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Born of Flame

By: Nick Kyme
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble, Saul Reichlin
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Born of the fiery world of Nocturne, the Salamanders believe in self-sacrifice and the sanctity of human life.

Their father, Vulkan, was raised on this world, a blacksmith's son from humble origins who became a primarch of the Emperor of Mankind and forged his sons into a Legion. Their saga is one of heroism, betrayal, tragedy and rebirth. They have returned from the edge of extinction more than once, forever embattled, never bowed, the Legion and their primarch the epitome of defiance in the face of adversity. Unto the anvil, born of flame.

©2018 Games Workshop Limited (P)2018 Games Workshop Limited

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excellence

best salamanders story yet, really dwells deep into the story line. I highly recommend listening to this story.

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soldiers voices all sound the same, was hard at times and while i like the voices its confusing after a time

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Some recycled material

I’m not a fan of recycling old stories. While I can understand that it was done in order to set the tone for the final piece, I feel like it was a missed opportunity to explore new perspectives within that older material.

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Great!

I thought that the ending was perfect! Don't skip this one and remember Vulkan lives!

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disliked one of the narrators

I noticed that I started to get annoyed with Saul Reichlin's voice. Vastly prefer Keeble

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good but long

overall good. the last 2 short stories are the best. interesting to see what happens to a few side characters.

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A great compilation

the characters are well written and the performance was excellent. over all I was captivated the whole way through.

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Tales of the Salamanders Legion

A collection of novellas of the Salamanders and the Shattered Legions. Some stories intersect with novels and stories from early in the Heresy era. Overall, an enjoyable collection and one that I had been looking forward to completing for some time. It was worth the wait to me.

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Slow with a strong tail, as befits a drake

If you like the Salamanders and closing up gaps you didn’t know existed, this is a great anthology. They can be a bit slow, but they pick up towards the end. VULKAN LIVES!

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Narrator makes the difference

I think this book in the series is a shining example of how the narrator for these audiobooks makes all the difference in how engaging the story is. Nothing against Saul Reichlin, but the first couple stories where he narrated could have been so good, but the lack of inflection between characters and his narration mode made it a bit of a slog. But once Jonathan Keeble picked up the reins, it was a completely different book. He brings such life to the characters even when the stories are not as action packed. And I'm very happy that I listened to it all the way through.

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