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The First Heretic

Written by: Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Amidst the galaxy-wide war of the Great Crusade, the Emperor castigates the Word Bearers for their worship.

Distraught at this judgement, Lorgar and his Legion seek another path while devastating world after world, venting their fury and fervour on the battlefield. Their search for a new purpose leads them to the edge of the material universe, where they meet ancient forces far more powerful than they could have imagined.

Having set out to illuminate the Imperium, the corruption of Chaos takes hold, and their path to damnation begins. Unbeknownst to the Word Bearers, their quest for truth contains the very roots of heresy.

©2010 Games Workshop Limited (P)2015 Games Workshop Limited

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  • 2020-08-29

another thrilling tale

the next book in a thrilling series, get the book read it be happy. looking for a covid read read this series.

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great story with a good amount of lore

the story was fantastic the story of the world bearers and there fall is a must read

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good build up to treachery

the way the primaches are portraying and the deamons build in the legions is a great way to feel what happened to make legions drink the flavour aid and got all heretic on each other, 40k fans will enjoy

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Thrilling story.

Narrator did an excellent job with his emphasizing and allowed for a submersible experience into the realm of chaos. I will most likely be listening to this again. Great story.

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Stick with it

I thought it started a little slow but by the time you get to part 2 it picks up something fierce. Very important in understanding the backdrop of the horus heresy in its entirety.

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For The God's for Lorgar for the 17

My Favorite Book So Far loved it and wish there was more about Galvorbak

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Excellent book!

good book, well preformed. wish the audio was a little louder. looking forward to more from this series.

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problems in Chapter 23

this is my favourite 40k story, it is awesome except that there are serious problems in chapter 23; breaks in narration mean people might not fully feel the depths of heresy.
please fix!

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Probably most important book for lore

Enjoyed the book immensely with the insights into the warp and more backstory of the start of the heresy.

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ADB rocks

ADB is one of my favourite Black Library authors, and this book was no exception.

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