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reviewed Fulgrim by Graham McNeill (The Horus Heresy, #5)

Graham McNeill: Fulgrim (Paperback, 2007, Games Workshop)

Under the command of the newly appointed Warmaster Horus, the Great Crusade continues. Fulgrim, Primarch …

Not as bad as Angel Exterminatus, so two stars!

One of the worst depictions of Fulgrim and the Emperor's Children. Written very black and white and with palpable contempt for the protagonists. I don't know why Graham McNeill is writing any Emperor's Children-content. My best guess is he has some dirt on Nick Kyme and is blackmailing him. But that isn't explaining why he wants to write a Legion and a Primarch he so obviously despises? It's a mystery.

If you want to get a real glimpse in the minds of the Third Legion, I strongly recommend Josh Reynolds' "Fulgrim - the Palatine Phoenix"-novel (yes, same name). And to get a feeling for the fall of the Legion, read Chris Wraight's "The Path of Heaven" and Nick Kyme's "Imperfect".