The Fall of Cadia

Warhammer 40,000

By: Robert Rath

Narrated by: David Seddon

An Astra Militarum Audiobook

Cadia. This proud world stood defiant for centuries – a bulwark against the forces of Chaos residing in the Eye of Terror. All of this would change when it was targeted for destruction by Abaddon the Despoiler as part of his Thirteenth Black Crusade.

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The Fall of Cadia is a touchstone moment of the Warhammer 40,000 timeline. This incredible battle led to the opening of the Great Rift and ushered in a grim new era in which even greater threats assailed the Imperium.

THE STORY

Cadia licks its wounds in the wake of the Thirteenth Black Crusade. The heretic forces retreat on all fronts. The day is won. But Lord Castellan Creed cannot rest easy. Something tells him the assault was a mere prelude to something greater, something more final. He is right. Out of the Eye of Terror comes Abaddon the Despoiler, at the head of a warhost unmatched in scale since the dread days of the Horus Heresy.

In the face of the looming apocalypse, Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding Abaddon’s fury. And in orbit, the Despoiler himself finds his own alliance teetering on a knife edge…

This is a tale told at epic scale, from the tables of high command to the slaughter of the pylon fields, and with a huge cast of characters from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium.

This is the story of Abaddon’s greatest conquest. This is Cadia’s last stand.

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The narrator did a superb job with his performance. Every character had a unique and believable voice.

Story had a quick ending that felt slightly rushed. However it was not a major setback.

Incredible, a Warhammer book for the ages!

Just.... Wow. it was so well written and preformed, well done GW. I'll definitely keep an eye out for more.

CADIA STANDS!!!

I love that the author is an ex military man like myself, his shout out to S. Korea my home country was pretty neat that he drew inspiration from there. This story is great I didn't want to ruin anyone's experience by giving any hints while writing a review of this book. The story was engaging and worth every minute to listen to via audible and everyone should listen to this one.

Great book

Must read for all Warhammer 40K fans black legion and all the Warmaster comeh go Warhammer

Outstanding

From the story to the narration, The Fall of Cadia delivers. Numerous characters are introduced, yet it never feels overwhelming. Every shift in the narrative was exciting; every death rang through what remained of the tale.

This is one of the best 40k novels I've ever read.

CADIA STANDS!

Epic battles, great voices for characters.

CADIA STANDS! Fantastic listen and I loved the length of the audio book really felt the journey. And even though the book is titled “The fall of Cadia” I found myself thinking they were going to make it multiple times.

A Masterwork

This should be included in the Black Library Hall of Fame.

Robert Rath does an excellent job writing of the fall of Cadia. The afterwards shows how much he poured into the book, research and experiences, and it pays off. There are many excellent lines in the novel.

The narrator does an excellent job narrating the many different points of view in the book and elevate an excellent book into masterwork territory.

The fricken planet broke before we did

I am a combat veteran of both Iraq and Afghanistan, I like to believe I am a hard man. This book made me weep, it blows everything else in 40k out of the water, “this is my foxhole, this is my home” took me right back to Iraq in 2008 decorating a tiny Christmas tree with my chumate with .50 brass, and dip cans. It takes a fantastical story in space that I already knew the ending to and somehow makes it so human and real that it touched on my own memories of war. This is everything that is great about 40k, it is grim dark, it is the dying of the light, but it is also a tale of the indomitable will of humanity and the refusal to go quiet into the night

So much action!

A pretty epic tale told from various perspectives. Cool to see Grayfax, Trazyn and so many other characters brought to life.

Strong narration

Good overview of a very complex battle in 40k lore. Enjoyed the length of detail