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  • Mortarion: The Pale King

  • The Horus Heresy Primarchs, Book 15
  • By: David Annandale
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
  • Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (310 ratings)

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Mortarion: The Pale King

By: David Annandale
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Summary

A Primarchs Novel

"Banish all thoughts of mercy, because mercy is the plaything of the coward and the lie of the tyrant. Today, the blade descends on tyranny's neck."

Mortarion makes his debut in the fifteenth Primarchs novel, and wastes no time in bringing his own brand of grim justice to the galaxy.

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The fifteenth instalment in The Horus Heresy Primarchs series, The Pale King tells of the atrocities committed by the Reaper in the name of justice—and the consequences of challenging his methods.

The story:

Once, the Galaspar System suffered under the cruel regime of the Order. Billions of people toiled endlessly to enrich their masters, enduring short lives of poverty, squalor and fear. But Galaspar’s sins did not go unnoticed by the Imperium, and so Death itself sentenced the Order to annihilation.

Mortarion, newly uplifted to commander of the Death Guard, descended upon the world, and with him came a slaughter of untold proportions. The sheer brutality of Mortarion’s campaign left the Imperium appalled. Seeking to understand its horrors, two noble primarchs have come to Galaspar, summoning their brother to account for his actions. But the Pale King brooks no challenge to his methods, for when the scythe falls, it reaps a gruesome toll.

Written By David Annandale. Narrated by Jonathan Keeble. Running time 5 hours and 34 minutes (approx).

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Brilliantly Narrated

As always with this series the narrator has turned an okay story into a gripping and thrilling one. This is on the weaker side of the Primarch books in my opinion compared to say Curzes.

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LOVED IT!

The story fully relates who mortarion is and why he is the way he is, i have not listened to a better primarch book yet. The narration is a full 10/10 with Jonathan keeble's narration feeling as a part of the story and i don't think anyone else would have lived with the story as he did. I highly reccomend this book to anyone interested in mortarion/the death guard.

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Interesting look at the Death Guard and Mortarion

This book draws interesting points about the philosophy of the Death Guard and Mortarion

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Who’s was longer

Great short giving insight into Mortys outlook on the great crusade, action packed and gory with some great moments. 5/5 voice acting also.

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Really enjoyed it

Definitely one of the better Horus heresy books I have heard. Great narration as usual.

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Morbidly excellent

Thoroughly enjoyable, great action and great insight into the methods of the death guard dictated by mortarion from the lessons of the homework learnt in heresy book the buried dagger

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great history.

a brilliant view into the making of mortarian, fantastically read as ever by the great Keeble.

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great

read a few in the primarch serie but this has to be one of the best

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Brilliant!!!

As always an amazing listen. Johnathan Keebler’s voice is captivating. The story was perfect, kept on a knife edge the way through. A must listen

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Enthralling and I want more

Refreshing story and my first time listening to David Annandale. I felt he did an excellent job on writing the Death Guard, Mortarion and especially the antagonists.

Fantastic narration by Jonathan Keeble. You can feel the passion he puts portraying scenes of frozen panic, and especially the scenes of combat from both sides' perspective. And of course, a few of his BOOMs™ which are always welcome to induce the imagination.

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