Shattered Legions (The Horus Heresy, #43) by L.J. Goulding

Shattered Legions (The Horus Heresy, #43) Reviews

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  Gianfranco Mancini

  
  
  Meduson by Dan Abnett: 5+++ stars
  
  Unforged by Guy Haley: 3 stars
  
  Immortal Duty by Nick Kyme: 4 stars
  
  Grey Talon by Chris Wraight: 5 stars
  
  The Keys of Hel by John French: 5 stars
  
  Deeds Endure by Gav Thorpe: 5+++ stars
  
  The Noose by David Annandale: 3 stars
  
  Unspoken by Guy Haley: 4 stars
  
  
  The Seventh Serpent by Graham McNeill: 5 stars
  
  The Hand Elect by Chris Wraight: 4 stars
  
  The Either by Graham McNeill: 5 stars
  
  Final vote: 4,5 rounded to 5 stars.
  There are lots of precious gems in this anthology, maybe best one of the long spanning Horus Heresy saga.
  The quest for vengeance of the steadfast Xth Legion, beheaded by the death of its primarch during the Drop Site Massacre on the world of Istvaan V at the start of the Heresy, is just thrilling and epic.
  And Shadrak Meduson, reluctant new War Leader of the Iron Hands, is just born by the stuff great heroes are made of.
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  Olethros

  -Propuesta poco común en esta saga y entre las antologías en general.-
  
  Género. Relatos.
  
  Lo que nos cuenta. El libro Legiones quebradas (publicación original: Shattered Legions, 2018) nos lleva hasta los acontecimientos posteriores a la masacre de legiones y primarcas en Isstvan V, que arrasa con el liderazgo y la mayoría de los efectivos de los Manos de Hierro, Salamandras y Guardia del Cuervo. A partir de las ideas de Shadrak Meduson del clan de Sorrgol, capitán de la Décima Compañía de los Manos de Hierro, muchas tradiciones serán cambiadas para unir las fuerzas de capítulos diferentes en un mismo grupo de combate, las Legiones Quebradas, que pueda resultar útil bajo unas condiciones tan difíciles. Libro cuadragésimo tercero de la serie La herejía de Horus.
  
  ¿Quiere saber más de este libro, sin spoilers? Visite:
  
  
  https://librosdeolethros.blogspot.com...
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  Sud666

  Shattered Legions was quite good. It is a collection of short stories set during the Horus Heresy directly after the events of Istavaan IV. Cataloging the adventures of Shadrak Meduson as he tries to lead a hybrid force of Iron Hands, Salamanders and Raven Guard survivors of the Dropsite Massacre are banding together to bring the fight to the traitor legions. Both Ferrus Manus and Vulkan, Primarchs of the Iron Hands and Salamanders, have fallen betrayed and killed by those they called brother. In the wake of this disaster, while struggling to come to grips with the extent of the Heresy, Meduson grabs the survivors and tries to strike back.
  
  This is a dark and grim tome. The overwhelming sense of despair, loss and anger is on display throughout these stories. No one knows whom to trust. Little to none suspect the forces of Chaos and think Horus has just gone rogue. No one knows which legions are trustworthy. By far the most dark tone I've run into. But that is what makes this so good. A collection of tales of how the "Shattered Legions", the moniker for the 3 legions that were decimated at Istvaan. A great background book for a look at the true scope of the tragedy that was the Heresy. A great collection for any Warhammer 40K fan looking to see what it was like during the Heresy.
  
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  Michael Dodd

  Featuring Graham McNeill’s novella The Seventh Serpent as well as all the stories from the previously released Meduson collection, this is as close to a definitive picture of the Shattered Legions as we’re going to get.
  
  With a clear theme and a strong sense of tone, this is perhaps one of the most successful anthologies in the series to date.
  
  Read the full review at
  http://www.trackofwords.com/2017/05/2...
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  Kavinay

  The Raven Guard/Iron Hands marriages of convenience are becoming as tropey and boring as anything to do with Calth.
  
  The Seventh Serpent might be the best story in the lot, but even then, you struggle to keep the cast of characters straight. Is it because it's too complex or really just that it's so hard to care about any of these interchangeable marines?
  
