In a weird way the books came across as more hard hitting than some of the video games that have been released, like Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior or early Warhammer 40k PC games.

The action was a lot more hectic. The characters were more realistic. There also happened to be a lot more honesty in the books than in early Warhammer games and Fire Warrior. Through the development of the story you’re witnessing the history that is merely mentioned in the games. You are seeing the heroes and villains of the galactic civil war that grew from Warmaster Horus’s decision to betray the God-Emperor.

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Title: The Horus Heresy: LegionAuthor: Dan AbnettPublisher: The Black LibraryRelease Date: April 2008Price: $7.99Rating: Two thumbs up, 90/100, A-, **** out of five.Pros: Dan Abnett returns to the series. Character development and description is incredible. Storyline movesCons: Due to the nature of the Legion the book follows, it can get a bit confusing. It also starts off a bit slow.Overall: Dan Abnett has returned and in some ways improved his game for the series. This is something for anyone who enjoys sci-fi.

With the seventh book of The Horus Heresy, Dan Abnett returned to the series. Abnett upped the ante with Legion.

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Title: The Horus Heresy: FulgrimAuthor: Graham McNeillPublisher: The Black LibraryRelease Date: 2007Price: $7.99Rating: Two thumbs up, 90/100, B+, **** out of five.Pros: Quick pace, gives more explanation to different events, develops all major characters wonderfully, fixes most of the problems that popped up with False GodsCons: Some of the flaws from False Gods only to a lesser extent.Overall: It starts the latter half of the series so far with the same punch that Horus Rising had.

Fulgrim is the fifth book in the Horus Heresy series. It is also the second best book in the sci-fi adaptation of Paradise Lost.

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