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Blood and Lies

Agent of the Throne: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1

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Blood and Lies

By: John French
Narrated by: Colleen Prendergast, Steve Conlin, Cliff Chapman, Annie Aldington, Toby Longworth
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Summary

For Ianthe, war is all too familiar. A former soldier in the Astra Militarum, she now serves Inquisitor Covenant as an agent of the Throne. Her first mission sees her investigating a cult called the Children of Eternity. Falling foul of the local Enforcers, Ianthe soon learns that war in the shadows is seldom straightforward and that the local, angry law-keepers are the least of her troubles.

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Now, I should admit from the start I prefer audio books to be read in one voice, and when I hear it start like a radio play a sort of hole opens up in my dark cynical soul. But this story changed that. I like it, nay I loved it.
First the acting. The actors were great, the right balance of energy needed to translate in a purely audio medium and yet subtle enough not to be like its yelled across a theatre by well meaning but scene gnawing thespians. 40k has its own feel, a dash of high sci-fi, a drizzle of earnest drama and not just a little dollop of camp. A difficult ingredients list to get right and this did it perfectly.
Now the story. Basic and tight but not thin. You get the impression of depth; each character is, yes, a stereotype (badass, stoic hero/wisecracking side kick and trusty robo companion) but these are just entry points to build upon. I'm hoping there's more of this story, a bigger scale and series. if not, then there bloody well should be.
in short (too late), it's a ripping yarn and well worth every penny. We'll done.

very short and very sweet

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vocal performance of cast was good especially the protagonist. Simple story, but well done. would've like more understanding of the secondary characters but that may be due to the scope of the story. Looking forward to future stories.

shirt and sweet

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I’ve never listened to an audio drama before. This one was amazing! I highly enjoyed it, especially since Toby Longworth is one of my favourite narrators. Lots of action and the sound effects didn’t distract from the story.

Incredible audio drama!

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listened to this while painting my chaos chosen and honestly it's better than most movies, excellent production values and sound effects 10/10

Better than a movie.

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Standard mix of great story, action, voice acting and atmosphere that you would expect. I only wish it had been longer, though there is another two in the series. Still it would've been nice to hear more.

Anyway. Great stuff

Gripping

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