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  • Hallowed Ground

  • Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
  • By: Richard Strachan
  • Narrated by: Helen Keeley
  • Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (96 ratings)

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Hallowed Ground

By: Richard Strachan
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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Summary

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar audiobook.

The Siege of Excelsis is over, but the bloody battle has left its mark on the witch hunters Galen and Doralia ven Denst. When her father, Galen, disappears into the wilds of Ghur, Doralia sets off in pursuit, wracked with suspicions that Galen's quest may yet spell doom for all Excelsis.

Listen to it because: discover the mysterious past of Galen and Doralia ven Denst, in a tale of mystery and revenge set in Ghur after the Siege of Excelsis.

The story: the Siege of Excelsis is over at last, and the survivors count the costs amidst the rubble of their city. Even for Galen and Doralia ven Denst, two of the most feared witch hunters in the Order of Azyr, the horrors they have witnessed are not so easily dismissed. Struggling with the traumas inflicted by the siege, Doralia's concerns only grow when her father disappears into the wilds of Ghur. As she sets off on his trail, Doralia begins to suspect that Galen is hunting down a dark secret from their past - one that might hold the key to a new threat rising to engulf Excelsis.

With the city barely recovered from its ordeal, both witch hunters must make a fatal choice between the desire for revenge and the rigours of duty - and should they decide poorly, Excelsis will pay the price.

Written by Richard Strachan. Narrated by Helen Keeley.

©2022 Games Workshop Limited (P)2022 Games Workshop Limited

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the narrator is by far the best one.

by far my favorite narrator. and a really good fantasy novel all in all. can't wait to hopefully hear more with this duo of witch hunters. and you almost feel bad for their last companion.

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Brilliant book

Wow! Truly a great book. The narrator is amazing, she has such a flow to her narration that the book is elevated to a truly exciting level. She conveys so much emotion and so many different feelings. Easily the best BL book I have listened to, and I have listened to some really good ones.

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A brilliant story

I hope we get more of Galen and Doralia Ven Denst as this was an absolute brilliant story, although if it was a one-shot I'd still recommend it to those who want a more human take on the age of sigmar universe. In a such a fantastical setting its nice to know the race of men still kicks butt.

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Brilliant book

Whether your into Age of Sigmar or just a fan of fantasy this is a must read. The story is so captivating it makes it difficult to put down. The audio is incredible and you don’t need to have knowledge of Age of Sigmar to enjoy this dark adventure!

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Yet another masterpiece.

I Thoroughly enjoyed this story. Very well performed too. looking forward to Richards next book!!

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Dead Bodies Everywhere

As a tie-in for the Ven Denst GW models, Hallowed Ground is about as good as you could reasonably expect, with the father-daughter duo caught up in a lot of bad blood out in the wilderness of Ghur.

What caught my attention first was how good Richard Strachan is at describing environments with speed and clarity. It’s a quality that runs through the entire book where everything has an economy of language; descriptive and easy to picture yet brisk and concise. Ghur’s landscape is evoked so well without the need for any flowery prose and my brain manages to grasp the image at a rate few other books allow.

Given the ease of reading and comprehension it would be easy for things to slide into being overly simplistic or give the impression that the writing lacks any flair or artistry, yet it never feels like this. What you get is a good pace, and everything is neatly structured with plot threads coming together nicely where past and present trauma intersect in just the right manner.

Characters are likewise well drawn. They pull from some obvious tropes, grizzled veteran, sarcastic wit, sultry vampire etc. but pepper their thoughts and words with enough unique detail to make their personalities engaging. There’s tension, conflicted emotions and desires, and a sense of weight to the lives they have lived.

Much of this is also elevated via the narration, where Helen Keeley is, as ever, utterly sublime. She absolutely nails the tone and captures the soul of every character with enthusiasm. There’s a sense sometimes with narrators that they don’t always ‘get’ what it is they are reading, but Helen has no such trouble and effortlessly tears through the drama, ratcheting the tension and giving real life and personality to tale.

Hallowed Ground doesn’t necessarily break any, it offers a relatively straightforward story of revenge and grim duty, but what it does do, it does nigh on perfectly. Highly recommended.

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Great Witch Hunter Story

A great story with nice plot twists. action packed and entertaining. The narrator give the characters a very nice spirit, great job!

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Excellent performance, average story.

Decent enough story. Not anything special, pretty standard stuff. The narration is excellent. Helen keeley is fast becoming my favorite narrator and I actually bought this book mainly because she was reading it! Overall good, but not great.

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It's decent for a black library novel

Very short compared to any other fantasy novel out there. Characters don't really have a chance to grow in such a short story. Well written, if railroady and predictable, performance is slightly over-dramatised. Still, it is a decent piece in the black library catalogue, entertaining if you're after a quick one.

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