THE CUSTODIANS TESTED AGAINST HORUS and MALCADOR ASCENDS to the GOLDEN THRONE | Warhammer 40K Lore

[@SandmanofTerra]

Sorry if my voice cracks in places! I was quite ill whilst recording this video.

[@warpsaucy]

Nice video! 👍

[@AlfieVsLion]

Never heard it mate, you did a great job.. I read this book at a furious pace, great to know the high points for me are someone else’s too!!😁

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@AlfieVsLion Thanks man, and yeah its a baller of a book!

[@buttknuckles8590]

I want to kiss Malcador holy feet 😢

[@Rain-mw9du]

​@@buttknuckles8590What the actual fuck.

[@deamzhang7338]

This book brought emotional shock to me as an Ultramarines fan. The 13th Legion is so close to save everything, yet it will always be 9 hours away from where and when they need to be

[@SandmanofTerra]

Glory to the Avenging Son!

[@DaniMol]

That is what truly drove to me how powerful the Warp is. Warhammer fans have always asked "What if?" to imagine different scenarios, but that moment, that scene shows that there IS no What If, there is no way it could have been different. Guilliman could have been WAITING for Horus around Terra and he Still wouldn't have been able to save the Emperor. This was ALWAYS going to happen, the galaxy would Break to make it so. The fate is set in stone, and no will, no power, no preparation, no desire, could ever change it. This is Dan Abnett telling us "This is my claim, and with my hand I make it so."

[@JD-td6oh]

Blame gulliman, he created a second empire instead of heading to terra.

[@deamzhang7338]

@@JD-td6oh if you know nothing, say nothing

[@AdemTumerkan]

I love how the Big E had a retirement plan for him and the Primarchs - a way to rehabilitate them from war and let them heal

[@SandmanofTerra]

Oh what might have been!

[@ffejpsycho]

unless that was also some 5d trusted ally, and (lol) family, mind-fuckery of the kind he specifically seems to get so nether-regions jittery coming up with! I can totally see it... The Emperor: "I'll even build an insane sprawling housing complex, of never before seen proportions... IT'LL BE GREAT!"

[@aidanrock8719]

how cute and tender of him, I think Kony had the same idea with his soldiers who he also treated as subhuman tools not worthy of love or compassion.

[@T57Custodian]

Could it be a metaphor for death?

[@lancebrown9567]

​@@SandmanofTerra hey man I am brand new (2 weeks in) to 40k and I have been absolutely enveloped by this saga. Thank you for the videos they are helping me to gain and understanding of the whole universe and back stories until I get my hands on some novels. On that not do you have a suggestion on where to start (obviously the beginning)? People say start at the Horus Heresy but I want to have the story before the betrayal of the loved son. Any help in this would be greatly appreciated.

[@attemptedunkindness3632]

I can now appreciate Rogal Dorn's levels of "Oh, FFS" when finally getting to his Father's side after his ordeal.

[@Abominable_Intelligences]

Abridged Dadornable: None should be able to hail the word sake alongside fornication, it is impossible

[@midrovar5811]

as a custode fan, seeing them turn against the emperor brings pain in my heart

[@tjoverton7581]

Hurt my soul lol but I think it fit though considering the situation

[@Azhan.J777]

Wtf, Why?

[@TK-qg5tf]

@@Azhan.J777 read or listern to the book. if you are a 30k fan you wont regret it!

[@mashiroshiina993]

i literally gasp while listening den it cut off to other segment ..

[@llamaboss1434]

True. But this was the one appropriate situation.

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

The best quote to me comes early in the video, where Malacador realizes his faith in the emperor was true and he had proof. “Someone else has reached in past me and performed the deed like the god he is not, but appears to be” that is some S tier level writing.

[@unatco6554]

The Dark King aka potential 5th chaos god was perhaps the best thing about this book. Makes an event that was already legendary in the lore far more urgent.

[@ukaszbiaek6641]

and more idiotic. Chaos Gods wanted a fifth? Never, Horus was to defeat E and die by doing that. He was worthless to the gods

[@adrienwatson2179]

@@ukaszbiaek6641 Pretty much I like to think my head canon is that the 4 gods convinced Horus to lower the shields and allow thr Emperor aboard (Malcador said as much) As they didnt want Horus to become a god, they wantd him to die ao the 10k years of war and suffering would happened. Its the only way it KINDA makes sense

[@ukaszbiaek6641]

@@adrienwatson2179 thats true and good head canon because it makes sense unlike official lore

[@unatco6554]

@@ukaszbiaek6641 thing is, the current 4 do not cover all aspects of human emotion and maybe it can be rationalized that by having a 5th in their pantheon they would increase their chances of survival beyond the human race. It could also simply be the only way for them to further anchor themselves in permanence in our reality.

