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Avenging Son

Dawn of Fire: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1

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Avenging Son

By: Guy Haley
Narrated by: John Banks
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As the Indomitus Crusade spreads out across the galaxy, one battlefleet must face a dread Slaughter Host of Chaos. Their success or failure may define the very future of the crusade - and the Imperium.

Listen to it because: the brand-new Warhammer 40,000 saga begins here. Experience the Indomitus Crusade and a battle that will be a tipping point for the future in an all-action tale by Guy Haley.

The story: a great darkness has befallen the galaxy, and the armies of Chaos are rampant. To survive, humanity must retaliate and take back what they have lost. By the will of the reborn primarch, Roboute Guilliman, is the Indomitus Crusade launched - a military undertaking that eclipses all others in known history. From the Throneworld of Terra does the Avenging Son hurl his fleets, their mission the very salvation of mankind.

As vessels in their thousands burn through the cold void, the attention of Fleetmistress VanLeskus turns to the Machorta Sound - a region under attack by a dreaded Slaughter Host of the Dark Gods. The success of the Indomitus Crusade will be determined by this conflict, and the desperate mission of Battlegroup Saint Aster, led by Space Marine Lieutenant Messinius. Even then it is but a prelude to the forthcoming bloodshed.

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I'm not a fan of the Primaris story as it feels like it has been created with a kind of desperation to make a business move intended to sell more models into a believable in universe event. There's something just too convenient about the whole thing and it jars quite hard against what came before especially for long term fans of the world. However that being said, Guy Hayley does a great job of putting some meat on the bones and especially, generating some doubt, menace, hubris and potential for future internecine conflict within the imperium. Who knows if that will go anywhere - my guess is not - however it is still a pleasing effort and interesting story. Battle scenes are great, and the cast of oddball minor characters wonderful too. There's a definite relaxing of some of the old grimdark and an accompanying flexibility in the narrative opportunities because of this, and Guilliman as a warm father figure wanting to make sense of the awful universe he's woken into provides some weight behind that push. Overall this is a good effort and an enjoyably foray into a new 40k that I have to admit I haven't been very enthusiastic or welcoming of.

A promising effort

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very happy to have discovered this series and have got the second book and looking forward to listening to it.

I hope that they do a good Wolves series as well.

I do love a good 40k story

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All culminating to set the scene for the adventure to reclaim the galaxy! good stuff

a great series of stories

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