The Relentless Dead

Warhammer 40,000

De: Steve Lyons

Narrado por: Timothy Watson

A Death Korps Audiobook

The 401st Regiment has been sent to Oleris III to find an inquisitor among the catacombs of a planet decimated by a plague in years past. What they find will shake their legendary resolve. This collection also includes a short story that gives us an outsider's perspective on the Death Korps of Krieg.

LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE

The Death Korps of Krieg are a fan favourite – their grinding way of war makes for stories unlike anything else we see in the Astra Militarum. This time, we have a hero's perspective in Colonel Graven, who will do anything to complete his objective, no matter what sacrifices he has to make.

THE STORY

Five hundred years ago, Oleris III was ravaged by a Chaos plague. Now it is a world of tombs and catacombs. It belongs to the dead. Colonel Graven and his 401st Krieg Regiment are charged with searching for a missing inquisitor in the bone-filled ossuary tunnels beneath the planet. But the dead are stirring, and down in the labyrinthine darkness, his kill team comes face to face with unspeakable horrors.

As whispering spectres seed fear and suspicion, turning allies into foes, the colonel has ghosts of his own to battle. Haunted by a tragedy of his own making and unable to trust anyone, even the most resolute Death Korpsman might start to doubt himself. But on this world, it could be the death of him.

Written by Steve Lyons. Narrated by Timothy Watson. Runtime 10 hours and 13 minutes approx.

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Atonement

It gives the experience of both a kill-team and the Krieg mentality.
Only gripe would be how ineffective weapons are portrayed.
Otherwise, the portrayal of all characters culture is spot on.

Slow burn great ending

Started slow and I miss the German accents but the VA did great and the ending was 10/10

The most human take on the Death Korp

Unlike many of Steve Lyon’s Death Korp books, this one portrays a side of the Krieg that I’ve never read out of my 200+ Warhammer books. Steve explores PTSD and survivors guilt, something rarely touched on in past 40k novels. It makes the grim darkness feel even more real and closer to home. There are interesting plot twists throughout the book and I would encourage any Militarum fan to pick up the book.

Wonderous

Seeing the members of the Death Korps be and act human makes me happy, though it does make me doubt the ability for them to maintain their uniqueness. I trust that even though I would like to see more humanity within the Korps it does not degrade their identity.

Good book

The book is good; the story is fine, but I was looking to see more Death Korps of Krieg in large-scale war. Still, it's not bad, and I enjoyed it.