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Ravenor
by Dan Abnett
The first book in Dan Abnett’s second Inquisition trilogy, Ravenor is another stone-cold Black Library classic, a smart and hugely enjoyable story in its own right but also a neat continuation of characters familiar to anyone who’s read the Eisenhorn trilogy. Set some time after his reappearance towards the end of Hereticus, it sees Gideon Ravenor – now a full inquisitor in his own right – and his entourage on Eustis Majoris, investigating the illicit trade of a strange narcotic. As they unravel the mystery of what this drug is and where it comes from, the scale of what’s really happening is revealed to be bigger than they could have possibly expected.
While comparisons with the Eisenhorn trilogy are inevitable, and justifiable, it’s worth emphasising that this is unquestionably a great novel in its own right. As you might expect from Abnett it’s packed full of cleverly-observed detail of the way characters interact and the everyday realities of life in the Imperium, but it’s also a grand, sweeping story that steps out from the street-level and races off into the unknown. If you’re already familiar with Abnett’s Inquisition stories then it’s going to feel instantly familiar, but if not it’s going to provide an effective grounding in the sort of ‘domestic 40k’ that he writes so well. As the opening act of a trilogy, it does a great job of introducing characters and plot points that will pay off down the line, and while you could read this and stop there, it’s hard to see many people wanting to.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/09/03/ravenor-dan-abnett/
While comparisons with the Eisenhorn trilogy are inevitable, and justifiable, it’s worth emphasising that this is unquestionably a great novel in its own right. As you might expect from Abnett it’s packed full of cleverly-observed detail of the way characters interact and the everyday realities of life in the Imperium, but it’s also a grand, sweeping story that steps out from the street-level and races off into the unknown. If you’re already familiar with Abnett’s Inquisition stories then it’s going to feel instantly familiar, but if not it’s going to provide an effective grounding in the sort of ‘domestic 40k’ that he writes so well. As the opening act of a trilogy, it does a great job of introducing characters and plot points that will pay off down the line, and while you could read this and stop there, it’s hard to see many people wanting to.
Read the full review at https://www.trackofwords.com/2018/09/03/ravenor-dan-abnett/