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With the seventh book of The Horus Heresy, Dan Abnett returned to the series. Abnett upped the ante with Legion.
Legion follows one of the last of the original Space Marines legions, the Alpha Legion. They are the clandestine legion of the Space Marines recruiting operatives from every walk of life. They also have two Primarchs that are mostly identical twins. Legion is also the second book that happens without any involvement of the Luna Wolves, Emperor’s Children, Death Guard or World Eaters. It is a storyline almost completely separate from the rest of the events of The Horus Heresy, like Descent of Angels. Unlike Descent of Angels, the story actually goes somewhere.
It’s a good strong story with a lot of action. You get the raw, visceral feel that the Warhammer 40,000 franchise is supposed to have. The biggest problem is that the story is one that starts off slow. Some of the other books in the franchise, or the Heresy series itself throws you into the action. Legion, however, just starts on a really random, slow and awkward note. It’s an opening that works. Then again, it could have been a better, stronger start and been more fluid. Then again, beggars can’t be choosers.
Even with its weak awkward beginning, this is still a fun book to read. It has one of the tightest and freshest views on the Warhammer 40k universe. It covers the story of how the Alpha Legion, the most mysterious of the first legions of the Space Marines, went heretic. It is also the first book that ties together separate events to Horus’s rebellion. This is because the events eventually coincide with the destruction of Istvan III covered in Galaxy in Flames, Flight of the Eisenstein and Fulgrim.
It is one of the most effective stories in the series with the least amount of pacing issues once the story actually starts moving. Don’t worry that’s only about 30-40 pages in when the awkwardness and slow beginning amount to a story that is respectable. Once you get past these 30-40 pages it’s a taut story of deception and betrayal.
Honestly, the only thing that can be said is that if you’re this far in the series get the book. If you’re a fan of sci-fi, fantasy, espionage and war novels the book actually melds all of these effectively so get the book.
Other books in the series:
Site [The Horus Heresy: Legion] Read [Alpha Legion - Lexicanum] Also Read [weRead]
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