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ratgrrrl's review
4.0
From fire and blood to holy blood and sacred fire.
Valerius, saviour of Corax and the Raven Guard survivors of Isstvan V, seems to have been having more visions and has been filled with the fervour of the Ur-Imperial Creed and the so-called God Emperor. Now he and his cohort face impossible odds under the direction of the Raven Lord.
A brief, well-written story with lots of discussion of the possible divinity of Emperor and the limits of faith, and the Imperial Army getting a rare moment in the spotlight...where they're expected to die.
This was a good listen and I am fascinated by the how concept and nature of faith and divinity in the galaxy. I do have mixed feelings about how oorah and Emperor good it all is though.
Valerius, saviour of Corax and the Raven Guard survivors of Isstvan V, seems to have been having more visions and has been filled with the fervour of the Ur-Imperial Creed and the so-called God Emperor. Now he and his cohort face impossible odds under the direction of the Raven Lord.
A brief, well-written story with lots of discussion of the possible divinity of Emperor and the limits of faith, and the Imperial Army getting a rare moment in the spotlight...where they're expected to die.
This was a good listen and I am fascinated by the how concept and nature of faith and divinity in the galaxy. I do have mixed feelings about how oorah and Emperor good it all is though.
trackofwords's review
4.0
Day sixteen of the 2016 Black Library Advent Calendar gives us Valerius by Gav Thorpe, a Horus Heresy audio drama that continues a specific arc on from the novella Weregeld. As the title suggests it follows Marcus Valerius, Vice-Caesari of the Therion Cohort, as he leads his forces into battle at Beta-Garmon. Looking to the words of the Lectitio Divinitatus for guidance and holding tight to his faith in the Emperor, he continues to believe – despite the odds stacked against them – that he and his Therions are serving a higher purpose…
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/quick-review-valerius-gav-thorpe/
Read the rest of the review at https://trackofwords.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/quick-review-valerius-gav-thorpe/
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