From e0e032cc6e06970d20843b8c9b71cbec50408f25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Julio Biason Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 16:07:42 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] Book review: Fulgrim --- content/reviews/books/fulgrim.md | 58 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/books/fulgrim.md diff --git a/content/reviews/books/fulgrim.md b/content/reviews/books/fulgrim.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..bc553db --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/books/fulgrim.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ ++++ +title = "Fulgrim - Graham McNeill" +date = 2020-04-14 + +[taxonomies] +tags = ["books", "reviews", "scifi", "fiction", "warhammer 40000", "horus heresy", "graham mcneill"] ++++ + +[GoodReads Summary](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/957931.Fulgrim) +It is the 31st millennium, and humanity is at the peak of its powers. As the +Great Crusade, led by Warmaster Horus, continues to conquer the galaxy, +Fulgrim, Primarch of the Emperor’s Children, leads his warriors into battle +against a vile alien foe. From the blood of this campaign are sown the seeds +that will lead this proud Legion to treachery, taking them down the darkest of +paths of corruption. Leading up to the carnage of the Dropsite Massacre on +Isstvan V, this is the tale of Fulgrim's tragic fall from grace. + + + +{{ stars(stars=0) }} + +Yes, I know I said I wouldn't read those books anymore. But I tagged them on +my storage in "to be read" and, bored I decided to pick another one. + +And, this time, I'm not reading any more books of the series. + +Once again, the story moves backwards -- without telling you this -- to tell +you a story behind some other character... well character*s* actually, 'cause, +once again, a bunch of characters are introduced and them relegated to +disappear in the background, like previous books. + +Maybe the author was trying to -- and yes, I know I said this of the previous +book -- make some "Shadow of the Giant" type of connection between the +stories. But, once again, it focus on things you already know, adding +absolutely nothing to the main story. It is just noise around the original +one. Besides, deep, complicated points are still unresolved: How the fuck did +Erebus got into contact with the chaos? What the fuck is the chaos? This is +open for three books (counting this one) and still no answer at all. + +The first book of the series introduced a character that had to live under the +control of more powerful characters, which could give the reader some idea of +the intricacies of the politics without ever talking about the politicians... +And then suddenly everything was dropped and forgotten and now you have even a +battle between two powerful entities -- the primarchs -- happening, like +everyone else was just background. + +And boy, the general description of those primarchs is that they are a bunch +of assholes. All of them. To the point that you start to believe that even the +emperor, which command the primarchs, is also an asshole. They are so +asshole-ly than, at this point of the series, I want the whole universe to +burn, starting with the fucking damn Astares. + +Oh, and the great plot twist in the end can be seen from a mile, as long as +you're paying half attention to the story. + +So... fuck it, the series is dead and buried for real at this point for me. +I can't even recommend any of the book in the series at this point, so rubbish +the story has become.