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The Flight of the Eisenstein (The Horus Heresy #4)
Having witnessed the events on Istvaan III, Deathguard Captain Garro seizes a ship and heads to Terra to warn the Emperor of Horus's treachery. But the fleeing Eisenstein is damaged by enemy fire, and becomes stranded in the warp. Can Garro and his men survive the depradations of Chaos and get his warning to Terra in time?
Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Published
March 27th 2007
by Games Workshop
(first published March 5th 2007)
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This is more like the books I've been wanting to read. Human drama is fine, military action is fine but want I want to read about is the Primarchs and this book had them. The primarch of the Death Guard was more accessible than others and spoke more than 4 sentences.
I found that the writing style lived up to or exceeded the other novels in this series and Swallow really redeemed himself from the Blood Angels books.
The strongest scenes in the book were towards the middle...more
I found that the writing style lived up to or exceeded the other novels in this series and Swallow really redeemed himself from the Blood Angels books.
The strongest scenes in the book were towards the middle...more
* The cover is great.
* The theme linkes perfectly to the previous Horus Heresy books.
The beginning is packed with action and centers on Garro (the main charakter) and his Deathguard brothers but there are the Sisters Sororitas and even Mortarion himself aswell.
* The middle is most statisfying especialy if you have read the previous books because now the storryline from Galaxy in Flames carries on.
* The ending is calm and leaves nearly no strings ope...more
* The theme linkes perfectly to the previous Horus Heresy books.
The beginning is packed with action and centers on Garro (the main charakter) and his Deathguard brothers but there are the Sisters Sororitas and even Mortarion himself aswell.
* The middle is most statisfying especialy if you have read the previous books because now the storryline from Galaxy in Flames carries on.
* The ending is calm and leaves nearly no strings ope...more
The Flight of the Eisenstein by James Swallow is the fourth book in the long-running Horus Heresy series by the Black Library. It follows the Death Guard Captain Nathaniel Garro as he witnesses the massacre of his brother legions on Isstvan III and his struggle to pass the message of Horus' treachery to the Emperor. It is a sister novel in some ways to Galaxy in Flames, as it shows the events on Isstvan III from a more distant perspective, and from the point of view of an Astartes warrior who ha...more
After the initial trilogy charting Horus' fall, most Black Library fans expected the books to move swiftly onto the war itself, yet James Swallow takes us back in time to retell the roots of Heresy from the point of view of the Death Guard. Nathanial Garro steps into Garviel Loken's shoes as the new hero of the piece and the primarch Mortarian takes centre stage as chief traitor.
What follows (once all the character development is out of the way) is a blisteringly tense race against time as...more
What follows (once all the character development is out of the way) is a blisteringly tense race against time as...more
All of the Horus Heresy books have astonished me with how much better written they were than I expected. It's still not high art, but considering how puerile and simplistic they might have been, I was very pleasantly surprised.
Well when I first started reading this book I was a bit bias due to all the reviews that I had read that said that the author did nothing but recant the previous book and just changed the point of view. At one point I was almost ready to quit reading the book and move on because I was not keeping an open mind and just enjoying the book.
Once I decided to forget about all the previous negative reviews and try to enjoy the book, I really liked it. The book covers the Death Guard and comes...more
Once I decided to forget about all the previous negative reviews and try to enjoy the book, I really liked it. The book covers the Death Guard and comes...more
The Flight of the Eisenstein centres around Death Guard Captain Nathaniel Garro, how he came to avoid the massacre of Isstvan III and seized the Imperial frigate Eisenstein in an attempt to flee to Terra and bring news of Horus' treachery to the Emperor. It also features the appearance of Ignacius Grulgor and the first Plague Marines, a foreshadowing of what is to come for the Death Guard legion.
All in all, the book is well written an executed. This owes a lot to the character of Gar...more
All in all, the book is well written an executed. This owes a lot to the character of Gar...more
The Flight of the Eisenstein is the fourth book in the Horus Heresy series by the Black Library. This book takes place around the time of the tragic events on Isstvan III and tells the story of a group of loyal Death Guards and their journey back to Terra to deliver message of Horus's treachery.
Swallow does a marvelous job expanding on the character of Nathaniel Garro, who had a small role in Ben Counter's "Galaxy in Flames". For the past three books, the lead Garviel Loken...more
Swallow does a marvelous job expanding on the character of Nathaniel Garro, who had a small role in Ben Counter's "Galaxy in Flames". For the past three books, the lead Garviel Loken...more
So far, this may be my fav book of the Horus Hersey. It was nice to read about some of the other Legions and Primarchs rather than Horus and the Sons of Horus/Luna Wolves.
