Fulgrim: The Perfect Son

Warhammer 40,000

De: Jude Reid

Narrado por: Andrew James Spooner

A Warhammer 40,000 Audiobook

For too long the Emperor’s Children have been denied their birthright. Their once-glorious Legion has been fractured into disparate warbands, condemned to ravage world after futile world in the pursuit of ambition and excess. But no longer.

LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE

Fulgrim has a simple job for his sons, but what happens when it turns out to be far more complicated than it seems? Dive into the fractious nature of the Emperor's Children when things aren't quite going their way – rife with arrogance, internecine conflict, and divergent viewpoints.

THE STORY

Lord Fulgrim – ascended Primarch of the III Legion, the Perfect Son, the Emperor-in-Waiting – has issued a challenge to his scattered warriors: vanquish the Imperial world of Crucible, and bring him the head of the Black Templar charged with its defence.

But Fulgrim’s plans go far beyond the conquest of a single planet, and what should have been a swift and bloody offensive turns into a gruelling siege. With success uncertain, a world in flames around them, and the Legion turning their weapons inwards as well as out, the would-be champions are forced to confront a bitter truth. What must they sacrifice for victory and the favour of their Primarch, and what will be left of them when the war is over?

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I hope your ready for nothing

Performance was great the book itself is just nothing . Bunch of one and done characters who will never be mentioned again on a meaningless planet. This book should be called emperor’s children versus Black Templar and oh fulgrim is also kind of around.

pretty good, but isn't from fulgrim 1st person POV

the book was really good and temaris's story from start from to finish truly embodies the irony of the emperors children. always striving to achieve a goal but once achieved it feels hollow and wish they never bothered. the only downside like Many others have pointed out is I was expecting the story to told by fulgrim POV and also tell us what's he's been up to in the last 10k years but instead he's just kinda there and comes off as a total side character.

Don’t know how this got less than 5 stars

So So good. Alright maybe it’s called Fulgrim and he’s not the MAIN character but you can feel him pulling the strings throughout the entire book and when he does appear, it will make your SKIN CRAWL. The performance is amazing and the effects they use for fulgrims voice, you really feel the dread of a Primarch. And it’s an interesting look at the emperors children and the story is super interesting. And the performance is just so good. Listen to it!!

It’s okay. A new Fulgrim book that “Features” Fulgrim.

It’s an okay story about the third legion fighting the Imperium. Oh and Fulgrim is back! Great performance - loved the little audio details added without being distracting.

who is the perfect son

after finishing this book I was left in with a feeling that only very few other 40k books have left me with. A feeling that tells only comes when I have read something that truly changes my understanding of the 40k setting.
The story is about a Emperors Children versus a Black Templar on a Conquest to kill one another for the approval of there father. For Tamaris of the Emperors Children, he seeks the approval of Fulgrim and becoming his champion. For Berengar of the Black Templars he seeks to fulfill a vision given to him by the Emperor of mankind.
For those wanting a book from the point of view of Fulgrim himself, you may be disappointed that he is not the main character.
From the start of the story both main characters hardly know each other and are near polar opposites. But as the story continues and the characters evolve they find that they have become more alike then they would hope.
If you are someone who wants a Black Templar book or a Emperors Children book, you will get a story that tests your understanding of both sides.
This is an essential reading for anyone either getting into 40k books or a 40k lors veteran.

not to much plot important happened here

if you only care for big lore events skip this there isn't anything major

Not About Fulgrim.

Emperor’s children side story, oh and Fulgrim says he’s back. No returning characters or setting changing stories.

Really great!!!

Wow I couldn’t stop listening! Great character development of extremely compelling characters. The build up as they compete for their father’s affections will keep you listening!

The perfect representation of the corruption of the emperors children

I liked the story the prefirmance was good and over all its a perfect book

Great voice work, ok story

Story was ok but I really don't see what the point of it was. Didn't advance the setting in any way that I could gather but I don't think that was Jude's fault. Would have been better as just an EC story instead of a Primarch release book. Felt like GW wanted to do the release of Fulgrim and EC so they had Jude write something that didn't affect anything other than saying Fulgrim gathered his legion. Really confusing. I will say that I hope they let Jude work on a Fulgrim novel that ties in with Guilliman and The Lion because she did write him and the EC wonderfully.

I'll be really disappointed if this is how they handle future Primarch returns. They did Guilliman and The Lion well, but, if this is how they're going to do it from here on out, then it's going to be a really long few years.

Narration was phenomenal, though. Fulgrim sounded absolutely fantastic.