A Thousand Sons - Graham McNeill

A Thousand Sons

By Graham McNeill

  • Release Date: 2014-09-05
  • Genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
4.5 Score: 4.5 (From 120 Ratings)

Description

A Horus Heresy Novel

Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Legion retreat to their homeworld to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret.

READ IT BECAUSE
One of the most tragic tales of the entire Horus Heresy unfolds as the Thousand Sons are brought low by their relentless quest for knowledge. Magnus is sure that he knows better than the Emperor – but isn't that what caused Horus to fall as well?

THE STORY
Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Thousand Sons Legion retreat to their homeworld of Prospero to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret. When the ill-fated primarch foresees the treachery of Warmaster Horus and warns the Emperor with the very powers he was forbidden to use, the Master of Mankind dispatches fellow primarch Leman Russ to attack Prospero itself. But Magnus has seen more than the betrayal of Horus – and the witnessed revelations will change the fate of his fallen Legion, and its primarch, forever.

Written by Graham McNeill. 

Reviews

  • Favorite Legion

    5
    By Angela Kuri
    I can’t assure you that your experience will be as endearing as mine, because this book is a great detailing of my (alternating between first and second) legion and Primarch. It’s a longer book, but honestly I couldn’t get enough of it, I love the Thousand Sons and their adoration and fixation on acquiring knowledge and helping humanity ascend to its next level. This may very well have been my saddest of books to finish just because all I wanted was more. The book follows the legion from pre Warmaster Horus, to shortly after his fall, seeing it from a birds eye (pun intended) view. Getting to see Ullanor and the Council of Nikea first hand was a welcome first, shedding some insight on what transpired at both. Magnus shares a closer bond with the Emperor than a great many others due to their understanding of the Warp, and seeing Magnus’s fall and mistakes, his being manipulated from the start, was all too heart breaking. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this read and highly recommend to anyone continuing the Horus Heresy Series, or just doing a a dive on Thousand Sons/Magnus lore

  • AMAZING!

    5
    By Michael Jordan of Reading
    I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

  • Good subject material, bad writer

    2
    By Aaroon42
    Overused, clunky wording. Clumsy metaphors that the characters then draw attention to. Space Marines that are constantly getting written like normal humans. Do yourself a favor and read "Prospero Burns" instead.

  • Good

    3
    By Prophet Amos
    Not the best, but good.

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