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Fifteen Hours

9/10

Mitchel Scanlon

Warhammer 40k, action, war, military, space

The Story

An Astra Militarum Novel

A young soldier of the Astra Militarum is thrust onto a battlefield where the average life expectancy is just fifteen hours – facing brutal orks, artillery bombardment, and the horrors of no man's land.

Listen to it because

It's a sharp, incisive look at the first hours of war for a new Guardsman, and all the terrors that accompany it…

The story

Arvin Larn is terrified. On the battlefields of the far future, only an insane man wouldn't be. Seventeen years old and still new to the Imperial Guard, he is thrust straight into his first war, and must face horrors that his sheltered upbringing could never prepare him for. The trenches of the 41st millennium are filled with worse things than rats and trenchrot. For one, the world they fight for is being contested by the monstrous alien orks. The greenskins live for battle and fight without fear, so it's no wonder that the average life-span of an Imperial Guardsman on this forsaken world is only fifteen hours.

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Fifteen Hours really did have everything I wanted from a book based around military, war, fighting and killing. Set in the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the book offers a raw and intense portrayal of the horrors and sacrifices of battle. The story follows the journey of a young Imperial Guardsman named New Fish by the rest of the soldiers, who is thrust into the brutal war against the Orks. As the title suggests, the narrative unfolds over a span of fifteen hours, during which New Fish faces unimaginable challenges and struggles to survive. New Fish is dropped into the wrong warzone: a place that has seen years of terrible battles and a defending force that is almost all out of numbers, and options. While "Fifteen Hours" provides an engaging and action-packed reading experience, it should be noted that prior familiarity with the Warhammer 40,000 universe is beneficial. The novel assumes a certain level of knowledge about the setting, its factions, and the overarching conflict. However, even for readers new to the Warhammer universe, the book offers a thrilling and immersive introduction to its grim and violent world. I loved it, it made me want to get more, though sadly, I haven’t seen a sequel available. Storyline: 9/10 Character Depth: 9/10 Narration: 9/10

My Review

Fifteen Hours really did have everything I wanted from a book based around military, war, fighting and killing. Set in the grim darkness of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the book offers a raw and intense portrayal of the horrors and sacrifices of battle.
The story follows the journey of a young Imperial Guardsman named New Fish by the rest of the soldiers, who is thrust into the brutal war against the Orks. As the title suggests, the narrative unfolds over a span of fifteen hours, during which New Fish faces unimaginable challenges and struggles to survive.
New Fish is dropped into the wrong warzone: a place that has seen years of terrible battles and a defending force that is almost all out of numbers, and options.
While "Fifteen Hours" provides an engaging and action-packed reading experience, it should be noted that prior familiarity with the Warhammer 40,000 universe is beneficial. The novel assumes a certain level of knowledge about the setting, its factions, and the overarching conflict. However, even for readers new to the Warhammer universe, the book offers a thrilling and immersive introduction to its grim and violent world.
I loved it, it made me want to get more, though sadly, I haven’t seen a sequel available.

Storyline: 9/10
Character Depth: 9/10
Narration: 9/10

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David Lingard is an author of LitRPG, Gamelit, Progression Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Historical Fiction Books

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