"A Thousand Sons" (Second Look)

A Thousand Sons (Graham McNeill) [Second Look!]

Finally! A Horus Hersey novel I really enjoyed. My biggest problem is that we already know who falls to Chaos in the present day of the WH40K universe. Watching Horus and his fellow fallen brothers turn from loyal sons of the Emperor to full blown daemon princes never held that much appeal. There's no tension for me of wondering who will fall or being surprised that the favored Warmaster betrays the Imperium because it already happened (the Horus Heresy series takes place in the past). It's like the Star Wars prequels... I just kept waiting for Anakin's fall.
All that aside, A Thousand Sons is great.It's a story of a son flying too high despite his father's warnings. Magnus' hubris is the downfall of the leigon he fought to save and the planet he called home.
A must-read for WH40K fans.

Grade: A