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Raven's Flight (The Horus Heresy Audio Drama)
by
Gav Thorpe (Goodreads Author)
After the horrors of the Dropsite Massacre, the Raven Guard are trying to survive in the caves and mountains of Isstvan V. Their plight is desperate, and escape from the roaming Chaos Legions seems impossible. Can they hold out against the forces of the World Eaters long enough to reach an unlikely salvation?
Audio CD
Published
February 2010
by Black Library
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Raven’s Flight can be summed up in one sentence: This is why you do not anger Corax.
Serving as a prequel to the recently released Deliverance Lost, Raven’s Flight helps to bridge the gap between the events depicted in First Heretic and Fulgrim with the desperate escape seen in Age of Darkness.
After the gunship his bodyguard tried to evacuate him in is shot down during the Drop Massacre, the Raven Guard primarch leads the few thousand surviving warriors in a series of hit and run attacks on the t...more
Serving as a prequel to the recently released Deliverance Lost, Raven’s Flight helps to bridge the gap between the events depicted in First Heretic and Fulgrim with the desperate escape seen in Age of Darkness.
After the gunship his bodyguard tried to evacuate him in is shot down during the Drop Massacre, the Raven Guard primarch leads the few thousand surviving warriors in a series of hit and run attacks on the t...more
Shadowhawk reviews the second audio drama of the Horus Heresy series, Raven’s Flight by Gav Thorpe, which is the prequel to the upcoming novel Deliverance Lost previously reviewed here by Lord of The Knight.
“Because once you see Corax in action, the Horus Heresy will never be the same again.” – The Founding Fields
I first encountered Gav’s work through Angels of Darkness, a novel that explores the myths and mysteries of the secretive Dark Angels. I was blown away. There has been a fair amount of...more
“Because once you see Corax in action, the Horus Heresy will never be the same again.” – The Founding Fields
I first encountered Gav’s work through Angels of Darkness, a novel that explores the myths and mysteries of the secretive Dark Angels. I was blown away. There has been a fair amount of...more
This was the first Horus Heresy audio book I've listened to and I must say it was excellent. Very well read and the atmosphere is amazing. I just loved the insight you glean about Corax. If you are a Raven Guard fan like me, this is a must read. While the story is short, it is up there with the best of the series and the moment where Corax cries actually made me choke up. Great story telling.
The audio drama basically follows the story of the remainder of the Raven Guard on Isstvan V and how they...more
The audio drama basically follows the story of the remainder of the Raven Guard on Isstvan V and how they...more
Another great story about the Raven Guard, this time with their Primarch, Corax, going against the odds against their treacherous brothers-in-arms. The action-packed audio book brings the savage battle to life, as well as good characterization of Corax, while also delving into the Astartes-Imperial Guard/humans relationships - both the good and the bad side. There's also some character insight as to the Horus Heresy itself, which has been tackled before in other books, but on a clearer and more...more
As I make my way through the Horus Heresy I look forward to the small distractions given by the audiobooks - this one deals with the Raven Guard left after the massacre on Isstvan V and gives most "face-time" to Corax the RG primarch.
Paints a good picture of this chapter of ravens, for each book I read in the different 40k series, the greater the tragedy of the Horus Heresy becomes.
Not a bad book worth checking out Corax kicking ass for once instead of traitor forces being favored by authors as they always seem to be...
Probably should have read this before Deliverance Lost. It was ok but I felt it didn't really add anything to the story of the Raven Guard.
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Gav spent 14 years as a developer for Games Workshop, and started writing novels and short stories in the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 when the Black Library imprint was launched in 1997.
He continues to write for Black Library, and his first 'homegrown' novel series The Crown of the Blood has been released via Angry Robot.
Currently living in Nottingham, Gav shares his home with his lo...more
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He continues to write for Black Library, and his first 'homegrown' novel series The Crown of the Blood has been released via Angry Robot.
Currently living in Nottingham, Gav shares his home with his lo...more
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“For the first and the last time in his life, Corax cried. He cried not for the loss of life, though it was great.
He cried not for the degradation that has been heaped upon his dead warrior, though it was obscene.
He cried for all Astartes, for the shame that Horus has brought upon them. They had been the Emperor's trusted sword, and they had betrayed him. It mattered not that Corax himself had remained loyal, he was Astartes and the shame of one was the shame of all.
'Will they ever trust us again.'
A tear rolled down his cheek and dropped onto the fallen Raven Guard. Should they trust us, was the next question.”
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He cried not for the degradation that has been heaped upon his dead warrior, though it was obscene.
He cried for all Astartes, for the shame that Horus has brought upon them. They had been the Emperor's trusted sword, and they had betrayed him. It mattered not that Corax himself had remained loyal, he was Astartes and the shame of one was the shame of all.
'Will they ever trust us again.'
A tear rolled down his cheek and dropped onto the fallen Raven Guard. Should they trust us, was the next question.”
