Fulgrim (5) (The Horus Heresy) Mass Market Paperback – August 26, 2014

This book has so much to fill into the Heresy, I unfortunately could not afford the paperback since it was like $3,000 on Amazon at one point. But I succumbed and bought the E-book and I'm glad I continued to read the Heresy series even if it is a digital copy!

This epic is as tragic as it is glorious. In this tale, we see the heresy reach its true starting point, where all other books of the Horus Heresy flow from this as the spokes of a wheel radiate out from a central point of origin. You will experience the character of many primarchs and feel the changing fates of both sides of this galactic struggle.

In the battle between good and evil, I prefer that good wins. The demons of the warp are taking over.

I would recommend it to anyone trying tounderstand the 40k universe and the emperor's children and their tragic fall

Extremely happy to add one of my favorite books of the series to my little collection. Thanks for keeping this 25 year old book in great shape 👍🥳🥳

The Horus Heresy continues and in Fulgrim we are given an excellent look at the seductive and ultimately destructive power of chaos. Hitherto, the reader has been given a vision of the Astartes as embodying the most perfect attributes of humanity. Much of this novel focuses on the pursuit of perfection both among the human artisans, remembrancers and of course the Astartes themselves. We watch as the central players follow their individual paths to perfection and ultimately to personal ruin.Ostian the sculptor, Serena the painter and of course Fulgrim the most perfect of Astartes seek to achieve a level of perfection, which is of course completely unattainable. Ahhh...but wait...enter the seeds of chaos and the whispers of true perfection.The key to chaos' infiltration is the Battle against the Laer which culminates in the final battle within the Laer Temple. It's other worldly music infects all that come into contact with it.McNeill does a terrific job of painting the chaos that inexorably infects, and finally overwhelms all those on Fulgrim's ship. The scenes described during the Maraviglia are unlike anything I have ever read. The Maraviglia depicts in microcoysm the truth of what will become the Horus Heresy. While the story does not end with the Maraviglia, everything that follows after seems anti-climatic. By the end of the Maraviglia we know that Chaos has achieved its victory over Fulgrim.Not wanting to spoil it, I will simply say that Fulgrim's fate is truly frightening and foreshadows Horus' future.So grab a copy of this outstanding novel and stick close to the likes of Saul Tarvitz and Gabriel Santor less the sweet, chaos laden chorus of the Laer deliver you into Chaos.The Emperor protects.

The writing in this book wasn’t as captivating as the previous books in the series. The book fwlt like it was written simply to progress the overall storyline in the series. Fulgrim’s character seems bland and generic. I get that he was a perfectionist, so he just stomps around needing everything to be perfect without any sort of reason. The same goes for his army. It just felt redundant for 3/4 of the book. It was a slog for me to get until the books turning point which happens closer to the end. I’ve read far worse but I’ve also read better - especially in this series.

It's fine, you can read this and get a few hours of entertainment from it.While not as bad as entries like nemesis and mortis from the sige of terra, this novel suffers from the fate of the main character being known in advance.