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After the betrayal at Isstvan, Horus begins his campaign against the Emperor, a galaxy-wide war that can lead only to Terra. But the road to the final confrontation between father and son is a long one - seven years filled with secrecy and silence, plans and foundations being formed across distant stars. An unknown history is about to be unveiled as light is shed on the darkest years of the Horus Heresy, and revelations will surface that will shake the Imperium to its very foundation...Age of Darkness enters a new chapter of the epic Horus Heresy story, and features stories from some of the Black Library's best-known authors, including Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, James Swallow and Aaron-Dembski Bowden.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Hello and welcome to another JBP review!
Age of Darkness is book 16 in the Horus Heresy series - a series of books, which if you are not familiar with the rich Warhammer 40k universe, depicts one of the, if not THE, most pivotal moments in the storyline.
Horus Lupercal, first of the Emperor's Primarch, has betrayed his father, and joined forces with the Dark Gods of Chaos. Civil war is tearing apart the Golden Dream of Humanity, and lines are being drawn.
This book roughly takes place two years after Horus' betrayal was revealed at the Istvaan Drop-Site Massacre. The book contains a total of nine stories written by authors such as Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Gav Thorpe and Rob Sanders.
The first story, "Rules of Engagement", depicts how the Ultramarines are training for the war, having decided that they will not join the Emperor and Dorn at Terra, and how they are trying to implement the Codex Astartes, whilst Roboute, Primarch of the Ultramarines, is penning his second tome... It is an interesting story, and sets off the book nicely.
There are several good stories in it - stories such as "Iron Within, Iron Without" concerning loyal Iron Warriors faced with a choice of either joining Perturabo, their own Primarch, or remaining loyal to the ideals of the Imperium and the Emperor. "Liar's Due" is another story (by James Swallow) which is more in tune with his previous book "Nemesis", and is more concerned with the war in the shadows, far from the fields of war.
Of special note is "The Last Remembrancer", which for me is one of the two best stories in the book. Before I get to the best story, I will briefly mention the two stories which were sub-par.
These were the stories "Rebirth" and "The Faces of Treachery", the latter by Gav Thorpe. "Rebirth" is concerned with the Thousand Sons, and their return to Prospero following its devastation at the hands of the Space Wolves, and what they find there. "The Faces of Treachery" follows the Raven Guard and their attempt to retrieve their Primarch from impending doom, and the attempts of the World Eater's fleet to prevent a rescue attempt. Is just plain odd, with a massive moment of "non sequitur", that ruins the moment. Perhaps more light will be shed on the matter in Gav Thorpe's forthcoming book "Deliverance"...but if anything, I am becoming ever more weary of his Space Marine novels (so far, his Eldar "Path-series", is turning out really, really well).
The crowning piece of the novel is the story "Savage Weapons" by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. It concerns a skirmish between the Dark Angels and the Night Lords, somewhere in the Shield Worlds, where the two forces have fought each other to a stalemate. It is, for me, an absolutely sterling presentation of the Dark Angels and hits EXACTLY the nail on the head, of how they are. Having so far had to enjoy the lacklustre Dark Angel books and short stories by Gav Thorpe, Aaron Dembski-Bowden really delivers. It is an excellent story.
Over all, the book contains good and bad stories. Some books are undeservedly forgotten, none are undeservedly read - and so it is with this one.
It is enjoyable, and I consider it time well spent. If you have enjoyed the other Horus Heresy books, then you will surely enjoy this one too.
Kind regards,
JBP
Age of Darkness is book 16 in the Horus Heresy series - a series of books, which if you are not familiar with the rich Warhammer 40k universe, depicts one of the, if not THE, most pivotal moments in the storyline.
Horus Lupercal, first of the Emperor's Primarch, has betrayed his father, and joined forces with the Dark Gods of Chaos. Civil war is tearing apart the Golden Dream of Humanity, and lines are being drawn.
This book roughly takes place two years after Horus' betrayal was revealed at the Istvaan Drop-Site Massacre. The book contains a total of nine stories written by authors such as Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Gav Thorpe and Rob Sanders.
The first story, "Rules of Engagement", depicts how the Ultramarines are training for the war, having decided that they will not join the Emperor and Dorn at Terra, and how they are trying to implement the Codex Astartes, whilst Roboute, Primarch of the Ultramarines, is penning his second tome... It is an interesting story, and sets off the book nicely.
There are several good stories in it - stories such as "Iron Within, Iron Without" concerning loyal Iron Warriors faced with a choice of either joining Perturabo, their own Primarch, or remaining loyal to the ideals of the Imperium and the Emperor. "Liar's Due" is another story (by James Swallow) which is more in tune with his previous book "Nemesis", and is more concerned with the war in the shadows, far from the fields of war.
Of special note is "The Last Remembrancer", which for me is one of the two best stories in the book. Before I get to the best story, I will briefly mention the two stories which were sub-par.
These were the stories "Rebirth" and "The Faces of Treachery", the latter by Gav Thorpe. "Rebirth" is concerned with the Thousand Sons, and their return to Prospero following its devastation at the hands of the Space Wolves, and what they find there. "The Faces of Treachery" follows the Raven Guard and their attempt to retrieve their Primarch from impending doom, and the attempts of the World Eater's fleet to prevent a rescue attempt. Is just plain odd, with a massive moment of "non sequitur", that ruins the moment. Perhaps more light will be shed on the matter in Gav Thorpe's forthcoming book "Deliverance"...but if anything, I am becoming ever more weary of his Space Marine novels (so far, his Eldar "Path-series", is turning out really, really well).
