For I have, at long last, come to the end of the epic Horus Heresy.
I read the first book in the series, Horus Rising, back in 2013. I had not read any science fiction before this (I had mainly read historical fiction and history books) – but having heard good things about the book, I decided to give it a go.
I was very pleasantly surprised. I was hooked, even. It felt like a modern-day Iliad and Odyssey – and this is still how I would describe it.
Demigods, brotherly rivalries, the ambition of the God Emperor, a galaxy in flames. Epic stuff indeed!
Finishing this last book, I felt a sense of nostalgia hit me. I also felt a sense of gratitude to the authors of the series (primarily Dan Abnett and Aaron Dembski-Bowden) for their inspiring work.
For I have, at long last, come to the end of the epic Horus Heresy.
I read the first book in the series, Horus Rising, back in 2013. I had not read any science fiction before this (I had mainly read historical fiction and history books) – but having heard good things about the book, I decided to give it a go.
I was very pleasantly surprised. I was hooked, even. It felt like a modern-day Iliad and Odyssey – and this is still how I would describe it.
Demigods, brotherly rivalries, the ambition of the God Emperor, a galaxy in flames. Epic stuff indeed!
Finishing this last book, I felt a sense of nostalgia hit me. I also felt a sense of gratitude to the authors of the series (primarily Dan Abnett and Aaron Dembski-Bowden) for their inspiring work.
In February 2014, the Ukrainian people ousted pro-Russian president Viktor Yanukovych, prompting Russia to invade and annex the Crimean peninsula. By the start of April, Pavel Durov had given his notice, with TechCrunch saying at the time that the CEO had resisted pressure to suppress pages criticizing the Russian government. But Telegram says people want to keep their chat history when they get a new phone, and they like having a data backup that will sync their chats across multiple devices. And that is why they let people choose whether they want their messages to be encrypted or not. When not turned on, though, chats are stored on Telegram's services, which are scattered throughout the world. But it has "disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments," Telegram states on its website. However, the perpetrators of such frauds are now adopting new methods and technologies to defraud the investors. "And that set off kind of a battle royale for control of the platform that Durov eventually lost," said Nathalie Maréchal of the Washington advocacy group Ranking Digital Rights.
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