A well-written book that explains how Terra found out about Horus and Isstvan IV. Capt Garro of the Death Guard is the primary protagonist in the novel and reveals some of the big differences between loyalist thinking and traitor thinking (kinda). Meh, either way, good book.
A well-written book that explains how Terra found out about Horus and Isstvan IV. Capt Garro of the Death Guard is the primary protagonist in the novel and reveals some of the big differences between loyalist thinking and traitor thinking (kinda). Meh, either way, good book.
This is by far the best book in the series. It has the best writing, storytelling, and characters of the series.
This book kept me up most of the night with its vivid descriptions and edge-of-your-seat action.
I was so drawn in to the escape scene that I read an additional 150 pages that night.
This book kept me up most of the night with its vivid descriptions and edge-of-your-seat action.
I was so drawn in to the escape scene that I read an additional 150 pages that night.
Despite featuring different authors, these Horus Heresy books are all hitting the mark at around the same 3-star point of quality. While I enjoy the story from the perspective of a 40k fan, I find that the story and characters are, as expected, fairly shallow and 1-dimentional. That said, these books tend to be a cut above the average gaming fiction I've read and this particular volume featured some notably better writing. Makes me want to put together a Death Guard 40k army.
On its own, this is a fantastic story. In context of the 40k Universe and the other books in the series, it's about as good as you're going to get. It's got action, horror, character, plot, and drama.
I recommend reading this book.
I recommend reading this book.
Hillingdon Libraries
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It's basically fan fiction. But the editing in this series to keep continuity is strong, the setting is entertaining, and unlike other "revolving author" series I find the changing styles keep it fresh so far.
Not quite as good as the first three, I thought. I guess the overlap in the previous stories with the intersection of this new one threw me for a bit of a loop at first. I enjoyed the last 1/3 of the book the most.
Story of group of Space Marines fighting to survive the treacherous Warp on their way to Earth in order to warn the Emperor of impeding Horus' betrayal.
Being the only survivors that managed to escape from Istvaan system they have to fight their own battle brothers (now traitors) both in space and with guns in hands, suffer the rage of Primarch when they inform him of situation and finally be put under scrutiny of Ordo Xenos when they reach Earth - everybody wandering can they be trus...more
Being the only survivors that managed to escape from Istvaan system they have to fight their own battle brothers (now traitors) both in space and with guns in hands, suffer the rage of Primarch when they inform him of situation and finally be put under scrutiny of Ordo Xenos when they reach Earth - everybody wandering can they be trus...more
Christian
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Compelling story that reminds me of how Saint Francis found his faith. The characters are really strong and I really enjoyed their interaction. The tension reminded me of Crimson Tide, one of my favorite movies.
I never actually finished the book. It was the same story and plot as the 3rd book just from a different characters point of view.
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Great book and great story. Swallow tells a great story of the moment of betrayal to the Imperium.
great to say events through another characters eyes and love the refence to the Imperium needing "people with an inquisative mind" lol hint hint
A good continuation of the Horus Heresy series, but a little slower than the previous three books.
Outstanding novel with some serious questions answered, potential for a sequel with this one.
slow start to a great series... if you are a 40k nut.
Steve
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Warhammer 40K,Horus Heresy
I was fairly impressed with this book. In some ways better than the first three(great story, characters I could relate to and wanted to read more about, action was intense), but in some ways not(heavy handed use of faith and religion). Either way it was mighty enjoyable to read.
On nous avait annoncé une trilogie, finalement ce sera une "beaucoupderomanlogie". Ce quatrième tome de l' hérésie d'Horus est bien sombre et désespéré. A noter que, une fois encore, on change d' auteur... On arrive quand même à suivre l' histoire me direz-vous ? N' empêche, je trouve ça bizarre...
Another good book about the Horus Heresy time period of the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Explains a bit more about the rise of the Emperor as being both a divine being and shows some of the earliest Inquisition stuff.
The first hundred pages was drier than the first 3 books but after page 101 it was a non-stop page turner.
Good build-up to the traitorous events on Istvaan. You need to read the first three books in the series to enjoy this one. The writing is not as strong as the first three books.
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James Swallow is a British author and scriptwriter. He is the author of several original books and tie-in novels, as well as numerous audio dramas and videogames.
His writing includes The Sundowners series of Western fiction steampunk novels, and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Warhammer 40,000, Doctor Who, Stargate and 2000AD. He lives and works in London.
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His writing includes The Sundowners series of Western fiction steampunk novels, and fiction from the worlds of Star Trek, Warhammer 40,000, Doctor Who, Stargate and 2000AD. He lives and works in London.
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