
The Adeptus Astartes Audio Collection
Warhammer 40,000
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Alan Smithee
A Warhammer 40,000 audio drama collection.
From the heart of an alien-haunted space hulk to a war-torn shrine world and the wastes of Armageddon, the Adeptus Astartes bring the Emperor's wrath to mankind's enemies.
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Discover heroes of the Space Marines from a wide range of Chapters, across seven action-packed audio dramas.
Description:
The Adeptus Astartes are humanity's champions, superhuman warriors armed with the finest weapons and clad in mighty armour. They defend the Imperium of Mankind from all its myriad foes - the alien, the heretic and the daemon. There are a thousand Chapters of Space Marines across the Imperium, each with its own traditions and ways of waging war, but all have one thing in common - their total dedication to eradicating their enemies in the name of the Emperor. This audio drama anthology contains seven stories of the Space Marines. Discover how the Blood Angels, Salamanders, Crimson Fists, Black Templars, Scythes of the Emperor, Iron Hands and Mortifactors Chapters wage war against mankind's enemies in action-packed, full-cast audio dramas with immersive sound effects and music.
Contents:
'Taker of Heads' by Ian St. Martin
'The Madness Within' by Steve Lyons
'Heart of Rage' by James Swallow
'Fireborn' by Nick Kyme
'The Glorious Tomb' by Guy Haley
'Daedalus' by L J Goulding
'The Calculus of Battle' by David Guymer
Performed by John Banks, Toby Longworth, Steve Conlin, Jonathan Keeble, Antonia Beamish, Cliff Chapman, Luis Soto, Ian Brooker, Robin Bowerman, David Seddon, Gareth Armstrong, Andrew Fettes, Philip Nightingale, Matthew Hunt, Emma Gregory
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The human emotion these space marine experience in the beginning and at the end of life
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With that being said, I do have a minor point of criticism. Around half of the stories suffered from a certain degree of sameness: Space Marines arrive to deal with a threat, they learn their mission isn't quite what it seems to be, the Space Marines face their foes and begin falling one by one, a solitary Marine survives and completes the mission...with some kind of twist. While normally that might be a big problem (you are paying for multiple stories and a decent amount are samey after all), here...it really isn't. That is to say it fits the overall tone of the universe, the gritty grimdarkness of the 41st millennium. Everything that is accomplished is accomplished at a price, even the mighty Space Marines who often look down on the humans they protect as "mere mortals" are not superheroes who get hit by a death ray and just stand up because they're the "good" guys, the happiest ending is the death of a wounded war vet preserved in a glorified mechanized casket.
The formula also proved itself to be particularly effective in one of my favorite stories in the set: "The Madness Within". The twist at the end, a man's denial of truth and willingness to cast aside growth in favor of believing a comforting lie was especially poignant. The willingness to delude oneself to feel safe, to feel right, to feel comfortable is something I like to think we've all experienced ourselves or witnessed in others. For a brief moment the light is seen, but then we turn away from it because maybe it's just a little too bright, a little too painful.
Then there's "The Glorious Tomb". The story is a masterpiece, and the performance just sells it. It starts at a fevered pace that will have your mind racing just as much as the dreadnought the story focuses on during his boot up sequence, and gradually slows to a somber, yet happy ending. An ending more sweet than bitter, where we're given a glimpse into the mind of a man who likely once looked down on normal humans as little more than something he was tasked to protect, but now understands his own mortality. We witness an Adeptus Astartes humbled, but nevertheless optimistic of humanity's ability to survive in a galaxy full of danger.
This collection of stories gets a strong recommend from me.
A bit of the same isn't always a bad thing
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Awesome Job
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As a new 40k fan this was incredible
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Outstanding!
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Good acting and awsome soundeffects!
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The typo in the title bothers me...
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Absolutely fire!!!
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Amazing performance...the stories tho..
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40K never disappoints!
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