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The Flight of the Eisenstein: The Heresy Unfolds (Horus Heresy) | 
 enlarge | Author: James Swallow
Publisher: Black Library
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
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Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 1844164594
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.92
EAN: 9781844164592
ASIN: 1844164594
Publication Date: March 5, 2007
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 Great March 14, 2008
Honorius (Newcastle, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was nervous about this book at the outset. It is the first of the heresy books which is not about Loken and i was concerned about how the change would be pulled off. It turns out that i was needlessly worried and the book excellenty melds new caractors with old the first half of the book being the Last half of the previous book from the point of veiw of Garro. this creats a sense of unity so when the book moves on the story a peice of the trilogy of Loken seems to be taken with the story. A great read that realy amps up the potential of the following books
 This is in no way a 5 star book! November 2, 2007
J. Duducu (Ruislip)
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
My problem with the Horus series is how rambling it is. Everything written here is done well, with some interesting characters and good descriptions but too much is made of insignificant moments that should be background not 50 pages of story. If Tolkein and Pullman could do it in 3 books or Rowling in 7 books (George Lucas did it in 6 movies!)just exactly why does the Horus Heresy have to stretch on apparently infinitely?
It's all well written with far more going on than blood and guts but after the SET UP (not even having a convential ending be it happy or sad) of the first trilogy I was hoping that the story would crack along a little faster. Flight of the Eisenstein for more than half its pages shows events from book 3 again just from a different point of view! Now this is an intriguing idea which may have worked for a chapter, but if it's the main plot for over half a book it is either lazy or cynical. I see no reason why we can't see Horus fall from grace, rebel and ultimately be defeated in 3/4 books and yet at the end of book four we're still at the start of the story with no end in sight. This to me seems to be an excercise in milking the story for as long as people buy the books...
The missing link! October 20, 2007
Daniel J. Burns (North West)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is more of a stand alone book to the original trilogy, starting before Isstvan III, over-lapping and ending just after it.
It reveals the events during "The Flight of the Eisenstein" and links the horus heresy up-with Warhammer 40k with far more of a feel of 40k to it than any of the others previously.
A fantastic little bonus is the massive secret revealed at the end about a very misterious organisation in the warhammer 40k universe.
The only volume to date that has left me with a happy feeling afterwards! In my opinion a very good read in a very different format to the original trilogy. 5 stars!
Excellent continuation of the Heresy June 17, 2007
G. Davies (England)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Having read all the previous heresy voulumes, this particular book ties in nicely with the explanation of the the complex heresy history. This voulume focuses on Battle Captain Nathaniel Garro of the Deathguard legion and his unique (and enlightening) part of the opening stages of Horuses treachery. Taken on the whole 'purist' 40k readers may think there is little new information to be gleaned from this book. However, I believe it is a great story full of intimations of the Imperium yet to come.
A must have for the 40k fan who wants backstory.
 Too Much Repetition April 15, 2007
TA Edwards
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I was amazed by the origional trilogy, especially the description of the battles on Isstvaan III.
I was looking foreward to this book and although it was well written and solid It brought little that was new. The first half is the events of the third book from the Death Guard point of view, and thus for the first few chapters we just had a repeat of parts of Galaxy in Flames. The characters were also poorly written, certain characters are presented as being completely incoruptable while other major characters are presented as being completely evil with almost no explanation for why they are like that. The battles also lacked the epic feel of Galaxy in Flames due to their smaller scale.
On the positive side, I felt that the plot surrounding religion and the nature of the Emperor was advanced well and is becoming incredibly intruging. I was also pleased to see the return of several of the characters from the origional trilogy and the introduction of new, higher ranking, characters from the imperium was written brilliantly and I felt a great sense of their madjesty and importance.
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