Let the Galaxy Burn / Ancient History by Andy Chambers warhammer 40k audio

[@spacecowboy8663]

3rd to like 1st to comment hahah keep up the good work dude

[@The_ZeroLine]

Love this comment and hate “first” comments.

[@AnIdiotsLantern]

Can I say I appreciate we can hear the Border Prince turning the pages of the physical book in his hand from time to time? It’s such a soothing sound.

[@tom2gunzbombadil689]

Seriously... pages turning feels ancient on here. With a wise old wizard reading them. 📜

[@PsychoLilDude]

Literally my favorite part

[@purvicious]

Mmm books

[@RMCbreezy]

That part blew me away. Like oh shit that made it past editing?!

[@droopy0266]

Should be is ban on Ai storytelling everyone has been horrible, so refreshing on this channel to hear a real human reading

[@andilucas6926]

Another gem - a great gritty story. It hardly comes as a great surprise that the Imperial Navy maintains the grim naval tradition of the press gang.

[@ABorderPrince]

o god yeah i think itsa only astarters ships that have anything like the advanced star trek style and even there only barely. navy ships are age of sail with plasma cores

[@andilucas6926]

@@ABorderPrince The big difference from the age of sail is that these ships are so huge they have a large permanent population from which they breed replacement crewmen (something I've heard mentioned in a lot of 30K/40K audiobooks). This ship evidently took such severe losses that it had to replenish its human livestock in a hurry - as the visible battle damage mentioned in the story implies.

[@AtheistPhoenix]

I'm surprised no one has said anything about Nathan possibly having memory engrams or something. Because twice in the story does he have skills that even he didn't know he had.

[@calumdeighton]

That what I love about ships in Warhammer. Everyone is the size of a city, and full of culture, characters, and stories that makes each one special. Nice going Prince, I enjoyed listening to it while playing Battlefleet Gothic II.

[@ABorderPrince]

yeah felt like the time for it

[@dannyames1416]

@@ABorderPrince love the storys of ships and the navy

[@joethestrat]

The Inquisition approves of your work. Keep in mind though, that means The Inquisition has taken notice of you... We are always watching.

[@ABorderPrince]

lol not omnious at all

[@joethestrat]

@@ABorderPrince

[@moarbahdone1803]

I just wanted to say I really enjoyed this reading and this story of seemingly insignificant person was actually stuck next a very interesting character and found his faith in the emperor increase as a result of his experiences with chaos.

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers

[@CrashandTrash596]

This was phenomenal. I started listening on the drive to the track, through a long cardio day and wrapped it up on the way to the car. Your readings of these stories are a one of the highlights of my week. Thank you.

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@johnsmith4630]

@@ABorderPrince really was a great story w great narration! Was the old guy one of those lumens then?

[@sohrabroozbahani4700]

i heard of this story on some other guy's lore video around the times i was starting to get into 40k, a man of stone remaining from way back eons in hiding. something so very old. it is nice, as an amateur writer, these are the stuff to teach how to get new prospects, for example, question mark, how could something near immortal as a true AI entity can be rationalizing its nearly perfect logical reasoning to stay hidden from the changing world around it in the span of tens of thousands of years. it's very instructive and amusing how some writers will tackle such concepts...

[@ABorderPrince]

its a nice touch and one of the best bits of the lore concerning these AI creations in the lore

[@TheEyez187]

@@ABorderPrince So it is an A.I. Man of Stone!? Is it....? Probably, but after watching this 2-3 weeks ago, it stayed in memory. I thought was it spelt Kron or Cron, or should it maybe be spelt Kronus or Necron. Felt like an epiphany when I thought it as well! :D I thought K/Cron had been a man taken over from the insidious eye-piece, Necron technology, a lord placing his consciousness in it and transferred over in to the guy!?! Many things or reasons could explain why!?! :D I'm sure this 2nd time through will illuminate me!

[@ABorderPrince]

TheEyez187 o I think it’s an AI rather than xenos mostly because I don’t think necrons even existed when it was written but yeah it lives in the eye and takes over the brain

[@Rhysman30]

@@ABorderPrince What I really appreciated is that Cron knows how important the Emperor is; how dangerous the universe truly is, and his best bet is to throw his lot in with Humanity.

[@kennethbedwell5188]

Nothing like a Man of Stone still being alive after 20k years

[@ABorderPrince]

lol

[@VanGeo1]

The question is: what did he do to Nathan? Is he prepping Nathan so that he can hijack his body? Or did Kron turn Nathan into a Man of Stone as well?

[@techpriest2854]

@@VanGeo1 Kron has implanted a copy of his eye within Nathan to later transfer to when "kron" dies. the men of iron is not a thing that can be created anymore, the closest thing to them is us (techpriests) attempting to mimic their wonder.

