I seem to only read Fantasy and military Sci-Fi novels these days. So why not another in the Horus Heresy saga…

It’s an enjoyable read focussing on an astropath who for some reason has, embedded deep in his subconscious, a future-vision of how the Heresy will end, and is accordingly pursued by Imperial agents. There is an interesting if brief exploration of knowledge & fate; of the effects of knowledge on our will & purpose – so if you knew your cause was doomed, would you have the strength to fight to that eventual doom, or would you simply give up? If so, have you thwarted your doom, by changing the details of its actuation? – by hurrying it on, as it were? Would it be a victory to simply lie down and accept the blade rather than fight through to an inevitable & previsioned doom? – because you prevent (literally so, etymologically-speaking) the doom you foresaw, for another?

I would have liked more of this but it was in any case enough to pique my interest. The rest of the book is standard bolter-porn HH material. There is a ridiculous prison break relying entirely on the Legio Custodes not understanding how to imprison one of the Thousand Sons; a World Eater kills an enemy by literally ripping his spine out of his chest, etc. etc. – lots of jollity & merriment & slaughter, good fun.