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The Twice-Dead King: Ruin

Warhammer 40,000, Book 1

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The Twice-Dead King: Ruin

By: Nate Crowley
Narrated by: Richard Reed
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A Warhammer 40,000 novel

Pride is everything for the dynastic kings of the Necron race, who have awakened after millennia to see their empires occupied by foul beasts and simple minds. For the Necron Lord Oltyx, the Ithakas dynasty was his by right, but the machinations of the court see him stripped of his position and exiled to a forgotten world.

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See the struggles of the Necron court from their own eyes, and discover the lengths one Lord will go to for the status they desire.

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Exile to the miserable world of Sedh, the disgraced Necron Lord Oltyx is consumed with bitterness. Once heir to the throne of a dynasty, he now commands nothing but a dwindling garrison of warriors, in a never-ending struggle against Ork invaders. Oltyx can think of nothing but the prospect of vengeance against his betrayers, and the reclamation of his birthright. But the Orks are merely the harbingers of a truly unstoppable force. Unless Oltyx acts to save his dynasty, revenge will win him only ashes. And so he must return to the crownworld, and to the heart of the very court which cast him out. But what awaits there is a horror more profound than any invader, whose roots are tangled with the dark origins of the Necrons themselves.

Written by Nate Crowley. Narrated by Richard Reed.

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Necron books for the win!

I am pleasantly surprised by how brilliant the Necrontyr have proved to be as protaganists, first in the Infinite and Divine and now in this beauty. Fantastic story, well told. Can't wait for the sequel.

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A bit of a clunky guided history tour.

So...the story is quite thin, and so is the main character.
This book for the most part is about showing a lot of Necrons history and societal structures trough the eyes of a royal Necron that has fallen from grace.
It is very insightful on those larger subjects, but the story itself, as well as its main character are on the thinner side.
With that said, I did enjoy it a lot.

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Spooky Skeleton has best character development

Absolutely loved it, it's funny how a spooky scary skeleton death robot is more of a compelling character than most humans. A must read for 40k fans

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the ruin of a dynasty

A great story , ever since the last necron book I wanted to see more , now with all the characters , it really gives an interesting perspective on necron dynasty rather than just a few MCs

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Brilliant necron story

A great story set in the the gritty grim dark universe of the 40st millennium

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surprisingly good

Where The Infinite and the Divine is a great book and i recommend it, this book is centred from a more typical protagonist. I learned a lot about necron and their decay due to the long sleep.
Narration is supurb, awesome job.
starting book 2 right away

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absolutely fantastic

it has knowledge you did not know you wanted but are happy to learn

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A lot deeper than I had expected

For the first couple of chapters I didn't feel much for Oltyx, he felt like a rather annoying character, unlikable.
This very much changed as I got to learn more and more about the Necron Lord, great character development, very well written story with rivalry between a warrior and his brother.

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NECRONS VS IMPERIAL CRUSADE

Amazing Story. Great for anyone who wants to understand the Necrons are not simply just lifeless undead robots.

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Fantastic book

The story was unusual but in a good way, unique spin on the necrons looking forward to the sequel

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