[@Jagonath]

@@ukaszbiaek6641 The Chaos Gods are *false* gods. They are insane warp storms, not conscious people. Actae calls them "storms that howl and breed." How could the Eldar create a Chaos God, but humanity *not* create one? The book never says the Chaos Gods "wanted" a 5th God, only that the conflict would create one (Actae also states, almost outright, that intensity of the Emperor's fight with Horus is *the thing* that will create the Dark King). Hence, the whole reason Oll Person is trying to prevent it. Ollanius hasn't sided with the Emperor (yet, if he ever does). He's planning to kill both of them if he has to.

[@IAmAlpharius20]

"Say the words" Khorne says "Blood. For. The-" *ad about shopping or something shows up* Me: AAAAAAAARGH!

[@SandmanofTerra]

I didn't actually know that 😂 I just let KZbin do it's thing but I'll go and move it

[@JShel14]

I listened to it in audible and no lie, got chills when Malcador reacted to the Emperor standing from the throne AND the Emperor saying "I am the end and the death".

[@akmalrafiaa4772]

This was scary, creepy, and eerie as heck. Imagine the custodians, adeptus freaking custodians, screaming and shrieking batshit insane charging at the emperor whilst weeping blood in a ship with living walls and writhing flesh. Holy shit GW.

[@PelinalDidNothingWrong]

This book was phenominal! It had so many great moments that made me genuienly say "Oh my god" out loud while I was reading

[@chainsawsubtlety9828]

"I will burn your touch out of them, First-Found. Do you see what I am, now? DO YOU SEE WHAT IS COMING FOR YOU?"

[@SandmanofTerra]

Great fucking line

[@XBloodyBaneX]

I never knew the reason why Constantine Valdor was depicted as batshit insane in the tts show, but knowing he's cutdown countless demons, which are in and of themselves almost unknowable on an individual level, and is taught basically everything about them when he kills them, it makes sense now. On a certain level he knows more about demons than even Tzeentch does.

[@SandmanofTerra]

It could well be the cause, though the emperor always has his reasons!

[@midrovar5811]

I mean TTS is a parody, nothing in there can be take serious when it isnt the emperor/kitten/magnus explaining shit to each other

[@BongosMuscular]

Remember, the vengeful spirit is now a living demon, he stabbed it and uttured its real name, hence gaining true power over it. The emps seems to always has a plan

[@Scufflegrit]

He was depicted that way on tts because it’s funny.

[@Wolfbane192]

Valdor’s never seen in TTS? “Kitten” was elected as Captain-General instead. Are you thinking of Kaldor Draigo?

[@chadthunderkawk1650]

The Primarchs comforting Malcador got me in the feels. Malcador the Hero, indeed.

[@Rewwgh]

As a total lore casual, I thought these events were already depicted decades ago in some form or another. But I am still absolutely thrilled to experience this series.

[@SandmanofTerra]

They were definitely covered to some degree, and you're right, not everything is new (we knew for example the teleportation split up the loyalists) but this is the first we've properly had the event expanded upon. Pretty mad when it's been lore for 30 years!

[@BongosMuscular]

Malcador has some truly good insights, all his quotes are so powerful. The custudes one made me sad. Till now it was believed none fell to chaos, for them to attack emperor is some really warped shit.

[@joriankell1983]

So they ARE corruptible, then. Great, they broke the lore. Again.

[@_the_eversor_lad_]

They didn't fall to chaos. Their minds were just twisted so they saw an enemy in the Emperor, it was like hallucinations if i am not mistaken.

[@angelgoo7772]

​@-_-legalize_anabolics-_- yup they didnt fall to chaos just got tricked basically

[@ЯАга-я4л]

​@@_the_eversor_lad_still, attacking the Emperor must be the next worst thing to them

[@randomcenturion7264]

I have to say, the sheer brilliance and cruelty of Horus’ plan combined with the horrifying power he truly wields somehow managed to make this even more terrifying. Cannot wait to see how this all ends

[@SandmanofTerra]

Me too mate!

