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The Horus Heresy Audio Collection: Volume 1

By: Gav Thorpe, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, John French, Graham McNeill, Guy Haley, Chris Wraight, Dan Abnett
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong, John Banks, Tim Bentinck, Steve Conlin, Rupert Degas, Martyn Eliis, Chris Fairbank, Andrew Fettes, Jonathan Keeble, Angus King, Toby Longworth, Charlotte Paige, Jamie Parker
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Summary

An audio drama collection.

For the first time, get seven classic audio dramas from the Horus Heresy in one fantastic collection - including a brand-new audio drama edition of Dan Abnett's short story 'Little Horus'.

If you don't know where to start with Horus Heresy audio, this curated collection is the perfect beginning - and if you just want to reexperience these exciting adventures, this is your chance!

For more than 200 years, the armies of the Emperor of Mankind fought to reconquer the galaxy - led by the superhuman primarchs, the Space Marine Legions brought countless worlds back under the rule of ancient Terra. Now Horus, once honoured Warmaster and favoured son of the Emperor, has been corrupted by the whispered promises of Chaos. At his command the Imperium is torn apart by a terrible and bloody civil war, the likes of which the galaxy has never seen....

This audio drama anthology contains seven stories, detailing brutal wars - from the aftermath of the Isstvan V massacre to the horrors of the Shadow Crusade and even the doorstep of Terra itself - and bringing new insights into the heroes and villains of the Horus Heresy. It also includes a brand-new audio drama version of Dan Abnett's classic short story 'Little Horus', specially converted into a script and recorded for this collection.

Performed by Gareth Armstrong, John Banks, Tim Bentinck, Steve Conlin, Rupert Degas, Martyn Eliis, Chris Fairbank, Andrew Fettes, Jonathan Keeble, Angus King, Toby Longworth, Charlotte Paige, Jamie Parker, Richard Reed, Tania Rodrigues, David Seddon, Ramon Tikaram, David Timson and Tim Treloar.

Contents:

  • Raven's Flight by Gav Thorpe
  • Butcher's Nails by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Templar by John French
  • Thief of Revelations by Graham McNeill
  • Hunter's Moon by Guy Haley
  • The Sigillite by Chris Wraight
  • 'Little Horus' by Dan Abnett
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Put together very well

Some stories better than others, but all great.
love when you can listen to short stories and get a glimpse of different legions you wouldn't tend to listen to.

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Good but mainly narration

Some good stories but more narrated rather than full cast drama. worth the credit however.

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Enjoyable but poorly sound edited

This is a collection of short stories all written and performed very well. The sound effects do a good job of elevating certain scenes and I think they are great. However, very often the 'background' noise was louder than the voice actor. This could be easily resolved in the edit by just putting the voice volume up!

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Amazing

Really enjoyed, back stories and information I never knew. Sound effects helped bring this book to life. Would recommend and will definitely listen to again.

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Shorts but still good

So these are short stories covering supporting events in theresy. They give a good description of the characters and do complete the narative of the individual events and are not just extracts of a larger work. They have good flow and of similer form and style of larger works written by the respective arthors and are read in a style which reflects the time period of one in the far future but with a verbal setting of serfdom of the 14th century.

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Collection of good stories

Collection of good stories done to the same high quality as always. Bunch of the stories are sections from other horus heresy books though but do work as seperate inclused stories. Still well worth it.

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brilliant, got me started on the war hammer books

very good narration, excellant acting out the voices, recommend to war hammer fans,loved it x

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Let Us Speak Of Little Horus

Little Horus by Dan Abnett – Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Audio Drama.

Nephrite’s Month of Heresies

“Let us speak of ‘Little’ Horus. ‘Little’ Horus Aximand. His aspect was the half-moon and his disposition according to the humours was inclining towards melancholia. This explained, many thought, his prevailing mood of sorrow and inner trouble. Although he frequently denied it.

’The melancholic humour is misunderstood. You think too literally. It has in fact the quality of autumn. It is a spirit of contemplative change. The accelerator of death. The enabler of ends and beginnings. Autumn clears away the world so that a new one may rise. This is my purpose…’”

(Tell me,’Friend.’ Does it worry you to see the reasons why these men turned against their Emperor? That it was not for power or glory but that they felt a wrong needed to be righted? That those that became man’s greatest foes did so for all the right reasons? They do say the path to hell is paved with good intentions. So let us turn our gaze to one who truly thought they were doing the right thing. At least at the beginning…)

Worry is the wrong word Warpspawn. Perhaps…understand would be better? I have much more to learn. Be it from Chaos, the Imperials…or elsewhere

Forgive my overindulgence to start with but I thought it would be appropriate to begin the article with a quotation which includes the words of Aximand himself. We end the Month of Heresies as we began it. With the help of Mr Dan Abnett although this time it is somewhat later.

