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  • The Lion: Son of the Forest

  • Warhammer 40,000
  • By: Mike Brooks
  • Narrated by: Timothy Watson
  • Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,132 ratings)
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By: Mike Brooks
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Summary

The Lion. Son of the Emperor, brother of demigods and Primarch of the Dark Angels. Awakened. Returned. And yet...lost.

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Witness the Emperor’s First Son make his dramatic return to the 41st Millennium! Much has changed since he last walked among the stars, but not Lion El’Jonson’s drive to protect humanity from the threats that assail it from all sides.

THE STORY

After ten thousand years of dreaming, locked in stasis at the heart of his shattered home world, Lion El'Jonson wakes to the nightmare of Imperium Nihilus.

In this midnight age, the dying embers of humanity are threatened on all sides by the hungry darkness. Alone, even the Lion has no hope of prevailing against such evil – but there are those who would aid him in his quest. Hunted to the edge of endurance, many among his Fallen knights have long-awaited the day their liege would return to redeem them. The Lord of Shadowed Paths must gather these lost loyalists to his side once more, and stride forth to vanquish a traitorous son and the twisted Chaos warband that calls him master.

Faced with these strange times, the Lion can be certain of nothing and no one, except for himself. But in a galaxy without the Emperor, without the Imperium, without his Legion, and without Caliban…who is he?

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The best book since Dante

The best book since Dante, really well written after what seems to be a lull in quality and really well read

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Return of the greatest warrior of the times

Very well written. The performer transferred the whole tension from the story. Just beautiful

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Great for fans, but not an entry point for new ppl

Good story, good narration. This books helps you get into the brain of the Primarch.
If you don't know much about the Horus Heresy then you might feel a bit confused, But for us who keep mostly up to date on the lore, there's loads of good stuff here.

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Gripping from the first sentence.

Thoroughly enjoyed this. Excellent story and narration from beginning to end. Lion Trilogy perhaps?

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Immense

Such an unexpected but great way to reintroduce a legend. This book will have you laughing and crying over its duration. It's easily one of the most poignant 40k books ever. Story and performance both excellent.

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Sublime

I really enjoyed this one. it is good to see the lion grow and develop. looking forward to a new phase of the dark angels.

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Surprisingly enjoyable

Had the potential to be generic/filler, there to sell models one…

Actually turned out to be a really exciting book with mystery, suspense and those big OMG moments. The character and character development are really well done and there is a real human quality despite the transhuman nature of it all.

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Amazing listen

The story is great and the way is story is narrated in an expert manner.

Highly recommended

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Great book!

Really well narrated and a great story. Well worth a listen. Timothy Watson does a good job giving this book justice

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Fantastic novel for the return of the lion

I binged this book in about a week. One of those that I wished never end, I would highly recommend it to anyone. The voice acting, story and emotional weight of the book is superb.

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