Horus Heresy: Know No Fear (The Horus Heresy) Paperback – March 1, 2012

I'm very late to the Warhammer Universe and am making my way through the Horus Heresy. This particular book is not only the best book in the series (so far), but possibly the best book I've read in a long time...in any genre.The way the action is described is brilliant - the author's device of describing coordinated attacks is excellent. A lot is going on and he writes it so you are following the whole thing.. A very masterfully written story, and one I am planning to read again at some point. It's fast paced, and I'd like to read it to see if there's anything I missed.Very good story - don't even hesitate. If you didn't like the Ultramarines very much when you start this book, you will like them by the end.

I think I might be starting and Ultramarine army after reading this book. Even knowing a general idea of how things will play out does not hinder the great story as it really draws you in with the characters.

After the past several books have been, well, crap, I was quite happy to read Know No Fear - it's good!It's fairly short, took me all of a day and a half to read through it, but Space Opera it is. Against one of the other reviews here, I quite like Dan's style of writing; it jumps around and keeps it very interesting - you do have to pay a bit of attention but the personal side that it brings to his books are worth it, IMHO.So to sum quickly: it's very enjoyable, just the man-trash you too might be looking for to take you away- like Calgon. (i compare them to romance novels). More of this please.

Love a good Dan Abnett book, and this is indeed good. I’m not going to go on and on; if you’ve done your homework you know everyone loves this book. I’m just adding my voice to the masses.

There's a reason Dan Abnett's Horus Heresy books sell so well. He knows how to hook a reader in and keeps the action going. Characters do develop, and there is downtime for exposition, etc., but this is one of those books that conjures forth the time honored cliche, "I couldn't put it down."Know No Fear tells of the Battle for Calth (Spoiler Alert if you haven't read the previous Horus Heresy books), in which the traitorous Word Bearer forces ambush the collected forces of the Ultramarines in an attempt to dispose of the legion in one fell swoop.This novel displays the very best of the Horus Heresy series, whose previous installments range from fabulous to unreadable (see: Descent of Angels for the unreadable end of the spectrum). Action, rich character interaction, mysterious characters and events that foreshadow bigger things to come, and a clear focus on one important event in a much larger theater of war. Abnett is one of a handful of Black Library authors who really understands how to tell a balanced tale. He also seems to understand that the series is getting far too drawn out, with far too much one-sidedness in the constant victories of chaos. Without giving away too much, I'll just say that not only does this book advance the plot considerably, it also throws the reader a bone, so everything is not quite so depressing all the time. It's a small glimmer of hope, but it's there.One of the best titles in the series, and noticeably so, considering it follows on the heels of some mediocre fare. (For instance, two books covering the fall of Prospero with little new or complicating information between the two perspectives is absolutely unnecessary and redundant.)This one is highly recommended!

Wow. After a few duds in the series, this book reminded me why I'm reading the Horus Heresy. Just a chef's kiss of a book. Thank you Mr Abnett for knocking it out of the park.

Before I begin my review, I want to recommend that everyone go to the Horus Heresy Omnibus project website and read it in the order recommended there. It made a world of difference when it comes to a coherent reading order rather than read everything in chronological order; trust me on this.This book is about the Wordbearers betrayal of the Ultramarines and the Imperium at large on Calth. Personally, I'm not a big Ultramarine fan. However, after DA's take on them here, I am more interested in their legion/chapter.Dan Abnett knocked this book out the park. I appreciate the way he is able to build a setting through the eyes of the people on the ground. In this book their are several PoVs that help build the picture of how underhanded and complete the betrayal is. You are given perspectives from the mechanicum, Captains of space faring vessels, ultramarines, army soldiers and a farmer.Their is a story trick that Abnett uses in the novel to track time. The Ultramarines are meticulous in the way they annotate battles using the mark system. At the beginning of the book, the clock is negative and building to the betrayal and the way he subverts that expectation was brilliant.One of the best HH novels I've read and I give it a strong recommendation.

Top three Horus Heresy book (from 1-19 at least) and I don’t even like Ultramarines. Definitely wouldn’t skip this one.