Scars (The Horus Heresy)
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (916 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849707502 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Long considered one of the less trustworthy Legions, many of the White Scars claim to owe their loyalty exclusively to Terra, and others still to the Warmaster and his warrior lodges. Jaghatai Khan and his White Scars Legion must choose - the Emperor or Horus?Fresh from their conquest of Chondax and the discovery of Horus’s rebellion, Jaghatai Khan’s warriors stand divided. But when a distress call from Leman Russ of the Space Wolves brings the wrath of the Alpha Legion to Chondax, the Khan’s hand is forced and the decision must be made – in the great war for the Imperium, will he side with the Emperor or Horus?
He's written several books set in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes, including the bestselling Space Marine Battles novel Battle of the Fang. Chris Wraight is a writer of fantasy and science fiction, whose first novel was published in 2008. . He's based in a leafy bit of south-west England, and when not struggling to meet deadlines enjoys running through scenic parts of it. He doesn't own a cat, d
. He's written several books set in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 universes, including the bestselling Space Marine Battles novel Battle of the Fang. About the Author Chris Wraight is a writer of fantasy and science fiction, whose first novel was published in 2008. He's based in a leafy bit of south-west England, and when not struggling to meet deadlines enjoys running through scenic parts of it. He doesn't own a cat, dog, or augmented hamster (which technically disqualifies him from writing for Black Library), but would quite like to own a tortoise one day
Corey B said The Heresy That Was, the Heresy That Should Be. Wraight has done an absolutely stellar job with his books following the Rout, and his handling of the White Scars here, probably the least-regarded of the Legions, is done just as well. There are enough cues to link the Scars back to their Asiatic roots without being overly heavy-handed about it (as another reviewer mentioned, losing the verbal tics would have made it a bit clean. mook"Not the barbarians I thought they were." according to mook201. I wasn't particularly looking forward to this entry in the Horus Heresy series when I first saw it released. I knew very little of the White Scars legion and dismissed them as a rampaging barbarian horde. The story plays upon these notions and completely subverts them.The White Scars, led by their Primarch Jaghatai Khan, are not like any of the other legions. The Scars don't part. 01 said Not the barbarians I thought they were.. I wasn't particularly looking forward to this entry in the Horus Heresy series when I first saw it released. I knew very little of the White Scars legion and dismissed them as a rampaging barbarian horde. The story plays upon these notions and completely subverts them.The White Scars, led by their Primarch Jaghatai Khan, are not like any of the other legions. The Scars don't part. "Thoughtful Positioning Of White Scars And The Khan" according to Cypher. This is the Horus Heresy novel next in publishing sequence after Dan Abnett's 'Unremembered Empire' but, this being Black Library it does not take place sequentially afterwards. The novel is set after Prospero but before the attack on Calth.Although billed as a White Scars novel it does cover a lot of ground - the Space Wolves are the next most heavily covered but the book also g