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  • The Rose in Darkness

  • Warhammer 40,000
  • By: Danie Ware
  • Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (31 ratings)

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The Rose in Darkness

By: Danie Ware
Narrated by: Helen McAlpine
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Summary

An Adepta Sororitas Audiobook

Sister Superior Augusta of the Order of the Bloody Rose and her squad find themselves battling a Genestealer Cult with its claws under the planet’s skin – and racing to prevent the arrival of a Tyranid Hive Fleet.

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Sister Augusta of the Order of the Bloody Rose returns in a new Adepta Sororitas novel and must fight to prevent one of the Emperor’s own favoured worlds from becoming prey for the Tyranids.

THE STORY

Opal is a gleaming shrine world of saints and soldiers, beloved of the Emperor Himself. Sent to retrieve the skull of the revered Saint Veres, Sister Superior Augusta of the Order of the Bloody Rose and her squad find themselves in the midst of the capital’s holiest festival, a time of reverence and celebration. But all is not well – despite what its planetary leaders would have Augusta believe, political danger bubbles under the surface, and rebel attacks gnaw away at the city’s outskirts. The greatest threat, however, is yet to come.

As it becomes horrifyingly apparent that a Genestealer Cult has its claws under the planet’s skin, the Sisters realise that can mean only one thing: a hive fleet is on its way to Opal, bringing with it the planet’s doom.

©2023 Games Workshop Limited (P)2023 Games Workshop Limited

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An outstanding performance by Helen McAlpine.

Excellent story with well realised characters. Helen McAlpine really carries it. She makes a good story into something exceptional.

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Who needs female space Marines

Takes a while to get going but the characters are interesting and the story is worth listening to.
Overall I enjoyed this one.

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Not for everyone, but is a unique place in 40k

Some of the characters are a little less defined than other 40k series, and the singing in the audiobook might put off others, but the faith based sisterhood of combat and closeness has a special place for me and is well portrayed here.

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Weak end to good story

Pretty good story of which only gets let down by the very end.

will be good to see more stories in this series

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A thrilling tale with an epic finale

The execution was outstanding. The chanting of the litanies, the fury in the sisters voices, the madness in the heretics. A truly enjoyable experience

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how it was really good

I like it was a good story with fun bit in it good good good ever good

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A must for any Sororitas fan or curious.

An absolutely amazing book with several unexpected turns. I went in with a open mind as it was my first Sororitas book and it delivered.
Performance was spot on.

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flawless

I can not fault this in anyway, I enjoyed every part. the narration was superb and spot on. the story amazing and truly how I imagine the sisters of battle to be

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Excellent

I really enjoyed this book, the narrator does a wonderful job of capturing the emotions of the characters.

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Great narration and enjoyable story

Top notch narration, which did help rescue a few droops in the story, but overall an enjoyable listen. Always good fun hearing sisters blaze into battle!

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