• Nemesis

  • The Horus Heresy, Book 13
  • By: James Swallow
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,112 ratings)

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Nemesis

By: James Swallow
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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After the horrors of Istvaan V, Horus declares outright war against the Imperium. In the shadows of the Emperor's Palace, powerful figures convene.

Their plan is to send a team of assassins to execute the arch-traitor Horus and end the war for the galaxy of mankind before it's even begun. But what they cannot know is that another assassin is abroad already, with his sights firmly set on killing the Emperor.

©2010 Games Workshop Limited (P)2015 Games Workshop Limited

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Worth your credit

Detail into the Assassinorum and very different, this title was worth it from beginning to end.

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amazingly narrated

not the best book in the bunch, but the narrator tells a great story and really brings the characters to life. loved it.

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Lots to learn

This is a great book in the series! So much is shrouded and revealed and it’s a wild ride.

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listen to it. it's worth it

takes a bit to build up. a lot of characters to keep track of. but it's worth it.

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Thrilling story!

Another awesome installment. I really liked learning more about the assassins 😀. And it was a gripping story, well narrated.

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Loved it

James Swallow at his best! I went in loathing the Officio Assassinorum and now found a new love for them. This book helps you better understand the clades of assassins, how they prosecute war, why they look as they do, and build an empathy for them. Spend the credit, buy the book and understand Exitus Acta Probat (the outcome justifies the deed) Clade Vindicare's motto.

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Slow burn but worth it.

This story fills out a lot of questions of how the hidden. world works. Definitely slow start.

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One of the best yet in the series!!!

Loved this book from start to finish. It fills in a lot of the picture with the imperium and its inner workings especially in regards to the assassins.

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Great read

The book gives a good look into how assassins in the settings work. The story was interesting and the performance was stellar. Defs recommend.

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Good, Not Great

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Humans in a human story
Secrecy, stealth, intrigue
Unique (and vile) antagonist
Accurate portrayal of a brutal universe

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Roller coaster tempo and thematic consistency
Way too many characters for a single narrator
Squandered opportunity at some real horror

If you liked “Legion”, there are *some* elements here to enjoy. The story didn’t do much to push Heresy storyline, but that didn’t bother me. The reader needs patience with this one: the tempo ranges from long periods of mystique building with slight advances and shot bursts of incredibly-paced brutality.

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