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A Lesson in Darkness
- Primarchs: The Horus Heresy
- Narrated by: John Banks, Beth Chalmers, Matthew Hunt, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth
- Series: Primarchs: The Horus Heresy, The Horus Heresy
- Length: 26 mins
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science Fiction
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Publisher's Summary
Piamen is a tranquil world in the far reaches of the galaxy. Since throwing off the yoke of alien invaders, they have remained free and peaceful...until the coming of the Imperium. When they refuse to join mankind's star-spanning empire, a force of Legiones Astartes is despatched to bring the planet to compliance. And when the Night Lords come, darkness falls. Piamen will never be the same....
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- Vincent
- 22-09-2018
A short trip into Curze's mindset.
A short story diving into the mindset of Konrad Curze, Primarch of the 8th Legion Astartes.
A very dark and immersive experience - Horus Heresy and 40k fans will enjoy this (newcomers will also find this interesting).
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- Maxwell J Oss
- 09-12-2020
Not my favorite legion but good short story
The book has multiple readers.
A look into an army that uses terror and fear as its weapons of choice.
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- Kindle Customer
- 19-10-2020
blood and guts and gravely voices
if you love blood and fighting, this is for you. not really for me though.
the preformance is decent enough for 40k stuff
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- Sam Breitenbauch
- 06-07-2020
Chilling and dark as is appropriate
You want to see Curse and his sons methods of compliance and psychological terror in action? You want to look into a mind of madness. Here you go.
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- Andrew
- 26-06-2018
Know what you are getting into.
If you know anything of the Night Lords or Konrad Curze, then you know that they use any means to sow fear into compliance. If this is your first romp into Warhammer 30K, then you have been warned.
Performances are good, except for Curze who is voiced by either Jonathan Keeble or Toby Longworth. I just came off the Art of Provocation where (one of the two) played Lukas the Trickster and Curze sounds more like the Jackal Wolf than the Nighthunter.
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- steven bender
- 11-06-2018
My favorite Primarch and his legion in action.
I am awestruck by the quality of this audiobook. The effects and background music really set the mood and bring you into the story. Something sorely missed in regular audiobooks. I would love to hear more like this.
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- James Wesley Boss
- 22-02-2018
The Terror of Konrad Curze & The Night Lords
A story of darkness that captures the terror of Konrad Curze and his legion perfectly. This is a snapshot of the Night Lords carrying out their brutal policy of order through fear.
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- Jonodh
- 04-02-2018
Very good, but very dark
God this is dark... Listeners be warned! not safe for kids or those with sensitive dispositions!
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- Anonymous User
- 06-01-2021
A short, brutal and bloody story of the VIIIth
This story is a wonderful insight into the extreme, terrifying compliance action of loyalist Night Lords duting the great crusade. It is not suitable for children or the faint hearted. Great performance and well worth half an hour of your time.
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- Keith Jackson
- 16-10-2020
Shallow in character but Deep in atmosphere
A weak Horus Heresy Primarchs short without much character depth. Nothing that wasn't told before far more effectively. That being said. the performance and atmosphere was top notch, making a burnable read into a passable audio experience!
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- Mr. Pw Jones
- 26-03-2020
too short
wasn't expecting it to be so short.
thought it would have a few chapters more
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