• Scars

  • The Horus Heresy, Book 28
  • By: Chris Wraight
  • Narrated by: Shogo Miyakita
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,857 ratings)

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Scars

By: Chris Wraight
Narrated by: Shogo Miyakita
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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.

©2014 Games Workshop Limited (P)2014 Games Workshop Limited

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Worth it!

Skillful writing, fantastic narration. The author does a great job conveying just how tense and confusing it was at this point in the Heresy. The White Scars Legion has heard whispers of treachery and the time has come to decide who’s side they’re on.

Tensions run high as they uncover frightening truths about the state of the Great Crusade.

This book is a winner, I would recommend this to any Heresy fan.

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Culture

Knowledge was gained from this. mortarion still withdraws from fights that for some reason I don't comprehend.

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A good HH story, but not spectacular

Story wise, it's on par with most other Horus Heresy books. There are many I liked better than this one, but the story writing still had good battle scenes, some interesting characters, and some interesting narrative moments about perspectives of the events that have already happened that we haven't seen yet. I don't believe it really advances the timeline of the Heresy though, just a different perspective.

As for the narration, I'm a bit undecided. While Keeble is a great narrator, his voices for the White Scars is a bit... cringe. They actually go on in the story to explain how the White Scars don't speak Gothic well and their Chogorian accents, but even still it just seemed like a bad impression of a stereotype. Maybe it's just me, but I feel like learning a language shouldn't be difficult for Astartes to manage.

Overall, I wouldn't skip the book in the series, but don't go in with grand expectations of some of the other better books.

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Finally!

It was wonderful to finally see the White Scars! The story was fun and the stakes high.

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Amazing story for the 5th Legion

This story has plenty of great moments and background for the White Scars. Jaghatai Khan is amazing and a straight up beast while also being civil in his own way which makes him just flat out amazing.

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Love the book

J. Keeble delivers as always. Love his rendition of mortarians voice and the other characters

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One of the good ones

If you've never heard of the White Scars before, by the end of this novel you will love them.

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Finally! A primarch who acts like an adult

I now want to build my own white scars army. And that’s saying a lot, because I’ve been committed to orks for years, and I know that painting in white is Hell. But oh boy. Yesugai is my favorite and I love him so.

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More than you bargain for

This installment has much more than you might expect and touches on many smaller threads in the epic. Of course it also goes a long way to illustrating the nature of the White Scars themselves.

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Scars

Not going to lie. I never really cared about the white scars. However, this book really changed how I view them and think they might be one of my favorite legions in the way they think and operate.

Really likes this book because it gave us more insight to the war. Some new details come out in regard to Prospero. Overall not sure this is one you can skip.

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