Hello all, I have now listened to my second audiobook from the Horus Heresy and am impressed again. Raven's Flight is written by Gav Thorpe and read by Toby Longworth, who was the narrator for Garro:Oath of the moment. The track length is around 69 minutes but it felt longer probably because it contained a lot of new information that I was not aware of before. The narration is of top-quality and the sound effects are clear and appropriate. The recording is in mp3 format and costs around $3AUS less than the printed version (depending on where it is bought).
While I won't give a detailed review of the story, I think a quick preview into the content of the audiobook will be good. As one may guess from the title the story is based around the remnants of the Raven Guard after they are backstabbed by the traitor legions on Istaavan V (this book follows the events from Fulgrim). The book presents the situation from the viewpoint of their Primarch, Corax. I had very little interest or knowledge about the Raven Guard before this book, apart from my admiration for the current model for Kayvaan Shrike and the brief cameo that Corax makes in The First Heretic. This has changed because I was completely engrossed in the potrayal of Corax and his personality. Most of the book is based upon the way the Primarch deals with the desperate situation that surrounds his meagre forces and the rest covers the desperate struggles of an Imperial commander who has had visions about burning ravens. Corax comes across as an astute commander who is able to use his anger at the atrocities committed against his sons to hold out against impossible odds for a long time and he does so in style :p .
I would recommend this book as a starting point for anyone who is interested in listening to the Horus Heresy through audiobooks.
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