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  • Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First

  • The Horus Heresy Primarchs, Book 13
  • By: David Guymer
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (117 ratings)

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Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First

By: David Guymer
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Publisher's Summary

Book 13 of the Primarchs series. 

Listen to It Because

The Dark Angels have their secrets...and their primarch is no exception. Discover what the Lion was up to while the Great Crusade came to an end. 

The Story

Each primarch is an exemplary being, derived from the Emperor’s own genetic stock to embody a facet of His personality. Their powers are unfathomable, but only one of them is the First. Lion El’Jonson is the paragon of what it is to be a primarch. His Legion, pre-eminent for most of their long history, typify the virtues of temperance, pride and martial excellency that the Lion embodies. They are the Emperor’s last line and final sanction. They are His Dark Angels.

Now, while the Emperor gathers His mightiest sons for an assault on Ullanor Prime, the Lord of the First instead draws his Legion to the farthest reaches of the known galaxy, seeking to subdue a single rebellious world. Is this but another example of the Lion’s infamous pride, or is there more afoot amidst that graveyard of empires that is the Ghoul Stars, more than the Lion will share even with his own sons?

Written by David Guymer. Narrated by Jonathan Keeble. 

©2020 Games Workshop Limited (P)2020 Games Workshop Limited

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A must for any Dark Angel fan

Sheds light on the methods of the Dark Angels and the Lion, giving new depth as well as a thought out identity to the legion.

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The best legion getting a fantastic story.

Story does an amazing job of showing the ruthlessness of the Dark Angels and their hexagrammaton. The villains are scary and the stakes are high.

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A great story which shows another side to the Lion and the 1st Legion

The Dark Angels have a history of secrets and this book shows that throughout. A story full of partial truths, hidden secrets and Inner Circles within the legion which reflects their “modern” history and stories.
A great story for those who like the Dark Angels.

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I honestly didn’t really like it. The voice acting was stellar as always, however the actual mix of stories just didn’t quite hook together as well as I would’ve expected.

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Best representation of the Lion yet

Excellent story that shows off the uniqueness and character of the Dark Angels. Very well performed.

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