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Horus Heresy - Galaxy in Flames Paperback – Nov. 20 2014

by Ben Counter (Author)

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Part of: The Horus Heresy (54 books)

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The Horus Heresy
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416 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Games Workshop
Publication date

Nov. 20 2014
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11.1 x 2.79 x 17.8 cm
ISBN-10

1849707537
ISBN-13

978-1849707534
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About the Author

Ben Counter is one of Black Library’s most popular Warhammer 40,000 authors, with two Horus Heresy novels to his name – Galaxy in Flames and Battle for the Abyss. He is the author of the six-volume Soul Drinkers series and The Grey Knights Omnibus. For Space Marine Battles he has written Malodrax, and has turned his attention to the Space Wolves with the novella Arjac Rockfist: Anvil of Fenris and a number of short stories. He is a fanatical painter of miniatures, a pursuit which has won him his most prized possession: a prestigious Golden Demon award. He lives in Portsmouth, England.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Games Workshop (Nov. 20 2014)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1849707537
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1849707534
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 100 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.1 x 2.79 x 17.8 cm

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J'ai hâte de finir la série

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 6, 2023

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J'ai hâte de finir la série

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Rod

If you like Warhammer 40k, it is a must ready book!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 11, 2021

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This was the second book I read from the Horus Heresy series and I enjoyed it a lot.

If you like Warhammer 40k game and want to know more about what happened before the year 40,000, it is a must read book. Just follow the order because each book starts from where the previous ended and make a lot of references to previous events.

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ausonio roncato

A critical novel in the series, this is where it starts.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 4, 2019

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The start of the downfall of once noble Legions and the seeds of the Gray Knights eventual rise are only parts of
the saga . The destruction of a planet and the legions which tried to defend it is well written and I really couldn't put it down till i was done

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Lost the magic of the first two. 45/100.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 17, 2022

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While the universe is still an exciting place to be, a lot of the glowing luster has lost its spark. I personally struggled to keep up with the names and relationships of so many characters when their defining characteristics are similar. The most exciting plot line (imo) is provided the least amount of engagement. While that isn't enough to sink it below a 3 out of 5 or a 60 out of 100, the third book has a fair amount of typos and annoying grammatical errors, as well as a lack of clear viewpoint. The latter becomes especially burdensome when we are jumping around several viewpoints in a single chapter. I would only recommend this as a way to see a few plotlines end, but considering the predictability of it, if you are confident you know how your favorite characters plotline is resolved, consider skipping.

With viewpoint errors and typos being cleared up, I could settle for 3/5 or 60/100

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 2, 2021

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The final duel between the members of the mournival left me speechless, Tarik and Loken deserved better and i feel so bad for Aximand

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Jennifer H

Book was damage during shipping

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 22, 2022

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These books are meant to be a part of a collection that we wished to keep in good condition. But it arrived damaged. Disappointing. These should have been wrapped rather than just tossed in a shipping bag.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 4, 2019

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nothing to dislike

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Roy

Good book, damaged cover and spine

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on July 17, 2020

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Book arrived a bit damaged on the cover and spine. It isn't too severe but it is very unsightly.

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David Barnett

You Can Almost Taste The Grit...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 10, 2021

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After Horus Rising and False Gods, the trilogy arrives at it's grim conclusion. The irrevocable betrayal is made clear and the betrayed must stand against it in the face of overwhelming force. So few surprises here in the overall shape of events but again it's in the character work where this tale truly shines.

No mean feat given the ensemble of characters here. From stoic loyalists to the treacherously corrupted, from sainted seers to silent killers and all the points in-between you get a vivid slice of this world as it sinks into all-consuming darkness.

It's a bad time to be a good guy in the Imperium and the author brings this to life very well as the noose tightens and the plot is made clear. Factions and personalities go to war with each other and it speaks to the impressive balancing act here that little of it feels under-done.

Special mention to the last third of the tale here. As the last bitter battle unfolds, the evocative scenes of devastation matched up with the grim resolve of it's survivors makes for a great read. Everything is laid to waste and you can almost taste the grit in the dry heat of ground zero. Suffice to say I was hooked all the way up to the last page.

So, a solid recommendation from me all said and a must-read highlight of the series. I'll be proceeding to the next one shortly.

Techno Hippy

Good action, but lacking depth

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 29, 2016

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The Horus Heresy really gets going in this third book of the series. In it we have the first of the major battles of the Warmaster's rebellion against the Emperor. It loses some of the subtlety and nuance of the first two books. They focused more on the corruption and seduction of chaos, even amongst the mighty space marines, but this is a more predictable affair, with a little less philosophy, but balanced with a lot more action.

On the positive side it does feel like a 40k story, and the grim reality of the universe is captured well. Unfortunately it feels a bit simplistic, and is really a novel length show down between the various legions. Many of the big players of the rebellion are present, and you can see how they start to form the characters in the histories of the heresy.

While it lacked some of the strengths of the first two books, it did create enough excitement for me to purchase the next three books, although I do hope that they return some of the depth lacking in this story.

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Mignon

A reasonable ending

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 5, 2011

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This is a good follow-on from the previous book, fitting in with the style of "False Gods" very smoothly. The characterisations are maintained from the previous book and taken to their logical conclusion very well. The action scenes are well-written and the interactions between the characters are quite reasonable.

As with the previous book there's an unfortunate lack of the kind of emotional impact which I thought would come easily to a story containing the type of plot elements that this one does, but some of the most profound scenes, such as the final stand-off between the Mournival are quite weak.

Overall however I think this is a reasonable end to the first trilogy which moves on nicely from the second book, and contains some truly exciting action sequences.

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Jimbo

Awesome stuff

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 13, 2021

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As a Horus Heresy fan, I never tire of reading these fantastic books. The torturous birth of the Grimdark future brought to life by perfectly honed writing

Richard Hall

Good read, but in a different class to the two previous titles.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 25, 2007

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Horus rising had the searing characterisation and scene-setting that Dan Abnett is rightly known for.

False Gods had the nuanced plot that McNiell has shown to be his forté.

However, you get the impression that, as pointed out in a previous comment, that Ben Counter was brought in too early. Yes, he handles action with the panache typical of Black Library releases, but in terms of plot and character development, he seems to be far outclassed by Abnet and McNeill. Yes, it probably didn't help that he had to work with already established characters, and yes, I dont think that this means that he is a better or worse author, but the difference in style between the first two books and the third is pretty jarring.

And what's with the guy making the seemingly unilateral decision to change 'Istvaan' to 'Isstvan' ?

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