Ahriman: Undying

Ahriman: Warhammer 40,000, Book 5

By: John French

Narrated by: Mark Elstob

A Thousand Sons Audiobook

The greatest sorcerer of the Thousand Sons has finally found the relic he's been searching for – the Key of Infinity. But is it too late for him to use it?

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One of the most enduring character arcs in all of Warhammer 40,000 approaches the verge of closure... but nothing is ever that simple. Ahriman has achieved much and gathered incredible power – will he be able to realise that it's come at the cost of everything he once fought for?

THE STORY

Ahriman languishes on the threshold of space and time, adrift in a sub-realm of unknowable dimension and aspect. He has found it at long last: the ancient device known to the necrons as the Key of Infinity. This should be his moment of triumph – but he is not the Ahriman he used to be. Betrayed and lost, he is a solitary sorcerer, bereft of allies, standing amongst the smashed and ruined ephemera of his grand designs.

With his dreams as dust and his Legion consumed by the fires of the Pyrodomon, Ahriman must fight his way across the shattered remnants of his past if he is to have any hope of saving his future.

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Imagine it. Heat...at first just a tickle on the awareness. Then blinding. All encompassing.

An amazing and at times frustrating read. It was only frustrating because I wasn't expecting certain things but I am glad I stuck with the book.
The performance helped immensely. I truly feel like the author did great job.

everything Old is New again.

Ahriman is the best "I am the center of existence" side character ever written. He is not arrogant, he is bored out of his mind.

Great Book!

So this was pretty cool Audible released the book too early. I got it and listened to it before they could unlist it.

Tough One

First and foremost it's not a pleasant read, it's winding and retreads ground and nothing matters. This is all very clearly intentional though. The reader and the solitaire are the only ones who can truly know or learn anything. Time manipulation is not my favorite thing. I appreciate that it's not treated as a be/all, end/all solution here. 40k has no magic solve the universe lever to pull. Despite the frustration I felt at times, I'd recommend this to anyone who loves Ahriman.

fantastic story, but...

the "production" (read: sound effects) will trigger tinnitus sufferers. it would have been better if they ditched the few sound effects they put in and just left it to plain narration. story is 10/10 though and deals well with time travel and the associated paradoxes.