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Lupercal's War

The Horus Heresy

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Lupercal's War

By: Graham McNeill, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Nick Kyme, Rob Sanders, John French, Chris Wraight, Chris Forrester, James Swallow, Matthew Farrer, Guy Haley, Dan Abnett, Gav Thorpe
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong, John Banks, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Stephen Perring
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A Horus Heresy Anthology.

The Horus Heresy is an epic conflict spanning hundreds of worlds and thousands of battles, laced with countless tales of heroism and valour, betrayal and villainy. This anthology collects some of the most memorable, featuring every one of the Loyalist and Traitor Legions.

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Whether you're a veteran Legionary or exploring the grim setting of the Horus Heresy for the first time, this handpicked collection of 21 existing short stories features gripping tales for each of the Loyalist and Traitor Legions that waged wars of betrayal and destruction on an immeasurable scale.

Description:

Never has the Imperium known a weapon as deadly as the massed might of a Space Marine Legion. Together, these mighty warriors form an unbreakable spear at the fore of the Great Crusade. Together, they quest to reclaim humanity's birthright – its dominion over the stars. Each Legion is led by a legendary primarch, and the greatest among them is Horus Lupercal, Warmaster of the Imperium. Yet at the height of his power, this beloved son betrayed his oaths, taking half his brothers with him into damnation.

Condemned to an eternity of war, the galaxy burns as loyal Space Marine Legions and their traitorous kin tear apart everything they bled to build. This anthology collects over 20 existing stories from a variety of authors, featuring every one of the Space Marine Legions and ranging from the Unification Wars to the most brutal days of the Age of Darkness.

Contents:

'The Last Church' by Graham McNeill

'Savage Weapons' by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

'Imperfect' by Nick Kyme

'The Iron Within' by Rob Sanders

'Black Oculus' by John French

'Brotherhood of the Moon' by Chris Wraight

'Bjorn: Lone Wolf' by Chris Wraight

'Bloodhowl' by Chris Forrester

'Champion of Oaths' by John French

'Child of Night' by John French

'Lost Sons' by James Swallow

'Immortal Duty' by Nick Kyme

'After Desh’ea' by Matthew Farrer

'The Laurel of Defiance' by Guy Haley

'Daemonology' by Chris Wraight

'Rebirth' by Chris Wraight

'Little Horus' by Dan Abnett

'Child of Chaos' by Chris Wraight

'Artefacts' by Nick Kyme

'The Grey Raven' by Gav Thorpe

'Liar’s Due' by James Swallow

Narrated by John Banks, Jonathan Keeble, Stephen Perring, Gareth Armstrong, and Toby Longworth.

Audio running time 17 hours and 48 minutes (approx).

©2022 Games Workshop Limited (P)2022 Games Workshop Limited Anthologies Anthologies & Short Stories Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Military War Short Story Space

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Enjoyed all the voice acting in this. Great variety in stories. I go for the longer audiobooks to make use of my credit. Well recommended.

Really enjoyed this.

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This is a great collection of stories from both Traitors and Loyalist perspectives during the time of the Horus Heresy.

A good delve into the Heresy

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Fantastic contrasts between very well written and well read glimpses into small pockets of lore. No story left much to be desired, Fabulous listening for both new and adept fans of the franchise.

Exciting variance

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Banks is not a good narrator. pauses at the wrong places, characters sounds the same.

the new narrator (Banks?) ruins this anthology

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Some good stories that expand the Horus heresy
The Alpha legion story at the end intrigued me , I need find more Alpha legion lore

Hail the war master…I mean the ?

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The only good read was 'The Iron Within' by Rob Sanders

please read my reviews before you spend a credit on this one

only one good book in it

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This is a huge and varied collection in every way. I have previously reviewed each story in here, so I will each one a comment based on this being a 'Start Here' collection and then talk about just how ridiculous some of the choices are and the utterly ludicrous idea that this collection would be a good place for someone unfamiliar and/ or starting to get into the Horus Heresy series.

"The Last Church" by Graham McNeill - 3/5 Chronologically very early in the timeline, but absolutely not an accurate or helpful first impression.
"Savage Weapons" by Aaron Dembski-Bowden 2/5 Why are we introducing a secondary and very dull theatre of war as the first impression of the Heresy?
"Imperfect" by Nick Kyme - 3/5 This is the way you introduce the Irons Hands. So much needed backstory to appreciate or even understand this.
"The Iron Within" by Rob Sanders - 4/5 Interesting choice to introduce Iron Warriors and Shattered Legions this way.
"Black Oculus" by John French - 4/5 What a pair of ridiculous ways to introduce Iron Warriors and Perturabo on the bounce, as well as Navigators.
"Brotherhood of the Moon" by Chris Wraight - 2/5 This barely makes sense regardless of your experience.
"Bjorn: Lone Wolf" by Chris Wraight - 4/5 Contained enough story. Kinda works as an introduction to the Space Wolves.
"Bloodhowl" by Chris Forrester - 3/5 Much worse introduction to Space Wolves with a lot of context needed.
" of Oaths" by John French - 3/5 Kinda works as an introduction to the Imperial Fists.
"Child of Night" by John French - 4/5 This actually works as more information on the Night Lords.
"Lost Sons" by James Swallow - 3/5 So much backstory about the Blood Angels and Knights Errant needed.
"Immortal Duty" by Nick Kyme - 4/5 An interesting perspective on the Iron Hands. Does need Isstvan context.
"After Desh'ea" by Matthew Farrer - 5+++/5 Perfect introduction to Angron and Khârn.
"The Laurel of Defiance" by Guy Haley - 1/5 Kinda works as an introduction to the Ultramarines, but with a not like other girls protagonist.
"Daemonology" by Chris Wraight - 4/5 Decent introduction to Mortarion
"Rebirth" by Chris Wraight - 3/5 You absolutely red to know about Prospero and be more familiar with Khârn.
"Little Horus" by Dan Abnett - 5+/5 Decent introduction to the Sons of Horus, but absolutely relies on the whole opening trilogy.
"Child of Chaos" by Chris Wraight - 3/5 Some kind of introduction to Erebus, but lacks context.
"Artefacts" by Nick Kyme - 3/5 Awful introduction to Vulkan and the Salamanders
"The Grey Raven" by Gav Thorpe - 3/5 This is literally the end of an ongoing story and needs context.
"Liar's Due" by James Swallow - 2/5 Works as a story on its own, but having Alpha Legion context would be helpful.

Average score: 3/5
Woefully inappropriately advertised -1 (2/5)
Just how brilliant After Desh'ea and Little Horus are +1 (3/5)

There's something for everyone here, but if you were starting here I don't know how you would have a clue what was going on. Otherwise, it's big ole decent collection with some real highs and lows, and a lot of decent enough. As something you can get for one credit on Audible? An absolute steal!

Great Varied Collection. Not Really 'Start Here'

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