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Heralds of the Siege
- The Horus Heresy, Book 52
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Matthew Hunt
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
A galaxy burns and brother turns on brother as the conflict brought about by a beloved son’s betrayal reaches its fateful end. The Warmaster Horus has triumphed. His massive fleet at last nears Terra and the patriarchal Throne of his hated father. Many have fallen to bring this moment about; their tales are the ashes upon which the Heresy was born and prospered. Others have played their own small parts, drops in an ocean of war and blood.
None of it matters.
Terra looks to the skies as it raises its defences. Armies muster, heroes raise their swords, citizens cower. The war is coming. And nothing can stop it.
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- Matt
- 22-04-19
The build up to the seige begins
Really good stories fantastically read. One of the stories a little bit weak and another I'd heard before but adds tension and insight into the final stage of the heresy
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- mark j.
- 14-10-22
Over all very good. Hunts section was a miss.
Very good short stories that fill the gaps and also creat some new openings for the imagination during the Seige. I didn't enjoy Matthew Hunts reading though unfortunately so skipped that part, he has a tough act to follow.
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- Michael
- 04-08-21
A solid collection, teeing-up the Siege of Terra
A collection of strong tales 'setting the board' for the climax of the series
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- paul sparks
- 30-01-20
One of the best anthologies
Really good tales leading up in the siege of terra and it was great to hear revelation play Malcador, the narration apart from the one story was exceedingly good
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- Rik T.
- 26-02-21
Top notch
Thoroughly enjoyable collection to listen to while batch painting poxwalkers and trying not to spill shades.
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- John M O'Callaghan
- 03-08-23
Good but not great
Generally liked the stories and narration, as compilations go a good one. The Board is Set was my favourite.
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- CGGREENHILL
- 23-03-24
More short stories....
....some okay, some not so. It was interesting seeing more of Terra just before the siege begins. Narrators both do an excellent job. Another one for completests only.
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- David E
- 02-04-22
Possibly the best of the compilations
Probably my favorite of the heresy compilations, almost all interesting in their own way, unusual in these types of book so far.
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- 451
- 24-11-18
Excellent selection of stories
Heresy anthologies have lately been a hit-and-miss affair packed with more filler than anything else. Heralds of the Siege marks a welcome return to form, and many rewards for those who've stayed the course. The stories are no longer filling in time to get from point to point, and really, truly finding new character beats and nuances in long-established figures.
Even the venerable Jonathan Keeble is upping his considerable game: his portrayal of Leman Russ borders on Brian Blessed levels of unhinged awareness and truly polishes off an already excellent story. This one - Magisterium - finally gives Constantin Valdor a real voice, and brings a much greater understanding of the Custodes beyond just plain arrogance.
As with all anthologies there's one or two duds; Matthew Hunt in particular hasn't quite grasped the 30k lexicanum but it's early days and those jarring pronunciations should be soon hammered outyl. As with the last few Heresy novels the pace seems to be renewed, with authors such as Thorpe, Wraight and French once again stepping up to the mark where only Abnett or McNeill would previously tread. Worth buying indeed.
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- Dr T Pearson
- 06-10-19
Great collection of short stories
Most flesh out the end of other stories. e.g. Exocytosis takes place right after Angels of Caliban.
The performance was outstanding. I particularly loved the thunder legion part with Matthew Hunt.
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