The Flight of the
Eisenstein by James Swallow is the fourth book in the Horus Heresy series by
the Black Library.
The story is about
Captain Nathaniel Garro and the unfolding events as he sees the massacre of his
brothers and the other legions on Isstvan III. I enjoyed how the author shows
Garro questioning everything in which he once believed in. As Garro is one of the
oldest members of the Death Guard and was born on Terra, unlike many of his
battle brothers, he adheres too many of the old traditions and finds himself
somewhat isolated within his own Legion and the author explores the new versus
old traditions within the Death Guard.
James Swallow also touches on the thought of the possibility of a Space Marine not being able to fight anymore. One example is of Garro, after he is injured and has his leg replaced with a bionic one, he is defiant in the face of uselessness while adjusting to the prosthetic.
James Swallow also touches on the thought of the possibility of a Space Marine not being able to fight anymore. One example is of Garro, after he is injured and has his leg replaced with a bionic one, he is defiant in the face of uselessness while adjusting to the prosthetic.
I like that the
Apothecary going against his Lodge was a nice touch showing not all Marines in the
lodges were traitors.
The
passages describing the Flight of the Eisenstein and the Chaos attacks were
well handled although I felt Garro had a more democratic approach to some
decisions he took rather than the authoritarian Death Guard Commander Marine
should have had.
The ending
was also well handled keeping the reader and Garro in the dark until the final
moments of the book that his message was actually believed.
A great
read for sure.
Next up
Fulgrim.
Vitor
Your reviews make me want to go back and reread a few. It's nice to see the unfolding mysteries through the enthusiasm of another :)
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