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Battle for the Abyss

The Horus Heresy, Book 8

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Battle for the Abyss

By: Ben Counter
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Now that news of Horus' treachery is in the open, a time of testing has come. Some Legions have already declared their allegiance to the Warmaster while the loyalty of others lies firmly with the Emperor. As Horus deploys his forces, loyalist Astartes learn that a massive Wordbearers fleet is heading to Ultramar, home of the Ultramarines.

Unless they can intercept the fleet and destroy the mighty battleship that has been sent to reinforce it, the Ultramarines may suffer a blow from which they will never recover.

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A rather weak story, unnecessarily protracted and rather dull. After introducing all the various characters, the conclusion ends with little if any closure for the main characters. This was chore to listen to.

Weak HH story

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Great battle scenes and good overall, despite certain accents and inconsistencies. More action than nuance.

Dialogue and voices bit cheesy

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Mediocre book, nice introduction of the Ultramarines and a Space Wolf into the HH but the Word Bearers are written like storm troopers that can't kill anything important and the good guys like they can't die as they have plot armour throughout. It's action packed but it doesn't have much depth in the story itself. Zadkiel comes across like a bad cartoon villain, especially when he monologues during combat, as does the demon character. However the overall plot, fighting to defeat the ship 'the Furious Abyss' before it gets to Macragge is interesting enough to keep you interested in getting to the end. It also helps pave the way for later books set around the battle of Calth. I did start to lose interest a few times, wasn't hooked like I was with books 1-5 and Legion before it, but if you listen to while painting or something it's far from terrible.

Okay story, but it's a bit like an avengers movie.

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Another fantastic episode in the Horus Heresy, as you follow a small group of Astarties who are in pursuit of the Word Bearers new weapon you're lead on an epic journey full with gory deaths, exhilarating fire fights, awesome space battles and gripping story telling, Gareth Armstrong delivers Battle for the Abyss with brilliant voices each different for every character, making it as if you were there in all of the glorious action.

Utterly Awesome

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book, read with true character as is accustomed to this specific collection, drenched in intricate detail and flawless execution.

I must listen for its genre. My words fail to do these books justice looking forward to my next in series / collection.

Yet another enthralling book

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