Avenging Son (Dawn of Fire #1)

I would give this five stars, but when my book arrived it had a plethora of damage on the back. And the top of the spine already had creases and a bunch wear – I bought this “new”, by the way.

Not a horrible book, but not the best 40k I have read. The premise is good, but more often than not, I just wanted to get to the parts with Messinius and Gulliman. The other characters are passive and not interesting.

Initially I could not get past 5 or so minutes into this audio book. Mark Elstob, who I have no doubt is a fine Voice Actor for another fictional universe, was not a good fit for WH40K IMHO. GW has since had John Banks redo the audio. I don’t recall the actual date this occurred, but today is 1/8/21 for reference. God Bless GW for this! <3

****You’ll need to remove the old audio book from your device and re download it to get the updated John Banks Version. It is actually enjoyable to listen to now! (Definitely worth the re-download)****

The story may be hit and miss for any long time 40K Fans. I have been a fan of 40K since the 80’s, so YMMV. If you are new, you probably won’t be bothered by all the little things OG 40K Fans like myself are. Enjoy! 🙂

I had been looking for this book… sort of… I have read quite a few of the novels after Guilliman returns and I really wanted to read more about the introduction of the Primaris Marines… yay! Totally that. Though, I still have a ton of questions that are yet to be answered.

I enjoyed the story.
I am looking forward to the next in the Dawn of Fire series.

lots of subplots that go nowhere. the voice acting was very bad. the alpha primas voice sounded like a special needs victim not a space marine.

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