The First Heretic

The Horus Heresy, Book 14

De: Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong

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.

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Critical piece of lore

Great story, great narration. One tiny gripe is the narrators portrayal of the femal voice. It's kind of... Silly. Still, a very good story overall

Finally some exposition!

I love the whole Horus heresy storyline, but it does feel like pulling teeth getting answers on WHY they would so willingly betray everyone and everything they’ve ever stood for, this book finally gives you an excellent glimpse into the perspective far better than Fulgrim did. Great book, great reading.

It was good to kind of know how it began.

so just kind of another piece to the story Good to know how it started with the word bears.

Deeply captivating

This probably has the least amount of filler and useless side stories of any of the books I’ve read up to this point. Every story has meaning to the larger picture so you’re never bored. Not a single chapter. And so much is revealed you get the feeling surprise quite often. Possibly my favorite of all the books leading up to this point. Five stars.

Great for Word Bearers fans

Amazing lore. Lot a huge fan of some of the voices the narrator uses, but the story is phenomenal.

Making word bearers relatable

Easily in my top 3 favorite books of the series so far. I’ve always greatly disliked Lorgar and the word bearers but ADB made them relatable and likable. Something I thought impossible. Loved this story and his writing! Only downside was how “easy” the Custodes died.

Well done.

Exquisitely performed and so intelligently written. This is the top of the first 6 books I’ve read of the Horus Heresy. Onto Calth. Bravo.

Great Legion Introduction for Word Bearers!

I enjoyed this one quite a bit, Legion Introductions are always a nice time because I enjoy catching up on Lore and learning how they work, but this book had some great quotes amd truly awesome characters.

Argel Tal was especially noteworthy, not only as the main protagonist of the story, but his transformation from Astartes to Gal Vorbak.

Unfortunately there isn't much in the way of advancing the Heresy Story forward here as it takes place mostly before Istvaan V and a little bit after the Dropsite Massacre.

One of the best.

Garett Armstrong is a masterful narrator. One of my favorite stories of the Horus Heresy.

One of the better Horus Heresy audiobooks

A strong vocal performance delivers a twisted tale seen through many interesting viewpoints. Argel Tal is a better main character than most of the series and things he witnesses and endures himself are chilling and wonderous. An excellent read overall.