This audio book continues the story line of Outcast Dead (the novel). Japanese-based character Nagasena hunts down the only survivor from the original Outcast Dead group, Luna Wolf legionnaire Severian and has the order to kill the Space Marine on the spot [and order comes from none other than Rogal Dorn].

I will not go into details (due to the spoilers) but I have a feeling that some very high-skill force is being prepped up to help the Imperium in it's conflict with Horus.

Highly recommended, especially for the W40K and Horus Heresy fans - albeit be forewarned, Knowing what took place in Outcast Dead will help you avoid scratching your head and going "humph, what did he mean with this". ( )

I feel extremely ambivalent about this audio drama, which is definitely not helped by this being the last entry in the Endless War collection, following phenemonal pair, The Sigillite by Chris Wraight and Malcador: First Lord of the Imperium by L J Goulding.

Acting as a coda for the novel The Outcast Dead, also by Graham McNeil, Wolf Hunt follows the Lunar Wolf, Severian, trying make sense of the events that have taken place during the nearly 200 years he's been stuck on Terra to make his way off world, as he is hunted by Yasu Nagasena on the orders of Rogal Dorn.

The narrative itself is fine. It's interesting see Serverian blunder about getting in trouble and helping those in need like some Witcher on the run. Seeing more of the street view of the Petitioner's City and civilian life is a nice change and fits the Witcher metaphor, as does the assassin coming after the transhuman Lunar Wolf. It just didn't grab me. There's some interesting scenes and inner monologues, but for the most part it's competent, not particularly original, and for me, not very engaging.

The ending is a little more interesting and sets up further stories and potential for interesting interactions and tensions in the future, somewhat reminding me of some Space Wolves stories I'm vaguely aware of.

I don't know enough and I am not the person to be personally offended, but I can't help finding the character of Yasu Nagasena to seem like a stereotype of orientalism. There are quite a few elements to his design on the cover, description, and character, not to mention the extremely questionable choice of having David Timpson do a very uncomfortable 'Asian' accent for the character. Nagasena also has stereotypical music for background in the opening scenes in his home, which is not something I can recall happening for other characters It all adds up to what seems kinda yikes. Think this could have down with some sensitivity reading.

Ultimately, this is pretty good, but not great audio drama that brings the story of the Crusader Host from The Outcast Dead to a close and positions players to be important down the line. Not the most essential listening. ( )