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Eisenhorn Kindle Edition

by Dan Abnett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn is an Imperial inquisitor, one of the tirelss defenders of humanity. With his warband he scourges the galaxy, walking in the shadows of darkness in order to root out heresy. When that heresy is found to infiltrate the hierarchy of the Imperium and the Inquisition itself, Eisnehorn must rely on himself alone to deal with it – even if it means making deals with the enemy and compromising everything he ahs ever believed in.

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It's the whole classic trilogy that remains top of many Warhammer 40,000 fans' must-read lists, And in Pariah, there's a chance to catch up with Eisenhorn decades later, when he's a renegade from Imperial justice...

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Dan Abnett has written over fifty novels, including the acclaimed Gaunt’s Ghosts series and the Ravenor, Eisenhorn and Bequin books. For the Horus Heresy, he is the author of the Siege of Terra novel Saturnine, as well as Horus Rising, Legion, The Unremembered Empire, Know No Fear and Prospero Burns, the last two of which were both New York Times bestsellers. He also scripted Macragge’s Honour, the first Horus Heresy graphic novel, as well as numerous Black Library audio dramas. Many of his short stories have been collected into the volume Lord of the Dark Millennium. He lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N94AXH7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Library (November 15, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5745 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 772 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1844161560
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Dan Abnett is a novelsit and award-winnig comic book writer. He has written twenty-five novels for the Black Library, including the acclaimed Gaunt's Ghosts series and the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies, and with Mike Lee, the Darkblade cycle. His Black Library novel Horus Rising and his Torchwood novel Border Princes (for the BBC) were both bestsellers. He lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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Steven Tutle
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, great author!
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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Great intro into the 40k universe!
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Digsby JR.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2023
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I was looking for a good action-adventure scifi and I found it. It is a collection of stories from the main character, and it all comes to an exciting conclusion. Plenty of mystery, action and thoughtful moments. Well written.
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Poisoned Blade
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Trilogy with a few Flaws (Spoiler Free Review)
Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2011
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If you love epic science fiction, mind blowing environments, catastrophic battles, sinister characters, and you can overlook a few flaws, you'll love this book.

Story:
This omnibus features a trilogy of novels and two short stories chronicling the life of Imperial Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn. An Inquisitor is an agent who carries out the Emperor's will and combs the galaxy in search of heretics who have been touched by the forces of Chaos. When heretics are found, they are forced to confess through nine steps of unpleasant 'interrogation.' An Inquisitor follows a strict moral code, and must be very careful not to be corrupted by the forces that he is exterminating or he himself may be hunted down and interrogated... most unpleasantly.

World:
The Warhammer 40K universe is amazing. It is designed around an empire in a tumultuous existence fighting everlasting wars for thousands of years. The galaxy is war torn and just about every object in the world has been built to kill or withstand bullets, lasers, and blasts. The people are hardened, heroic, and loyal to their emperor. Just do a Google image search for "Warhammer 40k" and you'll see what I'm talking about.

These books do an outstanding job at describing the landscapes, the vehicles, the weapons, the armor, the aliens, the demons... It will push your imagination to its limit.

Characters:
The characters are a mixed bag. Gregor Eisenhorn is well written and you understand his emotions and feel for him as he makes very difficult decisions. The rest of his allies are somewhat expendable. Many die off screen in a few words. "Fred was vaporized." Or "Fred died." Then Fred is suddenly replaced by Dave. Because of this, it is difficult to get attached to Gregor's crew.

The villains in this series are excellent. They are dark, malicious, deceiving, and usually have some pretty scary physical characteristics. One antagonist is another Inquisitor who had his bottom jaw destroyed and replaced by a steel one. At first I thought, "bear trap." Then I imagined it as real as possible, an uncanny valley of steel complete with a chin and bottom row of teeth, with squealing metallic sounds whenever his mouth moved. It's really fun to imagine the villains.

