Butcher's Nails

The Horus Heresy Series

By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden

Narrated by: Sean Barret, Rupert Degas, Chris Fairbank, Charlotte Paige

The primarch Angron: gladiator-king and Horus' lunatic attack dog. Never having hidden his resentment for his brothers, he now carves a bloody swathe through the galaxy in the Warmaster's name, with the Heresy providing a convenient excuse to indulge his love of brutal warfare. When they are tasked with a secretive mission alongside the Word Bearers Legion, the World Eaters' violent tendencies soon attract the attention of xenos raiders, troubled by the portents surrounding the primarch's berserk fury and his ultimate destiny as 'the Blood God's son'....

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The Degradation of a once kind and great soul and army into frothing animal compelled by Desire put on display

I liked all of it, I loved the allusion to Khorne and the foreshadowing of what’s to come, the honor and glory still held by Kharn and even Angron having some lucidity and insight to his volatile and ever furious mind as well as the slow destruction of a warrior seeking his death. The performance was great but all the voice actors as well as being descriptive and the battles thus engaging. While not a a complaint and I think it wrapped up perfectly, I would have loved more insight and story around the character’s mainly more flashbacks or references. 9/10 A Recommend

solid entry

started off slow story wise, but the highlight is the two primarchs fighting together and the way it is conveyed does well to make you feel how epic it is.

world eaters

listen to this before betrayer, blood for the blood god,skulls for the skull throne

The Butcher's Nails hummed in the meat of his mind

What did you love best about Butcher's Nails?

Unlike other Black Library titles that were very quiet, Butcher's Nails came across as loud enough on my standard volume setting (standard setting meaning the volume to which the majority of my books can be listened to without having to increase or decrease the volume).

Another highlight was the story and performance; you feel the Butcher's Nails, the need to kill, the need to fight - the agony of the World Eaters and their Primarch come to life through the narrator and voice acting team.

What did you like best about this story?

The depth of detail the writer provides when discussing the culture and behaviour of the World Eaters and their Primarch.

What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Being an audio drama, narration is everything: were this to be just text one would miss out on the feeling and emotion that comes with narration.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Being only an hour, yes it was definitely something I wanted to listen to in one sitting.

Any additional comments?

While a small problem to some (or most) volume was key; not having to raise the volume by one to two notches made all the difference as after this drama was concluded all I had to do was return to the other book(s) I was listening to and not have to re-adjust the volume so that my ears do not hurt.

After discovering that the volume of this production was loud enough, everything else came together nicely - great story and a great listen for anyone wishing to know more about the Heresy-era World Eaters and their Primarch.

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Bloody Book

It’s a great bloody book to read about the World Eaters. It adds depth to their story.

Kharn & Angron

Very nice book, i would love to have more stories with kharn the betrayer and his world eater legion.

An understanding of a doomed chapter

The World Eaters are by far the most tragic of the Chaos Legions and this audio drama shows why. The pacing and dialouge combined with the voice acting was great and if you are loyalist or heretic it is a great addition to the Horus Heresy series.

The Blood Must Flow

"Butcher's Nails" is not a mere audio book, it is a performance. Every voice was tailored for their role, bringing their respective characters to life.

As brief as it is, this drama is the audio equivalent of bloody-rare prime rib from start to finish, juicy and delicious. It helps flesh out the oft-overlooked significance of the piece of Archaeotech that was hammered into Angron's brain, as well as the gladiatorial philosophy that defines the maddened Primarch and his World Eaters.

Stay a while and listen, you won't regret it.

Great short

amazing performance and sound effects. story doesn't really go anywhere, but it's a short and incredibly entertaining listen