[@Lordradost]

Sandman, you have a clear voice and clear presentation of the lore, focusing on interesting parts of it. Your shorts alone show that. Hope you do more "mid-length" content, of about 15-30 minutes.

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks man! I'd love to! It's just finding the time is tough

[@Lordradost]

@@SandmanofTerra Fully relate to that, but I'll be here if or whenever that happens.

[@quack9355]

Yep... The Terminus decree makes sense now. With the Astartes and their gene father dead. It's back to the people to rebuild and fight once again by their own term. Except the galaxy won't be as calm as the it once was when Humanity rose up to their peak. But, a uncharted sea under a wrathful storm with no Angels to guide them. Truly "Humanities Salvation or its Doom"

[@midrovar5811]

No angels, but lions

[@Jagonath]

Custodes going mad was the best part. It's even explained later from multiple perspectives. Loyalist and traitor alike were expecting a huge trap on the Vengeful Spirit. But there was no trap... except pure chaos. Even Horus' own soldiers are shocked when the loyalists arrive and have prepared no defence. Horus' madness was just a way to blind the Emperor to expect a battle, instead of a shell of utter darkness to turn his own guards against him.

[@Michael-io3ik]

This book made malcador shoot up the charts of my character rankings. His scenes were amazing and heartbreaking

[@loudenhaga9633]

I actually cried when Malcador took the throne

[@SandmanofTerra]

I know exactly what you mean! When sanguinius asks the Emperor if it's his pain, I was balling

[@loudenhaga9633]

@@SandmanofTerra I was just so swept up in how much love everyone had for him and how much love Emps had for him in particular. It really was the greatest sacrifice of the age, and he truly is a hero

[@tibbydudeza]

The "Echoes of Eternity" audiobook is so bloody awesome (Vulcan vs Magnus, Sanguinus double whammy against Angron and Kabanda). Busy listening to The End And The Death.

[@awesomeii8346]

i swear, if terra fell because malcador tripped on a rock and fell down 40 flights of stairs, that would be so funny

[@SandmanofTerra]

😂 would've saved us a couple of books!

[@martinjohnson2381]

Nice one Sandman.

[@SandmanofTerra]

Cheers man!

[@throughtfulbrawelergaming6669]

Awsome content bro keep it up. Excited for the next part of this book.

[@SandmanofTerra]

You and me both! Thanks dude

[@throughtfulbrawelergaming6669]

@@SandmanofTerra NP Brotherhood

[@oatlord]

The book is up there with the first 3.

[@SandmanofTerra]

I just feel like I had a great time reading this book 😂 it was a hell of a way to pass a cold

[@adrienwatson2179]

Agreed I was on the edge of my seat for this. The siege has been a big redemption for the HH series writing

[@paimonisfood4986]

Bruhhhh if Corswain turns out to be the current Cypher 😭

[@SandmanofTerra]

It's where my money is!

[@paimonisfood4986]

@@SandmanofTerra would be very very epic

[@Ulfbhert9000]

it makes the most sense the 40k Cypher uses a Boltpistol and Plasma pistol respectively Zahareal is a psycher it'd make more sense for Cypher to use his psychic might then two pistols

[@ahmedshaharyarejaz9886]

Seems like they have Retconned our man Ollanius Pious out of the Vengeful Spirit.

[@SandmanofTerra]

I think he'll still somehow make it on somehow. They make a point that the blade in his hand is capable of hurting the warmaster. Whether the final part of his story will be worth the HUGE build up it has had is another thing!

[@608fortunei]

@@SandmanofTerra When the Emperor and his custodes are going through the illusion of the ship, it notes that there is a red string tied on one of the statues, just like Ollanius was placing to mark his way. I think it's foreshadowing that he must make it there somehow

[@kieranwalsh2058]

Everyone glossing over how Vulkan was briefly in charge of the entire imperium

[@SandmanofTerra]

I thought it was cool which is why I threw it in. Though tbf within the context of the book, it felt like a relatively minor plot point 😂

[@Strongbowz]

I thought The Last Church was amazing . I started listening to the Horus heresy books 6 months ago while driving to work and back. I am 20 books in now .

[@SandmanofTerra]

Ahh great! And the last church is a classic!

