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The Damnation of Pythos

The Horus Heresy, Book 30

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The Damnation of Pythos

By: David Annandale
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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In the aftermath of the Dropsite Massacre at Isstvan V, a battered and bloodied force of Iron Hands, Raven Guard and Salamanders regroups on a seemingly insignificant death world.

Fending off attacks from all manner of monstrous creatures, the fractious allies find hope in the form of human refugees fleeing from the growing war and cast adrift upon the tides of the warp. But even as the Space Marines carve out a sanctuary for them in the jungles of Pythos, a darkness gathers that threatens to consume them all.

©2014 Games Workshop Limited (P)2014 Games Workshop Limited Science Fiction
Excellent Narration • Vivid Horror Elements • Well-written Prose • Atmospheric Worldbuilding • Versatile Voice Acting
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If the goal was to have the reader dislike the Iron Hands, this book definitely succeeded!

Iron Hands = Jerks

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A prologue story for a future villain. You do get another glimpse of post-Istvaan Iron Hands.

A prologue story

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I thought this was a well written book. A lot of one liners and aphorisms stuck out to me. The story takes no partiality with anyone. The emperor protects!

Great Ironhands book

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This book has a very slow burn to it. I almost gave up on it at the beginning of act 3. Then it picked way up at the climax. Ended up being a great story about the heresy.

Slow start. Worth it

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a story exploring the consequences that occur when immovable principles clash and the tragedy of naiveté in a reality that is uncaring. lol... boltgun go bRRRRR

honor virtue and what lay between

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loooooong book but it was worth it and amazing. A full fledged mini account of demons.

amazing and long

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narrator was great. great interpretation of the story the desperate ending was sublime indeed. ten out of ten.

All good

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a very good book protraying the iron hands and how their legion deals with things after the fall of Ferrus Manus.

Great!

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This book started out good. I understand why some gave it bad reviews because we didn’t get a conclusion or even an idea of what could come nextWhat was the damn message at the end? It could have been demon but who knows. Still was a good HH book though.

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A hum-drum story well performed. There are worse 40k novels, and there are better. Like an OK action movie on TNT on a Saturday afternoon.

An alright story. Neither great, nor terrible.

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