Reviews for Fulgrim (Horus Heresy Series)

The average rating for Fulgrim (Horus Heresy Series) based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-06-10 00:00:00 Chris Mueller The tale about the fall to Slaanesh of the III Legion is not just a book. It is a tragedy, an epic and morbid tale about brotherhood, weakness, corruption, depravity and betrayal, with echoes from Oscar Wilde's "The Picture of Dorian Gray" and Michael Moorcock's "Stormbringer" (Graham McNeill's love for Elric had been already shown for good in his Warhammer fantasy books, but here is just over the top). Still one of the best Horus Heresy novels after years, and my second read was far more good than first one. Great characters, two brothers gods of war clashing, an unforgettable betrayal and massacre (the Isvan V dropsite part is epic and chilling for real). A Black Library novel with lots of horror and adult themes, but from a novel introducing the Chaos God Slaanesh (also known as Dark Prince, the Prince of Pleasure, the Lord of Excess) you can't expect less. And the Maraviglia climax and the birth of the first Noise Marine seem just out of a Clive Barker's nightmare. A real frightening one.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-08-08 00:00:00 Michael Durnen Well other teenage girls obsess vampires or werewolves and are busy making their babies, I was busy making babies with pre-heresy Emperor's Children. (I don't think I'd live through it all after heresy...or it wouldn't matter.) OK that off my mind, amazing book! Possibly a few spoilers. Things I liked: 1. Fulgrim's personality. Reminds me of my younger sister, only she's probably not gonna fall for a demon sword talking to her. 2. Fulgrim's fall to chaos was well done, I once had a warhammer 40k friend tell me all the primarchs where raised in the way they'd be most likely to go to heresy. Very obvious with Fulgrim. 3. Fulgrim's bromance with Ferrus Manus. In my head they are closer then Horus and Sanguinius. I love they story of how they met and all. I like to imagine several primarch's on Terra staying up late swapping manly stories then eatin waffles! 4.Fighting on Isstavan was really good to see in much better detail. The thoughts behind it and all that was really good. Despite this there where a few things I didn't like. 1. Stupid and far to many humans. I hate all these normal peeps except like the ones in Horus Rising. Needless to say when they where all killed it made me happy. 2. Why in the emperah's name did ANYONE trust Fabius, much less the Primarch? I mean that guy is a total creep. (Remind me to kill him in future fan fiction.) It makes it feel like the Emperor's Children are stupid, and they aren't. OCD, beautiful, like looking nice, not the VERY best fighters and enjoy the arts...but that doesn't make them stupid. 3. Ferrus Manus dies and you want to cry. You are left wondering why the bad guys never get slaughtered, and are left with the belief the bad guys are sooo much more powerful then the good once it makes you wonder why they lose in the end... 4. Julias, they say (still not sure why...)the Imperial Fists have a stick up there butts. Julias does 100 times worse then they ever could possibly. Someone please remove his?