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Mephiston: Blood of Sanguinius

Mephiston: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1

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Mephiston: Blood of Sanguinius

By: Darius Hinks
Narrated by: Richard Reed
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A Blood Angels audiobook.

A religious civil war brings the Blood Angels, commanded by Chief Librarian Mephiston, to a shrine world where they find a mystery that might help Mephiston understand how he survived the Black Rage - and perhaps cure the Blood Angels of their affliction.

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Delve into the curse of the Blood Angels and how Mephiston survived it, while also exploring notions of faith and the influence of the Emperor on the Imperium of the 41st Millennium.

The story:

The shrine world of Divinatus Prime has become lost to the light of the Astronomican, and no ship can piece its veil. Only the Lord of Death himself, Blood Angels Chief Librarian Mephiston, has any hope of discerning the fate of this once pious world. After enacting a powerful blood ritual, Mephiston and an honour guard of his fellow Blood Angels reach the stricken shrine world to find it seized by religious civil war. Each faction fights for dominance of a potent artefact, the Blade Petrific, said to be wrought by the Emperor Himself. Yet there is more at work here than a mere ideological schism, for Mephiston believes Divinatus Prime could offer answers to how he became the Lord of Death, he who resisted the Black Rage, and possibly even a way to end the curse of ‘the Flaw’ in all Blood Angels.

Written by Darius Hinks.

Narrated by Richard Reed.

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The first part of the story starts a little confusing if not dull....but then it escalates and escalates to the point of becoming just glorious. Very satisfying as my first audiobook.

It gets so good as it progresses

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I was unsure of this book at first, but ended up loving it.
I'm looking for my next blood angels read now

Blood Angels

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While not a bad subject matter, in that mephiston and the blood angels are interesting characters, both the writing and narration are lack lustre. The story progresses in fits and starts and mephiston himself is depicted, quite annoyingly at times, as a sort of blundering ditsy protagonist with godlike powers. Worth a look if you really are a blood angels fan or if you are just looking for more space marine stories. The Astorath novel would be a better recommendation.

Mediocre

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I'm 1/4 through HH and decided to give this a try. It's the best 40k I've listened to so far. Story is great and easy to follow the different characters and scenes. The narrator is the best I've heard too - actually sounds like he is enjoying telling the story unlike others I've heard. Looking forward to hearing the rest of the series 👍

Fantastic! Didn't want to stop listening!

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the reader makes the most of the action, with a lot of vigour. really compelling

great performance

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