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Pharos

The Horus Heresy, Book 34

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Pharos

By: Guy Haley
Narrated by: John Banks
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With the noble Emperor Sanguinius ruling from Macragge, Imperium Secundus stands as a lone beacon of hope even as the Warmaster's forces continue to ravage the rest of the galaxy.

Roboute Guilliman, still Master of Ultramar, has convinced his brother that Terra has fallen and that the mysterious Mount Pharos on Sotha now holds the key to mankind's future. But the Night Lords, those cruel and pitiless sons of Konrad Curze, have been watching from the shadows and make ready to launch their long-planned attack on the Pharos itself....

©2016 Games Workshop Limited (P)2016 Games Workshop Limited Science Fiction Fiction Scary

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Honestly one of the best (top 4 Horus Heresy Books upto this point). The ending is epic and the relationship between Dantioch and Pollux is one of the best in 30k/40k.

WOW

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This book has been one of my favourite in the series so far, the reader brings a different take on a lot of the voices but once I’d got used to it I was thoroughly immersed. The story deals with human, scout, space marine and primarch threads , and weaves them wonderfully. It actually manages to build a sense of foreboding and tension, something not as common as it should be in the Heresy series.

A diverse and compelling story

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the story is not the best but had great moments. But what makes this audio book great is tge performance by John Banks, it is one of the best performances I heard on audible.

great book.

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The voice acting was the best I have heard from any book in the horus heresy novels up till now

Masterful performance.

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A continuation of the imperium secondum story arc which has been outstanding so far! Bromances, torture, tear jerking scenes this book has it all!

Really wish the two night lord brothers didn’t have such similar sounding names but that does not detract from the story at all.

Narrator was excellent!

Amazing! Hooked from start to finish!

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A truly gripping story in the Horus Heresy, beautifully narrated by John Banks, each chapter draws you in and every step of the way was just as immense as the last, with an intense start followed by a nail biting build up and perfectly finished with an epic battle, full with gore and stunning detail that puts you there in the thick of it.

Fantastic

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So much better than I had been expecting, tense until the end, worth a listen.

Great

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I've listened to quite a few of the books in the series, in order but skiping some.

My favorites by far are this, Legion, and Flight of the Eisenstein. I haven't analyzed why, but my gut says that the characters are a bit more three dimensional in these books. Friendships and camaraderie, brotherly love and hate, and finally choices between bad or worse that I as a reader care about.

This is definitely not a book to skip.

Top three Heresey-book (thus far)

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One of the strongest ones in the series. Very dark. Those Nightlords really are nasty pieces of work. Good characters and some decent Primark interactions. Also, a really important lore moment right at the end. Not for kids - lots of torture.

One of the best so far

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Pharos didn't really light my world on fire when I first read it. It wasn't until I read it a second time that I started to really like this book. So I guess I'd say it grows on you. It's a bit of an outlier in the series because it sort of sits alone as an isolated event.
It does however have massive consequences though, without giving away any spoilers.
There are several very likeable characters, however the Night Lords characters in this I feel are written in a slightly cheesy way I feel, which is a shame. I think NL are often among the most engaging legions to read about, but this book sheds them in a very kind of typical villainesque style. It's just a bit over the top.

Otherwise, genuinely a good read. Love the perspective we get from young neophyte scouts still in training, suddenly forced into open combat.

9/10

A bit cheesy at times, but otherwise a great read.

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