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  • False Gods

  • The Horus Heresy, Book 2
  • By: Graham McNeill
  • Narrated by: Toby Longworth
  • Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,081 ratings)

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False Gods

By: Graham McNeill
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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The Great Crusade that has taken humanity into the stars continues. The Emperor of Mankind has handed the reins of command to his favoured son, the Warmaster Horus. Yet all is not well in the armies of the Imperium.

Horus is still battling against the jealousy and resentment of his brother primarchs, and when he is injured in combat on the planet Davin, he must also battle his inner daemon. With all the temptations that Chaos has to offer, can the weakened Horus resist?

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Damn you Erebus

To broadly review this, it felt like a bit of a downgrade, coming from Horus Rising to False Gods. It might be the storyline that the author had to deal with, or it might even just be the difference in authors itself- that’s not to say that this isn’t a great story.
There are moments that made me feel joy, tension, sadness, and anger (most of which had to do with a particular Word Bearer), but the overall shift in Horus as a character after the events of Davin felt a bit rushed, and there were so many moments where his insecurities and decision to betray the Imperium seemed to stem from a real place, before suddenly swapping to “Muh Ambition” which, more often than not, was a bit jarring.
The best scenes in Horus Rising were those of conflict that the characters suffered within themselves. False Gods, while having some really good ones within Horus, does really well in its action scenes, which are visceral and violent, which is to be expected of the setting, and does not disappoint.

Great performance as usual, though I found Torgadden’s new voice a bit... eh. But I got used to it after a while.

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Not as good as Book 1, still pretty good, eagerly downloading Book 3, I hate Erebus.

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Great follow up

Listened to the book 1 in two days and had to get straight into this one and it doesn’t disappoint!

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Excellent

Loved it, couldn’t listen to it fast enough. Recommend to anyone who enjoys Warhammer or sci-fi in general.

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GOD DAMN YOU WORD BEARERS

need I say any more than the title of my review? Bloody Word Bearers. hah

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A great and insightful tale!

This is a fantastic story that gives insight into the manipulation of Horus. The narration and performance were absolutely incredible too!

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delicious

once again, stellar performance by the narrator. epic story writing. thrilling cliff hanger to leave you hungry.

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Love it. The entire heresy is one of the best story arcs of ever heard.

Well read, characters are engaging and voiced really well. I’ve started again after the series concluded and these stories are just as good the second time round.

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Epic through and through!

This is my first listen through but my third read of this book. All these years later even knowing how it all ends up in 40K, it’s amazing how likeable and loveable all the characters are.

Characters that I know end up evil are written to be so relatable. You almost want to side with the villains!

An epic read and the voice talent is great.

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Another great story in the heresy

Loved the narration and the slow change in Horus 10/10. Hopefully the next ones are just as good.

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a+

Manages to make a story where the outcome is already clear intriguing nonetheless. well done

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