"Sometimes the most virtuous path is to shoulder the shame and survive" If I am at all honest this is by far one of the coldest quote ever spoke. On every level! Thank you for the reading of this tale. From a greatful listener. Thank you
I love Andre! Probably the only human that can get away with backtalking Grimaldes! I wonder if they will meet again on the field. Perhaps in another thousand years or so!
Man I have to thank you. If it wasn't for you on RUclips I would have completely gone crazy with all the bad that has gone on. I hope you never quit doing this.
@@ABorderPrinceMy 16 year old son are like most children and parrent we don't always have common ground but your videos we kick back and have a great time on the same page. Thank you sir.
@@roymcroberts8683 You hit it spot on. It is nice to have a common interest with my own son in 40k. These top shelf readings are just the cherry on top.
Low key hope Andre is a crew member of the eternal crusader now. He's "dead" and he probably doesn't have the endurance to run full tilt to the hanger bay. Perfect setup for Andre to continue in the black templars.
He definitely has the endurance. He's a stormtrooper after all. If he's fast enough, and if he can actually find a shuttle bound to depart that close to a warp translation is another matter entirely xD
I laughed so hard when Andre showed up on the Eternal Crusader. Even harder when he was told he had to run 2km to the nearest shuttle bay to get back dirt side.
@@ABorderPrince “oh no lord Helbrecht I was on my way to the hanger bay but I thought, it is a long flight, so when I saw a white throne room I thought, wisdom is to make the best of opportunities when you see them, yes? But was enthroned a little longer then I thought, and now I seem to have missed the shuttle, sad day! Fortunately, it is a large ship, and I do not take up very much room! Surely I can crash with you, yes? You shall scarcely notice I am here!”
Andrej lives! STOMP STOMP! Had an idea for the ending. Andrej is running, gasping for breath, when a marine jogs up next to him. "Friend Andrej, do you wish me to aid you in your journey to the escape pod?" "I appreciate the kind gesture, but fear that it might be embarrassing for the both of us." "That seems likely, but I am willing to bear the shame of it if you are." "Very well then, I accept your kind offer." The marine then picks up Andrej, throws him over his shoulder and starts running. Andrej, of course, is being himself. "Andrej, one of the heroes of Helsreach, charging forward, hind quarters first! What a magnificent story this will be!"
@@ABorderPrince As much as it pains me to say, as I adore Andrej as a character, the plot has been aldvanced like.. 200 years supposedly, so we might see Andrej Jr. Jr. Jr.?
No worries in that regard. You can tell your wife that he died for the second time but not the last. He has a few thousand more deaths to go before he can rest.
Trooper/Captain Andre, are we sure he isn’t a perpetual? Love the familiarity he has with Grimaldus. No wonder given what they have been through together.
Your "bad little attempt" is what's keeping me sane during the covid. Keep it up brother and when all this is done the pints will be on me in Dublin!!!
@@bentim7732 They technically are doing the right thing here. If the populace of a star system (or Terra itself) start believing that the Inquisition can be at fault, they lose respect for the organisation.
I listened to Jonathan Keeble read Helsreach, then you reading Blood and Fire, and I can honestly, sincerely say there was no drop in quality or spirit. This is a great piece of writing and you did it justice with your reading.
I just got into 40K after almost two decades of hearing friends talk about it. I listened to Helsreach, spent $600 buying my first army which is of course Black Templars, and now found your wonderful reading of the follow up. Thank you for narrating this! I’ve assembled a chunk of my combat patrol while listening to your telling and it makes it so much better!
Excellent work man, you’re getting so good at these things it’s really impressive. Great story too, one of the classics. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I've listened to your reading of this book several times, I've read this book several times, Kirov's death hits different every time, this last time it actually brought tears to my eyes. Such an amazing man and leader, a true example of humanities strength.
Cartilaginous claws, makes them sound even more lethal. Such fabulously descriptive adjectives . Ya gotta congratulate ADB for his massively wide and varied knowledge of the English language
Available only if you have a Sword Brethren specialist detachment, 6" range Grenade 1, usable once per battle. Hits automatically, each 2+ on 1d6 per (begun) 10 models in the target unit causes d3 mortal wounds. Going by the rules, that was a bit of a waste (though given the situation, 1d3 mortal wounds probably came in handy), but going by the lore, it's a bad rule.
