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teabonexl's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hasseltkoffie's review
1.0
I've never wanted a protagonist and everyone associated with them to die so much in anything ever. Didn't finish the book, but I hope it ends with Eisenhorn and Ravenor marching in to kill the shit out of everything and everyone in this book.
tallblondehandsome's review
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
bennyawesome's review
3.0
‘Minions of the Great Enemy will do aught to survive on this corporal plane. Purge this Inquisition fortress of the unholy and abominate in the God-Emperor’s name. Destroy the interlopers. Suffer not the immaterial to exist.’
Filled with radical inquisition shenanigans to the brim. Great exposition, packed with action and some interesting characters. 3.0 stars as even though I liked the book, it had some elements towards the end of the book that I did not enjoy too much. Full breakdown of my thoughts under the spoiler. Nevertheless, I do hope that we get to hear more on Bronislaw Czevak in the future.
While enjoying it for the most part, the ever-increasing intensity of action and overs-usage of "I always have a plan B" troupe along with not one but two deus ex machina saving the characters against the overwhelming odds was too much for me.
+ Brother Torqhuil, the Relictor space marine dabbling in all sorts of chaotic lore and artifacts and being a general badass (taking on three Grey Knights at once for instance).
+ Depiction of said Grey Knights as well as some glimpses into what puritan inquisition fanatics look like
+ Ahriman, and all the things related to him - Rubic Marines, his master plan, the fight against the Eldar Harlequins, very cool, would read again
+ Black Sovereign and other chaos artifacts and their far-fetching effects. The bit where three farming worlds were producing too much crops, which resulted in too much oxygen in the atmosphere and eventual sector-wide wildfire all due to crops having been fertilized with demon bone dust was awesome to read.
+ Various worlds the protagonists visit, especially demon worlds and the descriptions of their origins
- Eldar, I know they are supposed to be all mysterious and generic plot device upholders and whatnot, but apart from a few episodes their impact and presence felt lacking.
- Buildup on the Klute's retinue having all the interesting origins and characterizations and then disabling/removing them from the narrative in one fight making them non-essential.
- Omega-minus pariah fetus which was supposed to be powerful anti-psyker tool and Czevaks trump card, I get it, but, killing 6 grey knights, one 10k years old chaos sorcerer and greater demon of Tzeentch was a little bit over the top for me.
- Same goes for the Atlas Infernal on the grounds of being made from pariah flesh conveniently having an ebola-like effect on any eldar who comes with contact with its pages. I mean it must have gone through quite a lot of elder before they could store it in their Black Library, right?
- Anything happening after the break-in into Inquisition Fortress felt very rushed.
Filled with radical inquisition shenanigans to the brim. Great exposition, packed with action and some interesting characters. 3.0 stars as even though I liked the book, it had some elements towards the end of the book that I did not enjoy too much. Full breakdown of my thoughts under the spoiler. Nevertheless, I do hope that we get to hear more on Bronislaw Czevak in the future.
Spoiler
While enjoying it for the most part, the ever-increasing intensity of action and overs-usage of "I always have a plan B" troupe along with not one but two deus ex machina saving the characters against the overwhelming odds was too much for me.
+ Brother Torqhuil, the Relictor space marine dabbling in all sorts of chaotic lore and artifacts and being a general badass (taking on three Grey Knights at once for instance).
+ Depiction of said Grey Knights as well as some glimpses into what puritan inquisition fanatics look like
+ Ahriman, and all the things related to him - Rubic Marines, his master plan, the fight against the Eldar Harlequins, very cool, would read again
+ Black Sovereign and other chaos artifacts and their far-fetching effects. The bit where three farming worlds were producing too much crops, which resulted in too much oxygen in the atmosphere and eventual sector-wide wildfire all due to crops having been fertilized with demon bone dust was awesome to read.
+ Various worlds the protagonists visit, especially demon worlds and the descriptions of their origins
- Eldar, I know they are supposed to be all mysterious and generic plot device upholders and whatnot, but apart from a few episodes their impact and presence felt lacking.
- Buildup on the Klute's retinue having all the interesting origins and characterizations and then disabling/removing them from the narrative in one fight making them non-essential.
- Omega-minus pariah fetus which was supposed to be powerful anti-psyker tool and Czevaks trump card, I get it, but, killing 6 grey knights, one 10k years old chaos sorcerer and greater demon of Tzeentch was a little bit over the top for me.
- Same goes for the Atlas Infernal on the grounds of being made from pariah flesh conveniently having an ebola-like effect on any eldar who comes with contact with its pages. I mean it must have gone through quite a lot of elder before they could store it in their Black Library, right?
- Anything happening after the break-in into Inquisition Fortress felt very rushed.
brodyberg's review
4.0
A delightfully fresh romp through the darkness of the far future. Notable for the appearance of Harlequins, the Webway, *the* Black Library and a Gamma Level Psyker. Very good.
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