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Warhammer 40,000
Hunger
A Flesh Tearers audio drama
Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, the Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers – and their own nature. Can Gabriel Seth manage to stave off the Black Rage long enough to survive?
READ IT BECAUSE
It's a fascinating look at the monster within the man, as Andy Smillie once again shows his mastery of what makes the Flesh Tearers tick.
THE STORY
Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, Seth and his Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers and their own natures. A hunger drives these warriors of the Blood, one matched by their alien aggressors. Hope remains while the Flesh Tearers can hold onto their honour, but what is the truth that lurks at the heart of this derelict ship and will Seth manage to stave off the rage long enough to discover it?
Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, the Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers – and their own nature. Can Gabriel Seth manage to stave off the Black Rage long enough to survive?
READ IT BECAUSE
It's a fascinating look at the monster within the man, as Andy Smillie once again shows his mastery of what makes the Flesh Tearers tick.
THE STORY
Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, Seth and his Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers and their own natures. A hunger drives these warriors of the Blood, one matched by their alien aggressors. Hope remains while the Flesh Tearers can hold onto their honour, but what is the truth that lurks at the heart of this derelict ship and will Seth manage to stave off the rage long enough to discover it?
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Published July 1, 2018
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May 15, 2019
Hunger follows an angry man and his angry friends as they go on a murder bender aboard a Space Hulk space ship. This is a fairly simplistic tale as Flesh Tearer tales often are but the fantastic audio-drama quality and gradual improvement of Andy Smillie's style makes this a good listen.
In an age of Primaris it is fun to see Adeptus Astates who are are impeccably flawed as the Flesh Tearer are and the savage delivery by the voice actors really nails this aspect. The concept of addiction and in their case, hunger, is an interesting concept that can draw a number of real world comparisons. These Astartes fight on despite their addiction, fighting against their flaw as it were and it makes them vulnerable, heroic and a tad sympathetic....well, as sympathetic as a 12 foot tall death machine with a questionable moral compass can be.
There are several moments in Hunger that depict the FT's as the actual monsters rather than the literal monsters they face. It is a nice play on things, albeit a not overly sophisticated one. If you are looking for a tale with good voice work but a not overtly sophisticated plot of fairly non-stop action then this is for you.
In an age of Primaris it is fun to see Adeptus Astates who are are impeccably flawed as the Flesh Tearer are and the savage delivery by the voice actors really nails this aspect. The concept of addiction and in their case, hunger, is an interesting concept that can draw a number of real world comparisons. These Astartes fight on despite their addiction, fighting against their flaw as it were and it makes them vulnerable, heroic and a tad sympathetic....well, as sympathetic as a 12 foot tall death machine with a questionable moral compass can be.
There are several moments in Hunger that depict the FT's as the actual monsters rather than the literal monsters they face. It is a nice play on things, albeit a not overly sophisticated one. If you are looking for a tale with good voice work but a not overtly sophisticated plot of fairly non-stop action then this is for you.
September 20, 2018
Continuing Andy Smillie’s exploration of the Flesh Tearers Chapter of Space Marines, Hunger is an hour-long audio drama pitting Gabriel Seth and his brothers against Genestealers in the depths of a Space Hulk. As Seth leads his Honour Guard ever deeper in search of the controlling presence at the centre of the Genestealer brood, Chaplain Appollus wrestles with his own inner daemons even as he prepares to lead the Death Company into battle.
If you’re familiar with Smillie’s other Flesh Tearers stories then you’ll see how this fits in – and it’s good to see the excellent voice casting continued from The Assassination of Gabriel Seth – but you shouldn’t need any existing knowledge to enjoy this. If you’re after an audio that balances brutal action with characterful, in-depth exploration of one of the most intriguing Space Marine Chapters – right where they’re at their most interesting – then this should absolutely be on your list to check out.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/07/...
If you’re familiar with Smillie’s other Flesh Tearers stories then you’ll see how this fits in – and it’s good to see the excellent voice casting continued from The Assassination of Gabriel Seth – but you shouldn’t need any existing knowledge to enjoy this. If you’re after an audio that balances brutal action with characterful, in-depth exploration of one of the most intriguing Space Marine Chapters – right where they’re at their most interesting – then this should absolutely be on your list to check out.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/07/...
November 21, 2022
Andy Smillie writing Flesh Tearers is always going to be good. This was a short audio drama involving them fighting back some Tyranids and discovering more about themselves. He also did a good job in keeping consistent with the characters across all his stories and showing the two sides of the Flesh Tearer existence, Apollus who has accepted that they’re monsters and embraces it, and Seth who works to control himself and redeem his Chapter beyond just berserk warriors.
