Adrian Tchaikovsky
Featured Article: 20 Best Sci-Fi Audiobooks for Exploring New Worlds
There is no genre that lends itself better to audio narrative than Science Fiction does. There is a magic that transports listeners to new worlds of wonder and mystery that is heightened by expert voice actors and narrators. A great writer can create an imaginative new world or dystopian civilisation, but it is up to the narrator to bring this world to life around you. We’ve gathered together 20 of the top science fiction audiobooks ranked not only for their stories but for the emotive and compelling narrative performances. Let these award winning tales and voices carry you away to worlds unknown.
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The Scarab Path
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 5
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16
Ancient powers are waking. The war with the Wasp Empire has ended in a bitter stalemate, and Collegium has nothing to show for it but wounded veterans....
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The Scarab Path
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 5
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Series: Shadows of the Apt, Book 5
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2021-07-22
- Language: English
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Children of Ruin
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 668
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 586
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 584
In this powerful narrative, we’ll find a human outpost lying derelict in space, the scout ship that discovers it, and a planet best left unexplored. From the author of the acclaimed Children of Time, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic sequel to "Children of Time"
- By Blythe on 2019-08-18
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Children of Ruin
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Series: Children of Time, Book 2
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2019-05-16
- Language: English
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Eyes of the Void
- The Final Architecture, Book 2
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 20 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
After one great battle, the Architects disappeared. Yet humanity’s fragile peace is brief. For, 40 years later, the galaxy’s greatest alien enemy has returned. This time, the artefacts that preserved entire worlds from destruction are ineffective. And no planet is safe....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- By Pascal Renauld on 2023-01-13
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Eyes of the Void
- The Final Architecture, Book 2
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Series: The Final Architecture, Book 2
- Length: 20 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 2022-04-28
- Language: English
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Shroud
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
New planets are fair game to asset strippers and interplanetary opportunists – and a commercial mission to a distant star system discovers a moon that is pitch black, but alive with radio activity. Its high-gravity, high-pressure, zero-oxygen environment is anathema to human life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't normally like open-ended books
- By Anonymous User on 2025-04-02
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Shroud
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 2025-02-27
- Language: English
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Days of Shattered Faith
- The Tyrant Philosophers, Book 3
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 21 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time. As Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she’s here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly.
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Days of Shattered Faith
- The Tyrant Philosophers, Book 3
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Series: The Tyrant Philosophers, Book 3
- Length: 21 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 2024-12-05
- Language: English
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Dragonfly Falling
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 2
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
The Wasp Empire’s armies are on the move – and the city of Tark will be first to feel their might. Salma and Totho prepare for battle, alongside their Ant-kinden brethren. And within Tark’s walls, they’ll face a force greater than any Lowlander has ever seen....
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Dragonfly Falling
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Series: Shadows of the Apt, Book 2
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 2020-12-10
- Language: English
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City of Last Chances
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
There has always been a darkness to Ilmar, but never more so than now. The city chafes under the heavy hand of the Palleseen occupation, the choke-hold of its criminal underworld, the boot of its factory owners, the weight of its wretched poor and the burden of its ancient curse....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everyone is Scottish there?
- By J Brandon. on 2024-10-25
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City of Last Chances
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Series: The Tyrant Philosophers, Book 1
- Length: 19 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 2023-01-31
- Language: English
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House of Open Wounds
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 23 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
City-by-city, kingdom-by-kingdom, the Palleseen have sworn to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world....
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4 out of 5 stars
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the voices!
- By Stephanie Beverly on 2024-05-12
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House of Open Wounds
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Series: The Tyrant Philosophers, Book 2
- Length: 23 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 2024-01-02
- Language: English
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Dans la toile du temps 1
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Emmanuel Lemire
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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La Terre est au plus mal... Ses derniers habitants n'ont plus qu'un seul espoir : coloniser le "Monde de Kern", une planète lointaine, spécialement terraformée pour l'espèce...
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Dans la toile du temps 1
- Narrated by: Emmanuel Lemire
- Series: Dans la toile du temps, Book 1
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2024-06-13
- Language: French
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Empire in Black and Gold
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
The Lowlands’ city states have lived in peace for decades, hailed as bastions of civilization. Yet that peace is about to end....
