Terminal Overkill

Necromunda

De: Justin D Hill

Narrado por: Emma Noakes

Duración: 9 h y 5 m

Resumen del Editor

A Necromunda novel.

When full-scale gang war erupts between Houses Goliath and Escher, Brielle of the Wild Hydras finds herself on the run and desperate for revenge....

Listen to it because....

Delve into the darkest reaches of the underhive in a tale of vengeance, ambition and gruesome deeds from Necromunda's underhive.

The story....

In the polluted, sprawling hive cities of Necromunda, life is short. From the decadent heights of the Spire to the murderous deeps of the underhive, those on the climb must be bold and brutal, or face a violent end.

When the barbarous Fettnir, Goliath overlord of the Chemfall Butchers, turns his attention to Escher territory, the result is nothing short of a massacre.

Brielle of the Wild Hydras escapes the slaughter and is cast into the deepest levels of the underhive.

Determined to avenge her family, Brielle vows that she will end those responsible, but to reach Fettnir and the bounty hunter who murdered her mother, she must first survive...and the darkness is full of horrors.

Written by Justin D Hill. Running time 9 hours and 5 minutes. Narrated by Emma Noakes.

©2019 Games Workshop Limited (P)2019 Games Workshop Limited

loads of Necromunda fun! definitely worth a listen

I thought it was a great audio performance and the book was very enjoyable.

All the extremes of the underhive

Content warning
The underhive is a truely foil place, and I was left gaging several times from the vivid descriptions of survival and "work" in the underhive

good story, great narrator

The story was pretty good. Started off strong, got a little slow in the middle. But the ending really did a good job to tie it all together. The best part of the book was the narrator though. She absolutely nailed it with her voices (her male voices were ehhh, but I don't knock her for it), the inflection and emotions were fantastic. definitely worth it just for the narrator imo.

A Truly Grimdark Tale

Unpopular opinion. The vast majority of 40K...isn't Grimdark. Its more Heavy Metal Absurdism, especially whenever the Orks show up. But Terminal Overkill is genuinely grim dark, and appropriately so. It really goes into all the gross details of how bleak life would be in the lowest pits of a hive world, even for a skilled Escher warrior. The main character doesn't have any higher goals than survive, and make gain power. Despite the simple plot the book doesn't have you rooting for her the whole way through. The story drags in a few spots, making the final act feel a bit rushed, but I was still hooked the whole way through.

Very good but damn ...

Overall a thoroughly enjoyed this book but at one point I was like good God how much more bad stuff can happen to one person

Like sneaking in food to the movies.

I came in with low expectations, but left very satisfied and surprised at how good this was. It's not the best, most amazing book I've listened to, but I am very pleased with it. The story starts off strong, the middle section was kind of drags a little bit, but picks back up and stays entertaining til the end. I actually bought this book on the black library app first and was surprised at how much I liked it, I had to give it a review here. The narrator is good too, I wish she'd add some more feeling or change up the tone at some parts to fit with the drama a little better but hey it's read as an audio book not an audio drama.

BOTTOM LINE
this book is like going to a movie to waste some time, but you snuck in your favorite meal from your favorite restaurant. It's satisfying.

Detailed, compelling, and leaves you wanting more.

Great story, performed very well and it leaves you wanting more about Brielle and house Escher.

Enjoyable experience

It was a pretty good story. Decent plot development and, descriptive action kept me listing long past my bed time.
Like other's noted the narrator is not the best at doing male voices, but it didn't break emerson for me.
Would like to hear more Necromanda books and would listen to the narrator again.

so much better than Kal Jericho

This book was great. I wanted a book that really tried to explore what it actually means to live on Necromunda. I started by purchasing the Kal Jericho book, sinner's bounty. THAT book was awful; it was boring and filled with an un-earned comedic tone. the audio version was made all the worse by using a narrator that was an incredibly bad fit for the job. I gave it many hours. it stayed terrible.

thankfully, terminal overkill was much more what I was hoping for. the characters are well written and believable, yet still appropriate for the strange setting and themes of the underhive.

the story is straightforward but compelling, and written in a way that really makes you feel the crushing weight of the setting and the arduous path to revenge the main character goes through, without the writing itself being a slog.

the narrator for the audio book is talented and well-suited to the task. highly recommended.

Amazing World Building

What makes this novel good is the attention to details of the underhive. How people live? What do they eat? The story is secondary in my opinion. it's decent,but not amazing.