Gamertell

Title: The Horus Heresy: Mechanicum Author: Graham McNeill Publisher: The Black Library Release Date: November 25, 2008 Price: $7.99 Rating: One thumb up and one thumb sideways, 80/100, B-, *** out of five. Pros: It’s an entirely new presentation to The Horus Heresy series and focuses on a group other… Continue Reading »

In a weird way the books came across as more hard hitting than some of the video games that have been released, like Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior or early Warhammer 40k PC games. The action was a lot more hectic. The characters were more realistic. There also happened to be… Continue Reading »

Title: The Horus Heresy: Legion Author: Dan Abnett Publisher: The Black Library Release Date: April 2008 Price: $7.99 Rating: Two thumbs up, 90/100, A-, **** out of five. Pros: Dan Abnett returns to the series. Character development and description is incredible. Storyline moves Cons: Due to the nature of the… Continue Reading »

Title: Flight of the Eisenstein Author: James Swallow Publisher: The Black Library Release Date: 2007 Price: $7.99 Rating: Two thumbs up, 90/100, B+, **** out of five. Pros: Quick pace with stronger writing than False Gods and Galaxy in Flames, gives a new view to the events of Horus’s betrayal,… Continue Reading »

Title: The Horus Heresy: Horus Rising Author: Dan Abnett Publisher: The Black Library Release Date: 2006 Price: $7.99 (Borders price) Rating: Two thumbs up, 100/100, A+, ***** out of five. Pros: Incredible writing, great story, memorable characters, hard-hitting description with Tolkien-esque attention to detail. Cons: It can be a little… Continue Reading »