Reviews

The Purity of Ignorance by John French

trackofwords's review

4.0

Black Library’s 2016 Summer of Reading campaign hits day six with a blast from the past with The Purity of Ignorance by John French, featuring Inquisitor Covenant from 2001’s Inquisitor game. Leading his warband in an airborne insertion, Covenant is joined by Lieutenant Ianthe of the Agathian Sky Sharks, seconded to Inquisitorial duty. Discussing her military record with Preacher Josef, one of Covenant’s companions, life with the Inquisition appears somewhat irregular. Meanwhile Spire Mistress Nereid lounges in her throne room, surrounded by the trappings of luxury…

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glace's review

4.0

Very enjoyable. We witness perspectives of a guardwoman sergeant in service to the inquisition and that of a planetary governor who may see things as they truly are. There is mystery, and a bitter truth that captivated my interest and has convinced me to look further into the series of the Horusian wars.

civreader's review

3.0

3.5*
Not his best, but still quite good. Enough to make me intrigued about the upcoming Horusian Wars trilogy(?) he's apparently writing. I do enjoy stories about the Inquisition.