All due respect to Jonathan Keeble (narrator of the first Hellsreach book) and all of the other black library narrators, but you also deserve much credit for your narration skills. I've been listening to your readings for a while and they've only gotten better. This narration to me was just as good as when I listened to Hellsreach for the first time. Much respect man!
@@ABorderPrince Thank you for doing this one! While I pleased the the Lions were ( I assume) returned to full strength plus with Primaris, I would have preferred a gradual return and then great vengeance story against the Inquisition
such a good story, you really do the hero of Hellsreach justice!!! These stories are the reason I build Black Templars! (BTW your Andre was spot on!!!)
I’ve been looking for a greatly narrated Warhammer audiobook and came across your channel. Amazingly done! I’m listening to this as I’m doing pre/post-trip checks on trucks and it keeps my mind busy as I do so. I’m enjoying your audiobooks greatly since I have little time to read the books themselves due to work. Keep up the great work 👍
385K views and only 5.9K likes...what a shame. He puts a lot of effort into the audio for people to enjoy and not even a simple thumbs up...I wish I could press it a lot more times.
Re-listening to this while I build my own plastic crusaders of dorn. It's a massive shame only Helsreach has made it to audiobook form. My thanks for your work cannot be overstated.
Great narrating man and voice acting. You are really good. Damn near sound like the audio book on most voices. Keep up the great work. Effin glad Andrej survived. hahaha
Man thanks for this I actually bought the Grimaldus kit on a whim a couple weeks ago and was planning to use in a conversion as I was unfamiliar with his character but I think now I’ll keep him Grimaldus
Another tour de force from A Border Prince. Your narration and multitude of character voices only gets better with each and every one of your audiobooks I listen to. Also can I extend my thanks to you for the link to Audible. I used the discount to carry on with my following of the Horus Heresy series. Your books and your 40k lore are excellent and make walking to work pleasurable even when it's - 4 degrees. 🇬🇧👌🏻
Wow that was so good time flew by in as you would say a heartbeat. You did a excellent job of reinacting the characters. Damn nice and looking forward to more audios from you. Cheers
"Sometimes the most virtuous path is to shoulder the shame and survive" If I am at all honest this is by far one of the coldest quote ever spoke. On every level! Thank you for the reading of this tale. From a greatful listener. Thank you
For real, I may need a plaque of this quote.
Grimaldus and Andrej as a buddy cop film... I need it.
fuck yes.. whoever will make it can have all my dollars!
" No. " - Grimaldus.
" I raised that boy. " - Rogal Dorn
Justice for For the Celestial Lions! JUSTICE FOR EKENE!!!!
they do survive and rebuild they allied with the emperors spears defending a regino of space now
They need to finish the emperor's spears series so we know what the hell happened to the lions!!
@@ABorderPrince true, but their chapter master goes towards a poor future...
@@ABorderPrince The Inquisition murdered Ekene there Prince. Btw I LOVE your Channel, you’re doing some great work man. Thank you!!
I love Andre! Probably the only human that can get away with backtalking Grimaldes!
I wonder if they will meet again on the field. Perhaps in another thousand years or so!
I loved the part about the headache at the end of Helsreach
@@chadcuckproducer1037 I as well loved that part! I always imagine he got shot in the head.
@@antonioliles5027 why? He made it through the fight virtually unscathed. That is the joke.
I was hoping that he doesn’t make it to the shuttle bay at the end, and instead he just settles in to become a serf-soldier on the Eternal Crusader
Yeah the headache part at end of helsreach was climax, so cool
Captain Andre: the only human to personally file a complaint to the Black Templars and live.
Captain Andre is a precious baby and must be protected at all costs
He had a headache once. Heard he recovered.
@@AnIdiotsLantern he's NOT a baby! he's OUR baby. thank you.
not just a Templar, but also the top ranking Chaplin
He earned it after surviving getting dunked on by a church and only having a slight headache
"No." - Reclusiarch Grimaldus
Channeling the aDornable one himself. Quite fortified indeed.
