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Cadian Blood

By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Narrated by: Michael Geary
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Summary

An Astra Militarum Novel

When the Imperial shrine world of Kathur is blighted by Chaos, the brave Guardsmen of Cadia are sent to reclaim it. Yet, they cannot imagine what lies ahead...

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Aaron Dembski-Bowden's first novel, Cadian Blood is a Black Library classic, pitting a force of plucky Guardsmen from Cadia against a zombie apocalypse.

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When the Imperial shrine world of Kathur is blighted by Chaos, the brave Guardsmen of Cadia are sent to reclaim it. The plague of Nurgle has set in deeply on the planet, forcing the Cadians into battle with an innumerable legion of the infected. In the midst of battle, Captain Parmenion Thade is thrust into an unlikely commanding role. Yet he cannot imagine what lies ahead on Kathur, and just how important it will be to ensure victory there.

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A solid 40k tale

ADB comes through as usual in a short but solid book for 40k, my one glaring issue is that I really would have preferred actual zombie combat over renegades and cultists

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Marmite

Meaning that you will either enjoy this book or dislike it and I fall into the really enjoyed it camp, it’s got a bit of every thing in heretics, chaos marines, loyalist marines and imperial guard with a commissar and my personal favourite a mechanicum attack dog

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ADB delivers.

Another excellent entry into the Cadian record, as well as into ADB Black Library record. Good narration brought the story to life.

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Good Guard book.

Great range of WH40K elements with a good story. Worth a listen. A a a a a a

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Good book, good listen

ADB's work as good as always, however this book is NOT black legion like it's labelled, it's an astra book

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ADBs first book, and it lands with a bang!

Very enjoyable book, and a strong opening for ADB. Really great to go back and listen to this after finishing his Siege of Terra novel “Echoes of Eternity”. While he has clearly developed his craft between this and now, his voice and consistency in quality is second to none. One of the best in the business right now.

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absolutely brilliant

The story has a lot for ever and the humor of the 88th is amazing especially against what they were against. unbroken

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Excellent

Really enjoyed this one from opening to ending. Didn’t drift off once which I am prone to do.

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Brilliant

An absolute pleasure to listen to. The action scenes were brilliantly written and compelling to listen to. The scale of the story and the implications of the Cadians mission is a constant build of tension and intrigue that has a satisfying conclusion.

highly recommend.

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typhos has a moment

it was enjoyable. set between when Katie has been destroyed and invaded and the Great rift has been opened. Great to see typhus and the terminus X getting a little bit of love. mainly based on Acadian shock troop company mechanized with an inquisitor and then a buffoon for a planetary leader. I just thought that it was a little bit ott and not really one of Aaron's best but still good. not to be a spoiler but a one point a Canadian captain cuts a hellbrite Dreadnought to death with a human-sized chainsaw. couple of the accents were really cool. Welsh dude Scottish guy posh bloke little bit Bernard Cornwall.

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