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"Descent of Angels", If you are a fan of Dark Angels, then read this. If you are looking for another chapter of Horus Heresy go elsewhere.

"nothing bad", overall this wasnt a bad book, i know a few people didnt like it, and the reviews are generally against it, but still this book is a fun read. it generates over the story of the dark angels, and their beginnings, which is good because it really gives you a sense of what it was like for some planets before the imperium, and on how planets were converted after the imperium came, and how a new space marine legion is born. Lion el johnson is also a cool character to read about, but the story focus's on a knight trying to become higher in the ranks of hte brotherhood, and then eventually becomes a space marine.

The only bad thing about the book was it was it was completely unbelievable that a planet of such traditions and culture would willingly watch and praise as the emperor tore down all the forests, and totally reconstruct the world. also the change for the characters in the noval was too quick, at first they were honorable knights fighting for the order, trying to keep its power up, and build their world better. some of them spent their entire lives serving it, then the next day they just burn it all down and become space marines willing to die for the emperor. its like comparing someone in the secret service fighting for the president, or someone in the marines in one day deciding to worship the emperor.

like i said it wasnt a bad book, and its good that the horus heresy series is including books to show the background of many space marine chapters like in Fulgrim, Descent of Angels, and Legion, but still this book doesnt really help at all to the further timeline of the horus heresy.

"Not much to do with the Heresy", As many have said before me, this novel has very little to do with the actual Horus Heresy. It may set in motion events that will occur many years down the road, but this book would have been better off on its own, perhaps as part of a Dark Angels series. It simply strikes me as an attempt to piggyback off of the popularity of the Horus Heresy. While the writing may not be award winning, it should make for a good read for those interested in the roots of the Dark Angels. But for those only interested in reading about the Heresy, I cannot recommend this novel.

"A poor "Heresy" entry, but good standalone tale.", With Warhammer 40K popularity at an all time high, finding new fans beyond the tabletop battle fields amongst PC gamers and sci-fi novel enthusiasts alike, the Horus Heresy books have been in full swing now for little over 2 years. Many have voiced their disappointment that the Heresy seems to have astrayed from the primary storyline in favor of Legion-specific tales. Personally, I happen to like the Legion-specific entries (most specifically Fulgrim), but the Dark Angels entry into the Horus Heresy series was overall a weak one.

While this novel would have been fine as a standalone tale, chronicling the era of the Dark Angels just before the coming of the Emperor, it fails to capture the tension and fear that the Heresy series has thus far presented. While it is not poorly written, the pacing of the story just doesn't match up. Furthermore, the book doesn't actually tie-in to the Heresy other than hints and foreshadowing of chaotic taint upon the Dark Angels. The ending, which may or may not scream "sequel"(very unlikely) depending on how you look at it, leaves the reader with many questions and even fewer answers.

As a Dark Angels tale however, this is an intriguing book. Following the story of one up-and-coming knight, Descent tells the tale of the young warrior's trials to achieve knighthood on the harsh and terrifying world of Caliban. Within its deep jungles and foreboding darkness, Caliban hides many Great Beasts. To embark on a quest to slay such a beast would be one of the final steps to achieve knighthood. We find that our protagonist shares many traits in common with Lion El'Jonson, soon to be Primarch of the Dark Angels. But an encounter with mysterious beings in the darkest region of the world foreshadows an impending doom not only upon Caliban, but upon the rest of the human race as well.

Following the young boy from apprentice to knighthood and eventually to the ascension of Astartes, the book is rather compelling in its delivery but fails to capture that same magic that has made the Heresy series so pulse-pounding. If this book wasn't titled under the Horus Heresy line, it would have been excellent. As it stands, it was an overall weak Heresy offering that was disappointing for many. Being that the release dates between the Heresy entries are so long, Descent succeeded only in fueling readers' impatience and thirst for more Heresy. When compared to Fulgrim (The Horus Heresy) and Horus Heresy: Legion (Horus Heresy), Descent of Angels doesn't stand up to par with the rest. I would recommend saving Descent of Angels as a side read rather than an entry into the Horus Heresy.

