Renegades: Lord of Excess

Warhammer 40,000

By: Rich McCormick

Narrated by: Richard Reed

A Warhammer 40,000 Audiobook

The Emperor’s Children seek sensation above all else, but when Xantine's warband come upon an isolated Imperial world, he sees an opportunity to pursue the finer things in life. How long can the proud warlord maintain his 'perfect' rule – and will the planet survive his reign?

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It's a tantalising look into the gleefully twisted minds of the Emperor's Children, as an arrogant warlord strives to 'save' an Imperial world from its own imperfections.

THE STORY

Once a united Legion, the disparate splinters of the Emperor’s Children now eke out a violent, hedonistic existence between the stars, raiding and ravaging worlds to indulge their fathomless appetites.

Xantine, proud leader of the Adored and a true son of Fulgrim, wants more than simply pillaging backwater worlds. He soon finds what he has been searching for – Serrine, a wealthy but cruel planet festering under misrule and inequality, cut off from the Imperium by warp storms. It is too tantalising a prize to ignore, and Xantine sets out to bring perfection to his new world.

But perfection is an elusive concept, and as threats creep from the depths of Serrine and the ranks of the Adored, the rot at the heart of Xantine’s perfect rule is laid bare...

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A good book

It is a fun read, although it gets very slow in the middle. That makes sense. But the motivations of a few characters just fail to make any sense and annoy me a bit. Otherwise good throughout.

All the different enemies.

I never dislike this books they will always be 5 when I review not a single coin. 🤘😉🤘

Emperor's Children done hilariously right

The EC finally get some love in this book and it's the right way, I always imagine the Emperor's Children as hilariously evil and petty and this book delivers on that. Xantine is legitimately compelling as a protagonist and the humor that comes with his "merry" band of Renegades hits almost every time. Where else are you gonna get Space Marines getting distracted by their own reflection while fighting for their life or the most heinous of hypocrisy and hubris. It's all here in a non-typical Chaos tale; it may have some repetitive diction here and there, but a story with this much variety in tone in 40k is quite rare. Definitely recommend.

Excellent narration, pedestrian storyline.

The narrator carried this fairly bland story to its conclusion. In fairness, it was fun to see the Tyranids pitted against the Emperor’s Children.

Great narration, meh story

Narration was great, storylines seemed a bit contrived. “Oh really, this fight ended with one combatant falling a long distance with a seemingly mortal wound, I wonder if they survived 🙄”