January 31, 2025
Let me get this straight; blood angels, in terrminator armor, fighting tyranids, in a ship. Space hulk??
Such a simple concept was took and turned into a lively story with descriptions and Voice-acting to match it. I've not known much of FT or BA chapters but this truly captured me. Def a worth it story with a lot of cool elements- especially the ending (though I know in GW fashion, it shall be left unexplored and never brought up lol)
Such a simple concept was took and turned into a lively story with descriptions and Voice-acting to match it. I've not known much of FT or BA chapters but this truly captured me. Def a worth it story with a lot of cool elements- especially the ending (though I know in GW fashion, it shall be left unexplored and never brought up lol)
January 15, 2019
It had a bit of an uneven start for me but soon I was hooked. The narration is a bit purple at times but it suits the subject matter, after all, Astartes are larger than life. Dark, violent and bloody. All in all, not bad.
August 14, 2018
Great Audio, multiply voices and sound effect. Pretty good story.
September 3, 2018
Well written action but nothing too revealing about the flesh tearers. Then again, maybe, that's the chapter's appeal... (2,5/5)
April 2, 2019
Bolter porn. Splat, splat splat.
February 15, 2020
Seriously considering a blood angels army after reading this.
January 30, 2022
Quite fun.
March 7, 2022
Did the audio drama. Pretty good
August 8, 2022
Just ok
November 18, 2023
Well enough written but kind of much ado about nothing, even by Warhammer standards.
June 26, 2020
The following review was officially published in the online newspaper The Orkney News in June 2020. Link here. https://theorkneynews.scot/2020/06/26...
Warhammer 40,000: Hunger by Andy Smillie
Here we are once again my friends! We have returned to the world of the Imperium Of Man, the Adeptus Astartes and the never ending threat of Chaos and the Xenos! This time things are a little different. I have some basics I can give you all before we begin.
First of all I have to tell you about the Blood Angels and their Primarch Sanquinius. The Blood Angels were originally the Ninth Legion. Their Primarch Sanquinius is even considered something of a saint by the greater Imperium with their equivalent to Christmas being named Sanquinala in his honour and even several members of Horus’s traitor legions during the Heresy – including Horus himself – regarding Sanqunius as the best of all Primarchs.
As a result of their reputation the Blood Angels have birthed several so called ‘successor chapters’ who are basically in extremely simplified terms offshoot groups which were created when – after the Horus Heresy – the Legions were split into 1000 man strong Chapters usually consisting of people with similar mindsets. They are almost always ‘descended’ from one of the original legions and in some cases keep strong ties with their ‘parent legion.’ The Black Templars I talked about when I reviewed Helsreach are an example of a successor chapter as are today’s subjects the Flesh Tearers who are descended from the Blood Angels.
The Flesh Tearers are an extremely aggressive splinter chapter of the Blood Angels who are frequently overcome with the so called Black Rage – which in simple terms is a genetic flaw or blood curse given to all Blood Angels and successors upon the death of Sanquinius – are on board a Space Hulk (ancient gigantic derelict space craft) and are cleansing the craft of a specific kind of xenos called genestealers. Genestealers are a subspecies of Tyranids who act as the precursors for an invasion by Tyranids and are part of an impossibly huge hive mind. The closest comparison would be a mix of the Xenomorph from Alien, The Borg and piranhas.
The plot of Hunger is as follows: The Flesh Tearers were drawn here. Drawn to this great threat. They must cleanse this system of Genestealers and prevent their spread. However in the process they must face their own curse in the Black Rage…their unnatural hunger and if they can discover the truth buried at the heart of this vesselI if it doesn’t break them.
Hunger is an audio drama I am very fond of. The plot may seem simple on the surface but there is so much more to it. In reality this is something of a character piece for the Flesh Tearers. There is a lot of violence and anger as befits characters who are always on the verge of madness and yet are willing to do their duty for the Imperium. However as they battle through endless hordes we switch between two groups which show two different sides: Chapter Master Gabriel Seth and his squad of warriors who face the threat of the Genestealers head on and slowly begin to discover the secret buried at the heart of the ship and what it might mean for them all and their future. As well as Chaplain Appollus and his group who have their own mission and come face to face with the threat of the Black Rage and the resulting implications.
The character work in this hour long drama is wonderful and makes it a rather enjoyable listen. I’ve listened quite a few number of times myself! The differences in perspective and personality are made wonderfully clear thanks to a combination of Smillie – more or less the ‘adoptive father’ of the Flesh Tearers at this point – and his excellent writing and the equally well done performances. Jonathan Keeble who I’ve mentioned on several occasions by this point acts as a narrator while Andrew Wincott is a gloriously violent and yet personality driven Seth with other well done performances by Steve Conlin, Stephen Perring – who I mentioned when I reviewed the Ciaphas Cain series – and numerous others.
