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Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix

Primarchs: The Horus Heresy, Book 6

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Fulgrim: The Palatine Phoenix

By: Josh Reynolds
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Primarchs, Book 6

Seeking a new challenge and a mighty triumph, Fulgrim - prideful primarch of the Emperor's Children - sets out to conquer a world with just seven warriors by his side....

Listen to it because: It's a unique look at Fulgrim, always one of the most fascinating of the primarchs. And with a focus on him and a small band of heroes, you're guaranteed explosions in character dynamics as well as the action....

The story: Lord of Chemos and bearer of the Palatine Aquila, Fulgrim, primarch of the Emperor’s Children, is determined to take his rightful place in the Great Crusade, whatever the cost. A swordsman without equal, the Phoenician has long studied the art of war and grows impatient to put his skills and those of his loyal followers to a true test. Now, accompanied by only seven of his finest warriors, he seeks to bring a rebellious world into compliance, by any means necessary. But Fulgrim soon learns that no victory comes without cost and the greater the triumph, the greater the price one must pay....

Written by Josh Reynolds.

©2020 Games Workshop Limited (P)2020 Games Workshop Limited Adventure Science Fiction Space Opera Fiction Thought-Provoking

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Best combo in my opinion Keeble is the man ... no doubt ,reynolds writes good caracters and keeps it interesting the whole time and no sound effects needed because of the quality of the narrator .

Makes you like fulgrim

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An interesting in-depth look at the Third Primarch. Good performance by Mr Keeble. Not as action packed as some 30k novels but it doesn't need to be. Rather, it's an interesting look into the mind of Fulgrim, before chaos corrupted him. Recommended to all Primarch fans.

The Phoenix Rises!

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Highly recommend this audio book for Warhammer players from the rogue trader era. The mighty primarchs are brought to life.

Excellent.

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He’s not a bad guy. Or wasn’t. This Sunday cos, I actually liked him in this.

Damn it!

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February 2024 Read using the Horus Heresy Omnibus Project Reading Order - Omnibus IV Shattersong (https://www.heresyomnibus.com/omnibus/iv-shattersong) as part of my Oath of Moment to complete the Horus Heresy saga and extras.

This is my fifth Primarchs novel and it is the most perfectly imperfect so far, I was eager for any Lorgar lore, but disappointed by Bearer of the Word, found Lord of Ultramar well-written but truly an unpleasant reading experience, Master of Prospero was an utter shock, becoming one of my favourite past/ side stories of the Horus Heresy, and The Great Wolf was bolter porn as art until it all came together perfectly at the end and left me sobbing.

Fulgrim and the III Legion are in their early days with incredibly low numbers, after being devastated to only 200 due to a geneseed flaw during a difficult campaign (I think) with Fabius Bile being one of the few original Emperor's Children, and they have come to bring planet autocratic capitalism to Compliance. Charisma and guile are the weapons the Phoenician would most like to bring to bear...

This seems to be a novel that knows exactly what it is trying to do and executes it perfectly. While this doesn't hit the exalted heights of parts of Graham McNeill's Fulgrim, it doesn't come anywhere near the lows, misogyny, and, in my personal opinion, utter mess of the handling of significant tertiary storylines either.

The Earth didn't move for me in the way it did for McNeill's Prospero Burns and Annandale's The Unburdened, but I genuinely had an awesome times with this novel and the way Reynolds makes perfect use of telling a tale much earlier on in Fulgrim's career that does a wonderful job of illuminating elements of the Primarch, his Palatine progeny, and the future Chief Apothecary's past, personality, and shedding light on their initial motivations and how they ended up as they did.

I genuinely felt sympathy for Fulgrim and Fabius and feel I understand their characters and arcs far more than I ever have from the main Horus Heresy series. This is not surprising with Reynolds having written about the Repairer of Ruin for a decade now. The bullying Bile receives from his battle brothers is heartbreaking and he really does seem to be trying to do good, haunted by losing so many of his First Founding fraternity, which makes his fall to becoming the Dark Millennium's Mengler and the galaxy's foremost Rocky Horror Picture Show fan, cosplaying Riff Riff 24/7 all the more tragic. Just as with the burning desire to prove himself and self-assurance in Fulgrim that will fester into preening narcissism, the zeal for vivisection is there, but this is one of those wonderful glimpses of what could have been.

This book also manages to do the main thing I want from Warhammer, and especially the Horus Heresy--humanising and making its mythological figures sympathetic, showing their attempts to not be the worst, and then circumstance and the cruelty and inhumanity of the Imperium being evident as it forces them to kill the parts of them that makes them feel and become the monsters they were created to be.

Bloody brilliant, if non-essential for the main Horus Heresy storyline, book I thoroughly recommend and would consider essential reading for any fans of Fulgrim, Fabius, or the Emperor's Children.

Through using the Horus Heresy Omnibus Project (www.heresyomnibus.com) and my own choices, I have currently read 10 Horus Heresy novels, 11 short stories/ audio dramas, as well as the 2 Betrayal at Calth novellas and the Macragge's Honour graphic novel, 5 Primarchs novels, 3 Primarchs short stories/ audio, dramas, and 2 Warhammer 40K further reading novels...this run. I can't say enough good about the way the Horus Heresy Omnibus Project suggestions. I'm loving it! Especially after originally reading to the releases and being so frustrated at having to wait so long for a narrative to continue.

Perfectly Imperfect (Complimentary)

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Loved how the book draws an analogy with the current time. the topics in the book are all very relevant in the current time.

very good book, and great performance.

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The perfect look at Fulgrim, a brilliant character piece about one of the most interesting villains in the setting. Five stars!

Perfection

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Great insight to the attitude and beliefs that make up the Palatine Phoenix! If you wish to know more about Fulgrim and his character then this is the book for you! Jonathan Keebles voice truly adds to this story, great narration as always from him!

Fulgrim Palatine Phoenix

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An interesting look into the mind set of Fulgrim. Never my favourite character but an interesting look at the character

Another strong entry to the Primarchs series

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A Fantastic book, the characters are likable the story is gripping and the performance is perfect

A Perfect portrayal

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