Damocles

Space Marine Battles: Warhammer 40,000

By: Phil Kelly, Guy Haley, Ben Counter, Josh Reynolds

Narrated by: Shogo Miyakita

A Space Marine Battles anthology

As the world of Agrellan falls under attack, the White Scars and Raven Guard rush to its defence, but with Commander Shadowsun leading the alien forces, the Space Marines and their allies are hard pressed.

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Gathered within this anthology are four action-packed novellas focusing on the cataclysmic campaign in the Damocles Gulf. Each tale sheds light on a different aspect of the war and those involved. Towering war machines duke it out on the battlefield, Space Marine and tau philosophies come under question as they clash with ally and enemy alike and hunters become the hunted as both sides try to outwit one another. You even get an insider view of how the Tau Empire treats its human collaborators and uses them as weapons

THE STORY

Two centuries ago, the Imperium of Man and the upstart Tau Empire fought to a standstill in the Damocles Gulf. Now, as the 41st millennium draws to a close, the tau have returned. As the world of Agrellan falls under attack, the White Scars and Raven Guard rush to its defence, but with the skilled Commander Shadowsun leading the alien forces, the Space Marines and their allies are hard pressed. Kor'sarro Khan, Huntmaster of the White Scars, swears that he will win the day in the most direct way possible – by taking Shadowsun's head.

CONTENTS

Blood Oath by Phil Kelly

Broken Sword by Guy Haley

Black Leviathan by Ben Counter

Hunter's Snare by Josh Reynolds.

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great voice actor and great insight into the Damocles wars and how the emperium and Tau learn about each other

the voice actor is great and works great for the main factions. the characters are learning about their opponents for the first time. only having heard of their opponents in most cases.
the audiobook is 4 smaller books in one, that together shows a good view of the war for the Damocles Gulf.
the human, space marine, Tau and other alien perspectives are shown and it is fascinating.
there were only rare cases where the story had a little dip in the quality so I would rate it 9.5/10 overall 👌

White Scar Fan ?!

I absolutely loved this series. The narration was on point and really brought life to the stories.

a good book to listen to while you paint.

I enjoyed how the authors brought up ways for the marines to sneak and attack their enemies. steam and cho-cho if you get my meaning.

a story about the white scars

if you're buying this hoping to learn more about the Tau, you'll get about 1.5 stories worth, and the rest of the collection is about the white scars and "their way."

if you're bored with space marine stories then you're out of luck

The Tau

I don’t like the Tau and this story made them look to strong compared to the Space Marines.