[@ironduke5058]

​@@SandmanofTerra Sandman could you help a lad out? There's a book where Little Horus I think is charging a human gun line and they all freeze and stop firing due to transhuman dread. The book goes into detail about it and it's so good but I forgot the name, I've been looking ever since.

[@michaelwright3332]

Horus's final goal or destiny Reminds me BERSERK and Griffith becoming the 5th member of the Godhand.

[@ad1t553]

Basically, the Eclipse But you take the entire Earth as the offering 😮

[@boi7316]

Big E: I had to cut down my precious children. Venom Snake: First time?

[@MrJara1018]

Fafnir Raan was amazing! Abbadon had a hilarious situation and another touching moment between him and a jesterian captain….

[@SandmanofTerra]

Don't get me wrong, I loved the rann scenes! it just wasn't what got me really excited I won't lie

[@MrJara1018]

@@SandmanofTerra well for me this was kinda of an Introduction to Raan for me . I always knew he was a Templars best buddy ….. but Sanguinus straight up name drops Raan first as the person to lead forces remaining on Terra. That’s an incredible testament to the man.

[@nugenx]

Chaos gods are doing what they have done to the eldars. Sacrificing humans and their home world to bring into being another chaos god. Malice? Wrote this before u mention the same conclusion I came to.

[@SandmanofTerra]

I don't know if they'll be brave enough to go for malice but could be cool!

[@silversurfer8818]

Name of the music during the chapter "terminus sanction"?

[@mrchubman101]

The custodes almost seem more like the emperors children then then primarchs sometimes, imagine having to kill your perfect children, your pride and joy. The peak of your genetic and loving achievements. Then you are forced to just slaughter them by the dozens if not hundred. Maybe if ra was there it would have been different.

[@SandmanofTerra]

I miss Ra too

[@mrchubman101]

@@SandmanofTerra they have to tell us how ra died. They cant just say oh abandon just dusted him off screen so to speak. I'll be real made if it wasnt some like 1 vs 100 if not more seriously powerful demons and even then they bairly got the sword, or maybe its presence in his body began to weak him mentally physically something. You cant tell me that abadon just walked up killed him and took the sword no matter how hard a 1v1 it is ra would've torn him apart at like 50% strength.

[@magnustherad3291]

Does the part about the Custodes turning against the Emperor make the lore about Custodes being incorruptible changed?

[@randomcenturion7264]

I'd say not. They didn't "Turn" so to speak. Instead Chaos used them as meat puppets

[@SandmanofTerra]

This is being debated a lot online, and mostly by people who haven't read the book it seems. The book makes it pretty clear that Horus has "twisted the souls" of the custodians and they actually have the thoughts "the emperor must die", "he is a tyrant". So it's really how you interpret that. This is different to a typical "corrupting" imo, as it requires Horus and the Chaos gods to exert a lot of power to do so, and they are at least on some level aware of this control, and are fighting against it. So it's more mind control than corruption in my opinion, but thisll be debated to death in the coming years I suspect.

[@randomcenturion7264]

@@SandmanofTerra I think that's a good distinction. Corruption is when the person thinks the will of the Dark Gods is their own thoughts. In the case of Control, you KNOW what is being told to you is wrong, but wrestling your will from the Commands is a pain. Plus, I don't think it changes the lore of the Custodes. No Custodes has fallen and it took nothing short of Ultra Chaos Ascended Horus and all Four Dark Gods at full attention to get even THIS done to them.

[@midrovar5811]

My argument to say that chaos dint corrupt the custodes is. Not a single moment they praised the dark gods, not for a single moment they screamed "for chaos" or "fot horus", they only tought that the emperor id a tyrant, and he must be killed

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@midrovar5811 I can appreciate that as well

[@crisfirestar4857]

The custodes powerful as they are had that “you got job…ONE JOB” moment …their failure will forever be a huge stain in their reputation.

[@freshbru6508]

Oh wow I'm here early for once. Hi sandman thanks for the videos man!

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks for watching them!

[@_the_eversor_lad_]

And then there are people who believe that Sanguinius could have beaten Horus at THAT stage lol💀. Horus during that final battle was probably just as powerful as the Emperor himself, even multiple primarchs simultaneously would have straight up been killed by him.

