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  • The Horus Heresy, Book 1
  • Written by: Dan Abnett
  • Narrated by: Toby Longworth
  • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (1,178 ratings)

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Horus Rising

Written by: Dan Abnett
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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Publisher's Summary

It is the 31st millennium. Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor, the Imperium of Man hasstretched out across the galaxy.

It is a golden age of discovery and conquest. But now, on the eve of victory, the Emperor leaves the front lines, entrusting the great crusade to his favourite son, Horus. Promoted to Warmaster, can the idealistic Horus carry out the Emperor's grand plan, or will this promotion sow the seeds of heresy amongst his brothers?

©2006 Games Workshop Limited (P)2014 Games Workshop Limited

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Wow

While aware of of the lore I was never familiar with it. I was not expecting it to be delivered with such a rich story. Starting the next book immediately!!

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Great story and performance

I’m a long-time fan of the Warhammer 40K universe and this was a great book for me. The only criticism I have is that it might be a bit hard to follow at the beginning if you don’t know the universe and what an Astartes is.

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Perfect introduction to Warhammer and Horus Heresy

Good: Well detailed story that gives information on the inner working of the Luna Wolf Space Marine Chapter (sons of horus).
Expertly written story with multiple characters with unique personalities.
We can see the beginning of the damage the Crusade and the first glimpse of chaos.

Bad: The only negative that I found is the beginning of the story can be confusing and sometimes the voice of different character can sound a bit too similar and confuse the listener.

All in all, this books takes all its charm over time. The more you move in the chapters the more hook you will get. A must own book!

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a sensational story of brotherhood in space,

It really captures the impossibility of an astartes to turn on another. It sets the political landsacpe of the imperium pre horus heresy. It lets you delve into more lore on races and human factions that could show what humanity could have been instead of the imperium.

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first book I ever read in the 40k series

perfect book for a first time reader. I enjoyed it so much I have bought every other book in the Horus heresy series

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Abnett and Longworth are a perfect match!

I loved this look into the sparks of the Horus Heresy and Abnett has done continued his long history of making insanely unlikable people likeable characters!

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good story, great VA

except for some modern day wh40k reference that are a bit too on the nose, the story is awesome and the VA does an amazing job

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Amazing

Great characters, love the bonds of brotherhood between them. Also has some surprising human elements to it.

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Well done

Not a great place to jump in if it’s your first look at Warhammer lore but amazing if you have a basic understanding of general lore and can easily follow along with a prior basic understanding of the empire

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Captivating, and a great introduction to the series!

Very well written and performed. I was blown away with how often this story had me coming back for more 40k goodness!

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