Sometimes you just want to sit down and get lost in a crazy adventure.Īnd that's what this novel was. Not every story has to feel significant and earth shattering. That said - this book was good enough that, down the road, I won't be so hesitant to pick up a Warhammer novel. I'll tell ya, had 12 year old me read this book he woulda lost his shit! Like.mind blown level of awesomeness.īut, instead, 40 year old me read this book, and while still entertained, my mind wasn't blown. I had never read a Warhammer book before, let alone played any of the games. Well, there it is, possibly my longest review ever on Goodreads, and it is for something that almost no one else I know would ever read. Even when they write something borderline amazing, it will be diminished by the fact that you have to know the world, and the knowledge that 'hey, its a tie-in, how good can it be.' The second short story was a great piece of fiction, a creepy little psuedo-horror idea that I really enjoyed. Lastly, let me say the second short story included is the reason I often feel sorry for tie-in writers(though I know they choose the world they write in). When ever he verges on Gary Stu, you realize he is human and his actions matter. And Eisenhorn is at some points almost unstoppable, but at other points makes serious mistakes that cost him. No Dues ex machina type endings, not a lot of coincidences that drive me nuts. Third, however, Abnett is not a silly writer, and despite the pace it is a smart set of novels. He knows he is writing a fast paced action novel, and doesn't disappoint. Sometimes things happen while the team is traveling. While dark, there is evidence that in most places, life is going on as it always have. No pure ice worlds here, nor planets with twenty alien species speaking one language. Also, unlike the SW universe, we see planets and travel between them that makes sense.

With the exception of a ill placed lightsabre energy sword, most of the tech in the world didn't seem out of line. Let me assure you that the praise I will be giving this series is in respect to other tie in novels(looking at you Star Wars), I know full well that this is not going to appeal to literature snobs.įirst of all, the world works. All three books contained(and the two short stories) were a first person narrative of Eisenhorn, a inquisitor who searchers for influences of Chaos though the galaxy. Luckily you need no knowledge of the WH4K world to start, what little background that is needed is dropped in ways that didn't piss me off. But Abnett was fairly consistently named as a good writer of fun sci-fi, so I gave this a go. This is my first run of the Warhammer Universe, something I didn't think I was interested in.

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