Kharn: Eater of Worlds: Warhammer 40,000

“Kharn Eater of Worlds” in my opinion is a great read for any fans of the 12th legion “World Eaters”, Kharn, or the Horus Heresy. The story follows the aftermath of the Siege of Terra and the retreat of the XII Legion. The struggle to deal with their dwindling numbers & supplies sets a mood of bleak adversity. Their Legion pushed to the limits they struggle to find new leadership, those in command Dead or missing.

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE , NO MERCY NO RESPITE. Seriously though, fantastic read and worth the money

This was a great book about a really misunderstood but popular character. Kharn is not a good guy, by any means. He is in fact a Hero of the World Eaters, known for his betrayal of his own Primarch, and several other misdeeds that make him infamous and despised. The writing is great here, and the author knows his material and lays it down. For the 40K fan, I believe this book to be a must read! It just fills a niche that if you know the lore and love or hate the heavy hitters amongst the Space Marines, we then you are in for a treat. Really great read!Danny

Great presentation, nice four page spread of art. A quick read but longer than I had previously thought. Excellent story, intriguing characters and very well written. Anthony Reynolds is one of the best in the Black Library stable, his take on Traitor Marines always grabs my attention. He writes villains like they are actually scary and not caricatures. Highly recommended

Kharn is my all time favorite character tabletop, so I had unrealistic expectations for this book.The book starts VERY strong and paints a horrible style of life for the World Eaters, and Anthony Reynold's did an amazing job capturing that sensation of torment, pain, and lack of organization. The story starts so strong but falls apart around 100 pages in, becoming a redundant word-count. You hear the same back-and-forth from the legionnaires more than three or four times:Kharn: the world eaters are falling apart.Legionnaire: you can fix thatKharn: don't wanna(repeat convo 8 more times in the next 30 pages with the same three characters)The book is a sandwich: first 80 pages: amazing. Last 80 pages: amazing. Everything in between: meh.

Kharn? Never heard of him till I saw this book. Boy I was in for a treat! I even emailed black library to see if their were more novels with more backstory about this beast and the world eaters. Great book definitely recommend

Very good book for 40k fans. Book takes place just after battle of tera. Kharn is barely in the book though. So dont expect him to be the main protagonist.

not alot happens in the book though. Doesnt even touch upon kharn destroying both warbands, just the leadup

One of the best books I have read. The only problem is I wanted it to be longer! Hopefully there is a sequal.

The action in this book takes place just after the Horus Heresy. Horus is dead. His forces made up of the “Traitor Legions” and the regiments and fleets that made up each of the expeditionary forces have retreated and fled. They are scattered and being tracked the “loyalists” across the Imperium, and this is the story of one of these defeated and lost Legions, the Legion of the World Eaters (formally the War Hounds).The World Eaters are not my favourite Legion and Anthony Reynolds is not my favourite Black Library author either. However, they are rather well presented in this book, with Reynolds showing the losing battle that they fight to retain at least some of their humanity. For those that may not know, the World Eaters are perhaps the fiercest and most savage of all of the Adeptus Astartes (Space Marines), and they were made even fiercer by their Primarch – the much tortured ex-gladiator Angron – and by the Butcher Nails that he imposed on them. The pains that they inflict on the World Eaters make them lose their sanity and their humanity and transform into bloodthirsty and hyper-aggressive berserkers.The story starts with the World Eaters being leaderless. Their Primarch has gone, although the author unfortunately does not mention either why he abandoned his legion or where he might have gone, perhaps to avoid laying out spoilers that may affect future novels by other authors (or by the same one!). The only one that can unite the remnants of the Legion, prevent them from tearing each other apart and sinking into madness or breaking up into separate warbands is Khârn, the former Equery of Angron, and his favourite captain. However, he is in a coma from which he may never emerge ever since the assault on the Imperial Palace of Terra.I will refrain (barely!) from mentioning what happens, although it is rather easy to guess. However, and despite a rather predictable story, the story is both fast paced and exciting. It also includes a nice set of battles and engagements, starting with a rather spectacular assassination attempt and including a parley that degenerates into a fierce pitch battle, a desperate boarding action and it finishes with a planetary assault. I may have also forgotten to mention a space battle along the way.Some of the characters, that of the ever-faithful World Eater Captain Dreagher in particular who fights so hard to retain his humanity, are well-drawn. Also interesting is that of Skoral, the tough female and human apprentice Apothecary and the only medical help that is left on Khârn ship. Other have perhaps less depth. This is the case for most (if not all) of the Imperial Children. A number of characters and the themes that inspire them are also more or less loosely inspired from those found in other titles from other authors. Skoral, fiercely devoted to Dreagher, reminded me of Talos of the Night Lords’ devoted human servant, whereas Dreagher himself, with his mixture of doubts, despair and grim resolve reminded me of Talos himself.Another nice touch that Anthony Reynolds has introduced, following a growing number of his fellow-authors, are glimpses and vignettes of the Legion’s past and heroic deeds, both during the Crusade and during the Horus Heresy. In particular, you can expect a few scenes of the Traitor Legions assault on Terra and on the Imperial Palace.Given the somewhat abrupt ending as a planetary assault is just about to begin, I very strongly suspect that this volume is the first of a series, perhaps another trilogy. I will certainly read the second title and certainly enjoyed this one. Four stars.

But what there is very good as is the whole book, good to see legion III being scolded and just verbally

I've been looking for a good book that conveys the world eaters in the right way and this book definitely did. Characters were all enjoyable also!

Great book. Violent and gory, everything you would expect from a World Eaters story. Really enjoyed this book but only gave it 4 stars because i would have liked it to be a bit longer