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A Lesson in Darkness

Primarchs: The Horus Heresy

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A Lesson in Darkness

By: Ian St Martin
Narrated by: John Banks, Beth Chalmers, Matthew Hunt, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth
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About this listen

Piamen is a tranquil world in the far reaches of the galaxy. Since throwing off the yoke of alien invaders, they have remained free and peaceful...until the coming of the Imperium. When they refuse to join mankind's star-spanning empire, a force of Legiones Astartes is despatched to bring the planet to compliance. And when the Night Lords come, darkness falls. Piamen will never be the same....

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For a 25 minute story it has a lot in it. Curze and his Night Lords forging a compliance is the usual unconventional ways. Voice acting for each character was grand and the effects just add that little extra level of gruesome to an already gruesome story. An iconic Night Lord's story told perfectly. Loved it.

Short but sweet

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Gives a good short insight in themind of Kurze I would love to have this an hourlonger, performance was top

Scary

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love the voice acting which complimented the gritty and dark story... it's almost a horror book but just brilliant crafted story

Grim Dark at its finest

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God this is dark... Listeners be warned! not safe for kids or those with sensitive dispositions!

Very good, but very dark

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This story is a wonderful insight into the extreme, terrifying compliance action of loyalist Night Lords duting the great crusade. It is not suitable for children or the faint hearted. Great performance and well worth half an hour of your time.

A short, brutal and bloody story of the VIIIth

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