

Great story invokes so much imagery and ideas for gaming and a sons of horus army. Fantastic to see Lokens story expanded along with his old mournivel brothers. will listen to again