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  • Black Legion: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1
  • Written by: Aaron Dembski-Bowden
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (314 ratings)

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The Talon of Horus

Written by: Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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When Horus fell, his Sons fell with him. A broken Legion, beset by rivalries and hunted by their erstwhile allies, the former Luna Wolves have scattered across the tortured realm of the Eye of Terror. And of Abaddon, greatest of the Warmaster's followers, nothing has been heard for many years. Until now....

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Buy it. ADM and Keeble. Boom.

What a wonderful introduction to the “Traitor”legions and there perspective in the 40K universe. I can’t wait to start the series again. Well done Gentleman.

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Amazing voice acting

Johnathan Keeble’s voice acting brought this book to life, I never do reviews but this was fantastic.

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As Good as They Get.

There is a certain threshold Black Library crosses from time-to-time, Jonathan Keeble and Aaron Dembski-Bowden never seem to fail to cross that threshold -- they can be counted on to push the fiction across that border, out of pulp-fan-fun, though that is where it unapologetically starts (and I gladly read) into a Mythos, into a work that holds the attention after the book is finished. It continues to satisfy, it generates the desire to return and read passages again, ideas, characters, moments again. Jonathan Keeble has read many authors and his performances a near perfect in tone, in characterization, timing -- he lets work breathe. And done in a way that seems perfectly natural. He elevates everything he reads. It comes across as thoughtful and important, cerebral and still dramatic. For me, Aaron Demdski-Bowden enriches the lore with his ideas. He accepts the scribbled outlines he has been handed, and fills them out, into a working and interesting architecture. Take this book for its description of 'The Demon' alone.

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Epic!

One of my favourite stores from the grim darkness of the far future. Accompanied with spot-on narration. Highly recommended.

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Black legion

just hit 4000pts of black legion, From Shame an Shadow recast; In black and gold reborn.

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Great story

Got me to like abbadon when I thought he was just a fist full of failures

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awesome story

so much backstory on the heresy and abaddon and what happened after horus died and how the black legion was started

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Wonderful story, strange pacing

While I understand the Authors choice of where to end the story, and the ending itself is wondrous, there lies a distinct pacing issue. The first half of the book is dreary, slow and building. Everything you’d want in a story setting up on of 40Ks most important characters, events and settings. However, the second act (if you can call it that) speeds us along almost like the final word count is approaching too quickly for the author. Then we are thrown into a final act with scare moments left in the story, and vagueness on finality and casualty left everywhere.

Now this may be (and almost certainly is) answered in the next instalment, but it never-the-less leaves a weird feeling on the story as it just seems to pick up in a weird way and far too much is crammed in the final moments.

That all said though, the story is itself incredible, and without much flaw I feel. It’s a tale worth hearing about and brings life and emotion to the traitors and their legions often missed even in GWs own codices and supplements. All of the story is known vaguely in the histories of 40K, but the introduction of unique characters to help play it out as we witness it, is well done and a perfect way to experience the grandness of the story, and the Despoiler himself.

The narration is superb. Among the best really. Each characters voices are unique and clear. Their tone, attitude, emotion and personality is brought to life by the authors words and the narrators deliverance. Never was I cringing at the overuse of bad accents, or confused by similar sounding characters. Even the minor side characters you interact with once or twice at most have their own persona born of the narrators talent.

All in all it’s a near flawless performance and story minus the strange pacing choices. I will certainly be getting the second audiobook to follow up on this, and will be seeking out attentional series/novels narrated by Jonathan Keeble.

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A Free Read Lead Me to 40k

This novel was a free gratis for me because I didn't know what 40k was. I'm "that guy" now. And waiting for the third. 50 books later, Johnathan
Keeble is always that good.

years later...

Still a novel I keep coming back to because the more BL you read, the more you glean. still my fave lore.

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Solid title

Narration was on point, story was SUPER good, overall incredible.
I loved every second of this book

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