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Horus Rising (Volume 1) Paperback – Aug. 28 2018

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Re-release of the mass market edition of the first novel in the best selling Horus Heresy series

Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor the Imperium of Man has stretched out across the galaxy. On the eve of victory, the Emperor leaves the front lines, entrusting the great crusade to his favorite son, Horus. Promoted to Warmaster, the idealistic Horus tries to carry out the Emperor'sgrand design, all the while the seeds of heresy and rebellion have been sowed amongst his brothers.

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416 pages
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Games Workshop
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Aug. 28 2018
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10.67 x 3.05 x 17.02 cm
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184970743X
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978-1849707435
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Dan Abnett has written over fifty novels, including the acclaimed Gaunt’s Ghosts series and the Ravenor, Eisenhorn and Bequin books. For the Horus Heresy, he is the author of the Siege of Terra novel Saturnine, as well as Horus Rising, Legion, The Unremembered Empire, Know No Fear and Prospero Burns, the last two of which were both New York Times bestsellers. He also scripted Macragge’s Honour, the first Horus Heresy graphic novel, as well as numerous Black Library audio dramas. Many of his short stories have been collected into the volume Lord of the Dark Millennium. He lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Games Workshop (Aug. 28 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 184970743X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1849707435
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 202 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.67 x 3.05 x 17.02 cm

Best Sellers Rank: #7,834 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #44 in Space Fleet Science Fiction
- #45 in Space Marine Science Fiction
- #45 in Galactic Empire Science Fiction

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Dan Abnett is a novelsit and award-winnig comic book writer. He has written twenty-five novels for the Black Library, including the acclaimed Gaunt's Ghosts series and the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies, and with Mike Lee, the Darkblade cycle. His Black Library novel Horus Rising and his Torchwood novel Border Princes (for the BBC) were both bestsellers. He lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

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Amazing.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 5, 2022

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Great book, start to finish. Amazing pacing, and action. The first 40k book I have ever read and it made me a fan. I jumped immediately into book two. Couldn't do anything but finish this book in less than 3 days it was so damn good.

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Jason J

Amazing Start

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 28, 2020

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I've been wanting to get into the 40K books for a long time but could never decide where to start. The Horus Heresy was a bit daunting as there are so many books in the series. But what else can I say besides Dan Abnett is a phenomenal writer and Horus Rising is an amazing start to the series.
It's a great introduction to 40K, taking place in the 31st millennium, presenting some backstory to how things are going to be in the 41st. Well developed characters, well paced story, exciting action sequences.
Highly recommended for anyone who likes science fiction and especially those looking to get into 40K.

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duff crerar

A galaxy of warriors whose hold on their own souls is breaking down

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 25, 2016

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One of the best-written and well-rounded of the series introducing the rift in the two realms and the introduction of Chaos into the Imperial Order. Captures the warrior ethos and challenges faced by the great armies, their many units, leader personalities and the eddies of opinion, belief and practice which are moving gradually out of control, in the hands of those seduced by power, ambition or their own fears. Takes the training, ethos and combat portrayed by Heinlein to a new level. The writing is terse, clever and open-ended, presenting the Promethean figure of Horus as both intensely charismatic and yet vulnerable, and his favoured warriors struggling to adapt to new strains and campaigns, yet preserve the ethos of veteran warriors of long-standing tradition, still in touch with legions of Rome, the United States Marines, British Guards, and other warrior castes.

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Sean

Excellent

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 19, 2021

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Dan Abnett, really captures what’s it’s like to be in the 40k universe following these Astartes warriors. A great first chapter to a massive series.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 18, 2021

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I wish i could remove my memory of this book so i could read it all over again. Its that good.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 19, 2021

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Only book I've read in my life that I've had trouble putting down. The only issue I have I didn't read it sooner.
10/10

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Michael Kosick

A great read.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 29, 2020

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I have seen these books around and have looked at them but never knew where to start. Found some recommendations online where to start and now I can’t wait to keep going.

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Francois b.

Five Stars

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 4, 2018

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Perfect condition. Just finished reading it. Great start to the series i think.

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Words and Chaos

A pleasant surprise

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on December 29, 2019

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Given that nobody is expecting much from a book set in the Warhammer 40k universe outside of an excuse for lengthy descriptions concerning the volume of various explosions and how much viscera attends their detonations, this is a surprise. Warhammer character fluff is full of purile Mary Sue machismo fantasies, and you should avoid it as if it were radioactive waste.

