Editing Talon of Horus (section)

==The Novel==
It's also a book by [[Aaron Dembski-Bowden]] about the founding of the [[Black Legion]], and part 1 of his rehabilitation of Abaddon's reputation. The novel follows Iskandar Khayon, a former [[Thousand Sons]] sorcerer, and his involvement in the hunt for Abaddon and the ''[[Vengeful Spirit]]''.

===What's awesome===
*A good part of the story is a somewhat longer [[What it's like]], about how politics, power and daily life for a Chaos Marine works in the [[Eye of Terror]].
*The protagonist and his confederates aren't portrayed as one-dimensional cartoon villains, but as calculating demi-gods who have their own reasons for wanting the Legion Wars to end.
*Sheds a good light on Abaddon, making him seem like a man who warriors would want to follow. Either he's much less arrogant than he was portrayed during the [[Horus Heresy]] novels, or he was putting on an act for Khayon and co. Either way, shows he's at least somewhat capable.
*Features a good example of a (relatively) reasonable Khorne devotee: Lheor.

===What's not awesome===
*Bit of [[skub]], people think ADB is a Chaos Fanboy because he happens to write good books where Chaos wins. It should be pointed that he wrote other books like Helsreach, Ragnar Blackmane and Emperor's Gift, which shows the Imperium kickin ass.
*There's a fair amount of [[skub]] around Khayon's two companions: a [[Mary Sue|Dark Eldar Scourge/Incubi who Khayon is keeping alive with psychic powers]], and a [[Derp|benign daemon or warp-creature that acts as his familiar]].
*Seeing as the entirety of the book is dictated to the [[Inquisition]] while the narrator is in custody, many of the things he says are suspect (such as his claim that Chaos is fated to eventually overthrow the Imperium).
*The main character is a bullshit powerful Mary Sue, so much so there's an entire section about it on [[Iskandar Khayon|his page.]]

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