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The Damnation of Pythos (30) (The Horus Heresy) Mass Market Paperback – April 28, 2015

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Book 30 of 54: The Horus Heresy

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The 30th book in the New York Times bestselling series

In the aftermath of the Dropsite Massacre at Isstvan V, a battered and bloodied force of Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders regroups on a seemingly insignificant death world. Fending off attacks from all manner of monstrous creatures, the fractious allies find hope in the form of human refugees fleeing from the growing war, and cast adrift upon the tides of the warp. But even as the Space Marines carve out a sanctuary for them in the jungles of Pythos, a darkness gathers that threatens to consume them all...

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416 pages
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English
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Games Workshop
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April 28, 2015
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4.2 x 1.1 x 6.7 inches
ISBN-10

1849708436
ISBN-13

978-1849708432
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David Annandale is the author of the Yarrick series, consisting of the novella Chains of Golgotha and the novel Imperial Creed, as well as the Horus Heresy novel The Damnation of Pythos. For the Space Marine Battles series he has written The Death of Antagonis and Overfiend. He is a prolific writer of short fiction, including the novella Mephiston: Lord of Death and numerous short stories set in the Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 universes. David lectures at a Canadian university, on subjects ranging from English literature to horror films and video games.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Games Workshop; Reissue edition (April 28, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1849708436
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1849708432
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.2 x 1.1 x 6.7 inches

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R. Marcus Atihsamy

Superfluos

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2015

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Gentle reader, are you familiar with the writing convention wherein the author will build up tension in a series of long, descriptive sentences? Where details and exposition are layered on, setting up a scene in which it is clear something pivotal is about to happen? The words pile up and the reader is primed for a big reveal. Then, the author will break from the previous loquaciousness of prose displayed thus far and punnctuate the action as with the following device.

A single short sentence.

When used sparingly, this can be very effective in entertaining the reader. When this technique is employed so often that it feels like it's appearing every other page, it wears a bit thin.

It doesn't help that this is a completely superfluous story that hardly merits inclusion in the Horus Heresy. It could have been a passable short story, but as a novel, this work flounders.

Still better than Battle for the Abyss though.

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Max

An underappreciated close look at the 10th Legion

Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2019

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I found myself itching for another Heresy read after taking a hiatus for the past year or so. The amount of books in the series is quite impressive and some find ourselves growing weary of the set up for the end game at Terra. I almost skipped this entry based on the review but I am very glad I didn't. This entry is a first of the series following the legion of the Iron Hands, and Annadale does a great job writing a Legion in crisis. Without their primarch, the marines are wracked by constant doubt and lost amid the growing storms of the warp. Though this novel may not make much progress in the way of the overall Heresy storyline and the inevitable conclusion, it is still very worthwhile for those looking at learning more about the mentality and ways of the Iron Hands, a legion who knows their primarch is gone and struggling to find a way forward.

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anniehill3333

The essence of grimdark

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2021

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Mesmerizing, dark, brooding, terrifying. Atticus and Galba are unforgettable characters, as are the Legion serfs who serve with little glory but with the greatest courage and honor.

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Nicholas

Don't Judge By Its Cover

Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2015

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A lot of people have given this book negative reviews due to the story not really advancing the Horus Heresy, and I've seen the word "bolter porn" used as if it is contempt. I find this story awesome bolter porn. The writer is relativly new to the Black Library, so it's easy to approach him with wariness since there are bigger names and authors in the Horus Heresy series. I, however find his writing style to be very engaging and fluid. While the story doesn't give us primarchs or advance the timeline of the Horus Heresy, it does an excellent job of being a great read none of the less.

