The Twice-Dead King: Ruin

Warhammer 40,000, Book 1

By: Nate Crowley

Narrated by: Richard Reed

A Warhammer 40,000 novel

Pride is everything for the dynastic kings of the Necron race, who have awakened after millennia to see their empires occupied by foul beasts and simple minds. For the Necron Lord Oltyx, the Ithakas dynasty was his by right, but the machinations of the court see him stripped of his position and exiled to a forgotten world.

Listen to it because

See the struggles of the Necron court from their own eyes, and discover the lengths one Lord will go to for the status they desire.

The story

Exile to the miserable world of Sedh, the disgraced Necron Lord Oltyx is consumed with bitterness. Once heir to the throne of a dynasty, he now commands nothing but a dwindling garrison of warriors, in a never-ending struggle against Ork invaders. Oltyx can think of nothing but the prospect of vengeance against his betrayers, and the reclamation of his birthright. But the Orks are merely the harbingers of a truly unstoppable force. Unless Oltyx acts to save his dynasty, revenge will win him only ashes. And so he must return to the crownworld, and to the heart of the very court which cast him out. But what awaits there is a horror more profound than any invader, whose roots are tangled with the dark origins of the Necrons themselves.

Written by Nate Crowley. Narrated by Richard Reed.

©2021 Games Workshop Limited (P)2021 Games Workshop Limited

Really good story

Really liked this book. It's from the perspective of Necrons nobility. It does take a little bit to understand what they are talking about but once over that hurdle - it becomes very interesting and very different from anything else I've read in the 40k universe. I hope you like it too.

A winner for the infinite empire

A fantastic story about the workings of the necron pysche. Very good story. Can't wait for the sequel!

Excellent insight into the world of the Necrons

This was an excellent story that fleshes out the Necron's existence and what their society was like and has become. It also does an excellent job of developing the characters, such that by the end you'll be thoroughly invested in their stories.

Never thought is like a Xenos

very intresting story. and humanizes the undead machines very well. really liked the charaters, even the odd ball ones. defintly on my listen again list.

Excellent

The necrons are the best faction in all of 40k! This book was excellent! Seriously if you are a fan check it out.

Nice balance... great overall

Necrons done well as they could really be OP. Great book all around 👍 👏

Loved every second I can’t wait to read the next one.

I love the lord of necrons and it’s amazing how they are portrayed in this book I can’t wait to recommend it to my buddies.

Great if you want something dramatic

Really makes you feel for the necrons, humanizes both the nobles and, to a lesser extent, even the average warriors.

I learned a lot of what it means to be a necron

Well narrated, story tells a lot of what it means to be a heir to a dynasty and how necrons work and live

Easy read and a better listen

Great exploration of the Necrontyr, Reed, as usual, does an excellent job of conveying emotion to soulless automata. Crowley is doing wonderful things with this sect of 40k.