• The Fall of Cadia

  • Warhammer 40,000
  • By: Robert Rath
  • Narrated by: Mark Elstob
  • Length: 19 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (333 ratings)

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The Fall of Cadia

By: Robert Rath
Narrated by: Mark Elstob
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An Astra Militarum Audiobook

Cadia. This proud world stood defiant for centuries – a bulwark against the forces of Chaos residing in the Eye of Terror. All of this would change when it was targeted for destruction by Abaddon the Despoiler as part of his Thirteenth Black Crusade.

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The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium.

THE STORY

Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy.

In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge…

This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium.

This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest. This is Cadia’s last stand.

Written by Robert Rath. Narrated by Mark Elstob. Running time 19 hrs and 44 mins approx.

©2023 Games Workshop Limited (P)2023 Games Workshop Limited

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Good story, not so much the narrative.

Loved the humanity of the human soldiers. Didn't care for the narrator's voices for most of the characters. Mostly the humans.

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This could be my favourite narrator.

I'm on audible for 40k books, that are not available in my country. This one blown me away. Everything is top notch. Highly recommend.

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Cadia Stands!

Trust me. you need to listen to this one. It has epic characters and even better fights.

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Cadia Stands

I thought Cadians were basic guardsmen, and they are, but they sure can be interesting as well.

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Powerful through and through, with an Incredible vocal performance

At no point did I think any of this story was filler, fluffy, or boring. The story was fantastic, and lasting. Every character had depth, and drive, and was unique. The voice acting was the best I'd heard to date. Can't suggest this enough.

This is not a foxhole.

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Spectacular!

A must for any 40k fan. Everything about this story and performance was perfect. I look forward to enjoying more of the author’s work.

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Awful VA for Characters - Order a Hard Copy Instead

The voice acting is distracting and awful. From mouthful of cotton Abbadon, Gru the Space Wolf, seemingly rampant constipation or whispered "shouts", the dialogue is so distracting and difficult to understand as to make the narrative unintelligible. It's a complete shame, as Rob Rath is my current favorite 40k author and he's writing about an absolutely pivotal moment in the lore.

I wish I had ordered a digital copy and had an emotionless computerized screen reader narrate it instead of having Mark Elstob grunt at me for a day.

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Great Writing

Impactful, moving, very well written and a good pacing of tense moments, especially towards the end.

I cried, 13/13 Black Crusades

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The characters were fun and individual

Great story and performance. Nothing too earth shattering in terms of plots, character types or pacing HOWEVER wait until the bonus at the end and the author’s journey to create CADIA as it was before it broke is a great ribbon that ties this story and its angles together.

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Cadia Stands United

An amazing story by an amazing author. Again the writers of games workshop will never cease to amaze me with the skill and beauty of their writing and story telling. If you enjoy the battle of Cadia and/or the imperial guard at all this book is definitely worth a listen. Cadia Stands.

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