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The Oubliette
- Warhammer Horror
- Narrated by: Katy Maw
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
A Warhammer Horror novel.
Ashielle Matkosen, new Lord Governor of Ceocan, discovers a horrific secret in a vault beneath her father’s palace - a blasphemous living weapon. Forming an ancient pact with it may avenge her father’s death - but at the cost of her soul.
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Deals with daemons aren't exactly rare in the 41st millennium - but the nature of this one, and the terrors it inflicts, will shock and surprise you.
The story:
With the death of Ruprekt Matkosen, his daughter, Ashielle, is now the Lord Governor of Ceocan. Her father’s murderers still lurk in the shadows, threatening not only her rule but every mortal soul under her protection. Even her own people cannot be trusted - any one of them may be part of the poisonous plot to destroy her bloodline.
Deep beneath the palace, locked away from all human contact, Ashielle finds a weapon unlike any other: a monster, more adept at hunting in the darkness than any assassin. Allying with such a horror is surely blasphemy, but with doom skulking around every corner, Ashielle is forced to revive an ancient pact with the beast. Yet she soon discovers that her family’s mortal enemies are not the only evil that hungers to consume her.
Written by J C Stearns. Narrated by Katy Maw.
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- ben
- 16-07-24
I just thought it was amazing
guys, read my other reviews. you'll see what I like and don't like.
and I don't like filler, bolter porn, or Black librarys "reduced IQ editions" I'm jokin g but you know what I mean ?
this one is a cracker
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- Mr. L. R. Wareham
- 17-05-20
Excellent deviation from the 40K norm
A strong narration and a story that is intriguingly different to the normal military or monster violence of most 40K books.
This is a look at what life can be like for the powerful in the Imperium when the Inquisition and Space Marines are absent.
The characters are interesting, the setting developed, and it fits into the 40K universe while having its own identity - the best praise I can give it is that if the 40K references were swapped out the book would still feel stand on its own. It also doesn't have to rely on pages of violence to carry it.
The horror is the weakest point, though I did listen to most of this while doing the summer gardening... I recommend the 40k anthology The Wicked and the Damned.
Good book and well worth the listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-03-22
Slow to start, but I am glad I stuck with it. By the Emperor!
This is a fantastic story for those who want to move away from the blade and bolter books that are all too common to Warhammer 40K. While it is slow to start (the story doesn’t start moving till chapter 3 or 4) it’s is an exceptional one when it does, I had no idea where the story would go and I was at the edge of my seat throughout. The dialogue is encapsulating, every encounter felt like the duels of the Primarchs, the verbal Parries and Riposte felt deadly, as if one wrong move could spell death for either party l, with the stakes rising as the story unfolds. My only criticism other than the slow start (that could be my impatience) would be the narrator, while her voice might be wonderfully enthralling (I could listen to her speak all day), In my opinion her inflection was amiss at times and sometimes I felt like it was one of those artificial readers, this was slightly distracting on those occasions, but didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the story.
An absolutely amazing read that I will be recommending to anyone who wants to see a different side to the Warhammer 40K universe.
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- squintywitch
- 28-02-20
enjoyable!
A fun addition to the Warhammer Horror collection. Nicely performed, good villains, a few satisfying plot twists.
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- T.Crabbe
- 07-02-23
Secrets in the Dark
The Oubliette is a fantastic 40k Thriller and Horror piece with a classically gothic atmosphere which perfectly blends with the backdrop of a political, intrigue-horror. The concept of Xenos providing the most horrific aspects through its sentience and bargaining are extremely entertaining...
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- Mr M.
- 15-05-20
Grim Politics in the 41st Millenium
An excellent piece of 'domestic 40k' focussed on the politics of a simple backwater world with a dark past. A clever story of intrigue and violence with a suitably grim ending.
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- Carl Johnson
- 21-12-21
Good
Not a heart pounding horror but still good. More political intrigue than anything. Temptation to do ill and justification in doing so.
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- Connor Whiteley
- 12-09-20
Brilliant
This is a great audiobook with great narrator, plot and characters. I highly recommend this!
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- paul sparks
- 27-01-21
Xenos not horror
I realise that the entire WH40k universe is a horror but to describe this book as a horror tale when it is in fact a tale of xenos and the heretics that make pact with, well narrated but overlong in my option
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- Ross
- 08-10-20
superb and exciting with a dash of horror
loved it, an brilliant insight in to how chaos can infect a world and the lengths some will go to maintain power. over all my favourite horror book so far.
Definitely worth a credit!
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