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The First Heretic

By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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Amidst the galaxy-wide war of the Great Crusade, the Emperor castigates the Word Bearers for their worship.

Distraught at this judgement, Lorgar and his Legion seek another path while devastating world after world, venting their fury and fervour on the battlefield. Their search for a new purpose leads them to the edge of the material universe, where they meet ancient forces far more powerful than they could have imagined.

Having set out to illuminate the Imperium, the corruption of Chaos takes hold, and their path to damnation begins. Unbeknownst to the Word Bearers, their quest for truth contains the very roots of heresy.

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

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Best Horus Heresy Book Yet

Deep characters and amazing story telling. I loved this book from start to finish. I can't wait for the series to pick these characters back up.

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Essential piece of the series. Wonderful narration

This book tells one of the most essential tales about the Horus Heresy. The culture, philosophy, and mission of the Imperium are pushed to their breaking point, and then broken. Dembski-Bowden's The First Heretic has become one of my favorites in the series with wonderfully artistic writing and a strong set of fully rounded characters. Gareth Armstrong does an outstanding job narrating and he give texture to every character's voice. It's almost as if they're right there next to you.

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One of best books in Series so far

Aghal Tar is the character that brought life to the Word Bearers legion.

The last moments of this book are a perfect cap on the events showing the legion has more depth than just being fanatics.

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Great story, excellent narration

An awesome telling of the events that predated and led up to the Horus Heresy. the Narration was spectacular, and I loved the story though at times could feel the author struggling with fitting the story to meet gw canon.
still, a must listen for 40k fans

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Best one yet

Lots of backstory information. Ties a lot of books from the series together. a must read. Amazing;

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Aaron Dembski-Bowden is AWESOME!

This is without a doubt one of the best written WH40K books. I wasn’t sure what to expect from the audio version, but it too was phenomenal! Garett Armstrong is a master at conveying the many emotions and complex characters within this novel. Well done!!

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Lore-gar

i never though i would be able to empathize with a traitor legion. my favorite in the series so far

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Man....I hate Lorgar

Great book if you love WB. I personally hate them and still found the book to be good. The ending is awesome

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One of my favorite books, in general!

ADB's quality always impresses! The Word Bearers were always fascinating and Argel Tal is one of my favorite characters for sure.

great great job!

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Heresy

at first I thought the book was a drag, but it certainly gets better and better as the minutes fly by learing about Lorgar and the first sparks of Heresy.

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