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Tyson V Henrie
5.0 out of 5 stars The audio dramas are nice, but I like them better as just written ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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The audio dramas are nice, but I like them better as just written stories. I was really looking forward to this book since it combined a bunch of audio dramas into a single book. I really enjoy the stories about Garro.

Spoiler.

They revive Garviel Loken. Someone must have been watching Soap Operas to come up with that story.
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burak y�ksel
4.0 out of 5 stars Garro
Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020
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This is a nice action oriented book. It is like watching a rambo movie or something like it, very entertaining action but not much else.

If you want to read an honorouble action hero this is the book.
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JetpackTop Contributor: Star Wars
4.0 out of 5 stars Return of Nathaniel Garro
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2017
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Garro is the combined audio dramas (in book form) and apparently a new new novella. It's all new to me, so I'm not clear on that and there is no index which really doesn't help.

If I had bought the audio dramas I'd be pretty irritated by this on the back "with the audio drama series embellished and expanded to represent the author's original vision." I would not be thrilled hearing that I'd paid a lot for what they make sound like an inferior product.

Regardless, I enjoyed the stories. Garro is the most humane of the Space Marines, and that continues to shine through. I am glad to see the Saint return to the story-line. Enjoyable read, but didn't wow me like EoM. I'd pick up, unless you already paid for the audio dramas.
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Spencer Owen Mcguire
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books in the Horus Heresy series.
Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2020
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A welcome return to the story of Garro and the beginnings of the grey knights. One of the best books in the Horus Heresy series.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Can stand alone without reading other Horus Herusy books. Just need to be familiar with warhammer 40k
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017
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really enjoyed it. Hope James Swallow writes more stories about him.
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rod
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2018
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love it
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A.Eisenberg
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2019
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Must read if your a fan of Garro. That’s all I got need eight more words to hit submit .
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you like the series you'll enjoy this book
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2018
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Good book
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JPS
4.0 out of 5 stars Faith and Hope
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2017
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This is a rather good collection of three short stories or more accurately novellas, each of which is about a hundred pages long, about Garro, the former Battle-Captain of the Death Guard who escaped the (first) massacre on Isstvan 3 and fled to Terra to warn the Emperor about Horus’ rebellion and treachery. As such, this book is a continuation of “the flight of the Eisenstein” by the same author. It is, however, also more than that in several respects.

First, it includes links to a number of other volumes of the Horus Heresy volumes, thereby filling in a number of holes and/or showing some characters that appeared in some of these volumes. This is the case of a certain Captain of the Luna Wolves, but also of a certain imperial assassin who was initially sent to kill Horus. There is also, through the character of one Harn, a secret operative working for the rebel Horus, an allusion to events that unfolded in Praetorian of Dorn but which chronologically take place after these three stories. There are at least two or three other allusions to previously published volumes which I will not mention in this review to avoid the risk of introducing spoilers. Despite all this, it is not necessary to have read the whole series to get a good grasp of the three plots although, of course, it might be preferable in order to understand some of the intricacies. There is however several other and more important features that make this volume a valuable addition to the Horus Heresy collection.

One is that the reader gets to learn more about Malcador the Sigilitte, the Emperor’s human Psyker Regent and right-hand, his preparations to defend Terra and the secret war he is waging against the rebels and their allies. In particular, you will learn (or find, for those who have already listened to the audio dramas) about the recruitment of what will become a special type of Space Marines in the future centuries of the Imperium and about the construction of their fortress on Titan. You will also learn more, in the third story, about the beginnings of the Imperial Cult through a couple of other characters already encountered in some of the first volumes of the series.

Another strongpoint is the characterisation of Nathaniel Garro, his mixture of anguish and despair as most of what he believed in – his Legion, his brothers and his Primarch father – is shattered with these having betrayed him and turned against the Emperor. A related feature that author shows pretty well is how his personality evolves into a mixture of suspicion and defiance towards the Sigilitte, his secrets and his manipulative ways, and towards something that the secular Emperor had sought to abolish decades ago: Faith and the beginnings of the Imperial Cult as a way to keep hope and fight mentally as well as physically against despair and the forces of Chaos. The presence and attitudes of Macer Varren, also a former Captain, also from one of the Legions that turned against the Emperor and therefore also betrayed by his Primarch and former brothers, and his different reactions against treason and despair offers an interesting contrast with Garro’s emotions.

A further attraction, for readers that are particularly fond of Space Marine Legions, is that quite a few of them appear in these three stories. In addition to the Death Guard, you will come across Ultramarines, Word Bearers, World Eaters, Imperial Fists, Emperor’s Children and White Scars plus a particularly stubborn, rigid and obtuse Shield Captain of the Legio Custodes which I could not help finding a little hard to believe.

A rather good read worth a rather strong four stars.
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D
5.0 out of 5 stars Back on track
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 6, 2017
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I stopped buying the Horus Heresy books after the Mark of Calth. I'd loved most of the books up to Betrayer (which was one of my favourites) but I started to get frustrated that the loyalists got thwarted and seemingly so easily defeated by thier traitor kin at every turn. A bit like the horror film bad guys that just won't die. Garro has been a constant through the whole series, honourable, flawed and so, well, space marine! I didn't buy any of the audio books as I love to read so this is a pleasant surprise to have it in book form.
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JR Atkinson
3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 6, 2019
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I had perhaps over high expectations of this book, given that Garro is one of the biggest names in the HH and this was the first time I had heard about an audio book being made into a regular book rather than the other way round. Its actually three audiobooks that have been converted and bundled together. The first two oath of moment and legion of one are very forgettable space marine hero stuff, as Garro recruits some other ‘lost’ marines from traitor legions, and rescues a civilian. The third one “Vow” is really good, we actually get under Garro’s skin a little bit, there’s some link up with characters from the previous novels, and some important plot stuff happens. If I could I would just read that one, or perhaps listen to the original audiobook.
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David
4.0 out of 5 stars More Nathaniel Garro
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2019
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More Horus Heresy, which I enjoyed, definitely one for fans of the Battle Captain and I look forward to finding out his fate in the end or maybe not, it's W40K, worse the Game of Thrones, so there are no guarantees that your favorite character will survive.
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Andrew N. Swan
5.0 out of 5 stars The stories are good and well written and my second favourite in the ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2018
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3 stories that develop the Space Marine Garro’s character. The stories are good and well written and my second favourite in the 10 books of the series I have read so far. Highly recommended
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