[@VanGeo1]

@@techpriest2854 1. That's one implication of the ending. 2. Men of Stone =/= Men of Iron. And it is possible to make more Men of Iron. An STC for them has been found before. And if Kron is a Man of Stone, then if anyone could make Men of Iron, it would be him.

[@GreatGreenGoo]

I believe the men of stone were androids. AI's bound to their bodies. Men of Iron were AI's not bound to bodies. Ghosts in the machines that flowed from mainframe to mainframe. Men of gold were biological/cybernetic creations, probably similar to Quiteued civilization but their creation and techniques were lost to time.

[@TherealSBlair]

Not sure how I missed this for so long but glad I got to hear this story again. Thanks for posting! Looking forward to hearing the others.

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers

[@patmcsperin1484]

Really like this one a lot your voice is great for this. Really like the story of the ship itself and how it had its own history. Like the forgotten mutants of past crewmen stuck in the lost bowels of the ship you truly get a sense of how large the ship is, great work! My favorites seem to be from Let the Galaxy burn the short story format is great so keep doing them!

[@ABorderPrince]

pat mcsperin thanks!

[@Smilomaniac]

I read this in a scan of the magazine it was posted in originally. Luetin also covered this one a couple of months back, it's a great story that paints a much better image of 40k than so much other fluff, lore and books. Or maybe I just like this better. If someone reading this wants to find archives of WD and similar stories contained within, you need only peer into The Eye.

[@ABorderPrince]

yeah its a great tale for sure, i dont watch luetans stuff tbh but this is like a major abit of lore so can understand why they would

[@kennethbedwell5188]

@@ABorderPrince i agree, Lutein09 has a completely different take on 40k Lore. He delves deep into the lore and then pulls it apart, using technology, philosophy, and psychology to get a really amazing detail out of the Lore. You should look up his Battle of McCragge video. It's amazingly good.

[@tsoliot5913]

Where can i find The Eye?

[@Smilomaniac]

@@tsoliot5913 the-eye dot eu

[@tsoliot5913]

@@Smilomaniac thank

[@CodyFancyPants]

That was damn compelling, especially in the second half. Great work BP.

[@ABorderPrince]

yeah its a good tale

[@nurgleschosen8145]

Me and my friends finished this then we started discussing about the book a lot. We were so mind blown about this, what a great book and it leaves us so much to think about.

[@ABorderPrince]

yeah its one of most important bits of lore out there tbh many people unaware of it but it changes things alot

[@jamescarter8693]

I think this is awesome I'm only in you know 10 minutes looking back at you know world history in the last great Empire you know you guys is Empire I guess you know it evolved you know I was born in one of the states over here that rebelled we used to trust people all the time Shanghai motherfukers Shanghai I was in the US Navy in the early 90s and a border Prince this s*** is awesome the readings are awesome and damn I wish I hadn't got into 40K back in the f****** 90 I read all of the Dune series when I was floating around the med

[@iamalpharius9483]

Like the old radio dramas from ny grandparents day that I would listen to on Sunday Nightts growling up. Well done sir. Well done. VERY entertaining.

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@eichler721]

Great reading and I love this story. 40k is so rich with lore and stories from regular humans, Guardsmen, Inquisitors and trans human warriors of the Astartes.

[@ABorderPrince]

is rich

[@justinm.791]

Listened to this story for the third time....it's one of my all time favorites!!!

[@ABorderPrince]

nice, glad you enjoyed it

[@SavageThermo]

My 4th now Its my fav as well

[@justinm.791]

@@SavageThermo Do you have any other suggestions?

[@darrianweathington1923]

some say hes a man of stone some say hes a fragment of magnus the red, i say he has plot armor.

[@ABorderPrince]

lol

[@DustyxXxHuevos]

Hahaaa!

[@The_ZeroLine]

He’s got Rowboat Girlyarmor.

[@The_ZeroLine]

PS - A few people out of trillions have to have amazing luck. Nathan is one such.

[@frodenorman5959]

I`ve heard references to this story and always wanted to hear it. Thanks alot man!

[@ABorderPrince]

yeah its big in the lore

[@ericvorhangeschloss2953]

You are a very talented narrator.

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers

[@yourbuddyunit]

Prince at 24:07 I am glad you didn't edit that out. It really felt like it fit. Really felt like a natural storytellers pause. Amazing work.

[@maxstr]

Best story yet. The author has an excellent grasp of the lore

[@bluebuda8170]

Love these short stories

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@samuelfurlano1897]

I love AI in 40k lore. It's just so cool. And Let the Galaxy Burn has all the best stories in general. I am very grateful that you decided to narrate such an epic anthology.

