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  • The Devastation of Baal

  • Space Marine Conquests: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1
  • Written by: Guy Haley
  • Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
  • Length: 13 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (375 ratings)

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The Devastation of Baal

Written by: Guy Haley
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Publisher's Summary

The Blood Angels Chapter of Space Marines is under threat. Having obliterated all human life in the Red Scar region of space, the largest tendril of Hivefleet Leviathan ever seen in the Imperium has converged and is making relentlessly for Baal. 

To face this awesome foe, Commander Dante has called upon the Successor Chapters of the ancient Ninth Legion. The Sons of Sanguinius gather in numbers not seen since the dark days of the Horus Heresy. Thirty thousand Space Marines stand ready to thwart the Great Devourer, save the homeworld of their primarch, and prevent the consumption of billions in the Ultima Segmentum beyond. 

But the tyranid swarm numbers in the trillions, and they are not the only danger to the chapter’s future. As the galaxy slides toward a terrifying new era, events far away threaten to unleash a greater evil. A further enemy must also be overcome, that of the Black Rage that lurks in the souls of all Sanguinius’ bloodline.

©2017 Games Workshop Limited (P)2017 Games Workshop Limited

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magnificent

amazing book, beautifully presenting all the blood Angel's chapters but also their world they living and also has a good presentation for the tyranid lovers. chapter 28 was glorious, chapter 29 make me teared and chapter 30 give me hope. must buy.

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Great Blood Angels Story

Fast paced and very fun. I wasn’t a big BA fan before this but I see the appeal. Would recommend.

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For blood angels fans only

I have mixed feelings about this one. For one, the narration is entirely inappropriate and it sounds like the voice actor didn't know what he was narrating. Characters being described as having abnormally low pitched voice in a sentence, then the voice actor reads it in a comically high pitched and overly dramatic tone. It's jarring, think Monty Python style. As for the story, it's serviceable. Not great, just good enough to get me to finish it, but I probably won't remember anything in a week. The characters are relatively interesting, but their dialogues are cringeworthy and don't really fit what they're described as.

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I now love the blood angels

I bought this because I was curious about the Blood Angels and the Nids fighting. I wasn’t disappointed. Great action from start to finish. Wonderful story with well developed characters. Will end up listening to this one again.

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The Essence of the Blood Angels

If you want to know more about the Blood Angels, their uniqueness, and their fight against the Tyrannids in the 40th millennium, look no further! For Sanguinius and the Emperor!

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Great read

Couldn’t stop listening to the story. Complex and explores depths of human experience, morality and weaknesses in an entertaining space opera.

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its good but could be better

the voice acting was fine but some seemed just wrong even when it was described in the book, the book itself seemed to take a while to get started and had some pacing issues but i can still say that ita a good book and i enjoyed it

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Best of the Black Library

One of the Best 40k books, impeccable story and characters. The narration is incredible, the best of any book I’ve heard on audible.

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excellent story , poor voice acting.

Why did they do the great Mephiston so dirty. I will have to read this one as I couldn't continue with the terrible voice over.

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Johnathan Keeble must've been busy

I don't play the table top but, the lore and history of the 40k universe is rich, deep and immersive.
Overall the story is great. However, the voice acting is... well... heresy. ha!
The Blood Angels all sound like utter wimps with nasal congestion and asthma outside of Dante and Seth, but even their voices are almost unbearable.
Buy the actual book and let your own imagination fill in the blanks.

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