The Horus Heresy are something of a mixed bag I'm afraid. The early ones, the first 3 or 4, were excellent. Quality after that ranges from excellent to garbage (I'm looking at you, Dark Angels .. seriously, that book adds NOTHING to the Heresy set).

The Mechanicum one I thought was very good, Legion had a couple of WTF?!? moments, and currently I'm reading The First Heretic. I never did like the Word Bearers.

In reply to Banjo (msg #153):

That's true.  Although in my experience the word heresy is used seriously to describe dissenting opinion to religious dogma (ususally by religious dogmatics), it doesn't have to be so.  I suppose I thought so as I do live in the twelfh century :)

I guess Horus Heresy just sounds better.  If Horus' name were Roger it would probably be Roger's Rebellion.  Actually I'd rather follow a guy named Roger than 'Hore-us.'

Well, either you're being "hore'd" or "rogered", but either way you're screwed.

It's not a Warhammer novel, but I just picked up a book from the library by one Mr. Dan Abnett, named Triumff, Her Majesty's Hero.  It takes place in an alternate history where the Elizabethan age never ended; it's now 2010 and Elizabeth Gloriana XXX rules the Anglo-Hispanic Unity.

I've never read Dan Abnett before, but after hearing so many people praising his WH40K novels, I wanted to give him a try.  I can see one reason why he's so popular: the man knows how to use the English language.  He amplifies my fear that when I write, I'm just using the same ten adjectives over and over again.

That, and he's funny, too (the back cover suggests the book be filed under Fantasy for "Alternate History, Wild Magic, Swashbuckling and Unforgivable Puns."  I'm looking forward to seeing how this develops.

Interesting observation (fueled by alcohol), when was it declared the Heresy? Our perspective has always been post-Heresy when the Imperial Cult is in full swing so it makes sense that we refer to it as that. As always, the victor dictates history.

At the time I suppose it was more of a treason/rebellion.

Then as time progressed and the emperor became worshipped as a god it became a heresy.

Ive also just started reading the first heretic.  Less than 50pages in and wow.
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I just finished the second book in the Ravenor series.  Wow!  The mystery unfolds and makes sense, plus a few twists and future plot hooks are introduced.  I can't wait to start the third book.

New characters introduced and some old ones...
The cast is very interesting and is starting to grow on me.

This is a great series that has given me so many ideas.  I almost feel sorry for my players now=:)  Petropolis sounds so unique and interesting I'd love to run a campaign there.

Want to read a great book about the Inquisition?  Well check out the first book and get geared up for this one!

4.5/*****

I hope you read Eisenhorn first? Abnett pretty much wrote the book on the Inquisition. Watson, Stewart and Martin are all twisted acolytes of Abnett ;-) You'll find Ascension was strongly influenced by those two books.

I thought Ravenor was first and quickly realized my mistake.  Eisenhorn is  on my list, and I am very glad not having read it does not seem to matter to the Ravenor story.

Eh...you'll get some minor spoilers by reading Ravenor first.  It shouldn't reveal too much, but there is some.  It's a bit late to save the big one already (Ravenor's fate), so no real reason to change at this point.

Yup:). Revealed pretty early and no turning back now:). Makes me think Eisenhorn might be a but too radical fir my liking:)

Yeah, that's one of the bits you spoiled for yourself.  The trilogy is a bit of a slide into radicalism.  No worries.  It's still a good read.

LOL!

Rob Leigh (the author of Servants of the Imperium) came to the Warhammer 40K larp event that I organise a couple of weeks ago.  He wrote a highly frothy review of it on his blog. :)

http://www.servantsoftheimperi...comic/blog/index.php

Cool!

I think the reason that Eisenhorn is so excellent is it details the slide into Radicalism. Eisenhorn is a hard-core Amalathian throughout the series but doubts and threats prey on him constantly. It's odd, Ravenor is much more the radical in the Eisenhorn novels.

I just finsihed the Ravenor trilogy!  Awesome stuff!  Loads of action, investigation and cool settings.  The cast of characters is another plus!  Now I am hooked and will have to get my greasy mitts on Eisenhorn.  Out of order I know, but if is half as good as Ravenor then I have to have it=:)

*****/5!

Just finished the second Omnibus of Gotrek and Felix. Still nice books, giving interesting details of the old world and insight of various major opponents. However, it missed the near slapstick of the earlier books and especially "skavenslayer"

If you only have time for one book, I still recommend Skavenslayer of the series.

My favorite has to be Daemonslayer. I've already read up to zombieslayer and I can't wait for the next one.

Skavenslayer and Beastslayer are my favorites.

All of them great books. I love the speach the chaos champion gave at the walls.

Demonslayer was fantastic...it might be my favorite.

Trollslayer was my favourite and I have read it four or five times.  Orkslayer was my least, but I did enjoy it a second time (not so much the first), and I think Skavenslayer was my second favourite.  Has anyone read the book about the Skaven Grey Seer?

I think I heard that the series now has 2 books out? I'm really tempted to read them as I loved Gray Seer Thanquol. Btw, does anybody remember what happened to his assitant? The one that grew the horns and became pretty hardcore, well hardcore for a skaven.

hmm, I think he started an up rising.  And if I remember correctly, I think he was on the First Grey Seer novel.