The Lord aDornable yEss.
No Pity! No Remorse! No Fear!
Celestial Lions lives, hear them roar!
true words
btw is there more on the lions next to this and "Spear of the Emperor?"
Sadly they died
@@blacktemplar1139they still live - only the CM died
@@Bumbaclart247 Nope, all of them are dead, warp storms are still a threat you know
Man I have to thank you. If it wasn't for you on RUclips I would have completely gone crazy with all the bad that has gone on. I hope you never quit doing this.
same here to be honest
@@ABorderPrinceMy 16 year old son are like most children and parrent we don't always have common ground but your videos we kick back and have a great time on the same page. Thank you sir.
@@roymcroberts8683 You hit it spot on. It is nice to have a common interest with my own son in 40k. These top shelf readings are just the cherry on top.
Blessings
Society may be being intentionally collapsed but at least we have Warhammer
Oh Emperor, now i remember who Andrj was.
May he serve long in the name of the steel legion.
If he reached the shuttle bay in time.
lmao joins the crusade
@@ABorderPrince but i had to laugh so god damn loud when he asked "You are joking right?"
I literally just finished reading Helsreach
Grimaldus: Did you find her?
Try not to cry
Andrej:....I did, yes....
Cry a lot
thanks I am now crying alot.. again
I want a book series that are The Tales of a Guardsman: Andrej's Escapades!!
Andrej was the most underrated character in Helsreach
Andrej: The New Hero of the Imperium
Yes yes yes
Andrej and Caiphas! Imperial Hero Bros!
There’s a series called the all guardsmen party that’s based on an TTRPG but is an entertaining story
Low key hope Andre is a crew member of the eternal crusader now. He's "dead" and he probably doesn't have the endurance to run full tilt to the hanger bay. Perfect setup for Andre to continue in the black templars.
he could become Yarricks bannbearer or something
if andre dies ill cry
He definitely has the endurance. He's a stormtrooper after all. If he's fast enough, and if he can actually find a shuttle bound to depart that close to a warp translation is another matter entirely xD
8
screw that.. commisar cain!
I laughed so hard when Andre showed up on the Eternal Crusader. Even harder when he was told he had to run 2km to the nearest shuttle bay to get back dirt side.
One of my favorite guard characters in all the books! Such a good scene.
did he make it thats the question
@@ABorderPrince Well if he didn't, then they have one of the best damn Guardsmen the Astartes can ask for.
He probably did not make it. He's probably Yarrick's aide now.
@@ABorderPrince “oh no lord Helbrecht I was on my way to the hanger bay but I thought, it is a long flight, so when I saw a white throne room I thought, wisdom is to make the best of opportunities when you see them, yes? But was enthroned a little longer then I thought, and now I seem to have missed the shuttle, sad day! Fortunately, it is a large ship, and I do not take up very much room! Surely I can crash with you, yes? You shall scarcely notice I am here!”
“One thanked me profusely. The other was André, who did no such thing.” LEGEND. We Stan a KING.
I love it
Really sad when the list of Guardsman deaths, Andre was the last mentioned.
Then the end of the story, I'm dying laughing.
yeah it gets you
wait.. he dies!? I thought he was still alive last anyone knew? he even pissed grimaldus off later in in a chance encounter over vox!?
Andrej lives! STOMP STOMP!
Had an idea for the ending. Andrej is running, gasping for breath, when a marine jogs up next to him.
"Friend Andrej, do you wish me to aid you in your journey to the escape pod?"
"I appreciate the kind gesture, but fear that it might be embarrassing for the both of us."
"That seems likely, but I am willing to bear the shame of it if you are."
"Very well then, I accept your kind offer."
The marine then picks up Andrej, throws him over his shoulder and starts running. Andrej, of course, is being himself.
"Andrej, one of the heroes of Helsreach, charging forward, hind quarters first! What a magnificent story this will be!"
he will pop up again no doubt
And then he stabs him? This isn't playtime at hugging camp!
