Jakub

Gripping, but sometimes lackig clear narrative

Reviewed: 01-16-22

It is a pretty good HH book, especially the first half, but later on, with the "War in the Webway" part of the story ramping up, it tends to turn into a rather tiresome form of "bolter porn". Some of the characters that have an interesting build-up and backstory at the start, for me did not have a satisfactory conclusion of their arcs. All in all, however, I think it's a must have for Horus Heresy fans, if just for the sole fact it focuses on the big good guy - the Emprah - and provides a lot of lore on his plans for the Imperium.

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Easily ingestible, albeity basic intoduction

Reviewed: 01-07-22

Pretty good introduction to Russian history, although for someone already acquainted with the subject it may prove to be too basic. For beginners its great though - good selection of topics, easy to listen to and with useful suggestions for further reading after each chapter. In terms of narrator's performance its also generally quite good - easy to follow, although the prounounciation of some Russian names and words could have been better.

TL:DR - Would highly recommend to someone who knows little or nothing about Russian history and want's to catch up without having to read thousands of pages.

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Great to listen mediocre history book

Reviewed: 12-21-17

I had a good time listening to the book but mostly due to the near perfect narrator. The book itself is well written but in my opinion the analytical insight and revelation it promises in the introduction is missing later on, giving the reader a feeling of dissapointment. It is merley a new rewriting/description of events surrounding the wars of the XX and XXI centuries, rather then an in depth analysis of those events from a novel perspective.

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