Sanguinius: The Great Angel
The Horus Heresy Primarchs, Book 17
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Sanguinius: The Great Angel
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Narrated by:
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Jonathan Keeble
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By:
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Chris Wraight
About this listen
A Primarchs Novel
"I have always been the master of wretches, and have learned from that. I am a wretch myself, a non-standard. To purify and to transform – that has been our gift."
Sanguinius, the very image of an angel, has chosen to obscure the origins of his Legion, and prevents outsiders from setting foot on his home world. A remembrancer attempts to discover why.
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The 17th instalment of the Horus Heresy Primarchs series offers a glimpse of the Blood Angels Legion – and its celebrated primarch – from the outside, as we peer into the shrouded secrets of its past.
The story:
Sanguinius is the Great Angel, most beloved of all the primarchs, his mighty exploits celebrated throughout the entire Imperium as the Crusade expands into the void. And yet the origins of his Legion are shrouded in mystery and rumour, his unique physical form is an enigma, and his perilous home world remains off-limits to all but his own secretive people.
When a discredited remembrancer arrives with the expeditionary fleets to chronicle the primarch’s deeds, he has to work hard to uncover the truth behind the legends. As he accompanies the \\IX Legion to war against the enemies of the Emperor, the curious scholar comes to learn much more than he expected – not just about the subjects of his study, but also the nature of the Imperium itself.
©2022 Games Workshop Limited (P)2022 Games Workshop LimitedRequired readings: Horus Rising, Echoes of Eternity, the End and the Death.
That said, really fun book, watching someone work hard to show the brutal side of the Blood Angels. In most works, Blood Angels are noted for their nobility and splendour, and the Black Rage is the boogeyman. Here, we see that the Curse always affected them. Also provides a nice insight into more of Sanguinius’ character before he became depressed about his death. Do recommend
Of the Blood
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One of the better Primarchs books
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too little actual Sangga
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Somewhat confusingly you are following the story of the Primarch through the eyes of one of the remembrancers. But then, somewhere in the middle you get the realization that the book is not about Sanguinius per se. It’s about the legend of the Great Angel, about how they have to hide and keep in secret the Red Thirst. I like how you get to see Sanguinius through the eyes of another person who is somewhat objective, and not shy from uncomfortable truth both in-universe and the for us the fans. You see the action of the Primarch, who can be merciful and just like we used to see him in other books, but also quite merciless and not shy from stuff that would make him a villain in any other universe.
You get very a interesting question: is truth more important than the legend? And both of the sides provide plenty of valid arguments: on one hand, the truth is the truth, but on the other, in the universe so cruel, any form of hope and inspiration may be the difference between the life and death of the species.
Overall, we get better understanding of the mind of Sanguinius.
Bonus points for references to Horus Rising - it was fun to see and hear about the characters we encounter at the first book of HH.
Great book overall
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Masterfully wrought
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