21 reviews for:

Our Martyred Lady

Gav Thorpe

3.92 AVERAGE

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I am 100% a celestine × katarinya shipper like there is no denying the yearning that took place here

A four-part, four-and-a-bit hour Warhammer 40,000 audio drama, this sees Inquisitor Greyfax and Saint Celestine working together (begrudgingly, in Greyfax’s case) to combat a far-reaching plot that harks back to the Reign of Blood. When the head of the Ecclesiarchy makes an unprecedented decision, the consequences are far-reaching – including a very public attempt on the Ecclesiarch’s life. It falls to Celestine and Greyfax to protect the Ecclesiarch, uncover who (or what) was behind the attack, and ensure that nothing – neither the politics of the Ecclesiarchy nor the machinations of Chaos – can undermine the stability of the Imperium.

As well as Black Library’s commitment to the audio medium, this ably demonstrates Gav’s skill in writing narration-free audio stories and the incredible quality of the voice cast, direction, music and sound design. There’s an occasional reference to wider goings-on in the Imperium which jars just a little (it definitely helps to be up to date with recent 40k events), and David Sibley’s spy Kyrillos could have done with a little more development, but those are very minor issues with a powerful story which balances its grand, sweeping scope with effective touches of humour and an outstanding pair of central characters.

Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2019/03/04/our-martyred-lady-gav-thorpe/
dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Overacted, full of itself grandiose sci-fi battle nonsense.
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes