Sons of the Emperor: An Anthology

The Horus Heresy Primarchs

By: John French, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Nick Kyme, Gav Thorpe, Guy Haley, L J Goulding, Graham McNeill, Dan Abnett

Narrated by: Christopher Tester

Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

A Primarchs Anthology

The primarchs, nigh-immortal sons of the Emperor of Mankind, take the stage in a series of short stories showcasing some of their great deeds and hideous acts from across the Great Crusade and the Horus Heresy.

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Whether you see them as heroes, villains, or victims of the Emperor's machinations, these tales will give you a different perspective on a host of primarchs – including Angron, Vulkan, Magnus the Red, and Horus himself.

DESCRIPTION

From their shadowed origins to the desperate battles that ensued when half of their number rebelled against their father, the sons of the Emperor – the vaunted primarchs – were among the mightiest champions of the nascent Imperium, warriors without peer, and heroes whose actions became legend. Whether you seek the angel Sanguinius, who confronted the dark nature of his bloodthirsty Legion, or mighty Vulkan, whose connection to humanity set him apart amongst his brothers, or dour Perturabo, architect, inventor and murderous warlord, or even Horus Lupercal, whose shining light was eclipsed only by the darkness that grew within his soul – this anthology covers eight of the primarchs and their greatest, darkest deeds.

CONTENTS

– The Passing of Angels by John French, featuring Sanguinius

– The Abyssal Edge by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, featuring Konrad Curze

– Mercy of the Dragon by Nick Kyme, featuring Vulkan

– Shadow of the Past by Gav Thorpe, featuring Lorgar

– The Emperor’s Architect by Guy Haley, featuring Perturabo

– Prince of Blood by L J Goulding, featuring Angron

– The Ancient Awaits by Graham McNeill, featuring Magnus the Red

– Misbegotten by Dan Abnett, featuring Horus Lupercal

Narrated by Christopher Tester. Running time 7 hours, 6 minutes (approx).

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Great Anthology

Probably my favorite Warhammer anthology. mostly set in the Great Crusade era, some post-heresy without a definitive year or era.

amazing narrator

amazing story but what really draws you in is this narrator I hope they keep using him I'll listen just for that reason 10/10

Amazing Performance

Christopher Yester once again has proven that he is right at home with Black Library and I hope to hear even more books narrated by him.

A well acted, mostly dull anthology.

Personally most of this anthology felt very weak to me writing wise, with only the final two stories being of any real interest. Those final two stories however, I believe are quite worth the listen. Also worth the listen is the voice acting performance, with voices that I feel most embody some of the primarchs key traits. Not only are the key characters voices fitting, but the character voices remain different enough to understand who is speaking, while not being so different that the narrator sounds cartoony.

The Narrator Christopher Tester's work is Amazing.

The narration was impeccable and the stories diverse and interesting. I hadn't read any warhammer books aside from one in my childhood and remember it very little. This was a good place to start, the narrator pulls you into a world that either you know very well or in my case completely unknown. His lifelike portrayal of the emotions and undercurrents of the novel paint a world so vivid I could easily image the scenes unfolding before me. The stories despite being separate seemed to build upon each other and were well paced. I recommend picking this up! I will be sure to purchase any other warhammer books done by this narrator. Thanks for reading!

Personality is Key

To start; the narrator is just amazing. From what I gather he’s newer to the Black Library but is taking it by storm. This reading alone was one of the very best (for reference I prefer Keeble over any other but this guy takes my #2 spot). How he gave the Nightlords their Slavic accent to how he makes you hang onto every word he speaks.

The other half is the writing for these stories. It gives the Primarchs personality that I feel we’ve lacked in the other books about them. The ‘Mercy of the Dragon’ stands out as one such example. It shows the brutality of Vulkan and his ability as a warrior while also showing that soft side that’s a token trait of the Salamanders.
Another example would be the description of Sanguinius and his constant mood of both grief and sadness mixed with a sort of care free nature despite how he feels.

Just over all an amazing listen and an amazing book.

Really Good

Half the stories are from the great crusade and half from the hours heresy I highly recommend it especially if you're trying to go through it all in chronological order

The VA putting in work!!

really enjoyed the voice actor!! gave it an entire new light and was a great relisten

fantastic voice acting, great 30k/40k lore pieces

Absolutely thrilled Chris Tester is voice acting for Black Library. More 40k narrations from this guy, please.

best warhammer narrator!

I loved each story and the V.A. was absolutely amazing! he really brings each character to life, it's a truly remarkable skill.