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anyone got a epub or pdf yet?

It was one of the only genuinely interesting novels they ever put out, the others were by Ian Watson too.

>Also why is a regular human the warmaster and not a space marine?
?...Horus?

ePub where.

Like it or not, a lot of what Abnett has written has kind of become 40k canon and fluff. Someone went as far as saying the Abnett verse has basically developed a lot of the nuances of the universe. Not saying he is a great writer, but the question still stands for the reason listed.

Not sure what you are saying/asking. I am tracking this isn't Horus and a separate event.

A single killer is far less valuable than a effective leader. In most crusades there is usually a Space Marine leader in overall command. This makes sense as Space Marine leaders have centuries of experience over a regular dude who may have had a few longevity treatments at most. It seems strange to not have them in charge when they clearly took part in the battle.

Ok makes sense, thanks for clarifying.

The first was a collection of short stories that kinda got stapled together after Gaunts Ghosts became a thing.

>A single killer is far less valuable than a effective leader. In most crusades there is usually a Space Marine leader in overall command. This makes sense as Space Marine leaders have centuries of experience over a regular dude who may have had a few longevity treatments at most. It seems strange to not have them in charge when they clearly took part in the battle.

Too busy keeping women from joining their chapters? :3

Having the audiobook on a computer without sound (it died and never bothered replacing) is pain, praying for a pdf/epub

what is the best novel to read to get into Warhammer fantasy

Probably Gotrek & Felix series. While they might not be best books ever, they're great introduction into the world, especially the first one, Trollslayer.
Skavenslayer is also great.
Then it slowly looses its charm but it's still enjoyable.
Other than that the first three Time of Legends trilogies are pretty good.
The Legend of Sigmar sets up the Empire, the main protagonist faction in Warhammer Fantasy. Sigmar is the greatest hero of legends in the Warhammer universe, the name "Warhammer" is from his hammer, Ghal Maraz.
The Rise of Nagash tells a story of probably the most famous Warhammer Fantasy villain. Also creation of the necromancy, undead, vampires.
The Sundering is a story of Warhammer elves, their civil war, High Elves, Dark Elves, some great villains like Malekith and Morathi.

tl;dr
Trollslayer