[@Dr.Gainzzz]

I think people like myself like the alternative idea where Sanguinius succumbs to the black rage and kills Horus, while the emperor watches in horror as his favorite son turns back in a black rage against his own father where the emperor has to slay sangangius not wanting to but had to because he was wounded already. It’s just a cool lore idea but now that the books have painted more emphasis on how powerful Horus was we can probably safely say Horus killed the golden hawk boy.

[@_the_eversor_lad_]

@@Dr.Gainzzz also it would be unnecessary to showcase Sanguinius' power anymore since he already did quite a lot at the siege.

[@DefaultProphet]

I hope in the next book we get a hint at the Yellow King storyline

[@SandmanofTerra]

Yeah there were a few subtle nods I think, excited to see more

[@001ventura]

Is just me or the voice of Sandman sounds like Henry Cavill 😮

[@SandmanofTerra]

My mom says Im handsome

[@fahlmancomputing8628]

GREAT summary, great video, so is this the latest book in the series, or just the most recent one you've read and/or summarized on video?

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks man! It's the latest in the series. Only one to go now as crazy as that is!

[@ffejpsycho]

@Fahlman Computing ....did you really invent the first smiley emoticon?

[@Ikxi]

Sounds very interesting Did I understand correctly that the Horus Heresy is still being written?

[@SandmanofTerra]

That is correct! There is only one book remaining though, well I guess technically half a book... 🤔 As this is the End And The Death Part One

[@Ikxi]

@@SandmanofTerra Ohh wow! Thanks!

[@kerrytyk111]

I don’t understand. I thought the Horus heresy and the outcome is already known. Is it that the story of how it happened is still being written?

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@kerrytyk111 pretty much, so the Horus heresy was kind of developed over time. Arbitor Ian has a great video explaining the process, that I'd recommend watching. But even as it took shape it was mostly described in vague detail in the "old lore". So eventually black Library decided to properly expand on it and so over the past 20 years or so there's been 62 novels, the siege of terra books and a load of novellas.

[@zachyqaddoumi2991]

Yeah this was really interesting

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks dude!

[@cb2291]

This is excellent

[@abdulhaseebsaggu683]

Fantastic breakdown👍

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks mate!

[@abdulhaseebsaggu683]

Looking fwd to the next one.

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@abdulhaseebsaggu683 me too man! Cannot wait

[@carlstanford7607]

Amazing book and great vid

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks!

[@SidThaKid]

Great video

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks!

[@mykelengieza7057]

Hey Bro, you do great topics. I'm rehashing a lot of lore. I appreciate the new info you bring. Keep it up

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks, will do!

[@bengeorge9063]

Dan abnett is a fantastic writer. But this book was so stretched out. He mentioned the end and the death a hundred times.

[@SandmanofTerra]

I get what you mean, but I did enjoy that tbf, having it come from a bunch of angles was kinda cool

[@pennywise___]

I round the first few chapters a bit frustrating and not enjoyable. But I am glad I persisted.

[@vladimirmihnev9702]

Blood for Sanguinius. Sculls for the Golden throne! Milk for the Kornflacks 🎉

[@santiagovisci2899]

Marcador IS the MVP of the Horus heresy

[@teobratuteodor1728]

I wish i was at least a little surprise but im not, its make sense since the Emperor is most powerfull psyker his emotions radiate and plus to the primarchs are made from his own blood are very conected, or how the custodes was terrified on the Vengeful Spirit what prove to only blanks and psykers, who are more like plot device to show powerful are some characters how they do with Tyranids, can truly fight back against the horrors befond owr reality, as examples why all it makes sense for me at least.

[@ibanana1871]

The Omnissiah knows all.

[@PeteLV]

Thank you for the recap!

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks for watching!

[@skydiver8050]

Evening squire , quality as per usual,just wondering if you ever considered covering the 'war of the beast' in its entirety as I don't think many have???

[@SandmanofTerra]

I definitely will touch on it a bit, I'd like to cover the last time we see Vulkan definitely

[@LanderKoenig]

11:11 well shit…..that’s even worse that what I was expecting

[@updfdrakkell143]

about the dark king.... Are we sure that doesnt mean a clone of big E in commoragh?

[@henrybarnacle9549]

He ain’t malcador the sigilite he is malcador the G.O.A.T

[@divyanshsingh9369]

It's all downhill for the imperium from here

[@warpsaucy]

Looking forward to getting and reading this!

[@JazzmatazzSSM]

Love your videos :)

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thank you so much!