  Move along.
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  Matthew Hipsher

  Another meh in the series. This book in the Horus Heresy series focuses on the Iron Hands legion and how they cope after the death of their Primarch on Isthvan. They are written as single minded automatons, that only want revenge and vengeance, and rely on other legions to remind them of what they once were. It doesn't make for a very interesting book, and this book can totally be skipped in the HH series, nothing of import will be missed.
  This book is another anthology of shorter stories.
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  Richard Samuel

  A great selection of Iron Hand books including the rise of Shadrak Meduson!
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  Kieran Delaney

  Cannot believe I’m saying this but - finally a consistently good story collection in the HH series.
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  Daniel

  This, the 43rd book in the Horus Heresy series describes through many stories and a novella, the machinations and trials the Shattered Legions endure. These are the remnants of three Space marine chapters, fled from the Dropsite Massacre of Istvaan 4. The Sons of Ferrus Manus, the Iron Hands, the Sons of Vulkan, the Salamanders and the Sons of Corvus Corax, the Raven Guard are fighting against the Traitor Legions. In these stories we see the Loyalists learn to make war together after almost falling apart. We read and hear of the rogue Warleader, Shadrak Meduson attempting to pull the Shattered Legions into a solid fighting force. We read of the change of battle approach these legions have. We read of the triumphs and failures of the Shattered Legions in the face of all adversity. And we see the fight delivered to the Alpha Legion, the last Legion of Space Marines, the XX. Led by the Primarch Alpharius, these marines, as a multi-headed Hydra being their symbol, portray this icon with great determination. They have plots and plans inside deceit and lies. There are none better than the Sons of Alpharius.
  
  This was a great collection of stories, plain and simple. The Seventh Serpent, the included novella is Graham McNeill at his best. I really enjoyed these stories and as always, they keep me excited for the next book in the series. The wait is on and it is excruciating!
  Always well worth it though.
  Read this if you are a fan of the Horus Heresy and you want to read how these three Legions learn to accept change and work in ways their chapters may have never made war before. The strength of the Shattered Legion relies on the individual chapters becoming a unified fighting force. This was a great book!
  
  Danny
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  Daniel McGill

  Another collection of previously published stories, in fact this one seems identical to "Meduson" other than the addition of the Novella "The Seventh Serpent". Some good stuff here including the two Novellas but nothing new. Don't buy "Meduson" if you already have this one and don't get this one of you've read "Meduson" and "The Seventh Serpent".
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  Siberian Vampire

  I enjoyed it. Good.
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  John Vance

  Strong, captivating collection of short stories revolving around the Iron Hands after the attack on Isstvan. They are a desperate legion who have seemingly accepted the fact that they are on the brink of extinction and all they want is a chance to hurt those that wronged them. They know full well that they won’t stop anyone from anything, so long as those responsible for the betrayal suffer a bloody nose by their hands. They just want to be remembered for not going without a fight. Fascinating characters.
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  Bodicainking

  Another enjoyable compilation. The HH series is starting to reach that point of such multi-layered storyline that a book like this is basically incomprehensible to anyone without a solid understanding of the series - and most of the books that are not this incomprehensible rely heavily on a solid understanding of the Warhammer 40,000 setting to keep the reader anchored. Tl:dr: Don't get this unless you're trying to do the whole series.
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  Pavle

  A top favorite collections of short stories regarding the Iron Hands as the main protagonists. The cultural differences and divides with their cousin legions is an interesting avenue the authors of this frequently explore ~ more particular ~ they give some love to the Iron Hands (what little you can) following the Istvaan V Massacre. I think it did the three shattered legions justice and I really appreciated the nods.
  
  Shadrak Meduson is a legend.
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  Christian

  This was an excellent collection of fast moving and action packed short stories primarily about the survivors of the Dropsite Massacre and their enemies. It shows the physical and psychological weariness of this kind of guerrilla warfare and highlights the unsung heroes of the Imperium that delayed Horus' march to Terra.
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  Damián Ponce

  Esta colección de relatos con grandes como Abnett y McNeillb ha sido de las pocas que, hablando de la Décima de Hierro,los Iron Hands, no me ha aburrido soberanamente. De hecho me ha tenido atento relato a relato, alguno más flojo que otros, como suele pasar, pero que refleja muy bien el dolor de los Manos de Hierro por la muerte de su primarca.
  Muy recomendable este 43 de la Herejía de Horus.
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  Mryare

  One of the better HH anthologies I think, although I enjoy the Iron Hands and Sharrowkyn so these were my sort of stories. Lots of revenge and also showing the similarities and contrasts between the Hands and the Salamanders. Enjoyable!
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  Raul

  The stories really help add to the uncertainty and chaos of the Horus Heresy. More importantly, we see even more examples of the grayness of allegiances during the era.
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  Stefan Koepeknie

  'The Seventh Serpent' is great but available as a novella. The other stories are nothing special.
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  Alexandre

  Skipped the stories I had read, the rest was pretty good. Not my favourite legion but enjoyable none the less.
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  Steve

  Nice collection of short novellas, the tales give some insight into the survivors of Horus' initial betrayal and their continued fight.
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  Alasdair

  It was solidly ok. But I am biased as I think the Iron Hands and Salamanders stories are lame.
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  Xev

  I'm so invested in the Warhammer universe, and the Heresy in particular, that I feel really guilty about rating this one star -- but yeesh, what a train wreck.
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  Mike

  Trabajo.