Saturnine: Siege of Terra: The Horus Heresy, Book 4

I finished it in 2 days and that's a record for me. Trully, a captivating read, super interesting dialogues and characters getting their fair share of screen time. Loved it.

I have read and owned every HH book until recently going back to 2007. The last few were disappointing. BL seems to have an agenda of pushing out over priced short novels filled with garbage the last few years. The siege of terra books though have been enjoyable and remind me of the first novels from back in the day. Dan Abnett is always a great storyteller. The Seige of Twrra series are thick books, nice action, enjoyable characters and for once some of the traitor characters are getting what they deserve instead of steam rolling over the loyalists with impunity. Can't wait to read the next even though we all know how it ends. Worth the price...for once.

This book is great. The Horus heresy and the siege of Terra books are a real pleasure to read. After all the setbacks suffered by the loyalists you finally get a glimpse of hope in this book. I both can't wait for the rest of series and dread it because you can only read them for the first time once. This is an experience diehard warhammer 40k fans will cherish. I really think these books set the bar for something to be called truly epic. There are some great interviews that include Dan Abnett regarding the writing of these books I'd recommend checking out if you are a fan. Just google it or look at the Siege Of Terra/Horus Heresy website.I was there the day Horus slew the Emperor.

Dan abnett is an amazing storyteller and i was engaged the whole time. Not a single bad plot thread in it.

It's all about the Primarchs and we get the best from Dan Abnett. Really enjoyed this one and couldn't put it down. The followup, Mortis, is really disappointing in comparison. Saturnine is start to finish great. Mortis takes a lifetime to get anywhere and it's obvious they are milking it. The only redeeming feature of Mortis is the huge titan battle at the end and maybe some of the fear, hopelessness, and faith of normal humans. It just takes way too long to reveal any of it.

I've read about 20 of the 50 some-odd novels in the Horus Heresy series. When recommending them, I usually say, "Read the first five, then anything by Dan Abnett or Graham McNeill." The story as a whole is a compelling one, a story of betrayal and the perception of "the truth." But, Dan Abnett takes it to a whole other sphere with Saturnine. Essentially, the book is about a battle on four different fronts. But it's the nuance of the book that makes it marvelous. Each front is handled in a different style, from a different perspective, as not to make it a bunch of "bolter porn." The prose is excellent as is typical of Abnett. I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone, especially anyone who is already invested in the Horus Heresy series.**Mild Spoilers**To anyone who has been reading this series, this book takes the time to answer a few questions as to the Emperor's origins and back story AND how and why the primarchs were created and more interestingly, scattered across the galaxy. This nugget is worth the price of admission alone.

This was just superbly written, and on so many fronts I can't begin to explain them all. I think I only caught maybe 75% of what the author laid out in closing notes, but it's like he used every trick in the book when he wrote this. Oh, I think I forgot to mention that this is where things get real. If you've read every book in the Heresy and Siege - this is where the payoff starts. All the major players take to the board and engage in this book. A lot of decisive action.

The momentum of this book is unparalleled. Something significant happens in every chapter. Dan Abnett injects a real humanity - and real humor - into characters that are by nature not fully human. Abnett and Aaron Dembski-Bowden always elevate the setting beyond expectations.Sanguinius, the Khan, and Dorn all have some of their finest moments. So many good set pieces. And real deaths!The best SoT book, and amongst the finest Heresy books, up there with Master of Mankind, Know No Fear, and Betrayer.Also, fart jokes.

Fans of the Horus Heresy will know that the series has had real ups and downs over the years. As the Siege of Terra draws to its conclusion, there's been a real need to get some serious writing chops on the project. Like most of Mr. Abnett's books, the narrative is gripping, the characters and their interactions feel real, and we get the fantastic combat we've come to expect from the Warhammer 40,000 universe!My only gripe is the "Perpetual" subplot, which has certainly overstayed its welcome at this point. Unfortunately, with how much ink the Black Library has spilled on this, they seem obligated to at least conclude it now.

I think this book is one if not the best of the Horus Heresy novels!Once you start reading, you can only stop when you have reached the last page.

Very fun read with some good plot twists!

Als würde mein Kommentar irgendwas ändern, es ist der vierte Teil und es kommen endlich mal richtig spannende Sachen, auf die man schon immer gewartet hat. Viel Spaß allen die dann demnächst zwischen 3 und 5 gefangen sind 😂

Ok so here goes..writing a review for one of my all time favourite authors!(Dan Abnett if you do read this go easy on me!)Initially I was sceptical about Dan writing for the Siege of Terra; his past works are very much with characters who he's written about for years! The luxury of having so many novels and time is he can flesh out characters and their world to such a degree they become old friends.. not so with 'Saturnine'.The scope of this book is staggering, I mean, the battlefield alone is the size of Belgium!So does he make a coherent and credible story to what is a huge part of the lore for fans of Warhammer 40k?Oh yes indeed he does! I literally couldn't put the book down; his ability to switch between the macro and the micro is brilliantly descriptive and shockingly vivid, to the point of virtually hearing the gunfire and smelling the smoke!There are many, many characters in this book and, by the end, I had an affinity with each one.'Setting the scenes well of this book' doesn't really do Abnett justice; his descriptions of buildings, atmosphere, lighting, sounds, people, right down to the filigree on someones weapon, is so detailed its borderline obsessive; but its portrayed on the page in such a fashion that the narrative just wouldn't work without it.Abnett is also the master of ending characters, loved and reviled, in such a way you never see it coming!Thats what makes this book so compelling, its a grand vista of a story with some very personal tales to be told and it comes together like a fantastic jigsaw puzzle!The tale ends with just the right amount of conclusions and a healthy dollop of questions.Who is Leetu? Where will we see John Grammaticus next? Is Shiban dead? (one of my all time favourite characters by the way..sob!)This is the ingenious hook that Dan manage's to thread through all of his formidable arsenal of 40K stories; standalone they are a complete work in their own right..but they will keep you coming back for more!I do hope that Dan has at least one Siege of Terra story left to write before it wraps up, if so, I'll be the first in the queue.