[@Cy4pher]

Horus is really really strong, how on earth did the emperor beat that

[@SandmanofTerra]

I guess we'll have to wait and see! Legend says Sanguinius puts a chink in his armour

[@thrassthrak9091]

​@@SandmanofTerra sanguinius made the chunk in his armor and garviel will interrupt horus and give the emperor time to finish horus, thats how i know the lore( there was only a soldier that comes earlier in the lore) but after this book it must be garviel 🙂

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@thrassthrak9091 Definitely think Garviel will be there. Always believed!

[@hunberyt4988]

love ya bro

[@SandmanofTerra]

Cheers man!

[@MrJara1018]

The book was so long…… and I want more! Do they do directors -cut for books ?…. Writer’s cut

[@SandmanofTerra]

Hahaha, I wish they did!

[@nikkepikkelito115]

This was just so good,soo good!

[@SandmanofTerra]

Thanks man!

[@nikkepikkelito115]

@@SandmanofTerra fudge the "thanks"! I really wish u would/could crank up more and longer vids. By my life and all that is holy i swear to you that your mind composition and reading voice leaves even luetun far FAR behind you! Im a 40k lore addict and know every single 40k creator in an out. I have loved u for so long,but when u keep checking your channel over and over without anything new you will be forgotten. I myself has forgotten u at least three times. I cant say but it seems u have a day job and does youtube for fun kinda. But if you would dedicate 1,5-2 months on creating content im soo fing sure you can quit that pesky 9-5. Take this from who has watched every vidfrom every 40k channel,u are so good and so far above the sk best. And im not fag,just honest. A little jelous maybe..

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@nikkepikkelito115 I'd love to go full time for sure one day, but yeah it's tough with the 9-5

[@nikkepikkelito115]

@@SandmanofTerra yup,its all up to you and what u want in life. I hear u live in the uk. If i were you with your talent,a talent that could make me a fing millionaire fing fast,then i would call in sick for a month wich isnt hard to do in the uk,press 40k content like crazy. If im wrong,the uk will pay u,if im right u will be rich. This is your thing,this is what you are made for! Dont be a tard,and dont fing forget me when u blow up!!

[@michaelnungester7967]

is the intro of the Emperor speaking from an audio book?

[@SandmanofTerra]

Nah, just a friend

[@camtube2000]

Is this Henry cavils secret channel? The voice sounds similar

[@SandmanofTerra]

Hahaha, I wish

[@shaderunner8220]

So Horus is literally a Griffith that failed in a sense.

[@theophrastusbombastus1359]

How could the Emperor plan a retirement for his sons when the crusade was over? He's witnessed everything to come. He made Horus the Warmaster *because* he foresaw the rise of chaos, a necessary evil, so that he could inhabit the golden throne and could, eventually, rise to godhood in the warp

[@LeCharles07]

I want GW to make a Malcador model. I might actually play 30k if I could use Malcador.

[@SandmanofTerra]

Me too!

[@corbenoneill3092]

Kinda sounds like a top 10 watch mojo vid , enjoyed it just odd

[@SandmanofTerra]

😂 I'll take it. Also, happy to take on any feedback!

[@jamesp7271]

How many times did you need to reread that passage when the custodes attacked big E? For me it was like 3 times lol

[@akimbanguehe3454]

2nd and 11th primarch skulls on the goldgen throne?

[@Bloodworia]

Do you guys think it is worth just reading this and the last one? I know a lot of lore from youtube but havent read any book of the horus heresy series. I am currently listening to the three Eisenhorn ones. I am just not thrilled to go through all the horus heresy books even if they are great.

[@SandmanofTerra]

It's tough to say, but if you are confident that you have a very good understanding of the heresy and SoT, you'll probably be fine reading just those. There will be some characters who you'll have to Google, but tbh, as someone who's read the Horus heresy, there are so many characters occasionally I have to remind myself who is who 😂

[@jaggadaku5528]

Trust me, just start with the first one(Horus rising), you would be swept up in it. I advise audiobooks

[@kevinkellyantonio3040]

I honestly suggest that even if you have a fair understanding of 30k timeline and what happens in 40k. PLEASE read/ listen to the entire SoT series. It is just that Good. I personally didnt read the whole Horus Heresy.. but these 8 books are something else. Jonathan Keeble especially for his voice work

[@crusader10928]

So how did the dude in the begg8n8ng save the imperium?

