Confused?

I had good hopes for this audiobook and was waiting patiently for it. However was disappointed in the characters storyline. I found the battles in data very unbelievable and it deviated from normal Mars lore. The Space Marines storyline was inadequate for a Black Templar. I struggled strongly with wanting to finish it as it seems the characters could hardly overcome their situation if at all. The most I got out of it was a potential villain who was insane and more powerful than a chaos god. I am not sure I would get the next one related to this even the main characters were interesting.

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Lords and Gods of Mars should have been one book

Gods is better than Lords of Mars, it also has some really interesting major story point as well as some refreshing Eldar perspective, but the two books combined hold maybe enough content for one book. At least in my opinion.

I’m not a fan of the voice acting either solely because too many different characters sound the same.

Amazing

Enrapturing spoilers ahead stop reading now danger danger the plot twist omg graham made that bitter so good but so bitter!!!

A bit predictable, but love the lore it weaves together

The plot feels like a forced conclusion that contains little of the suspense and twists that were great about the first two books in the series. The characters have settled into their roles and all that's left is the play out the usual march towards the brink of destruction only to be saved by a newfound power. I do appreciate the number of ebbs and flows the plot took. However, when the happy ending and the general path taking you there seem pre ordained, the characters' efforts don't seem to matter much.
Maybe it's just a 40k trope. Overall I enjoyed the trilogy and am grateful for any Mechanicus oriented novels!

Crapped the bed at the end

Loved the first two books, and most of this one. The last 30-ish minutes of this last one was underwhelming. Felt like a forced set up.

An amazing finals to the trilogy

This story definitely picks up some of the slack that was found in the second part. The performance was amazing, and I was able to immerse my self into each scene. The book has left me wanting more from the author and voice actor’s work.

Pretty Solid overall.

mostly a great mechanicus story but the portrayal, or rather the voices, of the Black Templars was comically odd from the narrator. the voices he did for other characters though, such as colonel Anders, was perfection, so its just minor quibble really. over all good.

Great ending to a great series

This was another fantastic entry from Graham. Top tier writhing & voice work. Really enjoyed every moment the 3rd act holds you and won’t let you go

everybody's a critic

I love 40k, so it's getting 5 stars. Also, Graham's dope. Sometimes, to me, the prose was a little too purple, and the characters came off as puppets.

Still, I got lost in the story and think it's worth a listen. :)

Full of Action

I normally don’t write reviews but this last book in the series deserves my time. Almost non stop action or distress. First of all it was so eloquently written. I loved the word choice. I loved the way everything was described. My imagination really flew with this book.