"A good prequel, if slightly frustrating", Descent of Angels is most definetly a prequel novel to the Horus Heresy even though it is released after the first three books. It describes the rise of the Dark Angels from before the time of the Imperium and a little after they were discovered by the Emperor. It is a interesting read up until the last chapter where a huge cliffhanger awaits. Hopefully there will be a follow up book to complete the story, but if you are a fan of the Horus Heresy series, you shouldn't skip this book just because of the incompleteness of the story.

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"Where was the line editor?", If you really like the Horus Heresy series, you can skip right over this one and go on to Legion. There is nothing within this book that seems to advance the overall plot of the series. The whole book takes place in what seems to be the early part of the Great Crusade. Most of it even before the Emperor arrives on the home world of the Dark Angels' primarch. If anything, this book would have been better off as part of another series, perhaps a series that addresses the founding of the Adeptus Astartes. As in the title of my review, I would really like to know where the line editor was when this manuscript was submitted. If I was the line editor, I would have said, "Where's the freakin' Horus Heresy?"

To sum up, Descent of Angels doesn't seem to advance the overall plot of the series, especially since it takes place way before the rest of the series. If you like the Horus Heresy, skip this book and go straight on to Legion.

"Dark Angels --stage is set...", Alot of people seem to be getting disappointed with the last few "Horus heresy" books written, but I believe if you are going to tell a story that in reality has been created and "sculpted" for over 20 years, its going to take some "stage setting". If no book two is written for the Dark Angels then yes I would have to agree this book will leave you hanging.
I feel confident in saying there will be a book two for the angels as all the "heresy" books released to date--none tell the complete story, they all tell the "foundations" and lay down the main background. Alot like completing a puzzle, we must first read the first half to understand the actions and reactions of the second half of the story.
All in all, an excellent description of the origins of the mysterious Dark Angels. Do not give up faith WH40k Readers! The best is yet to come! There are still many unanswered questions and storyline to follow.

"Descent to hell of writers", I just can't believe that the editors let this book out in the market. It does not deserve to be part of the Horus Heresy series that was doing very well up to the publication of this book. First, it has nothing to do with the Horus Heresy; Second, the narrative is confuse; Third, the characters are very badly developed. Lion ElJohnson is a joke, it is descript almost like a normal man with some strenght, while the space marines are more like gods. How come! And the end of the book is a disaster, lot of questions, no answers. Hopefully, the editors do not allow Mitchell Scanlon to write a sequence to this book. Mr. Scanlon writing is not the profession for you. Reconsider it.

"Burn it and start again", I don't know which is worse, the fact that Black Library allowed this book to be published, or the fact that they let the author, clearly out of his depth, take on the subject of the Dark Angels, one of the most revered space marine chapters among 40k fans.
The book is very, very dull and hard to get through. This is compounded by the fact that it was apparently edited in a dark room by someone who was clearly drunk.
There are two Chapter Sixes, for crying out loud! Even if the writing had been fair, that's the kind of mistake that really takes one right out of a narrative. Typos and mispellings abound as well.
As for the author's style, it's almost as if he doesn't trust himself to say what he wants to the first time. He writes in loops, constantly hammering on the same point again and again, sometimes within the same paragraph.
The one positive thing I can say is that, since the book doesn't move the Heresy plot along at all, the overall tone of the novel does not have the same sense of doom and inevitable defeat that the other novels so far have carried.
But that hardly balances out the shortcomings.
Overall it's a major disappointment.

"Confused and Underwhelmed", I started reading the WH40K novels in early September of '07, since then I have read about 30 of the Dark Library books and I have found the Horus Heresy to be one of my favorite ongoing sagas. I found this novel to be a very weak addition to an otherwise strong storyline.

Do not get me wrong the book is exceptionally well written, a bit slow at times, but over all it is a wonderful read and as mentioned in other posts a great introduction to the Dark Angels...however, this does not excuse the book for its biggest fault. It has almost nothing to do with the actual Horus Heresy. This book would have fallen in line more with a Dark Angel Omnibus or a Search for the Primarchs Saga (which would be interesting).

Anyway, it is a well written book, but do not expect any real meat and potatoes regarding Horus Heresy material.