[@SandmanofTerra]

On the golden throne, malcador was about to hold the warp breach shut, so that the emperor could go to the vengeful spirit and flight horus

[@cullyduff]

What music is used for the Malcador Ascends part?

[@SandmanofTerra]

I will take a look but I'm not sure sorry, the music is from epidemic sound I think it is Hampus Naeselius / The Story Begins

[@cullyduff]

@@SandmanofTerra thats the one thanks! :)

[@brentarellano46]

So....sanguinius only lost because horus was OP🤔

[@SandmanofTerra]

so op!

[@brentarellano46]

@SandmanofTerra so instead of nerfing my lord and savior sanguinius, they 🤔 just increased horus to a 5th chaos God cause that's the only way he would win?

[@azalikmar2]

Where is a good starting point for a new warhammer fan?

[@SandmanofTerra]

Video wise or book wise sorry?

[@azalikmar2]

@@SandmanofTerra Book wise please. I feel like I need to earn that knowledge

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@azalikmar2 eisenhorn is the most popular recommendation in my experience and it's certainly great. Just awesome sci-fi kind of crime thrillers. The Horus heresy is very large and therefore intimidating, but it's where I started and I wouldn't change it for the world so if you're up for the challenge, I'd say go for it! The Primarch novels are imo very good for people newish to the hobby but have a decent grasp of what space marines/primarchs are. They're relatively short, action packed, and usually self contained (satisfying endings) but lead into larger things depending on the characters you like

[@azalikmar2]

@@SandmanofTerra Thanks for the thorough recommendations man! Honestly from your videos it seems the Horus Heresy seems like the best storyline, or at least in my opinion it seems so, but do you think I will appreciate its epic-ness as much if I immediately start off there? or would starting at Eisenhorn then going to the Heresy give me that even more glorious payoff?

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@azalikmar2 it is very tough to say I'll be honest because I only "entered" the lore one way 😂. But eisenhorn is so commonly recommended as a starting point, I'd say it's the safer bet tbf. Though if you're all about heresy, the first 3 Horus heresy books are amazing. Sorry it's tough to give a definitive answer because they're all so good imo 😂

[@TunaSandwichify]

Wait...what's this about Sanguinius telling Valdor he's his brother?

[@SandmanofTerra]

Yeah it's a very moving scene, Valdor kind of brushes it off (gotta stay professional) but I'll be damned if I didn't well up a bit

[@TunaSandwichify]

@@SandmanofTerra As in his actual blood brother or his battle brother kind of thing? Thanks for the reply! Loved the video! So much so I actually ordered the book :)

[@SandmanofTerra]

@@TunaSandwichify ahh awesome thanks man! Just like a metaphorical brother type deal

[@waynerobinson4858]

Ugh I'm on descent of angels with the Horus heresy book ; ;

[@SandmanofTerra]

Great book, a hell of a journey ahead!

[@Ксандр-в1ч]

Brother Sandman of Terra, could you please tell, what's the name of the soundtrack? 0:00-0:14 and from 0:14 ?

[@CaptainSnackbar]

i just ordered a copy

[@SandmanofTerra]

Definitely worth it

[@zsoltbartha900]

it's MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM!

[@TENGUartesmarciales]

I must have misunderstood something because I thought the Emperor was the Dark King lol

[@SandmanofTerra]

Interesting, why what makes you say that?

[@TENGUartesmarciales]

@@SandmanofTerra (SPOILERS) When Malcador mind-scryes the emperor as he removes his gauntlet in the vengeful spirit clears his Custodes' minds of the spell, and awakens his full power in the warp, I believe the Chaos Gods smile and call him the Dark King. And at the end when (some narrator i dont remember) is describing what could be the possible fifth god of chaos, it seems like they are talking about Horus, but to me it seemed that everything that was being described suited what the emperor became after the heresy, a dark god of death

[@SandmanofTerra]

​​​@@TENGUartesmarciales so actae definitely is talking about Horus as she calls him out by name and there's no mention of the chaos gods calling the Emperor the dark king as far as I recall, but if you have a page number or chapter I'll take a look. Do you mean the bit where they're chanting the name "dark king", I do kind of get that but there's no reference to it being the emperor I believe. It's just then chanting the name

[@TENGUartesmarciales]

@@SandmanofTerra perhaps I understood what I subconsciously thought wouldve been a pretty rad conclusion for the Heresy, that the Chaos Gods plan was in the end to entomb the Emperor in life, since he could not be killed, and turn him into an object of galactic-scale death and destruction 😂

[@TENGUartesmarciales]

​@@SandmanofTerratolda ya...