What was known as the Dropsite Massacre occurred on Isstvan V – a planet in the same system as where Galaxy In Flames is mainly set – and now Warmaster Horus and the Chaos forces have a plan in progress on the planet of Dwell. But while the men prepare to subjugate their next target ‘Little’ Horus thinks. Truly he is probably the last remaining thinker among the heretics…and the thinker is beginning to miss the way things were and what has happened to the Sons of Horus. Perhaps he should discuss with Abaddon – the only other remaining member of the true old guard among the heretics – the idea of resurrecting the Mournivale? He is beginning to doubt. Much like another did. How will he act on those doubts?

But…that’s not even considering the dreams. More nightmares than anything. Who is haunting him? What is haunting him? And where is the breathing coming from?

Little Horus is different than my other reviews for the Month Of Heresies. It was originally published as a short story in a collection. However due to its extreme popularity among fans of Warhammer it was specially recorded in audio drama format – akin to The First Prince or Realmslayer both of which I previously reviewed – as a bonus in a collection of Horus Heresy audio dramas. I won’t deny I was curious. It was thanks to Little Horus and one or two other included stories I bought the collection. On the other hand as I’m sure you can guess I don’t want to give too much away! I hope I can persuade you to listen for yourself.

Enough synopsis and preamble! Let us discuss the narration and then the writing.The duty of main narrator falls to Gareth Armstrong – the voice of Be’lakor in The First Prince. His voice is very appropriate for the audio and disturbing – genuinely I love hearing his voice in stories. He absolutely terrifies me at points…no matter the role. And that’s a good thing! Alongside the brilliant narration of Gareth Armstrong we have numerous actors playing the various parts. Aximand is played with a rather Shakespearean bent by Andrew Fettes. The moments where he is dreaming or ‘haunted by his thoughts’ terrified me due partially to his wonderful reaction. Warmaster Horus is voiced by Richard Reed who does a great job of showing Horus’s chaotic mindset. There’s a small amount of the ‘old’ Horus still in there but he won’t be for long. Abaddon is voiced by the stalwart that is Toby Longworth. Much like in the first three novels of the Horus Heresy his Abaddon is pitch perfect. All he cares about by this point is war and destruction. His voice is how I will always hear Abaddon. I won’t say who the opposing forces are–I don’t want to give away everything – but I will say they are all performed excellently. I can easily close my eyes and imagine these scenes playing out in front of me thanks to these wonderfully cast actors.

Now it is time to discuss the writing and Mr Dan Abnett. His writing is once again very engaging. He is very good at making all the actions seem to flow from their characterisation. Aximand as the focus character and Horus both shine wonderfully in his writing. The descriptions given to Dwell and both side’s forces during the battle on the planet are incredibly effective. I could feel my skin crawling at points. And at the very end? I felt my body instinctively fall back and curl in horror. There are other events more disturbing in other stories but I’ve never felt that…HORRIFIED…by anything Warhammer before. Nothing else has felt that wrong! Congratulations Black Library. You gave me nightmares

In conclusion Little Horus is a masterful use of the audio drama format. The adaptation is incredible. If I didn’t already know it was a short story I would never have been able to tell. I highly recommend buying the Horus Heresy Audio Collection. When the other stories are to this level – which I can guarantee they are – it is definitely worth your money!

To quote one of the Black Library audio shorts which is not in the collection but very worthwhile on its own merits – Warmaster by John French – “It does not matter how the galaxy burns. Only that it does.” That is disturbingly accurate to the Heresy and yet it is fascinating. I hope – that no matter what side you choose be it Imperial or Chaos – that these articles will persuade a few others to join me…us…in the Warp. But I think my captor may be boring of me. What do you say Warp creature? Is it time for me to return from whence I came?

(Oh not so much. But such truths can be taxing on minds such as yours. I welcome that you have been so receptive to that which I have shown. No doubt countless would have driven themselves to madness rather than see things as they truly were. When you are ready again I shall be waiting. Oh yes I will always be waiting…)

I can tell you won’t be gone for good either. There are many more stories I could tell people about. The tale of the First Heretic. What happened to Magnus The Red and the Thousand Sons – THERE ARE NO WOLVES ON FENRIS! And of course the story of the last ever church on Terra. And you will join me then. Won’t you?

I’ll see you soon readers. But I think it’s time I take a break from this world. Perhaps I should do an opinion piece once again?

…So I’ve been returned to my world? To my home. Did that just happen? It must have done. Now I can find some other…material to discuss.

Sayonara!

Nephrite

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First Audible & First WH40k Novels

Great value, few different stories and really gives some personality to the lore. Easy to imagine yourself watching it all unfold.

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vol 1

loved it, action, drama, descriptive and atmospheric. can't wait for volume 2, well worth it

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