Writing Style:
Dan Abnett's writing style is a mixed bag. He does some things great: The Environments, the Battles, the Characters' Personalities, and the Villains.

But there were a few things that really bothered me:
1) Sentences are not written in chronological order.

Example: "This is Medea Betancore," I said, once his strong metallic grip released my hand.
If you are trying to visualize this scene, you hear a voice say the line... then realize it was Eisenhorn... then realize that he shook hands... with a cyborg... Sentence structure like this will throw you off if you enjoy "watching movies in your head" as you read fantasy. It is a minor detail, but as these creep up, you'll find yourself re-reading sentences and paragraphs over to get a better idea of what happened.

2 Pacing
At times, the book goes into great detail about where the crew went, but glosses over important details with just a few words. "We spent 2 months on X moon, then a year on Y planet, then traveled to a distant star for 3 months. And Fred was vaporized. And then we visited Inquisitor Z in a space station..." Wait a second... Fred died?! He was my favorite character and that's all we get? Why was Fred's death buried in a massive section of Warhammer codexes? Fred deserved an on-screen heroic death! Sigh... I'm gonna miss Fred.

3 Momentum
The books typically start out with a main goal, but the characters end up on a lot of side quests that almost feel like 20-50 page tangents. Then it's a big rush at the end to tell what happened. This book would have been much better if the important events were given more "screen time" and the story was paced more evenly.

These things won't bother most of the Warhammer 40K fans, though.

Action:
The action in this book is pretty damn awesome and has some of the most epic battles ever written. There are wars, skirmishes, demons, psykers, battle titans, space battles, robots, lasers, metal slugs, aliens... Warhammer fans will be happy to read these. They are "crazy-over-the-top-super-epic!"

Maturity: Older Teens - Adults
This book features violence, gore, torture, swearing, demonic possession, aliens, and mass destruction. So... umm... it's not for kids.

Overall:
I understand why Warhammer 40k fans love this book. Dan Abnett got all of the important stuff right. There are great battles, a deep story, great villains, and fantastic descriptions of environments. It definitely puts you in the heat of battle! This book also contains some unforgettable scenes of carnage! However, the books do have some flaws with the things that don't matter as much. If you're just in it for the Warhammer 40K Greatness, you will give this 5 stars. If you want to enjoy this as a book or focus on the writing style, then some of the little flaws will bother you.

Read this book if you love the Warhammer 40K environment.
Read this book if you want to push your sci-fi imagination.
Read this book if you love BATTLES!!!
Read this book if you love dark characters and dark stories.
Avoid this book, if the writing quirks that I mentioned are deal breakers.
Avoid this book, if you like happy stories.
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ATP
5.0 out of 5 stars A resounding favourite of mine
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2023
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I read this omnibus at least once a year. It helps get me through the dark winter. The characters are mostly likeable, relatable, or at least understandable. Some of the villains are a bit ridiculous and moustache-twiddly, but that makes sense given the context. Most of the characters seem realistic and alive. some interesting story threads -- especially the short stories between each novel. Well-written female characters. Passes the Bechdel test.
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5.0 out of 5 stars My husband loves it
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2024
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My husband said the book is very griping and loves it. He can hardly put it down. It is also quite long which makes it a good value for its money.
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Woofdog
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent triology, no complaints
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2006
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This compilation was the 'last chance' read for dan abnett in my book, after what I considered contrived or overt insertion of coincidences to introduce plot items or devices/resolutions in First and Only and Fell Cargo. I particularly felt first and only was entirely too contrived in the introduction of elements of gaunt's background, each as needed for the plot. Maybe he was limited in space or had strict outlines there, but in any event....

this series had none of those flaws. First-person narrative read well, and usually quickly, with no sense of contrived coincidences just to move the plot along, and few if any of the cliche plot turns that I disliked in the books i mentioned above. Furthermore, Abnett shows his tremendous ability to describe enviroments, worlds, cities, through language. When he describes a Hive-city, a small village, a trans-alpine railway, you feel like you are seeing it.

