Shattered Legions (Volume 43) (The Horus Heresy) Paperback – 5 Oct. 2017

Multiple shorter stories centred around the work of one astartes, Shadrak Meduson of the Iron Hands. Even though the stories are all individual they all slotted together really well. A must read for any warhammer fan.

This is a collection of eleven (and not ten as advertised) short stories about the aftermath of the Isstvan V massacre and the efforts of the three shattered Legions of the Iron Hands, the Raven Guard and the Salamanders to regroup and to attempt to counter the progression of Horus and his traitorous Legions on Terra. The stories are from a range of authors with several (as Graham McNeill, Guy Haley and Chris Wraight) providing a couple each.As a matter of fact, it is the Iron Hands – and the warlord Meduson in particular. They occupy most of the stage and it is Meduson who has the foresight to adapt (despite resistance) and renounce the Iron Hands’ usual shock tactics that they can no longer afford. Instead, they adopt guerrilla warfare and hit and run tactics borrowed from the Raven Guard.As usual with collections of short stories, readers will prefer some titles over others. Interestingly, the collection is not only focused upon the “Shattered Legions”. It also includes a couple of stories where their enemies – the Alpha Legion and its cunning and deceiving Primarch but also Tybalt Marr (the Either), one of the Luna Wolves’ captains and the sworn enemy of Meduson.This last story is also an opportunity to meet the new Mournival following the Isstvan V massacre, including a certain Little Horus who has survived an assassination attempt that is the subject of Nemesis (book 13 of the Horus Heresy collection).Another merit of this collection is to span several years after Isstvan V and to give glimpses of what happened afterwards. In particular, the range of stories shows that the Imperials – whether shattered or not and despite being outnumbered – fought all the way and managed to delay, if not contain and hold back the rebels’ advance towards Terra, inflicting significant losses on them along the way and including some daring attempts to decapitate the Heresy’s leadership.Four strong stars for the whole collection.

Yet another excellent read in this series.

Great - thank you!

Exactly as I said really. Nothing truly awful but only Graham McNeill's The Seventh Serpent stands out. Of minor note is that Nick Kyme's Immortal Duty isn't the Salamaders Mary-Sue moment in this book, that shame falls to Gav Thorpe, who should know better quite frankly.

A very good HH book with some brilliant parts and nothing below average. A must for any Iron Hands player.

Excellent anthology of short stories

Bought as a gift