Title: The Horus Heresy: MechanicumAuthor: Graham McNeillPublisher: The Black LibraryRelease Date: November 25, 2008Price: $7.99Rating: One thumb up and one thumb sideways, 80/100, B-, *** out of five.Pros: It’s an entirely new presentation to The Horus Heresy series and focuses on a group other than the Space Marines. The development of characters and events is beautiful.Cons: Presentation will be hard to read for some and different enough that it might turn off people who loved the following of the Space Marines through the first parts of Heresy series.Overall: This book is an acquired taste that some people will either love or hate.

Mechanicum is a bit of a puzzle in itself. It’s a good book that, much like most of the really good sci-fi or fantasy, is entirely an acquired taste. The book is the first in the series that puts a group, other than the Space Marines, into focus…

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Title: The Horus Heresy: Descent of AngelsAuthor: Mitchel ScanlonPublisher: The Black LibraryRelease Date: 2007Price: $7.99Rating: Two thumbs sideways, 73/100, C, ** out of five.Pros: Great character development, exciting when the story isn’t slowed down by itself, gives a completely different view of the events of the Horus HeresyCons: The story takes too long to develop.Overall: It’s a fresh perspective in the series that just didn’t realize its potential.

Even at its lowest point, The Horus Heresy had never put out a truly average installment. That’s what I would be saying if Descent of Angels didn’t fall flat on its face by bringing an entirely new view on the Heresy…