(This is a joke, not angry time)
- Dan
upon realizing that he would be stuck with Andrej on the Crusader, l imagine Grimaldis would be sprinting down the deck with the trooper in tow.
@@ABorderPrince As much as it pains me to say, as I adore Andrej as a character, the plot has been aldvanced like.. 200 years supposedly, so we might see Andrej Jr. Jr. Jr.?
@@avocato1135 then also add the fact that these soldiers die like flies... And nurgle ain't even around
I did smile to hear of Andrej one last time:)
Edit: OH! He made it out! Thank the Emperor!
I love how Aaron sneaked in a monty python reference with the antioch orb, loved your read of it!
Orb of Antioch is a Canon Python reference.
It's a piece of warmer from the old Templars Codex👍
2:14:05 OMG it's Andrei! This guy makes the fall of hellsreach amazing. The shit he says is just so off the cuff perfect.
There is no such thing as the fall of Helsreach
@@blacktemplar1139 That may be true oh great son of Dorn BUT you cannot deny you didn't know what I meant by what I said.
Oh man, I straight up started tearing up when I thought Andre died and was dreading telling my wife about it.
No worries in that regard. You can tell your wife that he died for the second time but not the last. He has a few thousand more deaths to go before he can rest.
lol well he lives! HE LIVES!
@@ABorderPrince Stomp stomp.
This is maybe my favorite short audiobook for when I have to do something difficult. Really appreciate your work.
Cheers
I'd love to see this get animated too. Hellsreach was a great animation.
if it's only half as good as helsreach it'll be 100 times better than most animations .... 😂
That was an amazing read. As you said, I was gutted with Andre’s death. Then laughed at the end. Everyone at work wanted to know what was so funny.
thanks and yeah its good moment
Trooper/Captain Andre, are we sure he isn’t a perpetual? Love the familiarity he has with Grimaldus. No wonder given what they have been through together.
That is my theory as well.
I also love his complete lack of ceremony with Grimaldus...
lol everyone wants perpetuals. Andrej is just that good prefer that like the other dude in storm of iron
@@ABorderPrince I think fate and luck is with Andre just as it is with Grimaldus
In the grim darkness of the future, we still have lovable bastards like Andrej Valatok
@@ABorderPrince oh god GW please don’t ruin Andrej by making him a Perpetual Perpetuals suck they are all bad and they make the story worse
Instantly stopped listening to my newest audible book The gate of bones, the minute this popped up.
I’ve been listening to that one as well! Pretty good, wish it was longer. Could have def been better.
Looking forward to the third plague war book.
its downloaded havnt touched it yet. you have already ruined it for me :D
you chose wisely :D
Your "bad little attempt" is what's keeping me sane during the covid. Keep it up brother and when all this is done the pints will be on me in Dublin!!!
I've listened to this twice now. Absolutely brilliant! Also, the inquisition can get buggered by a horde of daemonettes the bastards.
@@bentim7732 They technically are doing the right thing here. If the populace of a star system (or Terra itself) start believing that the Inquisition can be at fault, they lose respect for the organisation.
HERESY!!!!
@@GamingMediocrity even if the respect is gone the fear will keep them in check.
Oh give them a break. ADB just hates the inquisition. Lol
40 k is making me come around to you brits
Happy I stumbled across this. Amazing job! The Lions are my favorite chapter. We are the Emperor's Pride!
thanks
Lol did the High Marshal of the Black Templars just kill that Cthulu looking daemon with a Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch??
🤣🤣🤣
Yes. The author put it in as an Easter egg to Monty python and the holy grail
The 0rb of Antioch was a legit wargear option from the old Templars Codex
“Oh lord! Bless this thy hand grenade! That with it thou shalt blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy!”
Recently finished Helsreach and this came at a great time, keep up the good work!
That was AWESOME! Your Captain Andre voice was spot on. You are an true artist sir. Thank you.
Andre might be the most smilebringing character I've ever encountered in the 40k verse.
This man is underrated to say the least. Glory to the eternal crusade! No pity! No remorse! No fear!
That was excellent.
Thank you for taking the time to doing this.
Comments for the Comment God!
Good work as always. Pretty please Keep them coming .
