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In "Battle For The Abyss" the Word Bearers legion plans on destroying the Ultramarines home world with their Primarch and the bulk of their Astartes. The key to this plan is a secret ship that has been forged by the Mechanicum. Cestus, a Ultramarine captain becomes aware of this ship and puts together a make shift fleet of Ultramarines, World Eaters, Space Wolves and an Astartes for the Thousand Sons legion to stop the ship. Not the best in the series, but it is packed with action. ( )
  capetowncanada | Feb 21, 2011 |
Sadly, this book is the second weakest of the 8 so-far published in the Horus Heresy series. The other books, especially the first five, did a good job of re-creating an alternative Imperium, in it’s formative years, 10,000 years before the “present day”. That all falls down in Battle for the Abyss ... http://icantstopreading.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/battle-for-the-abyss-by-ben-cou...
  lorelorn_2008 | Jan 5, 2011 |
Yet another Horus Heresy book with rather mixed critics. Some like it and most do not. I decided to give it a try and I have to say albeit not the best book in the series this one gives the further insight into the relations between various Space Marine Legions.

People seem to dislike it for the same reason as it is case with Descent of Angels/Fall of Angels (btw great books and if you come across them do yourself a favor and read them) - this is just a side-story, something that leads to the main event but alas the main event (I am not very versed in W40k history but I guess main event is Battle for Calth) never takes place.

Ragtag group of Marines from various Legions (Ultramarines, Space Wolves, Thousand Sons and World Eaters) witnesses the destructive power of Furious Abbys - omnipotent star-ship built specifically for the Word Bearer Legion with single goal in mind - to destroy Ultramarines.

Entire story reads like mouse-and-cat chase in which mouse tries to catch the cat.

Interesting story maybe too cartoon-ish enemies (but then again how to portray the religious fanatics like Word Bearers without going to some extremes).

If you are into W40K HH series give it a try. ( )
  Zare | Mar 16, 2010 |
Can a ragtag group of loyalist Space Marines take on the Furious Abyss, a battleship the size of Rhode Island? Read my review for more details:

http://driftlessareareview.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/battle-for-the-abyss-the-hor... ( )
  kswolff | Nov 3, 2009 |
The Battle for the Abyss has some decent ship to ship warfare. This is not really featured in any of the other Heresy books.

The story however is bland. There is very little depth to the characters. The protagonist is heroic and the villain is sinister. The book also delivers a kick to the groin of every Word Bearers fan, as it portrays them as being ridiculously easy to kill.

Probably the weakest of the Heresy books to this date. ( )
  yaji | May 26, 2009 |
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The Horus HeresyIt is a time of legendMighty heroes battle for the right to rule the galaxy. The vast armies of the Emperor of Earth have conquered the galaxy in a Great Crusade - the myriad alien races have been smashed by the Emperor's elite warriors and wiped from the face of history.The dawn of a new age of supremacy for humanity beckons.Gleaming citadels of marble and gold celebrate the many victories of the Emperor. Triumphs are raised on a million worlds to record the epic deeds of his most powerful and deadly warriors.First and foremost amongst these are the primarchs, superheroic beings who have led the Emperor's armies of Space Marines in victory after victory. They are unstoppable and magnificent, the pinnacle of the Emperor's genetic experimentation. The Space Marines are the mightiest human warriors the galaxy has ever known, each capable of besting a hundred normal men or more in combat.Organised into vast armies of tens of thousands called Legions, the Space Marines and their primarch leaders conquer the galaxy in the name of the Emperor.Chief amongst the primarchs is Horus, called the Glorious the Brightest Star, favourite of the Emperor, and like a son unto him. He is the Warmaster, the commander-in-chief of the Emperor's military might, subjugator of a thousand thousand worlds and conqueror of the galaxy. He is a warrior without peer, a diplomat supreme.As the flames of war spread throughout the Imperium, mankind's champions will all be put to the ultimate test.
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Now that news of Horus's treachery is in the open, a time of testing has come. Some Legions have already declared their allegiance to the Warmaster, while the loyalty of others lies firmly with the Emperor. As Horus deploys his forces, loyalist Astartes learn that a massive enemy ship is heading to Ultramar.… (more)

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