A Thousand Sons: The Horus Heresy, Book 12

I've read though all the HH books in the closes proper order. Before I read the book I thought Magnus was just some freak but It turned out that he is my of my favorite primachs of all.I think he is the nicest one, most caring, most understanding and opened minded and probably most intelligent of the primachs (although I only know of 6). I think he is humbled but won't hesitate to use his abilities to his full extent or get angry when he needs to. At one point its briefly mentioned that his knowledge is the same level of the knowledge of entire civilizations combined. He is stronger than even Horus in some ways. You can see that he had good intentions which just makes everything and all his failures that happened to him and the thousand sons all the more tragic.I wasn't into the regular people stories although maybe it can be argued that they are there so we can relate more with the Astartes...?Like the the HH books it starts a little slow but the story of Magnus is just amazing and makes Magnus and everything he does amazing. After 45% you cant put the book down.

What a journey was reading the tragic story of Magnus and Thousand sons. Without imagining it, they have become my favorite traitor legion.

This book covers a huge amount of key points it the greater Horus Heresy saga. I don't like G.M.'s writing style but cred where credit is due, this book not only delivers important backstory but skips a lot of the boring filler that a lot of HH books have. It does falter on having the remembrancer characters as observers, written much the same way as other HH books. They exist to show the perspective of non-combatants as they watch what the space marines and so do and often throw tantrums or have panic attacks over the upsetting turn of events, generally failing to realize that they live in a dangerous world of hard choices.But forget about that, the backstory of the Thousand Sons is rich to the point that I can't cover all of it. This book introduced me to interesting things like tutelaries, the different cults in the Thousand sons with powers like Fire or mind reading, and much more about the nature of the Warp. It fully covers the Council of Nikaea which is mentioned in other books, and the destruction of Prospero, which I thought was not till later books.(There's a book called Prospero Burns, not sure exactly what is in it.) Then there's the alien mountain, and the war against the bird people. So much in one book!A curious and sad revelation of this book is that Magnus and the Thousand Sons were brokenhearted at being viewed as traitors. The only intended to master the warp for the good of mankind, and believed the word "sorcery" was just a misunderstanding of it's power. The Emperor's Children were seduced into chaos, while The Word Bearers were perhaps touched by it all along. But the Thousand Sons were only barely dragged into it by circumstance, not the least of which was their mutant gene seed. Their sin was believing they had it all figured out, not seeing the corruption hiding in plain sight, biding time till the masters become the servants.

This is one of the better regarded books from the Heresy series.And it absolutely should be.I came in as not a huge fan of Magnus and his lads. I have come out, a huge fan of his lads. Heroes one and all. Magnus... I was right about him, but he's a pretty compelling novel character.Yeah, if for some reason you skipped this one because you're already familiar with the 1000 Sons, it is still worth the read.

By the author's own admission, this one has a somewhat slow start, but once it picks up, it's an exceptional telling of some of the most important factors of 40k lore (or rather 30k leading into 40k).Most of us have heard the meme, "Magnus did nothing wrong", and this is the book that thoroughly explains YES HE DID! The real tragedy is how he doomed his entire legion with his own arrogance and hubris. And yet, Magnus is still such a likable and compelling character due to all of his flaws.Good stories are built upon conflict, and that's where this book shines. The book is a tragedy and a cautionary tale of how not to be done in by one's own pride and hubris, and the internal conflicts are more intriguing than the battles fought with external ones, although those are still fun.Speaking of combat, because the Thousand Sons are primarily psykers, battles are expressed much differently compared to the typical shooty-bang-bang of most war scenarios, which is a very welcome change of pace, especially when chaos influence comes into play.But the most fun moment in the book will likely come to those who are fans of the "Text-To-Speech" youtube series, because THIS is where we get some of Magnus' best lines that are referenced."I PUNCHED out one his HEARTS, why does nobody REMEMBER that?!"

The Thousand Sons is my favorite Legion of all time. Everything from their names to the artwork and iconography is, muah, perfect. This fall from grace story is amazing. Magnus only tried to do the right thing with good intentions, but we all know which road is paved with those, right? It's a long book, but easily the best one of the entire Horus Heresy series. Magnus is guilty of hubris; he thinks he knows everything but it's surprising how little he does know in the end. When you read the book you almost know what'll happen, how it'll play out, how Magnus and his sons will fall, but it's totally worth the read.Spoiler alert: there's one or two lines that stand out toward the end as some of the best writing of the entire book. "You're a monster!" "I know..."