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Knights of Macragge

Warhammer 40,000

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Knights of Macragge

By: Nick Kyme
Narrated by: Richard Reed
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About this listen

An Ultramarines novel.

Cast adrift on the tides of the warp, Ultramarines Captain Sicarius and his warriors come across a world plagued by a terrible foe - but if they stay to defeat this enemy, what will be the cost?

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Captain Sicarius returns in a new novel from the author of Fall of Damnos! For the first time, discover what befell Sicarius when he was lost in the warp and how he survived....

The story:

The primarch Roboute Guilliman of the Ultramarines has returned in the galaxy’s hour of need, and all muster to his Indomitus Crusade to hold back the darkness. Amongst these heroes is Cato Sicarius, Master of the Watch and vaunted captain of Second Company. Disaster befalls Sicarius and his brave warriors as their ship, the Emperor’s Will, is lost to the hellish warp, its entire crew believed slain. But Sicarius endures, though he and his men are fighting for their very survival against the denizens of the Great Rift - the daemons and renegades of Chaos.

Cast adrift and war-weary, hope appears too distant to grasp until the storm breaks at last and a strange world beckons. As the captain and a band of his chosen warriors descend to the surface seeking aid, they find an isolated land seemingly from an ancient era, one plagued by a terrible enemy. Sicarius will not see this world suffer and pledges his warriors to the world’s cause, determined to save it, whatever the cost....

But what is the dark secret harboured here, and what will it mean for the Ultramarines if they uncover it? Written by Nick Kyme.

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Starts ok, but drags a bit. when it starts rolling it continues all the way.

Great work by the narrator.

A little slow to start, but worth it.

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how much can one man bear, none stop drama, just when things can't get any worse they do

unbearable tension

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an enthralling story in which we get to see space marines struggle without the benefits of all of their technology

loved it.

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Unexpectedly it is a good novel starring the Ultramarines and Cato Sicarius. Memes aside here he is a well written and very likable character. The battles and struggles are finely mixed with slow and tender moments of peace.
But probably the best argument for this audiobook is performance of Richard Reed. Battlecries are battlecries, frightened whispers are frightened whispers. You feel the real emotions: fear, anger, fury, bloodlust.

The only downside is that the first half of the book could be a bit slow sometimes. Frustratingly so. But the second part is so much more entertaining with a well-deserved and satisfying ending.

Surprisingly entertaining

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Very slow, boring start but definitely ramps it up to a good story in the second half. Not sure it's worth sticking it through, but if you can do it it's not a bad outcome

Good, but boring first half

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This is a fantastic listen, little slow at the start but it does pick up. The narrator Richard Reed does an extremely well done reading and is very enjoyable, the only issue you may have with it is the amount of names that get thrown at you and you would be forgiven if at first you think "Who is that again?".

You feel for their plight, they just never seem to catch a break.

Non stop!

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overall I liked it..good story, not just bolter porn thank god, but like ..this narrator goes off on the shouting. Calgar must be entirely deaf with that inside voice.

the shouting was a bit much.

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A thrilling tale that shines a great deal of light on the reputation of Cato Sicarius and sets the tone for future development of his character.

Exciting!

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There are brief moments of interest in this story, but mostly it’s an exercise in tedium. Some other reviews are claiming it has a slow first half with some excitement to follow but I found the entire thing tedious. To me it feels like two different story ideas clumsily mashed together, with author struggling to make either one interesting. The narrators performance is good, but it doesn’t help lift the mess of a plot much at all.
Avoid this one. There are much better space marine novels out there.

Disappointing

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the 1st half is slow and boring. mostly told from the perspective of the guardsmen instead of the ultramarines. the 2nd half is better
it does feel like this was written more for a tv or movie adaptation where things just happen. it feels like the guardsmen are more of the main characters than any of the ultramarines, which i personally don't enjoy.

inconsistant storytelling

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