I’ve seen comments and messages regarding this particular audio drama as being a lot of people’s first taste of the Flesh Tearers. It was also the same for me and I now consider them one of my personal favourite groups. This story manages to balance extremely brutal action with some wonderfully written character work. And I’m really trying not to give it all away!
In conclusion I really enjoyed going back to Hunger and going on campaign with Seth and the others. I hope I can give some of my readers a good reason to give the Flesh Tearers a fair chance and go beneath the surface with them. There’s definitely more to them than meets the eye! I certainly hope there will be more audio and prose releases with the men from Cretacia in the near future!
Sayonara!
Nephrite
Warhammer 40,000: Hunger by Andy Smillie
Here we are once again my friends! We have returned to the world of the Imperium Of Man, the Adeptus Astartes and the never ending threat of Chaos and the Xenos! This time things are a little different. I have some basics I can give you all before we begin.
First of all I have to tell you about the Blood Angels and their Primarch Sanquinius. The Blood Angels were originally the Ninth Legion. Their Primarch Sanquinius is even considered something of a saint by the greater Imperium with their equivalent to Christmas being named Sanquinala in his honour and even several members of Horus’s traitor legions during the Heresy – including Horus himself – regarding Sanqunius as the best of all Primarchs.
As a result of their reputation the Blood Angels have birthed several so called ‘successor chapters’ who are basically in extremely simplified terms offshoot groups which were created when – after the Horus Heresy – the Legions were split into 1000 man strong Chapters usually consisting of people with similar mindsets. They are almost always ‘descended’ from one of the original legions and in some cases keep strong ties with their ‘parent legion.’ The Black Templars I talked about when I reviewed Helsreach are an example of a successor chapter as are today’s subjects the Flesh Tearers who are descended from the Blood Angels.
The Flesh Tearers are an extremely aggressive splinter chapter of the Blood Angels who are frequently overcome with the so called Black Rage – which in simple terms is a genetic flaw or blood curse given to all Blood Angels and successors upon the death of Sanquinius – are on board a Space Hulk (ancient gigantic derelict space craft) and are cleansing the craft of a specific kind of xenos called genestealers. Genestealers are a subspecies of Tyranids who act as the precursors for an invasion by Tyranids and are part of an impossibly huge hive mind. The closest comparison would be a mix of the Xenomorph from Alien, The Borg and piranhas.
The plot of Hunger is as follows: The Flesh Tearers were drawn here. Drawn to this great threat. They must cleanse this system of Genestealers and prevent their spread. However in the process they must face their own curse in the Black Rage…their unnatural hunger and if they can discover the truth buried at the heart of this vesselI if it doesn’t break them.
Hunger is an audio drama I am very fond of. The plot may seem simple on the surface but there is so much more to it. In reality this is something of a character piece for the Flesh Tearers. There is a lot of violence and anger as befits characters who are always on the verge of madness and yet are willing to do their duty for the Imperium. However as they battle through endless hordes we switch between two groups which show two different sides: Chapter Master Gabriel Seth and his squad of warriors who face the threat of the Genestealers head on and slowly begin to discover the secret buried at the heart of the ship and what it might mean for them all and their future. As well as Chaplain Appollus and his group who have their own mission and come face to face with the threat of the Black Rage and the resulting implications.
The character work in this hour long drama is wonderful and makes it a rather enjoyable listen. I’ve listened quite a few number of times myself! The differences in perspective and personality are made wonderfully clear thanks to a combination of Smillie – more or less the ‘adoptive father’ of the Flesh Tearers at this point – and his excellent writing and the equally well done performances. Jonathan Keeble who I’ve mentioned on several occasions by this point acts as a narrator while Andrew Wincott is a gloriously violent and yet personality driven Seth with other well done performances by Steve Conlin, Stephen Perring – who I mentioned when I reviewed the Ciaphas Cain series – and numerous others.
I’ve seen comments and messages regarding this particular audio drama as being a lot of people’s first taste of the Flesh Tearers. It was also the same for me and I now consider them one of my personal favourite groups. This story manages to balance extremely brutal action with some wonderfully written character work. And I’m really trying not to give it all away!
In conclusion I really enjoyed going back to Hunger and going on campaign with Seth and the others. I hope I can give some of my readers a good reason to give the Flesh Tearers a fair chance and go beneath the surface with them. There’s definitely more to them than meets the eye! I certainly hope there will be more audio and prose releases with the men from Cretacia in the near future!
Sayonara!
Nephrite
March 19, 2021
Oh, man, wanted to like this more. It really wasn't as good as it should be. It went off on too many tangents for a short story and spent far too little time on the story that it implied it was about.
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