The Devastation of Baal
Space Marine Conquests: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1
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Gareth Armstrong
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Guy Haley
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The Blood Angels Chapter of Space Marines is under threat. Having obliterated all human life in the Red Scar region of space, the largest tendril of Hivefleet Leviathan ever seen in the Imperium has converged and is making relentlessly for Baal.
To face this awesome foe, Commander Dante has called upon the Successor Chapters of the ancient Ninth Legion. The Sons of Sanguinius gather in numbers not seen since the dark days of the Horus Heresy. Thirty thousand Space Marines stand ready to thwart the Great Devourer, save the homeworld of their primarch, and prevent the consumption of billions in the Ultima Segmentum beyond.
But the tyranid swarm numbers in the trillions, and they are not the only danger to the chapter’s future. As the galaxy slides toward a terrifying new era, events far away threaten to unleash a greater evil. A further enemy must also be overcome, that of the Black Rage that lurks in the souls of all Sanguinius’ bloodline.
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You can listen to this alone but after reading Dante I enjoyed it a lot more.
Super story!
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That one was hard to listen to
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Endlich
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As one might guess by the books title, its main content is about battle and destruction.
While this is quite typical 40k stuff, I personally tend to find it such ones a bit boring - "mind-numbing" as some lore master might say. No real character development, few compelling dialogues, little change of scenery.
Having said that, I generally like Guy Haley's books. Before this one I read Dante which I thought was excellent. However, The Devastation of Baal just never quite grabbed me like the previous work did.
Admittedly, the author attempts to make the story more interesting by interweaving several subplots which illustrate the events from different perspectives, zooming in and out of the picture and also connecting to the greater plot unfolding in the galaxy.
He includes some good dialogues, minor character arcs and also gives some interesting insights into the organization and functioning of the Tyranid horde - even writing from their point of view at times.
However, to me personally, the overall story still felt a little dull and dragged-on. Not all of the side plots were equally interesting. Some plots and character arcs (if one might call that) just seemed filler to me. Also the connection to the events on Cadia felt a little forced.
The narrator does a solid job. I found some of his renditions of certain characters a bit difficult to relate to but overall I liked his interpretations.
Summing up, Devastation of Baal has more depth than a generic bolter-p* story, but there are definitely more interesting books in the 40k universe than this one. Compared to other works of the author, I found it rather mediocre.
Important but lengthy grim dark story
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Fantastic
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