Fantastic! Helsreach has always been one of my favorites, and this addition was just as great. Grimaldis will always be one of my favorite characters.
Would love to read about a meeting between Gulliman, Dante, and Helbrecht written by ADB.
Would love to read about the Adventures of Big E and Andre written by ADB
I listened to Jonathan Keeble read Helsreach, then you reading Blood and Fire, and I can honestly, sincerely say there was no drop in quality or spirit. This is a great piece of writing and you did it justice with your reading.
I just got into 40K after almost two decades of hearing friends talk about it. I listened to Helsreach, spent $600 buying my first army which is of course Black Templars, and now found your wonderful reading of the follow up.
Thank you for narrating this! I’ve assembled a chunk of my combat patrol while listening to your telling and it makes it so much better!
This was a treat, thank you so much! Professional grade narration and yes you did Andre perfectly! Great followup to Helsreach
bro u know i love u right. Thanks for doing this!
Excellent work man, you’re getting so good at these things it’s really impressive. Great story too, one of the classics. Thanks for sharing this with us.
lol cheers man
Absolutely loved the voice for Andre, 💯%; and kudos to the author for the levity at the end, it made the whole story better.
Thanks
Thanks so much for this one! You made this story even better than it already was!
I've listened to your reading of this book several times, I've read this book several times, Kirov's death hits different every time, this last time it actually brought tears to my eyes. Such an amazing man and leader, a true example of humanities strength.
Thank you for one of the best audiobooks I have heard in a long long while👍
Gotta love the buddy cop drama between the old school Grimaldus and his loose cannon deputy.
At least that’s the vibe I got.
Andre: speech!
Grim: no, no speech
*makes speech*
Cartilaginous claws, makes them sound even more lethal. Such fabulously descriptive adjectives . Ya gotta congratulate ADB for his massively wide and varied knowledge of the English language
You have to love Andrei
You did an absolutely phenomenal job with this, and it's a solid part of why I started painting Templars.
God that was good. Fantastic reading.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awwww I'm so glad andre is around
I really like the Celestial Lions, the inquisition needs to focus more on the enemies of man and not being petty ork holes
Orks represent a serious problem to mankind, that’s kinda the point. Mankind has ALOT of serious threats to them, lol
i hear you but grimaldus is right ;)
Space kitty go nya
Heretic.
Once again you bring the story to life... never stop brother!
A comment for the algorithm gods.
Antioc orb ... Holy handgrenade., nice.
Likes for the like throne!
Comments for the algorithm.
a man of culture i see
Available only if you have a Sword Brethren specialist detachment, 6" range Grenade 1, usable once per battle. Hits automatically, each 2+ on 1d6 per (begun) 10 models in the target unit causes d3 mortal wounds.
Going by the rules, that was a bit of a waste (though given the situation, 1d3 mortal wounds probably came in handy), but going by the lore, it's a bad rule.
Comments for the comment god, likes for the like throne!
All due respect to Jonathan Keeble (narrator of the first Hellsreach book) and all of the other black library narrators, but you also deserve much credit for your narration skills. I've been listening to your readings for a while and they've only gotten better. This narration to me was just as good as when I listened to Hellsreach for the first time. Much respect man!
your too kind sir thanks
❤ listening to this story while driving into work.
nice
I can't think of *GRIMAaaaaLDUuuuuuS* without my throat hurting
Yes! One of my fav chapters
cheers!
Space Neko Nyan Nyan
@@ABorderPrince Thank you for doing this one! While I pleased the the Lions were ( I assume) returned to full strength plus with Primaris, I would have preferred a gradual return and then great vengeance story against the Inquisition
And here i stand, toiling away in my manufactorum, smiling to myself while listening to this narration.
In my manufactorum in MANNHEIM, germany.
Absolutely OUTSTANDING! Listened all in one sitting!
1:43:00 The grenade reminds me of the "Holy Hand Grenade" from the game "Worms" . An "Hallelujah" sound effect is played when you throw the grenade. 😄
They're based on the same thing. The holy hand grenade of antioch from Monty Python's Holy Grail.
