Legacies of Betrayal: Let the Galaxy Burn (Horus Heresy)

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Toby pauses at the question. He says, George, do you remember what you used to preach loudly to all Service agents, operatives and analysts at Sarrit? Do you remember, George, he insists? Smiley quietly says, no Toby, what was it? George, you used to tell everyone, once you have left the Service never, ever engage in "private enterprise." "When it's over, it's over."

Only from out of great conflict can true heroes arise. With the galaxy aflame and war on an unimaginable scale tearing the Imperium apart, champions of light and darkness venture onto countless fields of battle in service to their masters. They ask not for remembrance or reward – simply to meet their destiny head-on, and only by embracing that destiny will they come to learn what the unseen future may yet hold for them... The first entry in the anthology is Chris Wraight’s Brotherhood of the Storm here. I have previously reviewed the novel , so you may read that review of it to get my thoughts on the novella. It was a fantastic read, even better than I remembered and with the help of hindsight I see also how it stands as one of the best examples of the relationships between mortals and Astartes depicted in the Heresy. And of course, the bonds forged in battle between different brothers of a Legion, before those bonds are sundered by treason and mistrust. And if you ever want to see Jaghatai Khan in action, then this should be your first stop for sure. Only from out of great conflict can true heroes arise. With the galaxy aflame and war on an unimaginable scale tearing the Imperium apart, champions of light and darkness venture onto countless fields of battle in service to their masters.I also wanted to mention Censure. This continued to tell the aftermath of the battle on Calth but included a nice interplay and dynamic between an ordinary soldier and the super soldier, space marine.

urn:oclc:record:1392416246 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier legaciesofbetray0000unse Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s22rtr7fpqv Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781849708364 Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2023-06-23 00:10:47 Autocrop_version 0.0.15_books-20220331-0.2 Boxid IA40992923 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Corellia is Han Solo’s home planet. He is “technically” a retired war veteran and former smuggler who is married to a Jedi Knight who is sworn to uphold the laws of the Galactic Alliance. Corellia has a single central government that manages all 5 planets in its solar system, with Corellia proper being the primary seat of power. Corellian’s populace, like Han’s nature as a Corellian, are inherently independent. As a member of the G.A., they receive certain benefits and are expected to contribute to the G.A. as well. In exchange for doing certain things that benefit the G.A. and its member worlds, Corellia receives protection from outside threats via the G.A. military. But Corellia has been speaking out of both sides of its mouth and are building an army to prepare for a potential conflict in which they will seek to separate from that alliance... This is because they don’t want to lose the benefits of membership. Think Brexit, except with spaceships. And this was written in 2006. So Corellia would be like a stand-in for modern-day Britain wanting to break from the E.U. (in this case the G.A.). I was frustrated by the development of Jacen, simply because at the beginnning of the book he was finally the jedi I wanted him to be in the last couple of series. However, since I already knew his fate in the series, I understand and accept what happened. The overwhelming majority of characters who have fought and sacrificed for so long to establish and defend first the New Republic and its present political entity the GA choose to remain loyal. Most notable are of course the Skywalkers. Luke and Mara are in my opinion well depicted and require no description on my part. However Betrayal features some newcomers. The one I liked the best is...

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Act 3 culminates in a big reveal (dang I’m trying to say as little as possible) but suffice to say it has something to do with the title of this book. “Betrayal.” It also ends with Han and Leia getting directly involved in things they really should be avoiding. Bagley himself was unable to follow his brothers at Annapolis because of his “dodgy eyesight.” His career in the CIA was distinguished, involving him in some of the agency’s biggest wins over the years. Colleagues believed he would some day become Director of the CIA. This was not a man to himself betray his county, as some in the CIA maintained. A bigger issue: I think that Betrayal is trying to do too much here. Not only is Allston setting up Jacen's Sith journey, but this conflict between the Galactic Alliance and Corellia which will spiral out to other systems. That's a lot to do, and unfortunately the book throws us into this Galactic Alliance military action against Corellia with not a lot of setup. We jump from “Corellia is unhappy about centralization” to the Galactic Alliance parking a fleet in Corellian space and sending in Jedi teams to kidnap Corellian heads of state. I know that the Dark Nest trilogy was all about this Chiss/Killik conflict in the Unknown Regions, but I would have liked to see hints of this situation in those preceding books. It would have helped to have this built up, instead of dropping the reader into the middle of a conflict that we’ve been told has been brewing behind the scenes—with not many examples of it before everything explodes. Another very short story that barely makes sense without context. It’s not bad, it’s just too short and random.

The Solo plotline wasn't as interesting, except when it came into the politics of how they are essentially for both the Corellians and the GA. I find this story very unusual and eerie, which is exactly what I’m looking for in HH/40k bools. The concepts presented and the ending made me wonder if we will ever see these guys again, imagine the role they could play in the main event. I really hope this is not the last time we’ve seen them. To make this plot point work you would have to do one of two things. Either firmly established that Jacen saw no other way to prevent the death of billions of people other than becoming a Sith and doing awful things or make Jacen a sociopath. I The Solar War • II The Lost and the Damned • III The First Wall • Sons of the Selenar • IV Saturnine • Fury of Magnus • V Mortis • VI Warhawk • VII Echoes of Eternity • Garro: Knight of Grey • VIII The End and the Death ( Volume I • Volume II • Volume III)Only from out of great conflict can true heroes arise. With the galaxy aflame and war on an unimaginable scale tearing the Imperium apart, champions of light and darkness venture onto countless fields of battle in service to their masters. They ask not for remembrance or reward - simply to meet their destiny head-on, and only by embracing that destiny will they come to learn what the unseen future may yet hold for them... [1] Contents