Book review: Fulgrim

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+title = "Fulgrim - Graham McNeill"
+date = 2020-04-14
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+[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.
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+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.
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+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.