Mechanicum

By: Graham McNeill

Narrated by: Toby Longworth

Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's Summary

As the flames of treachery spread throughout the Imperium, Horus plots to subvert or destroy all those who would stand against him.

On Mars, home world of the Mechanicum priesthood, the great manufactory-cities have long produced much of the weaponry required for the expeditionary fleets across the galaxy - making the world invaluable to whoever controls it in the coming war.

Now, the Warmaster's agents begin to stoke the fires of rebellion, turning the loyalist forges and the mighty Titan Legions against one another. And, with whispers spreading of an ancient terror lurking beneath the Red Planet's surface, the Dark Mechanicum rises....

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great book, essential as well

This book is a pleasure to listen too, and its essential for understanding the nature of the Mechanicus, and its role in The Horus Heresy

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Not bad!

It not best HH book (it is no Betrayer, Know No Fear, Master of Mankind or The First Heretic) but it is also not the worst either (which IMHO is Vulkan Lives...a truely dreadful book). But still...worth a listen! Toby Longworth is a great narrator as always.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Great Book

Another great book in the Horus Heresy series. great voice acting and writing. it will keep you on the edge of your seat.

A medieval fantasy tale on steroids.

Intriguing and epic from start to finish. Knights and Titans battle at the end of world.

Better on audio than normal reading

its hard to get in to by reading normal, thank God for Toby Longworth .

Best book so far.

Imp knights Titans along with a shard, what more could you ask for. Enjoyed every minute of this book.

Starts off slowly, ends with a bang!

There really wasn't a single characters POV that I was not invested in. There is a short lull right before the ending that is a little tedius, but man does it set up the best ending in the HH so far. "Ends with a bang" is an understatement.

The narrator; Toby Longworth, initially seemed out of place as his style is so very different to the previous narrators in this series, but he quickly became my favourite so far.

Best book in the series!!

This is a must listen! Good from beginning to end. Some HH books take a while to warm up, but this one keeps the fires of Mars hot the whole way through! Go for it, you won’t be disappointed.

As always interesting but

This was the only book so far that seemed to drag out and having boring lulls, but I mean that’s probably to be expected of the Mechanicum. But it was still worth to for the lore and to better understand the Mechanicum and their relationship with the imperium.

Awesome voiceover

The way this guy is able to manipulate his voice really makes you think there’s more than one narrator. The story continues to build and is great as always

Favourite heresy book so far

Probably due to my love of Titans, this was my favourite book thus far in the series

3 of 3 people found this review helpful

A must for any fan of the mechanicum

loved every moment. makes me want to buy a not so small mortgage worth of models

1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The Red Planet Burns

One of my all time favourite books based in the 40k universe. Okay it's 30k but I mean it's not just a Heresy fave.
Excellent story with some very interesting reviles. Also features House Teranis which is my inspiration for a new army for the tabletop.
Like the mechanicum? You'll love this book.

Not too bad.

quite a good listen, performed very well. of you like mechanicum and titans you will love it. if you want Bolter porn, this isn't for you.

A story that lacks a focal point

After picking up the paper back and trying to read. I found the story did not grab me. It should have, with big reveals, an epic plot line and look into the fall of the mechanicum.

So I decided to listen to the story. And again I found it a hard listen. What was lacking was a focal point of the story. It felt like Graham Mc Neill was trying to fit to much story and setting up future plot lines.

However for a look at the secrets of the Mechanicum this is a must read and the voice narration was good. If not sometimes repetitive.

Fantastic book, best one yet.

Fantastic book, the best from the first 9 so far.
Great story and gripping from the start.
The Horus Heresy has been a little hit and miss, with the performance letting down a couple of books. The stories are still the strong point.
This story narreted by Toby Longworth adds an extra layer to the set so far.

The Omnissiah approves this book!

This is one of my favourite Horus Heresy novels and tells a tale of the fate of the Mechanicum of Mars at the start of the heresy.

This isn't a space marine story but instead focuses on a variety of characters on Mars. These characters make the book and there are some who I really warmed to and the story is well paced and blends action and intrigue really well. For the fans of the titan legions these feature prominently in this story as well. Like Legion, this book demonstrates how rich the fictional setting of the Horus Heresy is by crafting a tale outside the Astartes.

The audiobook performance by Toby Longworth is delivered with style much like in the Horus Rising trilogy.

The best yet

Best book so far in the series, highly recommended. Toby Longworth is the king of sci fi narration, his work on Peter Hamilton and Iain M Banks books was outstanding and he brings that same brilliance here. Anyone getting a good sci fi book narrated needs to look no further, whatever he costs pay it, the guy elevates the books to a level beyond what was on the page. When hes working with a book like this where the material is already fantastic its an absolute joy. The depths of the mechanicum, I wasn't sure what to expect going in, how much of a side tale this would be, how much of interest would there be to explore in the mechanicum… My goodness, its an epic piece of the ongoing saga, 10 out of 10.

This book has it all

absolutely stellar, this book has it all, a great story line and well narrated by far my favourite book in the black library thus far!

wow

was so well read and the story had me on tender hooks right to the end!