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Hive

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Hive

By: Dan Abnett
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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A Warhammer 40,000 Audiobook

A double-barrelled set of novels from Dan Abnett, exploring the Adeptus Arbites attempts to enforce Imperial law on a sprawling hive planet amid scandals, cults, and much worse.

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Head down into the depths of a hive world, where a corrupted planetary governor has sent the populace into a perilous spiral they may not recover from. Will the population revolt? Can the Adeptus Arbites save this benighted world?

THE STORY

Welcome to Sacramentus. Austerity and toil will teach the true measure of the Hive's failing. No one is blameless. The planetary governor has fallen, deposed in scandal and treachery. The Adeptus Arbites roam the smog-choked vertics and zontals, rooting out traitors, enforcing the Imperial law without mercy.

As a new governor, an outsider, is crowned, the Hive teeters between order and anarchy. Whispers of rebellion echo from the heights of the Waistland to the depths of the Neg. Rival gangs seize both opportunity and territory, and forbidden cults grow ever bolder. But unbeknownst to all, a more terrifying threat awaits in the darkness.

May your light last, pilgrim. If the Emperor protects, perhaps we shall make it out alive.

Written by Dan Abnett. Narrated by Toby Longworth. Runtime 24 hours and 26 minutes approx.

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Such a rich world with lots to appreciate for fans of the setting but happily stands alone as a gritty sci fi novel. A fantastic mystery at the heart of the story, written with usual Abnett cleverness.

Might be Abnett's greatest work yet

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Before starting this book, I read a few reviews complaining about the pacing and "I don't know who the main character is". After finishing this book, I can tell you that the pacing is excellent and classic Abnett, and there are multiple main characters. The main story flows in a Tarantino-esque manner where you follow individuals whose paths cross and intertwine throughout the book.

It is a bit of a Goliath with its length, but I didn't have a single section where I wished the story would move on faster than it did. Longworth delivers another excellent performance and continues the track record of Abnett/Longworth combo being unbeatable.

Burns slowly, but flashes brightly towards the end

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May your light last!

I’ve always been a big fan of Abnett’s take on world’s within the Imperium and I believe this is his best yet. Whilst the in-world dialect and terminology was at first jarring, as I continued I found myself really enjoying how it related to the characters, their social class and revelations down the line. If you want a novel that delves deep into world building, mystery and horror then you’ll adore this!

One of Abnett’s best

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Quite cinematic. Feels like it was written for TV. There are a few too many stories all going on at once so it's tricky to stay invested in each plot as they take a long time to intersect.

Nevertheless, it's got a fantastic setting and an interesting storyline. I really enjoyed the world it is based in.

Grim Dark Space Opera

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Dan Abnett can do anything!
Here's a whole Hive City, beautifully wrought, a police procedural, political drama, spy drama, crime drama, two love stories, class struggles, scraps, mystery, and some marvellous scifi swearing, Frakking lovely 😄

Masses of characters of course, couldn't tell a story this big without it, but thanks to Toby Longworth's skills I often found myself forgetting there was only one voice portraying them all. Splendid all round 🙂

In the Grim Darkness of the far future there.. isn't only war!

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