Master of Mankind by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
This novel is based in large around the War for the Webway, the Emperor has got to find away to block the daemonic horde from flooding the imperial palace. The Custodian Guard are the Emperors sword, trying to withstand this tide along with the Sisters of Silence. During this is time the imperium is been torn apart by the forces of Chaos. We see in this book some of the reasons the people of the imperium come to believe in the Emperor being a god like figure.
There are many parts of this novel that show some really detailed character building and development, this is a moment in time that is critical in deciding the future of Terra and its occupants. There is a mix of point of views within this story that are interlinked together along with self sacrifice, morality concerns and the inspiring presence that the Emperor provides. Even with this trait the Emperor is still seen to have some of the flaws that are inherent with being human. The World building that Aaron Dembski-Bowden always manages to pull off his very obvious from the beginning with this book and it was one that I really enjoyed. Mostly because its the first Emperor and Custodes based book I've had chance to read. It was a book that I couldn't put down once I started to get really into it, I would recommend as a must read to learn more about them both. The flaws of the Primarchs are well documented but this book focuses towards the Emperor and you will have to decide for yourself if they are present in the Emperor.
bottom image book cover of the version used in the review
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