Apocalypse

Space Marine Conquests: Warhammer 40,000, Book 5

By: Josh Reynolds

Narrated by: Richard Reed

A Space Marine Conquests novel

The Word Bearers have come to despoil the Ecclesiarchy world of Almace - and it will take the Space Marines and the world's secretive leaders working together to prevent an apocalypse....

Listen to It Because:

Apocalypse is all about the biggest battles, and Josh Reynolds delivers that in this tale of three Space Marine Chapters waging war, with the fate of an entire world hanging in the balance.

The Story:

Following the cataclysmic Great Rift, forces from the Imperial Fists, White Scars and Raven Guard mobilise to defend the cardinal world of Almace from an invasion by the twisted traitors of the Word Bearers....

Lieutenant Heyd Calder is a Primaris Marine whose mastery of warfare is matched only by his diplomatic prowess. Under the orders of Roboute Guilliman, he is deployed to Almace, a minor seat of the Ecclesiarchy, to protect the world at whatever cost. Yet even as diabolical forces leer from the system's edge, Calder discovers that the capital's Cardinal-Governor, a sharp, inscrutable figure of spiritual and material authority, is hiding something. When it becomes clear that conquest is not the enemy’s sole aim, Calder resolves to uncover the secret of Almace. As the system is set ablaze, clashes of faith, strategy and politics ensue in the capital, and it becomes clear that the forces of the Ecclesiarchy and the Adeptus Astartes must fight together if they are to have any hope of victory.

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kept me engaged

i thought the plot was good and even the villians likable in their own way. i wish there was some additional resolution at the end...

outstanding.

Beautifully written and preformed. from start to finish. truly a talented combo for black library.

One of the best stand-aloners I've read in a while

Truly one of the best 40k books I've read. Great dual-purpose novel; part stand-alone space marine book, part lore fill-in. Definitely starting to see a pattern in all the current lore books, without spoiling anything...

Warhammer 40K at it's best

Curious about the world of Warhammer 40K and don't know where to start? Heard about those crazy space Marines and want to know more? Start here with this book. Wonderfully written and beautifully performed this book delves into the lore for a rapidly building confrontation between Chaos and the Imperium and told in such a way it doesn't assume you have a working knowledge about 40K ins and outs. Read it. The Emperor Protects.

A fun romp, with good characters, well voiceacted

The mix of different chapters interacting was a fun and a breath of fresh air from the constant Ultramarines. I wish ravengaurd and white scars got more representation in the indomitus era books.
The word-bearers made for interesting villains. Always nice to see the mostly mix of a chaos undivided legion hamming it up.
Finally, the voice work was impeccable. This is to be expected, if you’ve ever played Dawn of war games. This voice actor did a large portion of the character’s. (His imperial guardsman “on my mark!” Lives rent free in my head)