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Horus Heresy: Battle for the Abyss (Horus Heresy) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ben Counter
Publisher: Games Workshop
Category: Book
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Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 2585
Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1844165493
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9781844165490
ASIN: 1844165493
Publication Date: July 29, 2008
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Product Description
Horus sends the Worldbearer space marines to the planet Calth, where they are to ambush the loyalist Ultramarines. In addition to the main fleet, Horus sends a new doomsday battleship for use againsy the Ultramarines home world of Ultramar. A small strike force travels space and the warp to delay or destroy the doomsday ship to save the Ultramarines.
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 Bad and getting worse... August 28, 2008
While the previous two books in the series were pointless, at least they were somewhat entertaining. This is just terrible. I made it about halfway through and put it down. From now on I will be reading reviews before I pick any books in this series and if it does have something DIRECTLY to do with the Horus Heresy I will pass...
I will probably use this book to lite my grill this weekend.
 Another Characterless Heresy Novel August 24, 2008
One of the most disappointing things about the majority of novels from the Black Library is the avoidance of anything controversial - from ethical dilemmas, to gender issues and more. Battle for the Abyss is no different and is exactly as dull. Where authors like Abnett in his incredible Eisenhorn and Ghost series was able to discuss real issues that might tear the Imperium apart in the 41st century, this novel steers clear and makes the Ultramarine protagonists and the Word Bearer antagonists pointless cutout props with no moral depth.
But that isn't the only disappointment. There isn't a single appearance by a Primarch. The council of Nikeas is mentioned many times but without details about what actually happened. The warp begins to play a much more central role in the plot from both the Word Bearer side and from the Thousand Sons - all with zero explanation of how their warpcraft became so proficient (one marine is basically a Farseer!). The crowning failure however is that the book ends with the smoking hulk of the Abyss drifting toward the Ultramarine fleet around Macragge - after an absurd penetration mission that we're somehow supposed to believe and without showing us the reaction on the faces of Gulliman when he realizes what just unfolded before his very eyes.
Early Heresy books, dealing with the stunning Primarchs and their real dilemmas as they participated in the Great Crusade were gripping ("I was there the day Horus Fell"). The Abyss and Descent of Angels (excepting the appearance of the Emperor) as written are unimportant place-holders in the unfolding drama that, given it's 10,000+ year wake, should be a little more dramatic.
 Good read!! Enjoyed August 23, 2008
As being someone who has gotten into the whole Warammer 40K and Dawn of War field, I like reading the books ealing with the Space Marines, chapter histories and such. I found the book very enjoyable. I read most in a couple of days - not wanting to put it down. Yes there were some slow moments, however; most was action packed. I have read the whole series to date. I am finding the "break off' books interesting in describing the times and the different organizations. The one that slowed me down and was dissapointimg was "Decent of Angels" Read the other reviews for what "Batttle for the Abyss" is about. My review is based on that I enjoyed it and would recommend it to friends.
Disappointing as it should have been much better August 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
As an avid 40K gamer I have read all of the Horus Heresy Books & have enjoyed every one except "Decent of Angels" which in my opinion "lost the plot"!
I looked forward to this book as I have read Ben Counters Grey Knight's series & thought them very good.
I have read only half of this new offering & have found it very heavy going. There is an abundance of overly dramatic descriptive dialogue & the characters seem wooden & one dimensional compared to the great characters in the first few books. On the other hand the Space Wolf characters are almost a caricature & seems to be based on the Klingons from "Star Trek". I could not warm to the Ultramarine Heroes who seemed to lack any really appealing traits. One interesting person is the Thousand Sons Ships Captain, Mhotep. The chapter where the Loyalist Marines go to shut down the Reactor in the Vangelis Space Port is really unbelievable. Unfortunately I could only give this book 2 stars.
Horrible August 16, 2008
This book is lacking in just about everything. There is ZERO character development. Astartes start dying left and right and you will feel absolutely nothing for them because they haven't been fleshed out at all. More effort was put into a character that dies 10 pages in to the story than any of the "main" characters throughout.Even the names of the characters are completely retarded.
Worse yet the plot is just lame. It's a lead up to a lead up to a fight thats a sideline to an actual battle. This book can safely be left behind, it's an abomination in the Horus Heresy series.
I was very excited to see the Ultramarines in the Horus Heresy but more time is spent on the other legions which seem to just be thrown in randomly to begin with. It just so happens the Thousand Sons and the World Eaters are on the same dock with the Ultramarines and Space Wolfs and they all go take off after a mystery ship by themselves without ever contacting anyone else. I mean the plot is a joke. It's so horribly unbelievable that half way through you'll be wondering why the hell you bought the book.
This book is a dud, like Descent of Angels. The Black Library better start putting out better books in this series before they kill it completely. This rubbish won't cut it by a long shot.
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