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The King of the Spoil

Warhammer Crime

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The King of the Spoil

By: Jonathan D Beer
Narrated by: Gabrielle Nellis-Pain
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Summary

A Warhammer Crime Novel

The death of a powerful crime lord sends the city careening into a full-blown street war, and an info-broker seeks the truth in an attempt to hold fragile gang alliances together.

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It’s a chaotic peek into the seedy underbelly of Varangantua, a sprawling world where life is cheap – and a display of how even a tyrant can be better than a power vacuum...

THE STORY

Within the vast sprawl of Varangantua lies the Spoil. It is a broken crossroads, forsaken by the Lex, abandoned by the city’s uncaring masters, where the only choice is a slow death in the manufactories, or a quick one on the street. And it is in turmoil.

Andreti Sorokin, the gangster king whose vicious rule brought order to the Spoil, is dead, slain in the most brutal fashion. Melita Voronova, skilled info-broker and reluctant agent of the imperious Valtteri cartel, is tasked with uncovering the mystery of who killed Sorokin, and preventing his fragile alliance of thugs and narco-pushers from collapsing into chaos. As street-blades clash and gang leaders turn against one another, Melita’s instincts tell her there is a larger conspiracy at work. Someone has created this crisis not merely to disrupt the Spoil, but to overturn the foundations of Varangantua itself.

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The crime series again gives a great look at the Imperium from the view of a citizen in the more ugly side.

Good set of characters doing their best not to wind up dead, will have to see if they pop up again.

Good use of the 40k theme

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so out of all of the crime series i enjoyed this the least, which is why I've gone for a 3 on the story
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a long and deep set of story lines to follow and the main character didnt grab me as much as other ones in series, however the detail and world building was outstanding

really enjoy the warhammer crime series

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Its a great setup, but it starts to drag. With an unsatisfactory ending that is more of a setup for another book.

Interesting setup

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Another excellent book in the warhammrr crime series combined with a fantastic narrator. I hope the author keeps on with this series - it is well worth a listen.

Thoroughly enjoyable - I want more

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Really enjoyed this book. The story was excellent and it was nice to return to Varangantua after listening to Bloodlines a few months ago. Gave me some good ideas for some Necromunda games/conversions! Would highly recommend and a good starting point for anyone who hasn't read any Warhammer Crime novels before.

Engaging story and enjoyable characters

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