A Deadly Wit

Heirs of the Laughing God: Warhammer 40,000

By: Gav Thorpe

Narrated by: Gareth Armstrong, Matthew Hunt, Emma Gregory, Tim Bruce

Monster king, monster king, where are you?
Your house is burning down.
Monster king, monster king, won't you play?
The Red Swan wants your crown.

The charismatic Great Harlequin, Duruthiel, leads his troupe on a daring raid of an ork settlement. Urging them forth with bold eccentricity, the Red Swan proclaims fate as the guiding hand for the Masque of the Fading Dawn. But as Skyweaver jetbikes invade the night skies, his attempts to overthrow the great warlord become increasingly reckless. It soon becomes apparent that this is more than just another performance for Duruthiel but a battle for honour and freedom.

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A fully emerging tale of the Harlequins.

Just more than an hour and this short story made me fall in love with the Harlequins, their attitude, how they make battle a stage, and the fight is their performance. Love it to bits.

Engaging from beginning to end!

Loved the performances and production quality. It made me feel like I was there seeing it all!

Super fun also quite battle heavy

Just really exciting to have Harlequins featured. Pretty short but that’s not a bad thing. Definitely battle heavy but thematic and really captures the lore of the harlequins - overall cool quick story.

Good Story

The actors and the story are great, but background music/effects at times makes listening to the story difficult.

Great little Harlequin story

It's rare to see xenos get a win in 40k stories, and this was a refreshing break from the norm. I really enjoyed the characterization of the Harlequins in this, and the Great Harlequin especially felt really on-brand.