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The Crimson King

The Horus Heresy, Book 44

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The Crimson King

By: Graham McNeill
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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After the razing of Prospero, Magnus the Red spirited the Thousand Sons away to the aptly unnamed Planet of the Sorcerers, deep within the Eye of Terror.

Removed from the concerns of the galaxy at large and regarding the Warmaster's unfolding Heresy with cold detachment, he has dedicated his hollow existence to the preservation of all the knowledge once held in the great libraries of Tizca, should mankind ever seek such enlightenment again. But his sons can see the change in their primarch - he is a broken soul whose mind and memories are slipping away into the tumult of the warp.

Only by returning to the scenes of his greatest triumphs and tragedies can they hope to restore him and allow the Crimson King to be crowned anew by the Ruinous Powers

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I always thought Magnus did nothing wrong. A lot of things taking place in this book show how wrong he knew he was and continued going. Amazing performance all round and the continuation of the story i was hoping for.

Magnus in fact did do some things wrong

Astounding

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the extra effort put in by the reader and the fantastic writing made this an enjoyable experience.

great in every way

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Of Horus heresy books so far I found this the hardest to STOP listening to. performance, voice actor wise, was terrific. Story was also excellent, with only a few parts becoming repetitive (no spoilers don't worry).

from a narrative perspective, this novel did an excellent job of blurring the lines of morality for both sides. Great listen.

gripping

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Loved it. Epic story. Epic narrator. Wasn't let down the slightest. 10/10 Enjoyed this very much.

Brilliant

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I dont know what it is about the 1k sons I just can't get behind them in stories...... I love the models on the tabletop, their lore is cool but as soon as it's a story I struggle with them..... performance was solid the story was decent but in the end it wasn't my style.... hope others enjoy it more than me.

just not for me.

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Honestly, pretty good. Story was compelling and there were some interesting new lore reveals for Thousand Son fans. Enjoyed it.

There was alot of wandering around in the Warp while not alot of anything was really happening, though, couldve cut 2 hours if theyd trimmed some of the Warp Crazy for the sake of it from the story.

Everything is magic

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Superb voice acting with an excellent story and varied cast of interesting protagonist. one of my favorites!

Standout in excellent series

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Who in their right mind would thing Lucius sounds like that.
OMG so bad is was near unbearable.

Lucius?!??

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