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A Thousand Sons

The Horus Heresy, Book 12

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A Thousand Sons

By: Graham McNeill
Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong
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A Horus Heresy Novel

Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Legion retreat to their homeworld to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret.

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One of the most tragic tales of the entire Horus Heresy unfolds as the Thousand Sons are brought low by their relentless quest for knowledge. Magnus is sure that he knows better than the Emperor – but isn't that what caused Horus to fall as well?

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Censured at the Council of Nikea for his flagrant use of sorcery, Magnus the Red and his Thousand Sons Legion retreat to their homeworld of Prospero to continue their use of the arcane arts in secret. When the ill-fated primarch foresees the treachery of Warmaster Horus and warns the Emperor with the very powers he was forbidden to use, the Master of Mankind dispatches fellow primarch Leman Russ to attack Prospero itself. But Magnus has seen more than the betrayal of Horus – and the witnessed revelations will change the fate of his fallen Legion, and its primarch, forever.

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An epic story

The betrayal of the 1000 sons is a sad but brilliant tail. This book is an important part of the heresy which should be listened too.
A great well done action packed story.

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A Very Human Tragedy

Even though the main characters are walking titans and demi-gods, this book's characters are all too human in their flaws and strengths. This makes for a compelling tale about power, pride and betrayal. Riveting and heartbreaking story. A must listen for any would-be adept of Prospero.

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My second WH40K book so far

absolutely loved this book! I'm gonna smash so many of my credits on the horus heresy now :',(

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MAGNUS THE FUCKN RED

This book SLAPS. if you want a book that slaps, prepare to be slapped so hard you hit the Rubricon and bust all over Ahriman.

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An amazing story about a great tragedy.

Excellent book. I found the narration let it down a bit, not for lack of effort just an unsuitable voice for big boi space marines and a beastly Primarch.

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outstanding

love this book, great performance compared to the readings of the Ahriman books. Screw the space wolves

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I felt sorry for thousand sons

I felt sympathetic to thousand sons and I gained a better understanding of magnus the red to see how far the thousand sons fall

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This does the Thousand Sons Justice

A very well written and narrated Audiobook, most of which I thoroughly enjoyed. A few times things got a little slow but overall this was very much overshadowed by the rest of this great book. I couldn't stop listening to it. Definitely worth the purchase!

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excellent story, over zealous narrating

I found the story engaging but the narrator spoke with too much excitement which was tiring and detracted from comprehending what was said in a meaningful way

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Shame

Great story and a good addition to a fascinating series. Unfortunately ruined by a poor performance thag utterly fails to bring any characters or personality to the story. Couldn't get through it all due to monotonous tone and the lack or distinction in character voice.

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