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5 out of 5 stars
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this series needs more attention!
- By Kindle Customer on 2020-12-17
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Empire in Black and Gold
- Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Series: Shadows of the Apt, Book 1
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 2020-12-10
- Language: English
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Children of Memory
- Children of Time, Book 3
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 193
From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Children of Time comes an unparalleled narrative of alien contact and human discovery in this follow-up to Children of Ruin....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Weird
- By Kindle Customer on 2024-09-16
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Children of Memory
- Children of Time, Book 3
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Series: Children of Time, Book 3
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 2022-11-24
- Language: English
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The Sea Watch
- Shadows of the Apt
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 27 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
A shadow is falling over Collegium. Despite the tenuous peace, Stenwold Maker knows that the Empire will return for his city....
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The Sea Watch
- Shadows of the Apt
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Series: Shadows of the Apt, Book 6
- Length: 27 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 2021-07-22
- Language: English
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Children of Time
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,643
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,450
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,447
Adrian Tchaikovksy's critically acclaimed stand-alone novel Children of Time is the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet....
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5 out of 5 stars
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SF masterwork in the style of Brin or Vinge
- By Blythe on 2018-09-16
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Children of Time
- Narrated by: Mel Hudson
- Series: Children of Time, Book 1
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 2017-05-02
- Language: English
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The Doors of Eden
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
Lee and Mal went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor four years ago, and only Lee came back. She thought she’d lost Mal forever, now miraculously returned...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely Stunning
- By Scambo Decuke on 2021-02-15
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The Doors of Eden
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 2020-08-20
- Language: English
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Lords of Uncreation
- The Final Architecture, Book 3
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story5 out of 5 stars 29
Lords of Uncreation is the gripping conclusion to Adrian Tchaikovsky's masterful Final Architecture trilogy....
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- By JCRW on 2025-01-26
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Lords of Uncreation
- The Final Architecture, Book 3
- Narrated by: Sophie Aldred
- Series: The Final Architecture, Book 3
- Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 2023-04-27
- Language: English
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The Expert System's Brother
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 21
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19
After an unfortunate accident, Handry is forced to wander a world he doesn't understand, searching for meaning. He soon discovers that the life he thought he knew is far stranger than he could even possibly imagine....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Decent sci-fi, odd performance
- By Shawn Hook-Carleton on 2023-03-08
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The Expert System's Brother
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Series: Expert System's Brother, Book 1
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 2019-07-30
- Language: English
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Service Model
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Murderbot meets Redshirts in a delightfully humorous tale of robotic murder from the Hugo-nominated author of Elder Race and Children of Time....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Its great
- By Kanaka on 2025-03-13
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Service Model
- Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2024-06-04
- Language: English
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Dans les profondeurs du temps
- Dans la toile du temps 2
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Emmanuel Lemire
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Il y a plusieurs milliers d'années, la Terre a envoyé de nombreuses équipes dans l'espace en vue de terraformer de nouveaux mondes et de donner un futur...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Génial, tout ce que j'aime en SF !
- By Momo on 2024-11-24
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Dans les profondeurs du temps
- Dans la toile du temps 2
- Narrated by: Emmanuel Lemire
- Series: Dans la toile du temps, Book 2
- Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2024-07-11
- Language: French
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Day of Ascension
- Warhammer 40,000
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Harry Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
The people of forge world Morod have found a new hope against despair and toil. The long-awaited angels are close, and the cult must prepare for their coming....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Praise the four armed emperor
- By Random_user499 on 2024-11-07
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Day of Ascension
- Warhammer 40,000
- Narrated by: Harry Myers
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 2022-01-29
- Language: English
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Redemption's Blade
- After the War, Book 1
- Written by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Ten years ago, the renegade demigod known as the Kinslayer returned. His armies of monsters issued from the pits of the earth, spearheaded by his brutal Yorughan soldiers. Thrones toppled and cities fell as he drove all before him. And then he died....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome!!
- By Amazon Customer on 2023-10-19
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Redemption's Blade
- After the War, Book 1
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Series: After the War, Book 1
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 2018-07-24
- Language: English
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