Fall of Macharius

The Macharian Crusade #3

by William King

The epic conclusion to The Macharian Crusade trilogy

For decades, Lord Solar Macharius and his loyal forces have crusaded across the stars, bringing the Imperial Truth to uncounted worlds and purging aliens and heretics from the dark places at the fringe of the galaxy. But all things must come to an end. His soldiers are weary, his generals fractious, and the legend of Macharius may no longer be enough to hold them together. Called by a representative of Terra to a council of generals, Macharius fears treachery - but will it come from closer to home than he could possibly imagine? The epic conclusion to The Macharian Crusade trilogy

Genres: Science Fiction, 40k, Fiction, Fantasy

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 19, 2014

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Reviews

[blood for the dice god · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book, would read again.

[Christian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thus concludes the memoirs of Sergeant Lemuel and his time with the Lord High Commander Solar Macharius, one of the Imperium's greatest heroes. As before, King does a fantastic job of combining action, plot and pace with the insights of a soldier's life in the grim darkness of the far future. The final episode of the trilogy involves Macharius fighting one last campaign even as his star falls and those who were once his supporters turn traitor. The book highlights how dirty Imperium politics are and the end is absolutely pure shocking heartbreak.

[Elijah Allensworth · Rating 2 out of 5]

Goes off the rails a bit and the conclusion was disappointing.

[Matthew Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

A compelling and interesting Nurgle-themed enemy, high politics behind the lines and the exhaustion of even the greatest of heroes should altogether up to a magnificent final part of this trilogy - alas, the story powers along at a fine ebb, with various well-written and evocative vignettes, only to end suddenly and unsatisfactorily.

[JOHN MITCHELL · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding!

With echoes of ancient Rome King concludes his trilogy.

Aficionados of the W40K universe will appreciate a story that brings the Imperial Guard into battle alongside the Space Wolves, whilst others can enjoy the conclusion of a great series with great characters.

A great read!

[Alex Van De Wiele · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best of the trilogy, with an interesting middle section focused on Lemuel's part in an assassination plot. However, the story was held back by the opening and closing gratuitous combat sequences. The ending was abrupt and for me, unsatisfying. Still a solid read and Lemuel, Anton, Ivan, Drake, Anna and Macharius all have their moments to shine.

[ドミネーター トライアンベイト · Rating 5 out of 5]

the ending was a wtf to me. Imperium you su**

[Rik · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good story. The characters are not invulnerable, and there is a lingering sense of gloom nicely threaded into the plot,(maybe aided by the title, and the fact that book one starts with Leo's demise?)I got to like the characters and would have enjoyed more books, but it does seem fitting for it to end here.