The story details the Legion’s slide into decadence following the destruction of the Laer, during which Fulgrim finds a sword in a temple, King Arthur-like. The way Graham McNeill writes these characters has some pretty exciting twists, as he takes them in directions that I certainly didn’t expect. Rather than sticking to the previously-met Saul Tarvitz and Lucius, we’re primarily introduced to Julius Kaesoron, Solomon Demeter and Marius Vairosean, captains of the first, second and third companies, respectively.

However, unlike the previous book’s use of Jorgall, the fight here between the Emperor’s Children and the Laer will have significant repercussions across pretty much the entire Heresy. As with Flight of the Eisenstein before it, we follow the Legion on a sort of generic battlefield at the beginning, as we’re introduced to the key players, before getting into the meat of the story proper. The book takes place over a number of years, and unsurprisingly deals with the exploits of the III Legion, the Emperor’s Children, and their primarch, Fulgrim.

I finished reading Fulgrim, book five in the Horus Heresy series, earlier in the week, and let me tell you, this book was pretty great! It was a little heavy-going in parts, not least because of the subject-matter, but overall, it was a really interesting novel, and one that I think will bear a lot of rambling!

Time to see what's happening on Isstvan V… #HorusHeresy #Warhammer

Fulgrim by Graham McNeill