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  • The Fall of Cadia

  • Warhammer 40,000
  • By: Robert Rath
  • Narrated by: David Seddon
  • Length: 19 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (69 ratings)

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The Fall of Cadia

By: Robert Rath
Narrated by: David Seddon
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An Astra Militarum Audiobook

Cadia. This proud world stood defiant for centuries – a bulwark against the forces of Chaos residing in the Eye of Terror. All of this would change when it was targeted for destruction by Abaddon the Despoiler as part of his Thirteenth Black Crusade.

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The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium.

THE STORY

Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy.

In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge…

This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium.

This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest. This is Cadia’s last stand.

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Incredible, a Warhammer book for the ages!

Just.... Wow. it was so well written and preformed, well done GW. I'll definitely keep an eye out for more.

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The fricken planet broke before we did

I am a combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, I like to believe I am a hard man. This book made me weep, it blows everything else in 40k out of the water, “this is my foxhole, this is my home” took me right back to Iraq in 2008 decorating a tiny Christmas tree with my chumate with .50 brass, and dip cans. It takes a fantastical story in space that I already knew the ending to and somehow makes it so human and real that it touched on my own memories of war. This is everything that is great about 40k, it is grim dark, it is the dying of the light, but it is also a tale of the indomitable will of humanity and the refusal to go quiet into the night

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Amazing!

This book is long but it fully covers the events of the fall of Cadia. We see all the heroic and tragic moments of the last days of Cadia and the beginning of a new age in Warhammer 40,000 with the birth of the Cicatrix Maledictum. Abaddon, Creed, Caul, St. Celestine, Inquisitor Greyfax, and Trazyn are all here all with their own plans or schemes. Quality narration by David Seddon who does a masterful performance, and well paced plot with devastatingly melancholy prose by Robert Rath. I am normally a Space Marine / Custodes enjoyer but this novel gave me a great perceptive of the Imperial Guard in the 41th millennium. Bravo!

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The narrator did a superb job with his performance. Every character had a unique and believable voice.

Story had a quick ending that felt slightly rushed. However it was not a major setback.

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The emotions of the characters ans emotions I was led to feel

If you want a guard book this is a great start. I suggest this is your first book

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Feels like a downgrade

It's hands down the best 40K book of 2023. translating a campaign book into a novel can go one of two ways. Tedious, over long and boring or in this case intriguing, gripping and adding so much to the universe. As someone that lives in Hawaii and served in Korea I can really relate on how Mr Rath came up with the amazing background for the story. If you are a 40K fan this book is for you, if you are an OG IG player this book is a most read.

As for the new narrator David Seddon did a good job but it feels like a downgrade in quality compared to Mark Elstob. It's missing to special effects that was add in Mark's reading and it's missing Robert Rath's Bonus commentary. I know their is a Very loud group that Hates Mark Elstob narration but for me his is the better narration of the book.

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Good story, too much going on

A very nice addition to the previous Cadian books, giving lots of context to war for Cadia and the beginnings of the 13th Black Crusade. However, while the voice actor is accomplished in his reading, especially in the Creed character, there was simply too much going on for an audio book to capture effectively. The constant bouncing of characters and the lack of the writer giving good breaks and identification when transfering points of view makes listening a headache. Overall, worth the listen.

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Great book

Must read for all Warhammer 40K fans black legion and all the Warmaster comeh go Warhammer

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Outstanding

From the story to the narration, The Fall of Cadia delivers. Numerous characters are introduced, yet it never feels overwhelming. Every shift in the narrative was exciting; every death rang through what remained of the tale.

This is one of the best 40k novels I've ever read.

CADIA STANDS!

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Epic battles, great voices for characters.

CADIA STANDS! Fantastic listen and I loved the length of the audio book really felt the journey. And even though the book is titled “The fall of Cadia” I found myself thinking they were going to make it multiple times.

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