The Fall of Cadia

Warhammer 40,000

By: Robert Rath

Narrated by: Mark Elstob

Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

An Astra Militarum Audiobook

Cadia. This proud world stood defiant for centuries – a bulwark against the forces of Chaos residing in the Eye of Terror. All of this would change when it was targeted for destruction by Abaddon the Despoiler as part of his Thirteenth Black Crusade.

LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE

The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium.

THE STORY

Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy.

In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge…

This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium.

This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest. This is Cadia’s last stand.

Written by Robert Rath. Narrated by Mark Elstob. Running time 19 hrs and 44 mins approx.

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Good story, not so much the narrative.

Loved the humanity of the human soldiers. Didn't care for the narrator's voices for most of the characters. Mostly the humans.

This could be my favourite narrator.

I'm on audible for 40k books, that are not available in my country. This one blown me away. Everything is top notch. Highly recommend.

Cadia Stands!

Trust me. you need to listen to this one. It has epic characters and even better fights.

Cadia Stands

I thought Cadians were basic guardsmen, and they are, but they sure can be interesting as well.

Powerful through and through, with an Incredible vocal performance

At no point did I think any of this story was filler, fluffy, or boring. The story was fantastic, and lasting. Every character had depth, and drive, and was unique. The voice acting was the best I'd heard to date. Can't suggest this enough.

This is not a foxhole.

Spectacular!

A must for any 40k fan. Everything about this story and performance was perfect. I look forward to enjoying more of the author’s work.

Robert rath paints a painfully beautiful end to Cadia

Probably one of the best 40K novels I’ve ever listened to. Robert Paints a realistic portrait of wartime Cadia from a smattering of places rooted in reality, and it shows. This is believable, and while tragic, has some heartfelt moments and more than a little bit of comedy that will make you grin like an idiot. Worth the read, every bit of the way. Cadia stands!

Comprehensive enough…

Good listen for the lore completion-ist. It covers the events most fully from anything outside the game books or video games. Trazyn is fun. Solid B grade.

It was very entertaining

I give this Audio Book all 3 5-Star Rating. It felt like a Terry Pratchet / Neil Gaiman novel ... a Good Omens kind of vibe; despite the 'all is lost' feeling about the event there was humor. The performance was great, the actor Black Library used to read the book gave it so much effort in bring to life the story, Mark used different voices to distinguish each character bring to them their own personality. He interpreted the characters and it was marvelous... Creed was confident and had it all under control and went out in a blaze of glory.

This book also sees the conflict from the "Big Picture' point of view; there is the Imperial Guards Planetarty Comander's point of view, the Necron's, Mechanicus of Mars, Chaos, Eldar, Sister's of Battle, and the Black Templars. Its really cool.. guys!

Listen to it for the skill of the Narrator changing his voices to express an interpretation of the characters, and enjoy the humor, the grim dark 'smilling at death' humor as the apocalypse is happening and the Hords of Chaos is charging in at you. CADIA STANDS!

Also, if you have:

Cadia Stands in your audio book collection, this book will help you understand Creed's strategy and fills in the mystery.

24 in the War!

what a absolute epic!!! From start to end it was compelling and heart wrenching. I couldn't wait to hear everyone's ending minutes on Cadia.