Abnett, however, has a strong command of the mechanics of a story, setting and character even while writing about superhuman war gods who make things explode. A good number of writers who aren't trying to attach a narrative to a bunch of plastic soldiers don't do half as well as this. Expecting the novel equivalent of a Call of Duty campaign, I was pleasantly surprised to read engaging characters, solid pacing that wasn't anchored to the body count per page, dialogue that forgoes the usual cliche bombast, and an all-round enjoyable story.

As far as easy-digest sci-fi goes this is up there at the top.

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Techno Hippy

Meet Horus before the fall

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

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I used to be very into my Warhammer 40K with my Space Marine army, and back then the Horus Heresy was a footnote in history. I've always been a fan of the setting, and while I don't play the games anymore, I do still enjoy reading stories. This is the first book in the long running 'Horus Heresy' series, and details the events of 10,000 years before the game.

While the book is set far in history from the games' point of view, as these are the precursors to the famous space marines it didn't take long to familiarise myself with the setting. If you're new to the universe then this probably isn't the best book to start with, as there's little introduction to the mythos.

The book's setting before the more formal marine chapters known later allow a greater flexibility with the marine characters as they conduct their great crusade to stamp the Imperium's seal across the galaxy. They're still superhuman killing machines, but there are nuances to their cha=racters which help offset the bleakness of the world they inhabit. Of particular interest if Horus, his fate is known to those familiar with the mythos, and its interesting to see the seeds of his future, and see him before his fall.

That grim future is one of the aspects that attracts me to the 40K universe. It's very over the top, with enemies on all sides, and within if you're not careful. The basic premise is that humanity had once spread across the stars, but contact had been lost, and Earth was now reclaiming the lost colonies. Naturally many resisted, and that's were the book starts with the subjugation of one such world.

As is often the case with these books the action soon involves aliens, and while they're not the most imaginative foes, they are sufficient to provide for some good action. The writer's style works well for the story, it has a sombre formality which matches the nature of the Imperium, but also well paced action for the fighting.

My only real complaint was that the ending feels a bit rushed. I would also have liked to have learned more about the second set of aliens. Overall though, I enjoyed reading it. It portrays the world in a detailed fashion, yet at a steady pace. It also has a few philosophical moments with so solid insights. A good read.

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David Barnett

Heretically good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 21, 2020

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So here it is, book one in a series of *checks notes* ... more than fifty books chronicling The Event in Warhammer 40k lore. In actual fact it's a multitude of events that starts with this, a book length preamble to more famous events later in the series. That line doesn't really do justice to the great work on offer here however.

Strong characterisation, a plot that decently weaves amongst multiple threads and a superb ability to set whole worlds alive in the imagination. Yeah this is a page turner, one that could've been very workmanlike but instead is a joy to read as all the pieces come together and find their inevitable place.

Now how it reads to someone less well versed in the lore I couldn't say. Indeed the revelations at the end of the finale may not entirely stick the landing if one is unaware of what follows in the almighty lore. That said, such an understanding isn't required for the vast majority of this book and that's quite the balancing act to pull off. Recommended.

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Malcolm R

The master race tries to conquer all.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 6, 2022

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It has taken me a while to get round to reading this, I am not sure the wait was worth it. A very odd mix of medieval knights in amour, space opera and hints of majic (sic) with hints of malevolent super beings resident in the “warp”. The book is full of archaic, sometimes adapted, sometimes manufactured. words and titles which gives the story a further layer of oddness. The knights themselves appear to be named after the Middle Eastern goddess of war and sexual love Astarte, there is a deluge of the former but a drizzle of the latter but not for the knights, they drink, talk - a lot - read poetry and train. The first battle is sketchily written but reinforces the picture of a fascistic master race expunging anyone and anything that stand in the way of their progress. The second is reminiscent of Heinlein’s Starship Troopers fighting insects in which our knights suddenly become invincible and wipe them out and in doing so meet another lot of humans who tolerate rather than conquer (or exterminate) which of course results in violence and a return to Earth. Did not really enjoy the book but perhaps I will read the next one if it is going cheap.

will h.

1st Warhammer 40k book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 24, 2023

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I was a fan of warhammer as a kid,but it never materialised again until my late 30s where I have discovered the lore and stories of the franchise,after a few years of building my interest,mainly off you tube videos and a little interest in the models,I have ventured into the books....this book was amazing,I think I would of loved it even if I wasn't clued up on the lore!
Stunning story,detailed fights with plenty of gore,awesome characters,lots of seeds sewn for future novels I imagine,already written ones lol but that's my point,I know what happens overall,but I've never actually read any deep stories apart from what is on you tube,and I was just glued to this story....bring on the false gods!

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