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  • Scars

  • The Horus Heresy, Book 28
  • By: Chris Wraight
  • Narrated by: Shogo Miyakita
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,428 ratings)

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By: Chris Wraight
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Summary

Of all the Legiones Astartes, the White Scars of Jaghatai Khan remain the most enigmatic and elusive. Born of a civilisation that prizes honour, speed and fearsome loyalty, their allegiance has yet remained unclear even as the galaxy is torn apart by Horus' treachery, and both sides have apparently counted them among their potential allies in the war to come.

But when the Alpha Legion launch an unexplained and simultaneous attack against the White Scars and Space Wolves, the Khan must decide once and for all whether he will stand with the Emperor or the Warmaster...or neither.

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Excellent

One of the best books in the Horus Heresy, highly recommended to anyone interested in the Horus Heresy and the White Scars!

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What a performance by the reader. Amazing

Zero dislikes at all. While the story is complex in parts the narrator does a stellar job!

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Refreshing!

The White Scars perspective was a refreshingly different point of view. Loved the turmoil within the legion

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Do not skip - Essential and gripping White Scars and Primarch lore

I actually skipped this one but went back to it after a few books - and thank god I did. This is a really good addition to the HH series, and probably in my top five. First proper close up look at the WS, and fills in a nice gap. I blasted through it very quickly. Some awesome primarch content here, and the perspective of everything unfolding from the WS pov - and doesn’t labour on old ground too much either, but paces it really well. A nice mortal character in it as well. As with all the HH books it has an excellent and rewarding climax.

Only thing I’d criticise sometimes is the production, how it skips too quickly into another plot line and you need a moment to understand that it’s changed to another characters story. I wish they’d take a bit more of a breath before doing that. However, not a major issue.

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White Scars finally join the fray

Great insights into one of my favourite chapters. Brilliant narration as well. One of the better titles in the series.

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Top 3 HH Book

An amazing book with equally amazing narration.

Top 3 of all HH books ive listened to so far

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one of the best voiced books I've heard

phenomenal voice acting and a truly gripping story
listen to it without delay, you won't be disappointed

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Difficult book to review....

....first off the good. The narrator was excellent, lots of lovely detail on the White Scars a criminally under developed chapter in my opinion, no more are they just Space Wolves on bikes. So full marks for all the chapter fluff and a little more detail on the development and cancellation of the librarian marines and more Primarch interactions both in the past and present (from the novel's point of view).
All that said why haven't I given it five stars? Well as the reader you spend most of this book following the White Scars as they piece together (slowly at times) who they can trust having been isolated away from the imperium during the early actions of the heresy. Now for anyone who has read the previous Heresy books....you already know who they can trust and ultimately who they do. This results in a very pedestrian pace with very little action when compared to many of the other Heresy books. It also feels a little redundant to revisit lodges and schisms within a chapter now we are quite far into the series. Though initially interesting the lodges story doesn't really pan out as particularly exciting with an all too obvious ending and for me personally has way too much time dedicated to it for no real pay off.
All in I find it hard to fully recommend this book as a must read....but also think that there are enough notable details that for completeness sake if you are a fan of the series it shouldn't be missed....so in summary three out of five stars.

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Made me a White Scars fan.

First off, the voice work in this was the best of the HH books I’ve listened to so far: clear narration, good dramatic sense and distinct character voices which adds to the depth of interactions. Awesome.

That aside, the story is really engaging. A good mix of action, intrigue and background and not too many characters so it’s easier to get invested in people.

The best bit though was the White Scars themselves. The book really delved into the character of the Legion in terms of it’s background and beliefs and how the Terran Scars never quite fully get into the legion. The Khan himself is really well fleshed out and it’s easy to like him. Not just for his badassery but also his moments of clear thinking, deduction and wit.

Couldn’t recommend it enough. It made me a White Scars fan.

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Strong entry, stronger narration

Wright delivers a relatively fresh entry into the Horus Heresy saga, with some nuance and some really nice moments to it: memories of Ullanor, the pre-ascension trials. Miyakita however is what makes this so great. His voice is beautiful and sonorous: crystal clear. His pacing is superb, and his characterisation is rich. The story suffers a little from some of the racial stereotyping typical of Games Workshop ("inscrutable" is a word that gets used...) but this nonetheless is worth a listen, adding much-needed depth to the White Scars legion, who are otherwise handled poorly. Great narration!

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