Age of Darkness is a multi-writer novel, which actually is a collection of short novels for the best entertainment of all those into contemporary science fiction novels. The authors who contributed with their splendid work in the production of this audio book are John French, Dan Abnett, Graham McNeil, Gav Thorpe, James Swallow, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Nick Kyme, Rob Sanders and Chris Wright.
The book is part 16 of The Horus Heresy saga. Almost all of the authors who contributed in the Age of Darkness has already delivered at least one novel with their individual contribution and this collage definitely meets more excitement and fun for the audience. The narration as expected is a team effort as well for the individual stories, where the prominent names are of Gareth Armstrong, Jonathan Keeble and Martyn Ellis.
After facing the betrayal at Isstvan, the Warmaster Horus initiates his efforts in the form of a campaign against the emperor. This was all against the potential galaxy wide wat, which could eventually lead to Terra only.
But, the path towards the final confrontation between the son and his father was an extremely long one. It was all about those 7 years that were completely occupied by immense silence and secrecy at times. There were many foundations and plans that were being formed all across a range of those distant stars.
You will find here an unknown story that is just at the brink to be unveiled, just when some light is shed over the Hours Heresy darkest years.
If you are a fan of multi-writer novels like the subject one with short and sweet fictional stories, then another top quality audio book from almost the same writer’s list is The Silent War.