[@NoInfoAvail]

I wonder how old the human that Cron hides in, is. He said crash start... seems to indicated very different lingo from tech priests. Maybe the human is also from 20k years in the past? If "Cron" is still alive in the modern era of 40k, hopefully he and that man of iron meet Cal or someone important. Edit: Also if Cron is a Man of Stone, it seems to still care about humans, or adleast its crewmen. Maybe Cron is still operating on his original baseic protocols. Although they would not entirely be accurate given the cultural and social changes from 20k years. So hes surviving, but also attempting to co exist with humans.

[@mrsir2254]

This book 😍 i had this in high school, couldn't remeber what it was for the life of me.

[@ABorderPrince]

glad you liked

[@droberts1330]

Love these kinds of stories. And you read them so well. Thanks!

[@iagree6677]

You're voice and accent was perfect, especially for how I imagined iron.

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@iamalpharius9483]

Terry Gilliam would have been SUCH a great director for a Warhammer 40k film. Over the top visuals and AMAZING vision for the......out of proportion and hulking.

[@MrGravylegs]

So true!! Damned see that!!

[@nedyse7200]

This story is one of my favorites

[@ABorderPrince]

hope you enjoyed it

[@leoleon1202]

Best novel I've heard so far! France just been reconfined so thanks a lot for your work it means the world to me right now! XD

[@ABorderPrince]

Thuresday for us. hope it helps

[@Joubes]

This has to be one of my fav stories you've done that I've listened to so far. Very "old sailor's tale"

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks

[@Angelof236]

Did krons artificial eye piece install a different personality into him? when he regained consciousness after being attacked he screams to take it off before it resets...

[@Angelof236]

@@centuri.trader9194you sound like a know it all dipshit

[@ABorderPrince]

got to agree with centuri thats how i interpret it

[@IscariottActual]

Man of stone = ai. Man of streel/iron = terminator robots. Kron = human with robot bits controlled by rogue ai.

[@cpt191021]

such a good story they needed to have picked up this author

[@ABorderPrince]

o he did a few things

[@ReaganLodge]

Wonderful little tale and marvelous narration. Did anyone else pick up on the subtle nods to Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun in this?

[@atomicchicken4453]

Absolutely fantastic. I love your voice. You are perfect for 40k

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@Duppyman695]

Another brilliant reading, thanx for the work you put in, massively appreciated.

[@patrickmcabee123]

This is really one of my favorite entrees, of your collection…. Kron’s such the mystery, eh.., COOL stuff..💀 Be Well, Sir.

[@jcmanguy]

Thanks for this work ABorder Prince.

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@yanzak-ds8jw]

1:10:01 Great read. Thank you for making this video. Such an obscure peice of the lore that i'd never have seen otherwise. 26:15

[@steveo9284]

Has no one else thought Cron could be setting the young boy up as his next 'host' ?

[@mcsmokey9884]

Love just throwing this channel on during my painting. Keep up the good work, and thank you.

[@thorrinhammer7252]

Thank you for everything you do my friend keep up the good work!

[@Megamix472]

Fantastic. Please keep up the outstanding work 👍👍👍👍

[@ABorderPrince]

thank you

[@gup1400]

Your a good narrator thanks for the upload im enjoying these a great deal

[@ABorderPrince]

my pleasure

[@captaincooke5531]

Such an amazing story! Doing a great job narrating, listening to your content for a while now with great pleasure

[@SeniorKaleun]

Awesome story lad. Well done btw

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@LilacMage]

This is my favorite Non Ork 40k story.

[@SS_Psyops]

Takes some…. unique taste to enjoy Ork’s, much less above the rest.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Prince .

[@MadCat-DruklsAbndKids]

Guy talks about things that happened 20k years ago could not possibly have clearance to know about. Caught a chain sword wielded by a traitor astartes with one hand and used the warp to esplode him with the other. Only know one other old man who could do this, and they call him the hero.

[@floridaman7786]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL PRAISES TO SLAANESH!

[@ABorderPrince]

nice

[@blkice6063]

Love it, and thanks.

[@ABorderPrince]

my pleasure sir

[@br9809]

Fantastic story and fantastic reading!

[@RAMBOdyykkari]

I really do enjoy these kinds of stories, thank you for this :)

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@RAMBOdyykkari]

@@ABorderPrince No, thank you my good man for giving us these great moments :)

[@georgeso4364]

The AI currently hijacking Kron’s body is preparing Nathan to be its next host. That why he built a cyber eye implant for Nathan.

[@daviddickson412]

I've never heard ABP turn a page before😁 24:05

[@_Caine_]

Ooooh, nice!

[@colin8696908]

Personally I think it's some kind of archeotech that was hidden in a space hulk 18,000 years ago probably has some kind of AI interface.

