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  • The Chronicles of Uriel Ventris: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1
  • Written by: Graham McNeill
  • Narrated by: Bruce Mackinnon
  • Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (59 ratings)

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Nightbringer

Written by: Graham McNeill
Narrated by: Bruce Mackinnon
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Publisher's Summary

Book one of the Chronicles of Uriel Ventris

Newly promoted Ultramarines Captain Uriel Ventris is assigned to investigate Pavonis, an Imperial planet plagued by civil disorder and renegade eldar raiders.

Listen to it because: here is where the legend begins: the first mission of Uriel Ventris as captain of the Ultramarines Fourth Company.

The story: newly promoted to the captaincy of the Ultramarines Fourth Company, Uriel Ventris leads his warriors to the world of Pavonis, where vicious alien raiders are bringing death and destruction. As Pavonis descends into political turmoil, Uriel and his warriors must battle the xenos as they unravel a plot to unleash an ancient evil buried deep beneath the world - the mysterious and deadly Nightbringer.

Written by Graham McNeill. Narrated by Bruce Mackinnon.

©2020 Games Workshop Limited (P)2020 Games Workshop Limited

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A must read for any 40k fan !

A great listen for anyone who likes the ultramarines. A great story of the fourth company . Beautifully narrated by Bruce Mackinnon and as always another fantastic story from author Graham McNeill .

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amazing introduction to the warhammer 40k space.

love the story. what a rich universe they have with 40k. can see why do many people like it.
great narrorator through and through.

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  • Elisabeth
  • 2020-11-12

Missing chapter 11?

Luckily I have the novel but this audio book is currently missing chapter 11. Chapter 10 is repeated in its place.

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  • HarmonicaJay
  • 2020-12-04

Fixed version

When I was first listening to this, it repeated one of the chapters. That has now been fixed and I can say that this is worth getting. I'm not used to Bruce Mackinnon, but he's not bad and I think he does well enough to show enough enthusiasm without going too over the top to be annoying like Robin Bowerman can be. The story itself is fine, but from what I have heard the series gets much better second book onwards.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2020-11-13

Missing 11?

A bit sad that the 10 chapter is played again in 11 that a side the story was awsome, have some Eisenhorn vibs on it love it.

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  • Robert Ijames
  • 2021-08-25

passable

It was as though the writer didn't have a good grasp of 40k lore. Making the Ultramarines sound religious and all to human at times.

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  • Chris
  • 2021-05-13

One of the best 40k stories ever

Out of all the 40k stories I've read and listened to this is by far the best one yet and it's also made me like the ultramarines more because of it. the storie is about captain Uriel Ventris of the ultramarines 4th company and this is his first campaign as captain.

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  • Jacob Adams
  • 2021-10-12

Good.... but not at the same time

I'm pretty picky when it comes to stories so keep that in mind while reading this. the performance of this audio book is great so no complaints there. I have issues with how the space marines were depicted these are power armored behemoths that are all but immune to Las fire and yet they hesitate time and time again when they are up against PDF... yes not guardsmen..... PDF. and in one part of the book it's states that a laser shot melts part of uriel's breastplate. Not lore accurate. It's a bunch of little lore inaccuracies that get to me in this story and the amount of plot armor is....ridiculous. I now completely understand why the ultramarines are known as the ultrasmurffs. with writing like this it's hard not to thing of them as such.

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  • Jon
  • 2021-02-25

Cringe

Predictable story and Eldar chapter reads like it was pulled from the worst teenage erotic fanfiction

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  • MSG50
  • 2020-11-13

Awesome!!!!

Enjoyed it the whole way through. A mix of terror, and Adrenaline mix with Good narration and story. Haven’t read a Warhammer 40k book like this in some time. DWW

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2023-05-26

Not a well written audio book.

The narrator did just fine, but over all the book doesn’t follow lore descriptions and does a poor job representing the 40k verse in my own opinion and the story also contradicts it’s self at a couple points. I wouldn’t recommend this book to anybody who is familiar with 40k.

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  • DAVID KOBAK
  • 2023-05-04

Night bringer

Preposterous. A real waste of time. Just listened to it as sleep noise, that’s what it was. Not worth a credit.