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A review by bogdanbalostin
Galaxy in Flames by Ben Counter
4.0
Again, I have to start by saying how disappointing this third book is comparing to the first one. And it's impossible to not make this comparison because you have to had read Horus Rising before this one. And from the brilliance of the first book (for a 40K novel) to devolve to brutal battlefields and dull characters. Even the main character changed. Loken is here only for a fraction of this book. Surprisingly, Saul Tarvitz from the Emperor's Children seems to be the main focus of this book.
Though to be honest, there is no focus character in this third book. It's a series of events, and it's hard to connect to them. It's almost like a textbook of Horus Heresy. Things need to happen, therefore they happen.
It's still engaging to read and a page-turner because the plot carries this story forward and the characters were already developed in the previous two books, so you're already attached to them a little, by force of inertia.
If it wasn't connected to the main trilogy of Horus Heresy, this book would be just a generic Warhammer 40K battle story. As it is, it's still enjoyable to a degree.
I would recommend if you finished reading the second book or if you thought the first book was too devoid of Warhammer action.
For a longer review and personal thoughts, see https://balostin.com/galaxy-in-flames-horus-heresy-3/
Though to be honest, there is no focus character in this third book. It's a series of events, and it's hard to connect to them. It's almost like a textbook of Horus Heresy. Things need to happen, therefore they happen.
It's still engaging to read and a page-turner because the plot carries this story forward and the characters were already developed in the previous two books, so you're already attached to them a little, by force of inertia.
If it wasn't connected to the main trilogy of Horus Heresy, this book would be just a generic Warhammer 40K battle story. As it is, it's still enjoyable to a degree.
I would recommend if you finished reading the second book or if you thought the first book was too devoid of Warhammer action.
For a longer review and personal thoughts, see https://balostin.com/galaxy-in-flames-horus-heresy-3/