Angels of Caliban: 38 (The Horus Heresy)

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Angels of Caliban: 38 (The Horus Heresy)

Angels of Caliban: 38 (The Horus Heresy)

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After the two spoke, Horus announced that Lion El'Jonson was joining them before the primarch entered, which bothered Luther greatly. They just don’t understand why any mortal would stand up to them and their methods and it’s only thanks to the efforts of a local Macraggian guard that the Dark Angels don’t disperse it by force. Luther intended to proclaim Caliban independent from both the Warmaster and Imperium, but was plagued by the schemes and politicking. His works include the hugely popular Angels of Darkness, the Last Chancers series and the ongoing epic tale of The Sundering.

By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. However, what we did get was a nicely choreographed betrayal that hearkens back to the “origins” of the Legion in Descent of Angels. He met with Captain Stenius and Farith Redloss, Dreadwing lieutenant, and Holguin, leader of the Deathwing.The discussion then moved onto warrior lodges, which amused Typhon due to his long history with the dark mysteries and secret relationship with the Plaguefather and the Second of the Seven Pillars. It’s like… you know how things are going to turn out eventually and you are just so utterly fascinated by how it is happening and just get entirely lost in that process. Zahariel becomes the next Cypher, and yet, this doesn’t mean he’s the Cypher running around the world of 40k.

Angels of Caliban is stuffed full of the Lion’s self-reflection, which was like eating fine chocolate for me. At its heart was a core sub-dimension from which Vashtorr assembled the other components of the Dissonance Engine: Ouroboros, Plagueheart, and eventually the Tuchulcha. Let's not forget in the original version the involvement of the Ultramarines was very much a footnote with them being cut off from the fight and therefore in a position to hold the Imperium together in the aftermath of the siege of Terra. Meanwhile, this is interspersed with events back on Caliban as Luther continues to pull the Dark Angels under his command to their ultimate fate. Guilliman remains my favorite Primarch after the spectacular job that Dan Abnett did with him, and now The Lion is drifting towards being one of my most disliked.There’s still plenty of unanswered questions regarding Luther and co, but the motives of the three key players on Caliban are becoming increasingly clear. Even when he’s not around, like in the Caliban scenes, the Lion’s presence hangs heavy over the book – his conflicting virtues and flaws, the implications of his need for secrecy, and his innate ability to be annoying. Around the planet, the warp shifted as the dark powers realised they had failed again and a warp storm spewed forth around the planet. There also the Firewing, who make their appearance in the Caliban plotline above but get no mention otherwise.

Without offering any spoilers, this is clearly a junction novel which kicks various characters off onto new, or more solid paths; in Luther’s case it’s a question of plans coming to fruition, while the Lion’s arrogance and secret-keeping are increasingly challenged, as is the ongoing success – or otherwise – of Imperium Secundus. Switching between the politicking on pseudo-Medieval Europe Caliban and the Lion’s heavy handed policing of pseudo-Roman Empire Macragge keeps things interesting. In fact, that prologue was an excellent way to set the scene which filled in blanks and made new connections for the future, and set the Lion's and Luther's relationship front and center.First, we have the entire plot taking place on Caliban as Sar Luther continues to take control of the Legion elements on his homeworld with the assistance of Zahariel and Astelan, although not all is as it appears and there are deeper mysteries at play here than any of them could have realized. Curze is causing havoc, committing atrocities, fomenting dissent and generally being a thorn in his brothers’ sides. Having rallied the vast majority of the legion left behind by their Primarch (and imprisoned the rest) he knows that he'll have to make hard decisions and that it will only be so long before he is made to answer for his treachery. Then there’s a brief bit in PHAROS where he’s nearly assassinated and in ANGELS OF CALIBAN he’s too preoccupied with his visions of the future to do much more than intervene when Lion and Roboute come to a an impasse. There has been a lot of speculation about where The Lion’s true loyalties lie during the Heresy for quite some time, and this novel does nothing to endear him to me.

I think that legion has given him more room to invent and create original and very interesting background, etc. The opening scene of the book is particularly brutal for the adoptive father of The Lion and it really makes you feel for him and dislike the Primarch. The Lion hides his brutality under the guise of being “right” and “lawful”, and luckily, people are starting to see through his facade and demand accountability from him.

Better yet Thorpe delivers an acceptable reason for not executing Curze and that was always going to be the hardest part to swallow, at least for me. Astelan continues to get fleshed out, with his motives becoming murkier and murkier, throwing a lot of his actions in the 40k timeline into a new light.



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