• The Damnation of Pythos

  • The Horus Heresy, Book 30
  • By: David Annandale
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 12 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (959 ratings)

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The Damnation of Pythos

By: David Annandale
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Publisher's summary

In the aftermath of the Dropsite Massacre at Isstvan V, a battered and bloodied force of Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders regroups on a seemingly insignificant death world.

Fending off attacks from all manner of monstrous creatures, the fractious allies find hope in the form of human refugees fleeing from the growing war and cast adrift upon the tides of the warp. But even as the Space Marines carve out a sanctuary for them in the jungles of Pythos, a darkness gathers that threatens to consume them all.

©2014 Games Workshop Limited (P)2014 Games Workshop Limited

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Iron Hands = Jerks

If the goal was to have the reader dislike the Iron Hands, this book definitely succeeded!

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A prologue story

A prologue story for a future villain. You do get another glimpse of post-Istvaan Iron Hands.

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Slow start. Worth it

This book has a very slow burn to it. I almost gave up on it at the beginning of act 3. Then it picked way up at the climax. Ended up being a great story about the heresy.

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honor virtue and what lay between

a story exploring the consequences that occur when immovable principles clash and the tragedy of naiveté in a reality that is uncaring. lol... boltgun go bRRRRR

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All good

narrator was great. great interpretation of the story the desperate ending was sublime indeed. ten out of ten.

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Great!

a very good book protraying the iron hands and how their legion deals with things after the fall of Ferrus Manus.

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Message

This book started out good. I understand why some gave it bad reviews because we didn’t get a conclusion or even an idea of what could come nextWhat was the damn message at the end? It could have been demon but who knows. Still was a good HH book though.

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An alright story. Neither great, nor terrible.

A hum-drum story well performed. There are worse 40k novels, and there are better. Like an OK action movie on TNT on a Saturday afternoon.

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A Small Story, But Memorable

Ultimately, this book doesn’t tie into the larger story very much. However, I think the book tells an interesting story: survivors of Istvaan try to establish a home base while fending off Daemons.

Good Iron Hands characterization, epic battles, explores the relationship between Astartes and mortals.

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The “story” is weak!

It just seems to be a story that has no link to the overall heresy.

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