Godblight
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4.3 • 29 Ratings
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- $17.99
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
Book 3 of the Dark Imperium trilogy
The destinies of primarch and Imperial Regent Roboute Guilliman and his traitorous brother Mortarion come together for the climactic battle of the Plague Wars.
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It's the throwdown you've been waiting for, as Guilliman and Mortarion work out ten thousand years of pent-up resentment in a clash for the ages.
THE STORY
The paths of Roboute Guilliman and his fallen brother Mortarion bring them inexorably together on Iax. Once a jewel of the Imperium, the garden world is dying as the plans of the Lord of Death to use it as a fulcrum to drag the stellar realm of Ultramar into the warp come to deadly fruition.
While Guilliman attempts to prevent the destruction of his kingdom, Mortarion schemes to bring his brother low with the Godblight, a disease created in the Cauldron of Nurgle itself, made with the power to destroy a son of the Emperor.
Primarchs clash on the ravaged landscapes of Iax. The gods go to war and the wider galaxy balances on a knife-edge of destruction. As something powerful stirs in the sea of souls, only one thing is certain – no matter who wins the last great clash of the Plague War, the repercussions of victory will echo through eternity…
Written by Guy Haley
Customer Reviews
A Great Read
Excellent world building and character arcs that make for a great read in the final book of the Dark Imperium trilogy. Guilliman’s internal struggles about his relationship with the Emperor and loss of his brothers and all they had built together while he wrestles with the realties of dealing with a decaying, religiously moribund Imperium he doesn’t recognise, is compelling. There was a detailed description of his audience with his father on Terra which was really interesting to read. Returning characters Felix Decimus, Fabian Guelphian, Frater Matthias, Justinian, Nastase the Elder and others make for complex and interesting subplots and conversations about faith, finding peace and purpose while dealing with the warp and its filthy denizens. General Odrameyer’s journey and what remains of the Cadian 4021st Armoured division is a valiant and poignant secondary storyline. I felt slightly sick at the well written, vivid descriptions of Nurgle’s jolly yet disgusting followers and found I was unable eat anything while reading this book. And the finale! No spoilers here but hope and elation is a rare feeling to have at the end of a Warhammer novel.