12 hours and 14 minutes
Horus Rising
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The Horus Heresy: Audiobooks in Order
Every sprawling saga begins somewhere, and The Horus Heresy begins with Dan Abnett’s Horus Rising, the first volume and the only one we hold so far. Twelve hours and fourteen minutes of dark fantasy about the moment an empire starts to turn on itself, at least if the titles are any guide. Eight listeners have scored it 4.7 stars, the highest average in this batch and also the smallest sample.
- 1 audiobooks
- 12 hours of listening
- 4.7/5 average (8 ratings)
- narrated by Toby Longworth
- Fantasy
The The Horus Heresy audiobooks in order
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Series at a glance
| # | Title | Length | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horus Rising | 12 hours and 14 minutes | 4.7/5 (8) |
Why listen to The Horus Heresy?
Toby Longworth is the voice of this opener, and voice matters enormously in fantasy with a large cast and a mythology to establish. Twelve hours is a civilised length for a series debut: substantial enough to build a world, short enough that trying it costs you a week, not a season.Start here without hesitation, since Horus Rising is book one. This will suit listeners who enjoy their fantasy grand, grim and ambitious, and anyone curious why this saga inspires such devotion. If it wins you over, be warned: series like this one are less a trilogy than a lifestyle.
Clara’s verdict
★★★★☆ 3.5/5
A 4.7-star average would normally have me reaching for superlatives, but eight ratings is the thinnest evidence on this page, and I will not build a castle on it. So here is my measured take: everything visible, the numbered first volume, Toby Longworth’s presence, a manageable twelve-hour runtime, makes this an easy series to sample and a hard one to score. I am giving a deliberately modest mark that the next fifty listeners may well force me to raise.
Clara Whitmore, Founder & Literary Critic
Frequently asked questions
How many audiobooks are in the The Horus Heresy series?
Our catalogue lists 1 The Horus Heresy audiobooks, adding up to around 12 hours of listening.
Which The Horus Heresy audiobook should I start with?
Start with Horus Rising, the first book in the series.
Who narrates the The Horus Heresy audiobooks?
Most of the series is narrated by Toby Longworth.
Are the The Horus Heresy audiobooks worth listening to?
Across the series, listeners average 4.7/5 from 8 ratings on Audible and Amazon.
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