Ferrus Manus: The Gorgon of Medusa

Primarchs: The Horus Heresy, Book 7

By: David Guymer

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins

Publisher's summary

The Great Crusade has swept across half the galaxy, a million human worlds now embracing the truth and reason that comes with allegiance to the rule of Terra. But even such unparalleled success comes at a cost.

Rumours abound that the Emperor plans to step back from the Crusade and raise one of his primarch sons to lead in his stead. Faced with the bitterly noncompliant human empire of Gardinaal and a leaderless host of Ultramarines, Thousand Sons and Emperor’s Children at his Legion’s command, the Iron Hands primarch Ferrus Manus decides to make an example that even the Emperor cannot ignore.

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Excellent Story

The story was great but it didn't follow the same vein as the other Primarch series books I have read so far. They all have made me like the Primarch and Legion they featured more or at least increased my interest but this one lowered my opinion of both Ferrus and his legion and I can't honestly say I had a high opinion of them before this story. They have ridiculously high opinion of themselves yet get owned constantly by everything they fight. It doesn't really hurt the story line but it also didn't make me wish Ferrus was still alive either. Makes perfect sense what happened to him after hearing the way they act and what happens with them in this book.

One of the best of the primarch series

Several of the characters in this book could go on to have their own books. Awesome work!

good window into the 30th millennium.

One of the better Primarch stories it's easy to see how the Sons that did turn traitor slid onto that track. The Great crusade was horrific.

It deserves better

Seems like Ferrus got the Boba Fett treatment and became a side character in his own story. The story was fairly good on its own— suitable for a story set during the Great Crusade, but a story fit for the Primarch Series? No.

Also such a shame that a planet with a cool name like “Gardinaal” would only ever be featured in this one off story— a name like that should have a whole guardsman regiment for the tabletop.

As usual, Jonny K never disappoints with his tremendous vocal chops.

Barely any Ferrus & Narrator wasn't very good

bit of a struggle to be honest. Maybe I was spoiled with the Star wars books but the narrator for this book was not good. He had no emotion and every characters voice sounded almost the exact same with the exact same emotional tone nomatter what was happening. Made it pretty hard to follow conversations.

The story itself wasn't too bad. But for a book named Ferrus Manis, you'd think there'd be a lot more of him and the story actually be focused on him.

Great insight into Ferrus and great moments

This is one of my favorite books because I absolutely love Ferrus Manus. This book doesn't explain Ferrus's history or childhood, but instead gives you insight into his actions during the Great Crusade and gives him great moments.

Title is misleading 🤦🏿‍♂️

Ferrus Manus is a side character in his own book😂? It's a good story don't get me wrong. Its just it has little to do with Ferrus Manus. It does have some Lore worthy content nonetheless.

A good story.

This is the story of Ferrus Manus and his Legion, the Iron Hands.

Unlike Lorgar, Bearer of the Word (and presumably the other Primarchs books) this book does not center around Ferrus Manus and his upbringing: instead what we have is a tale of how the surrounding world reacts to him and how he interacts with it.

This story is told from a couple different perspectives, and is set during a compliance campaign which is perfect for a story centered around a Primarch. While some might feel that this book is missing the point, I have a theory that Ferrus is supposed to be a mystery - even to his own sons.

Take from it what you will, but ultimately it is a good story set during the days before the Heresy - before Horus set the skies on fire and dragged the Imperium into a brutal civil war. Give it a try; you can always return it and spend the credit on a different title if the style is not to your satisfaction.

Fun time

Great kinda pulp sci-fi. Do you like Warhammer? Do you like giant angry men breaking things? Do you like space marines? Get this book.

If you are looking for something to change your opinion on the world, life, or with any great insights, this book isn’t it. But it’s a lot of fun from beginning to end.

Not as good as the other Primarch books

The other books in this series give a solid look into the history that shaped a Primarch. This does not. It was a solid Iron Hands story but a poor Ferrus Manus story.