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The Traitor and the Alien
- Warhammer 40,000
- Narrated by: John Banks, Gareth Armstrong, Sean Barrett, Robin Bowerman, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth, Annemarie Gaillard, David Seddon
- Series: Phoenix Lords, The Xenos: Warhammer 40,000, Echoes of War, Heirs of the Laughing God: Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer 40,000, Ahriman: Warhammer 40,000
- Length: 14 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Publisher's Summary
A Warhammer 40,000 Audio Drama Collection
Traitor Space Marines and xenos races with their own hopes for galactic conquest pose endless threats to humanity, and this collection of audio dramas takes you deep into their territory with full-cast recordings.
Listen to it because: learn more about legendary characters from the ranks of the xenos and the Traitor Astartes, including Ahriman of the Thousand Sons, Fabius Bile of the Emperor's Children, Asurmen of the Craftworld Aeldari and more. Explore these fan-favourite characters as written by Black Library stalwarts including Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French and Guy Haley.
Contents:
- Throne of Lies by Aaron-Dembski Bowden
- Perfection by Nick Kyme
- Chosen of Khorne by Anthony Reynolds
- Ahriman: The First Prince by John French
- Fabius Bile: Repairer of Ruin by Josh Reynolds
- Key of Infinity by John French
- Heart of Decay by Ben Counter
- The Embrace of Pain by Ian St Martin
- Asurmen: The Darker Road by Gav Thorpe
- Howl of the Banshee by Gav Thorpe
- The Path Forsaken by Rob Sanders
- Heirs of the Laughing God: A Deadly Wit by Gav Thorpe
- Heirs of the Laughing God: Death's Mercy by Gav Thorpe
- Hand of Darkness by Gav Thorpe
- The Kauyon by Andy Smillie
- Klaw of Mork by Guy Haley
- Prophets of Waaagh! by Guy Haley
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- 匿名
- 03-02-2022
chaos is awesome
eldar stories are the let down seem very human but aside from that, ork stories are best and it was great value
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- Hector Aguilar Jr.
- 13-12-2021
Dis was a roight propah tellin see?!
So we gotz deez humies tellin dem tales of dose wimpy eldar freaks which was allrioght with all dat artsy yakkin tellin a good tale about dem stompin dah hummies and some of dem black sum gitz dat woulda been stomp anyway. Can't even tell if daze proper orks and all. Den we hearz all about dose chaos gitz wid all theys yellin ans screamin about der blood godz and all that rot!! Was a good tell but dat korm fella he'd know a good foight whenz he seez one. But den they started talkin about da ORKz!!! Dat was a good tellin and a proper statin of how it is to be a grotz punchin, hummie bashing, PROPER SHOOTIN SPEED RUNNIN ORK!!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!! Oh yeah den der was some talkin of dem tau milk bag drink oh so delicate grotz dat was okay for the tellin but it ain't proper ork foighting it ain't. Worth the teeth ladz! Getcher listening specs and have a go!
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- Kevin
- 10-01-2022
Where the traitors?
Nothing much about traitors in this book sadly, had hoped for some death guard stuff but nope
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- 匿名
- 30-12-2021
repeat of the same stories from other collections.
like the stories and narrators but I heard most of them before in other audio collections...
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- Tyler Kidder
- 09-12-2021
They Need More Like This
Amazing audio drama, definitely not just a another audiobook. Sound effects, multiple readers, Great short stories. This had everything. I hope they do more like these!
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- 匿名
- 08-12-2021
This is a good bundle of stories
Overall, an excellent gathering of short stories by different races, performance, as always the voice actors of the behest of the black library are unrivaled, story, Many of the stories give vision into the deeper horror and callosity of the Warhammer 40,000 universe
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- Jordan
- 02-04-2022
Best audiobook I've listened to
The sounds effects and narration introduce an immersive experience I've never had from an audiobook. It definitely made me feel like I was listening to a narrated movie. Each story is also incredibly unique and interesting. Highly recommend!
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- Justin M.
- 30-03-2022
Mostly one alien, not enough traitor
If they are going put a Chaos character on the front of a book of short stories, there should be more stories about Chaos. There are a couple decent stories for us Chaos-lovers out there. But it seems like most of the books stories are about Eldar. I know it's called the traitor and the ALIEN, but we get a brief mention of the tyranids as an interchangeable antagonist in one story. the rest is Eldar Eldar Eldar. If you can't get enough Eldar, this book is for you. If not, probably skip it.
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- That’s bad shiz
- 16-03-2022
a really good starter for warhammer
gives you a good taste of chaos ,alien,and orks.. highly recommend checking it out. definitely worth a credit
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- Koenig168
- 09-02-2022
Outstanding collection!
This has got to be one of the best 40K audio drama collection ever.
The best is the last one, Prophets of Waaagh! My favourites, as in the ones I listened to most often, are those by Gav Thorpe - Howl of the Banshee, the two Heirs of the Laughing God and Hand of Darkness. Truly outstanding performances throughout.
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- 匿名
- 13-01-2022
This that goooood shit!
The only parts that may be a bit weak are the Hand of Darkness stories, but even those are fine really.
Excellent listen, and I will listen again!
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- Adrian
- 22-12-2021
Absolutely amazing
I don’t normally leave reviews but I was so blown away by this audiobook I felt I had no choice. This gives you an in depth look at some of the fallen hero’s of the great crusade and what happened to these figure later on.
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- Rachel1982UK
- 12-04-2022
Worth it for Prophets of Waaagh alone!
The voice acting was as good as it gets in this bundle of short stories, you feel like you are there with the characters. 10/10
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- 匿名
- 16-02-2022
was not for me
it was hard to follow. felt like it didnt know if it was a soap opera or a book. lots of sound effects and bouncing around. that said I can't fault the efforts that went in to the production.
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