A Thousand Sons

Horrible narrator made me stop listening

What did you like best about A Thousand Sons? What did you like least?

A book about the Burning of Prospero and the Thousand Sons!

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

I couldn't make it to the ending because the mewling, nasally voice of the narrator made me abandon the book after 2.5 chapters. He makes every character, men and women alike, sound like simpering, whiny children after they've been scolded.

How could the performance have been better?

Get a different narrator, preferably Toby Longworth who can actually capture the spirit and mood of the 41st Millennium.

Was A Thousand Sons worth the listening time?

Considering I couldn't make it through the book, I really can't say.

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

get a better narrator!

So out of all the 40k books ive listened to or read this one took the longest. the names of characters were too complex that they did not even seem human and this made following certain events confusing. but what reallky made it difficult to finish this Audio book was the narrator. the only change of voice he used for different characters was an increase in his volume, so it sometimes leaves you wondering as to whos talking.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

when you want to route for the bad guys

The story of the Thousand Sons finally told from their view. Are these bad guys really the bad guys after all? Graham McNeill knocks it out of the park once more!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Magnus did...a few things wrong

poor thousand sons. great book. martyn Ellis a wonderful narrator as always. also if you read this and still like the space wolves afterward then shame on you.

good book, meh narrator

the book is fantastic. the narrator doesn't bring you in. he sounds like David Attenborough.

Important but flawed

This was overall a decent entry in the Horus Heresy series. It includes some very important events for the Thousand Sons and larger narrative as a whole and this elevates its importance. Several key events that are touched upon in other books both previous and subsequent are given at least some detail. Magnus and Ahriman both receive fleshing out that is helpful to fans. I would say this is not Mr. McNeill's best book but it is certainly not bad. I just felt the narration quality was lacking and perhaps this led to the story itself feeling less vibrant in some way. Mr. Ellis does a poor job marking out quite a few characters distinctly, especially Astartes and Primarchs. Other of his voices are quite nice though. At times his cadence also seemed off. I was used to some of the previous narrators and this was my first time hearing him and perhaps it was not what I expected. Over all it is an important chapter in the saga and well worth the listen.

My 3rd favorit of the Horus Heresy

A great book about the hubris of man, and my favorit legion!
Now i have not given the performance full marks even though the narrator does a good job, but I personaly fund his voice grating and unplesant, this is ofcourse a subjektivet thing so it might not bother anyone else but still its worth considering

loved It. Sound Quality Needs a Little Help

Great performance and hauntingly great story. The only major complaint that I can summon on this one is that it has a tinny effect that is an artifact of the recording. It does not substantially subtract from the story but it is noticeable. Additionally, I don't remember it being quite as hard to differentiate the characters when I read the book but overall it just took me a bit longer to make sure I had everyone straight in my head. would recommend.

reduce read speed

The narrator heeds not the rules of meter or grammar. I recommend that you read this book at 90% speed

Bad narrator

The dude that reads it is useless! A damn robot! Ruins the whole book sadly.