[@witzskitangoteam6979]

Thank you for what you do.

[@ironbomb6753]

I thought Andy Chambers was gonna be narrating...😢. Is ok, still good. I remember these stories, i still have the book. 👍😎

[@jupiterjunk]

@ABorderPrince A fantastic reading of an incredible tale from a, sadly, out of print book Thank you for helping keep the lore alive.

[@avva4090]

That was an awesome performance, bravo.

[@clivemahony9827]

A great job really enjoyed it keep up the good work 👍

[@prisonerAadeducationisthekeyto]

Enjoying ur work

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks

[@jonpato]

I might have an aneurysm if nobody tells me more about Kron. Pliiis

[@ABorderPrince]

thats all their is lol

[@uglyweirdo1389]

I've always thought he was a "Man of stone". Pre-strife humans were the "Men of gold" and the men of iron are just the men of iron.

[@iamalpharius9483]

Listen to STC, The Rise and Fall of Mankind by Luetin 09. Kron is an Artificially Intelligent STC cyberlinked to a human from the Dark Age of Technology who is still "human" enough to have gone rouge. The Mechanicum is trying to keep this heresy quiet while they retake "him". He is a COMPLETE STC.

[@balazsvarga1823]

Krom is the god who needs no worship.

[@azraeldelune2096]

Pretty sure Alpharius is right. Ironic

[@morganfreeway4560]

I do love me some of that metal men lore.

[@Tenoct91]

Another great story thanks

[@garvielloken3929]

You're a talent mate! keep it up!

[@ABorderPrince]

cheers!

[@The_ZeroLine]

The Border Prince is a prince among men.

[@atsukunisumeragi1967]

Weird story, mentionning "the Fallen" didn't attract the Dark Angels.

[@bluebuda8170]

is Krom Kano from MK

[@ABorderPrince]

i dont know

[@bluebuda8170]

that's just who I picture :)

[@vodka2724]

someone help?! "let the galaxy burn" what is the first book, second and so forth? these narrations give no sequential ordering :( edit, forgive such heresy, as I didn't know it was a complication of stories, each being somewhat self containing. Apologies and as a given always, grateful thank you's are insured.

[@ABorderPrince]

no worries man yeah its an old compiliation and im kind of reading them at random

[@georgesulea]

Great Story!

[@droopy0266]

David Attenborough narrating 40 K is awesome he is probably the best narrator. My second choice is the lady that does Game of Thrones series check her out.

[@ABorderPrince]

No i am the best

[@droopy0266]

Yes but that goes without saying

[@joshbrooks120]

Love the old stuff

[@racspartan1]

Awesome

[@ABorderPrince]

Thanks

[@matthewbennett1972]

Please do some necromunda stories

[@ABorderPrince]

i do have a little tale from an old book actually coming soon

[@eldraque4556]

sick intro music

[@regulusm1518]

Great stuff, thanks 👍

[@kelliemariemarshall]

You are the man keep it up

[@ABorderPrince]

thanks!

[@CompComp]

Are there any more stories following these characters? I'd love to hear more!

[@ytimksydney]

Great reading as usual

[@rank666]

I would like to know if Cron was a stonemen

[@Misstucci]

The books from this era are just a cut above imho.

[@ABorderPrince]

better writers back then

[@midshipman8654]

really interesting story

[@mrsir2254]

Also, any other naval based novels anyone know about?

[@ABorderPrince]

o yeah check out execution hour and the star of democles. ill be reading them soon ish

[@mrsir2254]

@@ABorderPrince I feel touched by the god emperors most holy inquisition, I've been been suggested research materials. I will do that the next time im nerding out with my spare money, but thanks most beneficent Mr Prince, will make note of those.

[@morgs456]

For the algorithm!

[@ogmulletking3195]

Who are the men of stone? Who is kron?

[@ogmulletking3195]

@@DaniMol are there more story’s with Kron?

[@Mademian]

great video

[@SavageThermo]

YES omf i was searching for this i think Where they take up a slave boy? And take him to a ship

[@GreatGreenGoo]

An ancient ghost in the machine...

[@james-and-his-stuff]

i didnt get the ending

[@ABorderPrince]

he going to use him as a body next

[@james-and-his-stuff]

@@ABorderPrince thanks

[@The_ZeroLine]

Kron is clearly a transhuman / man of stone.

[@baz5521]

fukin brilliant

[@Cesly-mo3uf]

I love how everything absolutely sucks in 40k.

[@colossalbiff3514]

1:11:51

[@frazerrhughess]

I listened to this years ago and it took me years to find it again. Great story

[@MrTrenttness]

🔥🎸🔥

[@gelraldoldo5152]

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[@gelraldoldo5152]

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