Counter brings the opening salvo of the Heresy to its dramatic conclusion at Isstvan III and as such is gifted the headline event of this trilogy of the series; he does not disappoint and proves more than up to the task, with a well paced, exciting read.
This book is dark with a capital D, as loyalties are betrayed, sides finally drawn and true natures revealed. The might and horror of conflict between Astartes is portrayed in some overwhelming action set pieces.
Despite knowing the ultimate outcome, there were enough little surprises to keep me guessing and through all the sad loss of heroes, the possibility of a few unfinished tales left a burning ember of hope for future books.
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Sounds good, I am reading the Assasin's book in the series at the moment.
Ah that would be Nemesis wouldn't it? I haven't read that one yet and am a little behind on the Heresy novels, having had a long pause to read the entire Gaunts Ghosts series.
How are you finding it? Swallow did a great job on Flight of the Eisenstein, which I shall be reviewing next; but I didn't like his Blood Angel books at all.
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