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  • The Crimson King

  • The Horus Heresy, Book 44
  • By: Graham McNeill
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (986 ratings)

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The Crimson King

By: Graham McNeill
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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After the razing of Prospero, Magnus the Red spirited the Thousand Sons away to the aptly unnamed Planet of the Sorcerers, deep within the Eye of Terror.

Removed from the concerns of the galaxy at large and regarding the Warmaster's unfolding Heresy with cold detachment, he has dedicated his hollow existence to the preservation of all the knowledge once held in the great libraries of Tizca, should mankind ever seek such enlightenment again. But his sons can see the change in their primarch - he is a broken soul whose mind and memories are slipping away into the tumult of the warp.

Only by returning to the scenes of his greatest triumphs and tragedies can they hope to restore him and allow the Crimson King to be crowned anew by the Ruinous Powers

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Decisions & consequences

I do not wish to spoil this story for you, so I will be cryptic and vague. There will be mistakes made, temptations & betrayal. Characters will be put into hard situations & make difficult decisions, this will leave characters changed.

Some characters I rooted for, grateful for their survival and happy they won. Only by the end of this story seeing how they got there, victory’s ringing hollow at what was lost. They’re changed, there are no good guys in Warhammer just different kinds or villains.

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Magnus did nothing wrong!!!!

As a Thousand Sons enthusiast I give this story 5 stars.. it’s heart breaking and uplifting….

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Must read / listen if you like Thousand Sons story

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Story is very interesting and it shows main characters such as Magnus, Ahriman etc. Narration is cool, would recommend for any TS.

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This was an awesome story to listened to! I always wondered at the fates of the 3 remembrancers back in The Thousand Sons and I thought we will never see them again, but to my surprise, they played a very vital role in this story!

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fantastic narration

story was pretty good, even though convoluted. some more backstory on the imperial forces would've been welcome. Keeble is fantastic as always!

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Listen well

Listen well, and learn. There is much to be learned. And more to be gleaned.

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good read for the horus heresy series.

has some riviting scenes and Give a you a great view of what happened to Magnus after Russ shattered him

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Magnus....

Magnus is such a tragic character I love this book and the story so much it was awesome

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MAGNUS!!!!!!

Great book for fans of thousand sons and the crimson king. Whose side will he be on what are Jo’s motives?! Read to find out.

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Fantastic

the best insight into the 30k era thousand sons, a must read if you want a bigger picture of the story

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