I just recently watched the Helsreach movie. This is very much appreciated
Glad you liked
such a good story, you really do the hero of Hellsreach justice!!! These stories are the reason I build Black Templars! (BTW your Andre was spot on!!!)
I am very grateful for this video.
The author and narrator are exceptional. 10/10
So good to listen more of the Grimaldus crusader!!!
2:48:13 probably THE BEST description of what it means to be a Space Marine.
I’ve been looking for a greatly narrated Warhammer audiobook and came across your channel. Amazingly done! I’m listening to this as I’m doing pre/post-trip checks on trucks and it keeps my mind busy as I do so. I’m enjoying your audiobooks greatly since I have little time to read the books themselves due to work. Keep up the great work 👍
thanks man
@@ABorderPrince Say, when can you do Templar by John French?
Appreciate everything you do every night I try and listen to a another one of your videos. You are a great narrator!
385K views and only 5.9K likes...what a shame. He puts a lot of effort into the audio for people to enjoy and not even a simple thumbs up...I wish I could press it a lot more times.
Is all good
1:40:17 the holy hand grenade of Antioch? Lol that is brilliant! Monty Python approves. Cheers
is a classic
ruclips.net/video/xOrgLj9lOwk/видео.html
Enjoy for anyone not familiar
Can't wait!
and yet.. waiting we are :)
your loyality is noted :D
Re-listening to this while I build my own plastic crusaders of dorn. It's a massive shame only Helsreach has made it to audiobook form. My thanks for your work cannot be overstated.
Great narrating man and voice acting. You are really good. Damn near sound like the audio book on most voices. Keep up the great work. Effin glad Andrej survived. hahaha
Man thanks for this I actually bought the Grimaldus kit on a whim a couple weeks ago and was planning to use in a conversion as I was unfamiliar with his character but I think now I’ll keep him Grimaldus
Helsreach was my first 40k audio book and I loved it. This one now wsa great as well and I think you did a good job! also the accents
HELBRECHT IS SEDATED, IS STILL ANGRY !
true
@@ABorderPrince You going to do video or a live stream on the recent Yellow King revelations?
@@wellhungindung i dont know about this so no. ill need to look it up whats the source?
I mean The King in Yellow, I almost dropped my beer on my cat when I heard about it but I had suspected it.
@@wellhungindung is this the bequin book? no spoilers bro if thats good
My first foray into the world of Warhammer and I'm treated to a holy hand grenade of Antioch... This pleases me.
That was an amazing story. Thank you for narrating that
Loved listening to this today. Thanks for your work.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another tour de force from A Border Prince. Your narration and multitude of character voices only gets better with each and every one of your audiobooks I listen to. Also can I extend my thanks to you for the link to Audible. I used the discount to carry on with my following of the Horus Heresy series. Your books and your 40k lore are excellent and make walking to work pleasurable even when it's - 4 degrees. 🇬🇧👌🏻
This was awesome! So well read! Bravo
thank you
I really injoyed this thank you.
Excellent!! This is a nice treat after a long day at work. 🙏
Glad you enjoy it!
I think I’m on my 7th listening of this! It’s super duper!
I thoroughly enjoyed this work. I listened to it, and other works while driving. Gripping.
Old mates got a Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch. Noice.
exactly
Love you love the channel, and thank you, I look forward to listening to hours and hours more
Thank you for this. I was disappointed it wasn't on Audible after finishing Hell's Rach and wanting more Andrej.
Wow that was so good time flew by in as you would say a heartbeat. You did a excellent job of reinacting the characters. Damn nice and looking forward to more audios from you. Cheers
I shall add some celestial lions to my last wall soon after hearing this glorious story
yes
Holy hand grenade of Antioch. Awesome
It’s only a rabbit 😂😂
the sheer passion put in this is amaizing the comunity is doing so much work to spread the word good job!
So goddamn perfectly read.
thanks!
Outstanding, as always!
Thank for this. Subbed. Amazing work. Keep it going brother !!!!!
Great job again!
thanks!
That was awesome dude, you did the Audio of this book Justice. I can be a bit of a snob when it comes to Audio books but you brought the book to life.
Your Andrej was pretty good actually!