Assassinorum: The Emperors Judgement: Warhammer 40,000

Assassinorum

by Joe Parrino

On the world of Tevrat, Callidus Assassin Klara Rhasc stalks her prey, awaiting the moment to strike. But when her mark is murdered by a crazed Eversor Assassin, Rhasc embarks on a new kind of to find and subdue her fellow operative.

Genres: Science Fiction, Audiobook, 40k

Audible Audio

First published May 1, 2015

About the author

Joe Parrino is the author of the audio drama The Shape of the Hunt and the short stories 'Witness', 'The Patient Hunter', 'In Service to Shadows' and 'No Worse Sin'. He lives, writes and works in the American Pacific Northwest. When not writing, Joe can be found skulking through the rain-lashed forests of the region. Like the elusive sasquatch, he enjoys reading, writing, pestering friends, traveling and other assorted activities.

Reviews

[Michael Dodd · Rating 3 out of 5]

A recent trend in Black Library’s releases is for a linked audio drama to accompany a novel, novella or short story – in this case Joe Parrino’s novella Assassinorum : Execution Force is accompanied by The Emperor’s Judgement, a 75-minute audio drama centered around Klara Rhasc, the Callidus assassin from the novella. A direct prequel to the novella, this sees Rhasc tracking down a crazed Eversor assassin who beat her to a target and took the kill for himself. With new mission parameters and no time to lose she must find a way to subdue the Eversor while avoiding death at his hands.

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[Kirt · Rating 2 out of 5]

Assassinorum: The Emperor’s Judgement is unfortunately another example of Games Workshop pushing quantity over quality. While it’s far from the worst 40k book I’ve read, it’s definitely not good—or even particularly memorable. The plot feels thin and often doesn’t make much sense, and several character motivations seem forced or outright illogical, making it hard to stay invested.

The writing itself isn’t terrible, and the fact that it’s a short, one-hour read is probably its biggest strength . But overall, it’s yet another reminder that GW really needs to apply better quality control to its Black Library releases. With so many titles being pumped out, it’s getting harder to find the genuinely good reads, and books like this make me more hesitant to pick up others.

[Rob · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has to be one of my favourite of the BL audio dramas. A prequel to the novella of the Assassinorum game, great fun story.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I quite enjoy the Assassinorum outings. Always a nice little puzzle nestled among the action.

[nooker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating look into the assassins from 40k. I liked the vs aspect of it, although I couldn't quite figure out why it was a vs situation.

[Jordan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid short story about the Imperial Assassins and how they work leading into the game by Games Workshop.