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Leviathan

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A Warhammer 40,000 Novel

A decorated Lieutenant of the Ultramarines recognises the signs of an imminent Tyranid attack, and launches a desperate counter-offensive to save Regium, a proud Imperial world.

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The Imperium fights for its very existence against a threat unlike any other in the galaxy, and a Tyranid invasion beyond any yet experienced.

THE STORY

'The dream...it is a portent...of the end.'

The fortress world of Regium has a proud history, For millennia, it has endured when others have fallen to ruin and damnation, standing defiant in defence of the Imperium of Man. But now it is shaken. Parasitic plagues run rampant, and Regium's citizens are haunted by dreams of horrific monsters feasting upon their flesh and marrow.

Lieutenant Castamon of the Ultramarines recognises these signs of an impending Tyranid invasion all too well. Rallying his warriors, the battle-hardened veteran launches a strike force to slaughter the xenos in the outer system, before it can reach Regium. But as this new tendril of Hive Fleet Leviathan proves unpredictable and deadly, Castamon and the First Company must harness all their skill, might, and zeal, or face utter annihilation.

Written by Darius Hinks. Read by Theo Solomon. Running time is 12 hours and 14 minutes (approx).

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Could tell the narrator was trying to do different voices for all the characters yet nearly all of them sound the same somehow and it gets confusing telling people apart. Solid story, would just recommend paying that little bit extra attention so you don't get lost in the bad narration.

Great story, Narrator was kinda bad though

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The story is ok, it has some of the usual stupid choices being done to further the plot like in most BL books, but other then that it is fine. The voice acting is another subject, it pulls the whole audiobook down. Theo Solomon has a lovely voice, but he keeps making all the characters sound like whiny nagging old grandmothers, even the Ultramarines.

This kept bringing me out of the immersion and he did it a lot. So frequently that I started waiting for it to happen and some of the joy of listening faded. This is one of those books that you should probably read by yourself and not listen to.

Ok story, bad acting

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Obviously dont want to upset a narrator.
but the narration isn't great here, it's not up to par with the other narrators such as Keeble, no differences in the voices everyone sounds the same.

Poor narration

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Enjoyable story thoroughly depicting what it’s like to be at the centre of a full scale planetary Tyranid invasion!

I like how the author sets up lots of different scenarios featuring different viewpoints of the invasion, not just from the perspective of the Ultramarines, but also the civilians, the local government, religious types, Imperial Guard, even some criminals.
Unfortunately I think this meant the characterisation was stretched a little thinly across so many people. Could have been better to flesh out a few more important characters and cut out a few less significant ones.

Nevertheless, it was nice to get a book so focused on the Tyranids. And the narrator did a perfectly good job too. The civilians sounded terrified at every turn, the Marines sounded stern and confident.

7.5/10

A full scale invasion! Fun story, nicely narrated.

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I found it very hard to listen too I felt like the reader had know passion for what they read it's a shame as 1st book for the new 10th edition

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