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I need more space wolf audio dramas

Revisado: 04-04-22

William King's space wolf was my introduction to 40k. So Ragnar and the space wolves will always be favorites of mine, so maybe I'm biased. I loved the epic odyssey feel of the story.

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Thousand Sons got what they deserved

Revisado: 02-23-22

I've enjoyed the Thousand Sons' story even if I'm not much of a fan of Magnus and his Legion. This is a loose ends story. The events in it are important enough that they needed to be told but not in one of the "main" storyline books. By the time the book has ended Magnus, Ahriman and the rest are well on their way to being the bad guys they are in 40k. Some surprising side, and main, characters from previous books turn up to influence events. There are several big conversations that needed to be had in regards to the burning of Prospero. All in all I enjoyed this one. If you don't like the side stories that have delayed the HH and Seige this won't change your mind, but if you're a competionist like me and have stuck with this thing from the beginning and want to see stories finished then, enjoy.

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Neoth IS a terrible name

Revisado: 02-21-22

I come to the Horus Heresy for the one on one fights between legendary characters and the family history/drama and this one dosen't disappoint. plus a favorite character of mine finally resurfaces after disappearing.

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The Khan is center stage in this one.

Revisado: 01-17-20

This is the third book I've read in the Primarchs series. The other two, Roboute Guilliman and Leman Russ, were the story of a campaign. In that context, we learned more about each Primarch. Jagataghi Khan stretches from the Khans initial time on Terra to the very beginning of the Chondax campaign more than a century later. The story is broken down into major events during that time frame making it a little disjointed. There isn't really an overarching story. The only common thread throughout, is the White Scars philosophical conflicts with the Imperium and their views regarding psykers and the Librarius. That being said the book is a lot of fun to read. Wraight focuses entirely on the Khan and his closest advisors. If, like me, you enjoyed his previous White Scars stories you'll enjoy this.

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Chapter Master vs Assassin

Revisado: 01-09-20

As far as Black Library authors go, none of them write a better fight scene than Andy Smilie. Every blow is visceral and has weight behind it. Seth is written perfectly.

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Terra in a new age

Revisado: 01-07-20

Chris Wraight has yet to let me down. Another great book. Watchers on the Throne is a great book for those just getting into the lore of Warhammer 40k following the events of A Gathering Storm.

Watchers of the Throne focuses on Terra during the universe shaking events on cadia covered in Gathering Storm. It is told from the perspectives of 3 characters. Valerian, a Shield-Captain of the Adeptus Custodes, Teiron, the Chancellor of the Senatorum Imperialis, more commonly known as the High Lords of Terra, and Aeyla, a sister of silence witchseeker. Each chapter in the book is told from a first person perspective of one of these three. Valerian's and Aelya's chapters spend a lot of the early book building the lore of their organizations. Both the Custodes and the Sisters have stepped away from the Imperium since the Horus Heresy and its interesting to see where this has led the two organizations. Teiron's chapters focus on the politics of the High Lords. His later chapters tell the story from the point of view of an unaugmented human in a battle between Demigods and demons.

I can't praise the narration of this audiobook enough. Black Libray has some great narrators working for them, and this book goes the extra mile. Each of the POV characters has a different narrator, which really helps immerse you in the story. Aelya especially benefits from this in having actual female narrator.

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Lots of plot holes, and very unfocused

Revisado: 11-11-19

I've been reading the Horus Heresy since 2006, I've read all the main novels and most of the short stories. I haven't been a fan of Kyme's Salamanders books. I've found them to be riddled with plot wholes and inconsistencies, but since I've devoted so much time to this series and am a completionist, I read this and found alot of the same problems I had with Vulkan lives and Deathfire.

For starters this isn't just a Salamanders book, Shadrak Meduson and the Iron Hands along with their shattered legion allies take up almost half this book. If you haven't read the anthology Shattered Legions you will probably get nothing from this story. Meduson is all over the place sometimes cold and logical other times flying into a rage and throwing out all sense. The rest of the Iron hands, for lack of a better way to put this, suck. They are selfish cowards looking to hide from the fight and plotting to gain power. Their gambit to overthrow Meduson as Warleader is one of the dumbest, most nonsensical things I've read in the Heresy so far.

I have a job were I can throw on head phones while I work and spend a lot of time on the road so I have the time to listen to all the HH books. if you have to budget you're reading time I highly recommend skipping this one and finding a synopsis on the internet if you're curious about what happens.

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The story of one of the most epic slap fights

Revisado: 04-03-19

One of the better portrayals of Leman Russ and the HH era wolves. Both Russ and the Lion come across as awesome but flawed characters. I'm getting a little tired of the genetic flaw troupe coming up in so many horus heresy books but it's not the focus of the book. As usual for BL the narration is great.

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A Great Blood Angels book

Revisado: 09-16-18

Gives a much deeper look into the Blood Angel's than we have gotten before. The book is split between the Aftermath of the Cryptus campaign, detailed in Sheild of Baal, and several important milestones in Dante's life most notably the BA selection process. Dante is front and center with little space devoted to any supporting characters. That being said, Haley does a great job with Dante showing his nobility and skill as a leader that is almost worshipped by those he commands and the inner toll this takes on him.

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