Another great strength of this story, particularly Hereticus, is the development of his ability to write very competent antagonists. A major defect in much sci-fi, BL and not, is the use of cardboard-cutout antagonists, who leave you wondering how they ever rose to their position in the first place. The major antagonist in this trilogy, Pontius Glaw, shows early signs of the extreme competence without omnipotence that some villains from his later Ravenor series show.

Edit - 4th re-read, 08.2008 - Having read everything else by Abnett, and gained a lot of familiarity with W40k in general, I would like to offer that this is a great trilogy.

One thing that caught my eye this time was an aspect of Ravenor that was apparently dropped in the Ravenor novels - His Lord Seer eldar that he referred to in the last part of this trilogy. The implication was that Ravenor was subservient or at the very least allied with the Eldar, something Abnett seems to have just dropped in the follow-up series.
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Jan Dziekan
5.0 out of 5 stars Non-stop action
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2022
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It does not matter if you are a fan of Warhammer 40k universe or not, you will enjoy this book for its high-octane story and evocative language. The story is linear and simple to follow, its strength comes from the twists, high stakes and the atmosphere - Warhammer's grimdark future makes for a fine backdrop. The cast is colorful and varied, however we get to better know only the titular character who is narrating the book. One important note - even though the events are oftentimes horrific (and include high casualty counts), the author does not revel in gruesomness, the depictions lay within the sensibilities of mainstream adventure books. Recommended, truly a page-turner.
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Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best reads I've had in years
Reviewed in Canada on November 19, 2023
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I loved reading every second of this. I'm just a mom who would normally turn my nose at something Warhammer, but was convinced to try and enjoy the complex and rich lore by a family member. I couldn't put the Eisenhorn omnibus down, cover to cover I read the entire thing in less than a week, and then read it again. This and Space Wolves were fantastic gateways into the Warhammer universe. I've since bought several more Warhammer book series and am devouring them. This particular work was excellent and Abnett is a great writer, he avoided the sloppy, lazy, low vocabulary writing I've seen littering most modern "literature". The pace is excellent, the surprises and character developments were great, the story arcs were well done. I really really loved this series and look forward to the Ravenor books.
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Lucas Henrique Lima Fernandes
4.0 out of 5 stars Veio em bom estado porém demorou muito pra chegar
Reviewed in Brazil on September 1, 2023
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Se você está pensando em comprar esse livro tenha em mente que pode levar uns 3-4 meses para ele ser entregue
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Fernando Mejia Hernandez
5.0 out of 5 stars Este Omnibus es una buena opcion para entender la Inquisicion dentro del mundo Warhammer 40k
Reviewed in Mexico on July 25, 2023
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El beneficio de recibir el tratamiento de Omnibus de un autor es que podras leer de corrido varios libros e historias que de otra forma tendrias que adquirir de forma individual. Es un precio muy aceptable aunque libros de +900 hojas no se pueden cargar facilmente a donde vayas.

Aclaro: este no es una recopilacion donde obtendrás una imagen general de todo lo que hay en el universo Warhammer 40k lo que si podras obtener es una idea mas clara de todo lo que ocurre dentro de la Inquisicion a traves de los ojos del personaje principal.

Adicional a los libros incluidos se incluyen historias cortas que complementan el conocimiento a historia/tradiciones del universo.
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Amazon Kunde
5.0 out of 5 stars Super Geschenk
Reviewed in Germany on May 2, 2024
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Für jemanden der warhammer liebt das ideale Geschenk!
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Peter
5.0 out of 5 stars A deep dive in the grim darkness of the far future
Reviewed in Italy on March 25, 2024
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The trilogy of the inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn was my first experience with the 41st Millennium. Needless to say after that, my love for Warhammer 40k lore just exploded. Dan Abnett was able to use the grimdark settle to write a compelling mystery/spy story.
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