The crowning piece of the novel is the story "Savage Weapons" by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. It concerns a skirmish between the Dark Angels and the Night Lords, somewhere in the Shield Worlds, where the two forces have fought each other to a stalemate. It is, for me, an absolutely sterling presentation of the Dark Angels and hits EXACTLY the nail on the head, of how they are. Having so far had to enjoy the lacklustre Dark Angel books and short stories by Gav Thorpe, Aaron Dembski-Bowden really delivers. It is an excellent story.
Over all, the book contains good and bad stories. Some books are undeservedly forgotten, none are undeservedly read - and so it is with this one.
It is enjoyable, and I consider it time well spent. If you have enjoyed the other Horus Heresy books, then you will surely enjoy this one too.
Kind regards,
JBP
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fun read and follows up on a few characters from the series that haven't had much of a spotlight, as well as giving us a few more self contained stories. There's a surprising amount of variety for a book solely focusing on space marines which is great but don't expect to find any imperial guard here. Definitely not the place to start if you want to avoid spoilers as it does reference or follow on from other titles in the series.
If you want to know what happens after Raven's Flight or what Iacton Qruze, Horus Aximand and Khârn the Betrayer are upto then this is the place.
If you want to know what happens after Raven's Flight or what Iacton Qruze, Horus Aximand and Khârn the Betrayer are upto then this is the place.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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What you get out of Age of Darkness depends a lot on whether you have read all the other books in the series, and how much you remember from them.
Some people have criticised this because it does not cover the 10 year road to Terra that the Age of Darkness refers to in Warhammer history.
10 years in one paperback was never going to happen.
What we get instead is a collection of short stories that do, for those who know their Heresy, serve to throw some light on the events of that period - after all we can safely assume Games Workshop hasn't given up on further stories from this time period.
For instance, one story tells of how the remnants of one of the traitor legions remain loyal to Emperor and end up playing a vital role in the final part of the Heresy on Earth itself.
Another illuminates the doubts and fears of one of Horus' closest brothers.
The Sons of Horus betray their own, a desperate attempt to trap the Warmaster, Alpha Legion spies...... it goes on. Snippets of information that fill in the gaps of what is known, that mesh with aspects of previous books, to flesh out the history of the darkest time imaginable in the 40K universe.
The Last Remembrancer is perplexing, and will probably not be what the reader expects. In terms of plot points it delivers very little.
Oh, one last thing....Dark Angels. And hints that the role of the Ultramarines - that current 40K mythology places as being unable to reach Earth in time to effect the Siege of Terra or play much role in the Heresy beyond their battles with the Word Bearers - was far greater than known. Their Primarch has a plan....
Some people have criticised this because it does not cover the 10 year road to Terra that the Age of Darkness refers to in Warhammer history.
10 years in one paperback was never going to happen.
What we get instead is a collection of short stories that do, for those who know their Heresy, serve to throw some light on the events of that period - after all we can safely assume Games Workshop hasn't given up on further stories from this time period.
For instance, one story tells of how the remnants of one of the traitor legions remain loyal to Emperor and end up playing a vital role in the final part of the Heresy on Earth itself.
Another illuminates the doubts and fears of one of Horus' closest brothers.
The Sons of Horus betray their own, a desperate attempt to trap the Warmaster, Alpha Legion spies...... it goes on. Snippets of information that fill in the gaps of what is known, that mesh with aspects of previous books, to flesh out the history of the darkest time imaginable in the 40K universe.
The Last Remembrancer is perplexing, and will probably not be what the reader expects. In terms of plot points it delivers very little.
Oh, one last thing....Dark Angels. And hints that the role of the Ultramarines - that current 40K mythology places as being unable to reach Earth in time to effect the Siege of Terra or play much role in the Heresy beyond their battles with the Word Bearers - was far greater than known. Their Primarch has a plan....
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A mixed bag of stories, but a great deal of information and background...
The Horus Heresy has been going for some time know and every book I read adds depth and colour to the Warhammer universe and every review seems to say something different, so with... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. S. A. Wake
Yet another fantastic trip to the Heresy from the Black Library.
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Published 7 months ago by DanP101
Low star reviews are just unfair....
I guess this book isn't for the casual 40k reader of for those just starting out reading 40k, but if you're a real fan of the Heresy then this is a very good book and don't let... Read more
Published 10 months ago by ImperialRacoon
Realy good book!
Book was great has a few stories in it with surprising twists,i would recomend it to any one who likes reading the horus heresy series, all the strories are good but some really do... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jules
A low point for the series
I wasn't sure whether it was because I'd just finished a couple of very enjoyable WH40K books (Path of the Warrior and Soul Hunter) or just my frustration at another short stories... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Johnmcl7
Random
This book was a serious disappointment for me. The whole hype regarding the book was that it would fill in lots of little gaps regarding the heresy. Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. Stowell
Uneven quality and a bit disappointing
Just a warning: this book was advertised as telling the story of the HH War during the 7 years that it took the rebels to reach Earth. Read more
Published 11 months ago by JPS
Not what I'd hoped for
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Published 11 months ago by Steven D. Emmason
Cliche
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