Corax: Lord of Shadows

Primarchs: The Horus Heresy, Book 10

By: Guy Haley

Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble

A Primarchs novel

When a dread bio-weapon is unleashed in battle, turning allies upon one another, it falls to Corax and his Raven Guard to save the day - if he can balance his thirst for vengeance against the need for swift victory.

Read it because:

We've seen Corax consumed with revenge throughout the Horus Heresy - now is our opportunity to see him before his brush with Chaos, heroically saving a campaign during the Great Crusade.

The story:

During the Great Crusade, it falls to the primarch Corax of the Raven Guard to humble the immense void-cities of the Carinae. Determined to bring these worlds into compliance, he unleashes the might of his Legion and a massive war host of the Imperial Army. But the lords of Carinae are well defended and without remorse.

At the height of the conflict, at the void-city of Zenith, a dread bio-weapon from an ancient time is unleashed. At once, the Imperial force is brought to its knees, as allies are turned against each other and the Raven Guard left to face almost insurmountable odds. As the campaign teeters on the brink of failure, Corax’s desire for vengeance is severely tested against the need for a swift and certain resolution to the war.

Written by Guy Haley.

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the multiple perspectives were a treat

I adore the use of perspective in this book, it moves from character to character like a river from basin to basin. The performance is well done, but I would love to see more voice actors brought in for the true feeling of an audio drama.

Stealth, emo edge, & fun.

Has interesting ideas, fun void warfare, espionage, assassination, and zombies?!

I’m more of a VIIIth legion fan, I went into this hoping to hate it. It’s kinda awesome, rule of cool & all.

Go into it hoping to have fun, don’t go into it being serious the. You might hate it.

Great Insight.

This story really illuminates how hard it is for some of the Primarchs to assimilate into the Emperor’s vision. Well written (just a bit formulaic) and well performed.

Great voice acting

Slightly repetitive writing and anticlimactic, but give great insight into the psychology of having the sable brand.

great all-around

great to listen to, and I am impressed by the primach and his raven guard. I did not find many stories of Corvus Corax, I would recommend this one