First Foray into Warhammer 40k

This book was suggested to me by a friend when I asked which Audible Warhammer book I should begin with.
It did not disappoint. I was vaguely familiar with Warhammer 40k before beginning this story (I had primarily seen pictures of Space Marines etc.) and I was quickly drawn into the Universe with little trouble imagining the different characters, species, and machinery. The backdrop of this Universe is one of War on such an immense scale that it is difficult to understand, however this story takes the big picture and slowly focuses in from a planetary system scale to a single planet, to a continent on said planet and finally focusing on the defense of a single city. In doing that, the reader receives the feeling of both the grand scale of a star systems at war all the way down to individuals in hand to hand combat trying to survive and claim victory over seemingly insurmountable odds. While listening, I as the reader was unsure as to which characters were going to survive and indeed if ANY would survive. The character development was nuanced but well done and with enough humor to release the tension when needed.
The voice acting was well done and added to the war type atmosphere that was ever present throughout the story.
All being said this was a great introduction to Warhammer 40k and I plan on listening to more in the future.

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Dang Orks Making a Big Ole Mess

We OrkZ Like Smashing dem Puny HOomiez . . .. . been bang smashing dah big onez into bigha onz gon smash em

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"Until the End"

Bowden's writing brought to life in only the way Keeble can. Road by bloody road the forces of Hellsreach are beaten back. Yet they stand. Until the end.

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a 40k must!

I highly recommend this audiobook. the narration is great and the struggle throughout the book makes for a great story

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Amazing Book!

This book is one of the greatest 40k books in the series, I highly recommend this book to any fan of Warhammer 40k.

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Black Templars at their finest.

A story of sacrifice and courage in a universe where there is only war.

Black Templar Space Marine fans will enjoy this read - well worth the time and coin.

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instant favorite

probably one of the best 40k stories out there, unlike many others in the wh40k lore there is actual character development, it keeps the very real feeling of war prominent throughout the book, and the ending is actually worth something. worth the read.

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Fantastic!

If you could sum up Helsreach: Warhammer 40,000 in three words, what would they be?

It is great!

What other book might you compare Helsreach: Warhammer 40,000 to and why?

Betrayer. Because it's the same author and also a great story.

Have you listened to any of Jonathan Keeble’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I've listened to a lot of Jonathan Keeble stories and this is one of his best.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

"Grimaldus. Die well."

Any additional comments?

Highly recommend.

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Excellent Book

This book has so much to talk about. Great action, compelling subplots, relatable characters... Awesome read. I won't spoil anything but I think you'll find Jonathan Keeble's rendition of Trooper Andre to be hilarious.

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My first, and last, Warhammer novel

Based on positive reviews for this book, I thought it would be a good starter novel to get my toes wet in the Warhammer universe. The plot was engaging, the backstory was deep and rich, the narration was fantastic. I can see why so many people love Warhammer and this book. The problem for me was, to get really engaged in this story, I needed to get caught up in humanity's future holy war. But I saw nothing holy about humanity. I felt no draw to side with the humans rather than the orks. Why was humanity "clean" and "holy" while the orks were "vile" and "abominations"? The orks appeared stupid, unsanitary, and vicious, but was this enough to warrant their eradication? A war appealing to humanity's biological fear of death would make sense. to me A war fueled by God-centered linguistics and reasoning, but with no God (at least that I could find), seems as regrettable to me as humanity's historical Crusades in the Holy Land.

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