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Rhymoceros

For Ferrus Manus

Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2015

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I disagree with most of the comments other reviewers left. The biggest problem, I think, is not with the book, the story, the characters or the purpose: it's the 30's. This book should have been up there in first 10 or 15 for the series. Ferrus Manus friggin' died in the 3rd novel and besides short stories, the Iron Hands haven't truly grieved. This book shows the flesh to machine perspective and how not every space marine is the same, even within the same legion, which they shouldn't be. One extreme is near complete conversion with the other analyzing how their primarch didn't necessarily take that path through his physical state, but did through will and mind. The greatest flaw is the book order and due the Black Library's, perhaps, rush to get the great heresy underway, they didn't plan this far down the road. Pythos is an awesome planet, reminds me of Murder from the first 3 books in the series. Without giving into spoilers, I think the title is aptly named, 'Thinning of the Veil.'

Other comments I sort of agree with: the author could have used more compound and complex sentences, lots of simple sentences in this one, but I feel the editing of the novel could have improved it there. The grouping of the Salamanders, Raven Guard and Iron Hands is getting pretty used up, and through most short stories, each character representing their legion is pretty stereotypical, but that's why I liked one Iron Hands self doubt in this book. I thought the characters were used well, finally a story where the serf is actually part of the story for a reason, the two main serfs represent the Imperium that will be and so are rightly part of the development of the story. Every serf from every other book grinds my nerves, the only exception may be from the Dembski-Bowden Night Lords trilogy.

I'm surprised Manus wasn't mentioned more. Still think he should have been the tech-marine primarch, he had the pack for it. If you read Pandorax, read this. If you like the Iron Hands, read this. Nobody actually mentioned what's going to happen next with this story line, I personally can't wait to see where the tides of the warp take the Veritus Ferrum. If only The Gorgon could see it now.

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Curry L.

Okay, but better as a space marines battles novel.

Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2015

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This would have been an okay novel if it was not linked to the Horus Heresy, like the space marine battles series. The pacing is very slow and unfortunately it was a fairly predictable ending and none of the plot twists were really twists. The constant battles were there to build tension but in the end became tedious. If you are looking for something that adds to the HH then you can skip it.

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Abby Mallon

Not good

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2021

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Weird with repetitive over the top and recurring adjectives

Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2015

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Waste of money and time. Book kills off good characters from earlier short stories in a pointless predictable way. AT no time does there seem a cohesive point to the story other than carnage for carnage sake. Does not move the Heresy story forward at all.

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Frances Lynch

Rough to say the least

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2017

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I was attempted to not purchase this novel due to the very bad reviews but I couldn't have a incomplete Horus Heresy collection so I bought it anyway. The characters in the book are very good and the plot holds up..well until half way into the book. What lets the book down is the below average descriptions of the everything when compared to the others books and the fact that characters change their minds and views on things they have held dear in seconds it is a complete change of character. All I can say at least I have read it and its out of the way now.

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Ben Davies

Another good edition to the Horus series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2018

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Another good story from black Library, though I felt it was stretched out far too long as it could have been wrapped up in fewer chapters. More detail is given about the individual chapters and their personal quirks and ideas on what they were created to do! To save mankind? It can be interpreted many ways! When the story eventually gets going it is a pulse beating fight for survival and a very much, ‘I told you so’ ending. Another recommended book

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Ross Holmes

Brilliant story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2020

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I was wary of this book due to the bad reviews but after reading the book I have no idea what they're on about. I found the story very intriguing and though It doesn't progress the Horus Heresy plot it's refreshing to hear about the broken legions of the drop site massacre. If you're put off by reviews read it and make your own mind up.

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A really difficult read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 16, 2019

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Unfortunately I found this book gruelling to read and felt the story added little to the horus herasy. Which is a shame as I was wanted to learn more about the iron hands chapter.

I felt that the characters were poorly developed and the book just didn't flow.
This has been the first book from the series that I didn't enjoy.
This is just my opinion if your reading the series you should still make your own mind up on the book but for me it wasn't a good read.

Andrew J. Grant

A filler book that never really caught my attention

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2017

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A bit disappointed with this very much "filler" book. I won't spoil the contents but I was reading through the book just waiting for something meaningful to happen and it never really did although the very end does highlight the regressing nature of the Imperium that has already begun before in the 31st millenium.

Worth reading if you are a collectionist like me but not really for the story in particular.

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