WOW

Honestly one of the best (top 4 Horus Heresy Books upto this point). The ending is epic and the relationship between Dantioch and Pollux is one of the best in 30k/40k.

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Best performance in the series.

There's a good chunk of these horus heresy audios I struggle with who the characters are and sometimes where the story is as they jump about various ships, planets, cities etc but this one is superbly read as the performer gives individual voice to each character and you can feel the energy of the individuals in his performance. Kurze and Sanguinius especially are personified wonderfully. I hope to find that many more of the series are read by this performer.

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one of the best

Amazing, love this story arc brilliant from beginning to end. The Pharos is one of the most interesting books to date. Good narration aswell.

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Something's stirs.....

.....as usual a great narrator provides a world class performance. This is really up there as one of the best Heresy Novels and keeps you gripped right to the end. Then as a final flourish you are treated to one of the best and most chilling epilogues of the entire Heresy! Highly recommend, a must read for 40K fans!

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A bit cheesy at times, but otherwise a great read.

Pharos didn't really light my world on fire when I first read it. It wasn't until I read it a second time that I started to really like this book. So I guess I'd say it grows on you. It's a bit of an outlier in the series because it sort of sits alone as an isolated event.
It does however have massive consequences though, without giving away any spoilers.
There are several very likeable characters, however the Night Lords characters in this I feel are written in a slightly cheesy way I feel, which is a shame. I think NL are often among the most engaging legions to read about, but this book sheds them in a very kind of typical villainesque style. It's just a bit over the top.

Otherwise, genuinely a good read. Love the perspective we get from young neophyte scouts still in training, suddenly forced into open combat.

9/10

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Great!

Simple but very enjoyable story. Great narration as always, John Banks is a legend!

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Brilliant

Amazing story, even better narration!

John Banks brought this story to life - I’ve always been put off from listening to audiobooks, but this guy has truly changed my mind!

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That ending though 👀

Great book, I loved this one. Gripping storyline with some epic characters and a real sense as though you didn’t know what was coming next. Definitely one of my favourites of the series so far and an absolutely epic ending.

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Fantastic

A truly gripping story in the Horus Heresy, beautifully narrated by John Banks, each chapter draws you in and every step of the way was just as immense as the last, with an intense start followed by a nail biting build up and perfectly finished with an epic battle, full with gore and stunning detail that puts you there in the thick of it.

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Great

So much better than I had been expecting, tense until the end, worth a listen.

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