The Unremembered Empire: The Horus Heresy, Book 27

Tied together so many great characters and stories from past books and short stories. Glad to see the return of the likes of Dantioch and Alexis Polux and Narek. Very enjoyable read.

Its been too long. The last few books, while decent, seemed to take the Primarchs and SM’s out of context. Like batman or superman, they were mad to fit the plot of the story, not the other way around.This book felt like it took everyone, including the humans, and put them back into proper alignment. They are in a damned war, but they remain true to the nature that has made them who they are.Guil is theoretical but considerate.Lion is firm but secretive.Curze is…curzeVulkan is crazy strong.John G is back to being useful, instead of some red shirt human.All in all, a very good book. Ive read all the HH books thus far, and this is one ill be putting near the top of my list.

I went into this book expecting more of the same antics that we've seen from the loyalist legions since the betrayal. I'm happy to say that they are finally starting to write better of the loyalist legions and that its finally making me want to get back into the series. After so many books of how they couldn't have seen this coming, how they were completely devastated by this betrayal, and how they just couldn't seem to get their act together they finally are.The book brings in quite a mix of characters, from Primarchs to a couple of the Perpetuals, covers some interesting subjects, and has quite a few good fight scenes. The battles the Primarchs become part of are well written and make you actually look at the Primarchs as they should be, not the mewling cry babies they seemed to be for the last few Loyalist themed books.The perpetuals that are in the book are actually real characters this time. It doesn't feel like the same one from Vulkan Lives even though the character is the same. Abnett seems to have flushed the character out quite well in this book actually giving him depth. There's a couple of big moments with Grammaticus that actually make you feel for the character instead of loathe him because he was written so poorly before. Had this been the way the perpetuals had been written about before I think I would have loved the character/characters and would have loved to see more of their stories before the Heresy started.I recommend this book for any fan of the loyalists as it is starting to finally move the whole Horus Heresy storyline forward.

Mr. Abnett (should be Sir Abnett by now, where is the freaking justice?!?!), DID do a remarkable and professional job of telling a tale that was very engrossing. Up until 2019, I had jumped around the Horus Heresy series based on story lines. I intentionally avoided anthologies, think them a waste of time. So here now, in 2020, I am finishing a book released in 2013 and cherishing it as a fan. Well done sir! Be proud of your work. And I hope you and the Games Shop/Black Library teams take time to celebrate. Celebration and ceremony seem important in your books, it is also important with professional teams!

***I see a lot of reviews that are written by people who are pissed that the Horus Heresy has changed from the original idea and seems to just be dragging on. I do agree with that opinion to some extent. This area should be used to review the individual book, not your opinion of a company who has always put profit first, putting profit first.*** Now for the review... "The Unremembered Empire" in my opinion is the finest Horus Heresy novel to date. I would also go as far as to say that this novel is in the top 5 of best 40K novels written by Dan Abnett. Being that 40K is gearing up for the return of The Primarchs, this book given important incite into the disposition of a few of those Primarchs just before the fall of Horus. It doesn't matter if you are a fan of the Table Top, The Books, or Sci Fi in general... This is a great book.

With out a doubt he's the best 40K author out there. I look forward to each book with his name on it. A few have given this book bad reviews, but they are being cute, thinking they know better than Abnet about how to write for the Black Library. Their iconoclastic mentality probably makes them think they are intelligent.From start to finish I had fun with this book. Abnet's idea of bring back the perennials was genius. I enjoy them being woven in and out of the later Horus Heresy books. I hope there is more of them to come.Buy this book.

I rather like the idea, unlike others, of Secundus and it being fleshed out. If you can't travel for the most part, it makes Guilliman would hunker down and hold his. I get the idea of bloat, but fortunately I don't count this one among that (unlike Fallen Angels, blah).Curze shows just how bad ass he is, and we have a number of Primarchs who show up . He does school Guilliman a bit more than should be possible.Love Euten.One of my favorite covers.

I honestly would've rather had a little less 'bolters and explosions' and a little more interaction between the Primarchs. What I was drawn to by the Emperium Secundus section was being able to see so many Primarchs in proximity interacting. Those were unfortunately the parts that were missing and a little lackluster. The action was fun and I do love the setting. 4 stars because if you love the setting it's a fun read.