[@adrienwatson2179]

Ive been DYING to read and talk about this one SPOILERS By far the coolest moment was the Emperor sending out a psychic roar that shook the Vengeful spirit, becoming the incarnate of wrath

[@SandmanofTerra]

Its a really great book

[@Freeman-bt9od]

Is there a new book after this vid

[@SandmanofTerra]

There's one book left! The final siege of terra books!

[@gabrielguerrero2438]

So I'm still getting into the books of Warhammer which series is this?? And where can I read it?

[@SandmanofTerra]

It's the siege of Terra, book 8. Quite tough to jump straight into I suspect is the only thing

[@gabrielguerrero2438]

@@SandmanofTerra appreciate it!! Yea I'm thinking of trying the eisenhorn books but i also want some primarch action. I've watched a lot of lore videos which is only the scratched the surface but it gives me enough context to want to give them a shot

[@Codoxnz]

Isn't 'The end and the death' the phrase Samus said over and over again?

[@SandmanofTerra]

It's actually said a few times in the book yeah

[@Codex_Regius]

Fairly new to 40k, none of this makes any sense to me 😂

[@SandmanofTerra]

Here's my beginners video if you're interested! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bpvLeKGNrauXnKcsi=yB4-JKCLJS9B_8uy

[@Codex_Regius]

@@SandmanofTerra Thanks 😋 I’ll check it out while I’m cooking dinner 👍

[@Codex_Regius]

@@SandmanofTerra Perfect timing, was just looking for something to listen to 😂

[@michaeljenner2325]

Can anyone tell me what this thing is about The Emperor being Jesus? Like is that confirmed or just a romour?

[@SandmanofTerra]

It's not even really implied tbh, think it was something the leaks got wrong and the internet just ran with it

[@thrassthrak9091]

He was alexander the great too, so why not, he looks a bit like jesus with a flamesword 😎🙂

[@Watam8o]

Custodians can't fall to Chaos. Nor can they physically attack the Emperor. Non canon

[@SandmanofTerra]

It's a difficult thing to accept for a lot of people for sure

[@Watam8o]

@@SandmanofTerra it's also just annoying how Gw doesn't seem to read their own books considering in the original Horus Heresy books didn't they say that the Emperor arrived on the Flagship accompanied by only a handful of Imperial Guardsmen? And that his Custodes were teleported else-where?

[@shadearca]

@@Watam8o You realize that most the books up until recently have been written from the perspective of what the Imperium officials believe happened/or tell happened?

[@Watam8o]

@@shadearca feels like a. excuse from Gw for poor writing, considering the original books were definitely written from an "omnipotent" Pov and included information the writers (If written from the perspective of an in-lore character) couldn't have possibly known about. Also.. the Emperor in the "Revelations" series sounds nothing like the Emperor in this series. He was wise beyond comprehension and was easily considered "god-like". In this series it kind of makes him seem like a bumbling idiot and that just doesn't feel right.

[@FrenkieWest32]

@@Watam8o the ''original books'' are not the end-all universal lore that is set in stone forever.

[@antcow1239]

Honestly, Horus was on the verge of godhood, not some run of the mill demon prince. If it was ANYONE else, the custodes could have easily resisted being puppeteered, but not here. And I doubt Grey knights could do better than them.

[@gustafhillertz9374]

Between Custodians getting currupted by chaos and warp nonsens breaking the will of dorn i can firmly say that this book is just a bunch of crap

[@mongoliandude]

The Emperor was a woman.

[@thrassthrak9091]

You talk about erda ? She was maybe his wife 😎

[@benhur933]

Malcador is old enough to remember the dark age of technology.

[@SandmanofTerra]

Definitely!

[@benhur933]

@@SandmanofTerra its funny how they say he was born in the early days of the age of strife but the timeline GW gives puts him around 2000 years before the DAT ends. he was there to witness it which is why I believe when the emperor showed up he immediately "surrendered" because they knew each other prior.

[@zarhun7]

Beatiful lovely positive videos you make. Espically that Switzerland nature snow ice forest. Absolutely magical place you live at. I need to get away from city suburbs soon too.