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Hive

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Hive

By: Dan Abnett
Narrated by: Toby Longworth
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A Warhammer 40,000 Audiobook

A double-barrelled set of novels from Dan Abnett, exploring the Adeptus Arbites attempts to enforce Imperial law on a sprawling hive planet amid scandals, cults, and much worse.

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Head down into the depths of a hive world, where a corrupted planetary governor has sent the populace into a perilous spiral they may not recover from. Will the population revolt? Can the Adeptus Arbites save this benighted world?

THE STORY

Welcome to Sacramentus. Austerity and toil will teach the true measure of the Hive's failing. No one is blameless. The planetary governor has fallen, deposed in scandal and treachery. The Adeptus Arbites roam the smog-choked vertics and zontals, rooting out traitors, enforcing the Imperial law without mercy.

As a new governor, an outsider, is crowned, the Hive teeters between order and anarchy. Whispers of rebellion echo from the heights of the Waistland to the depths of the Neg. Rival gangs seize both opportunity and territory, and forbidden cults grow ever bolder. But unbeknownst to all, a more terrifying threat awaits in the darkness.

May your light last, pilgrim. If the Emperor protects, perhaps we shall make it out alive.

Written by Dan Abnett. Narrated by Toby Longworth. Runtime 24 hours and 26 minutes approx.

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Possibly one of Abnetts best. While for some it may take a minute to grasp the various viewpoints and the language/slang of the hive, the story and world is so rich and absorbing once you get the hand of it.

You’ll find yourself speaking like a true hive bond by the end. Certainly a few red herrings that keep you interested too along the way, as is typical of Abnett and his mysterious stories.

Highly recommend.
Light last, pilgrim.

Excellent - just give it a chance

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very complex and well told story in a Hive setting. very capturing narrative with some great twists along the way !

Great work

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Best book I’ve read in a while. Desperately waiting for the third Bequin book, and this helped scratch my Abnett itch, for a while at least.

It’s a little complicated at first with so many different perspectives, but he ties them all together beautifully, and Toby Longworth’s delivery is exceptional, as always.

Classic Abnett

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Sprawling and intricate novel. Inventive and fresh take on a familiar universe. Like a lot of the best works it took a little while to get used to the use of argot. But once your ear is tuned in it added a lot to the verisimilitude of the setting.

Remarkable book

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Excellent slow burn story. Many interacting story lines can be a little jarring but once you realise what is going on it’s truly excellent.

Twisted tale

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