Michael M.

Bad accent kinda throws it off

Revisado: 09-23-24

The story itself wasn’t too bad, even though it wrapped up so quickly. It was like the author had a minimum word count, realized that he had met it, and tried to finish the story as quickly as possible. My major problem with it was the narrator.

The White Scars are evocative of the Mongol people but the narrator made them sound like Night Lords. White Scars with Slavic accents just kinda kill the story because all you hear is Night Lords.

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In the top 5 Warhammer 40K books

Revisado: 01-14-22

Everything about this book was fantastic. The story was excellently crafted, with a great attention to detail. The stories being told within the story give great texture to the fall of the VIIIth Legion and its Primarch. There are some references to a scattering of our favorite sons of Nostramo, and we get to learn a little bit more about who they were before the legion shattered. The Night Haunter becomes so much more of a three dimensional character, and it leaves the reader thinking the same thing that those of us who play Night Lords have known for a long time.

Kurze was right.

The performance of this book was on par with the quality of the writing, and it really added an appropriate flavor to the story. All too often, we get a great book that has been wrecked by a bad narration. Thankfully, that is not the case here at all. If you’re a fan of the VIIIth, or 40K in general, you should give it a listen.

Ave Dominus Nox!

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Exchanged after 45 minutes. Completely terrible.

Revisado: 11-25-20

Absolute garbage. I barely made it through the first 3 short (and I mean short) stories before I returned it. Maybe there’s something worth the time later on in the collection, but the first 3 stories were all completely horrible. Devoid of point, no actual story whatsoever, and of a similar quality to an elementary school creative writing assignment. Don’t waste your time.

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Hit and miss on the stories, poor narration

Revisado: 11-10-20

This anthology was kind of a wash. A few of the stories were fairly interesting and well written, while others were difficult to get through. Unfortunately, they used the same narrator for a few stories (including the last one, Malediction) as they used on Labyrinth of Sorrows. He still sounds like he’s talking around a mouthful of saliva and thumbtacks. It’s rough to get through anything he’s reading. Additionally, that particular story, Malediction, is awful. It’s poorly written, has disjointed character development, and just flat-out isn’t an enjoyable story. The story only functions to make the Dark Angels look inquisitorial, and the last 12 minutes are non-sequitor. Skip it.

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Hit or Miss Collection

Revisado: 11-04-20

The short stories in this anthology are hit or miss when it comes to their quality. The first couple of stories are pretty good, but they definitely decline as you get into the collection. Labyrinth of Sorrows is very nearly incompleteable due to the voice actor. The “actor” is absolutely horrible; his voice is annoying and he speaks as though his mouth is full of saliva and he doesn’t know how to swallow properly. It’s very difficult to get through, which is disappointing because the story itself is pretty solid. ‘Alone’ and ‘Loss’ are just weak stories and are about the equivalent quality of an undergraduate creative writing class submission. Overall, it’s about a 50% success.

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