More particularly, I didn't understand the motivations behind the invasion of the Davin moon. In addition, certain plot choices confused me. For instance, twice Horus, the great Warmaster, says to his Mournival- 'You are a sight for sore eyes.' (3) Horus acts child-like over and over again (but so did Hitler and Stalin, you say), even spilling his guts to a journalist in an attempt to immortalize himself in print, when he thinks he is going to die. (2) He tends to use anachronistic expressions that distract from the narrative. This works in a movie it doesn't work well in a novel. If a novelist shifts back and forth in short machine gun like bursts, it disrupts the narrative flow. Frankly, I want to be unaware of the change in point of view I want to sink so deeply into the novel that I am living it. Tolstoy uses multiple points of view but he lets the narrative develop and flow, allowing the reader to become involved in the narrative. This is not bad in itself but he employs short passages that break the flow of the writing and slows the narrative. My frustration arises from the following: (1) he usually employs multiple points of view (a practice endemic in Warhammer writing). I would have given this novel five stars but for some niggling complaints, which I am going to enumerate out of a certain frustration. His descriptions of the various planets and societies are inspired and his descriptions of Chaos rituals are among the best in the Warhammer universe. His books are always filled with the kind of 'fluff' that excites Warhammer enthusiasts and I consider him the speartip of Warhammer creativity.įor the most part I am thrilled by his creative inventions. Graham McNeill is one of the major innovators at The Black Library.

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