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Heart of Decay
- Warhammer 40,000
- Narrated by: John Banks, Matthew Hunt, Toby Longworth
- Length: 27 mins
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- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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- Iron Man
- 28-05-22
worth the listen
it's a short audiobook but don't let that put you off. it has some absolutely amazing voice acting and has a great twist. fun to see this interaction between loyalist and heretic space marines. always looking out for a great nurgly use of John banks
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- JP
- 17-08-20
Interesting
I didn't expect how it ended, Great twist. The voice acting was by 3 different people so definitely added to how good this was.
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- GarithG
- 31-08-19
is good
an entertaining book with a great twist ending, that i didn't see coming at all
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- Mark sisk
- 27-01-19
This was different in an excellent way.
The Marines involved did not have the usual extra deep voice in this story. that did not detract from the telling though. it was a simple but solid story and I enjoyed it immensely. please bear in mind that I am a huge Games Workshop fan but I am also set in what I expect. They changed it but in an excellent way.
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- Logan D
- 29-12-18
I love the voice acting with this team!
Such a great performance these voice actors put on together! Epic! They bring the story to life! The storyline is amazing and well written an all-around win for the listener!