LISTENER

Kelv1n

  • 19
  • reviews
  • 28
  • helpful votes
  • 22
  • ratings

Horrific...

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 22-08-24

It's truly eye opening, we hear so much about deterrence, we praise the engineering behind it, the likes of Cheyenne mountain... yet the truth is, it's all a lie, and we shouldn't find comfort in it... in fact, everybody should be made deeply uncomfortable

This is the world we will leave to our children... and all I can say is, I'm sorry.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

I wanted to enjoy it...

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 10-04-24

But it's just a fairly generic space marine story, and the main protagonist whips out his super super-power, or super-witch when sh*te is going south.

None of the characters are very memorable, and it doesn't give you much feeling of "menace" from the Chaos Marine side, they stumble from problem to problem, and they like killing each other... which doesn't do much for their image or make them appear as an apocalyptic menace to the empire.

I initially had similar problem with Ragnar book 2, where i hated the language (talking of Magic), but actually I went back to it a few weeks later, looked past the annoyances, and I enjoyed it..

so this is my muddled review.. give it a try, but don't expect an epic tale of Chaos, and you'll enjoy it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Epic...

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 31-01-24

I hate the fact it was so good .. splitting into 3 books was a shrewd move, and actually made it more detailed.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

Great narator, but not even that can save this book

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 04-12-23

Not a lot to say.. book 1 was the start of something epic, the feeling you get when you see the intro to something incredible (thinking Mass Effect)..

Then book 2 comes along, and drops you out of orbit.. to a slow and monotonous death.

Maybe this is a bit harsh, the authors Gotrek books are excellent, but BL dropped the ball here, Throwing a relative-newcomer to 40k into such a high profile book. The writing style is completely inconsistent, and plot is more akin to fan-fiction - which is a shame, as it was so promising.

Buy it just so you can at least be prepared for book 3.. or don't..

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

9 hours in .. and OMG

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
2 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 06-11-23

I'm listening to the script for a loonytoon's episode,.. so far it consists 97% of characters leaving through one door, then immediately re-entering the same room via another door...

Every character has a scenario like this,.. minimal development of the major arcs...

did I mention, I'm 9 hours in? by this point, it is loonyroons mixed with Groundhog day - This explains how BlackLibrary suddenly managed to find enough text for a 3rd book!



Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

7 people found this helpful

The Fall of Cadia cover art

Huge in ambition.. does not disappoint

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 02-11-23

I've never been able to stick with the Millitarum books.. thankfully this is so much more.

but I will agree with the other reviewers, the Narator is great at narration, but his voices for the different charactors, such as Abbadon simply don't fit - this really needed Jonathan Keeble, since he's the man for the Black Legion books, it would have provided perfect consistency,

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

save your credits...

Overall
1 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Story
1 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 19-07-23

With the stage set in books 1-3... this could have been epic.

Unfortunately, as with thr ladt book, all we get here is a generic story, and aside from 1 or 2 common characters, this has no continuity from previous books, and does nothing to move the story of along.

The performance was good, but the story sucks, and I feel like I was conned.. I'm about ready to Abadon this series!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Unless i'm missing something, It's a take or leave

Overall
4 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 18-07-23


Well narrated and It's a good story, but it really has no consequence from what I tell.. the end is just vague and frustrating - though I guess this is the intent behind Cypher.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

Love it.. The narrator owns these Orc novels

Overall
5 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 30-03-23

Awesome book, fantastically narrated, and very cleverly edited.. Even leaving some funny comments, like getting lost on what chapter he's moving onto, just adds to the clumsiness of the Orcs!

I honestly can't imagine anybody else narrating these.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful

OK.. But generic..

Overall
3 out of 5 stars
Performance
5 out of 5 stars
Story
3 out of 5 stars

Reviewed: 08-03-23

The idea and setting for this book is good, but the execution feels generic, the battles playing out are confusing, not sure if one scene is the Templars, or Corsairs.. The back-blurb talks about Abaddons gang, At 8 hours in, there is still no sign of them..

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

2 people found this helpful