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Hunted by his former allies as a radical and enemy of the Imperium, Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn must fight to prove that he remains loyal as he tracks down a dangerous heretic whom the Inquisition believes dead - the dread former Inquisitor Quixos. As he grows more desperate for victory, Eisenhorn uses ever darker means to achieve his goals - but how far can he go using the weapons of the enemy until he becomes that very enemy - and no different to the traitor he hunts?Tags
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This book is, more or less, exactly as it presents itself to be: a pulpy sci-fi fantasy about a guy with an impossibly cool outfit and a big gun. However, that does not mean that it's no good. Dan Abnett is perhaps most well known for his 'Gaunts Ghost' series of Warhammer 40000 novels, following a company of unusual Imperial soldiers with an even more unusual leader. With the Eisenhorn Trilogy, he takes a rather different route. Released nearly in tangent with the Games Workshop 'Inquisitor' game, the books follow the investigations of an Inquisitor Eisenhorn and his coterie as they uncover numerous plots of heresy and corruption within the Imperium. They are not fantastically written, but measure up to an author like Clive Cussler in show more both pacing and engrossment. Abnett makes his character's smart, but just enough that the reader can keep up with them, mixing both mystery and action in a read you just can't put down. Often, the protagonists will speak in a sort of improvised cipher, which can be fun to try and figure out. I'll be honest, after reading all three books in quick succession, I began to inadvertently drop words of this code into my own language, which may or may not have been a good thing.
If you are already a fan of the Warhammer 40k Universe, these books give a great peek at the civilian workings of the Imperium of Man and showcase many different strange and frightening worlds. If you are not learned with the background material, they may be a little hard to follow at times. Luckily, it is more or less character driven, and every time one of them meets a fate worse than death, you'll be sorry to see them go. show less
If you are already a fan of the Warhammer 40k Universe, these books give a great peek at the civilian workings of the Imperium of Man and showcase many different strange and frightening worlds. If you are not learned with the background material, they may be a little hard to follow at times. Luckily, it is more or less character driven, and every time one of them meets a fate worse than death, you'll be sorry to see them go. show less
My edition of Hereticus also includes the short story "Backcloth for a Crown Additional." I read that in my copy of The Magos while waiting for the delivery of Hereticus, and while it doesn't provide much insight into the setting or characters, it was an ok read.
The final steps of Eisenhorn's transition from puritan to radical do not disappoint. Having been in reach of heretical texts since Xenos, Gregor could no longer resist the temptation to read them. Coupled with decisions he made in previous two books that have come back to haunt him, Gregor is pushed into doing things he would execute other Imperial citizens for.
Gregor is fully tested throughout Hereticus, as he loses most of his agents, friends, and resources. One in his show more retinue isn't happy about his use of Chaos and makes things more difficult.
If you've been enjoying the Eisenhorn books, there's no reason not to get this one. It's a fine conclusion to the character study of Gregor Eisenhorn, though a fourth novel has been released. show less
The final steps of Eisenhorn's transition from puritan to radical do not disappoint. Having been in reach of heretical texts since Xenos, Gregor could no longer resist the temptation to read them. Coupled with decisions he made in previous two books that have come back to haunt him, Gregor is pushed into doing things he would execute other Imperial citizens for.
Gregor is fully tested throughout Hereticus, as he loses most of his agents, friends, and resources. One in his show more retinue isn't happy about his use of Chaos and makes things more difficult.
If you've been enjoying the Eisenhorn books, there's no reason not to get this one. It's a fine conclusion to the character study of Gregor Eisenhorn, though a fourth novel has been released. show less
Solid yarn in this series, if a bit sad. 3.25 stars.
"The Emperor craps himself at the sound of my name!"
Spectacular.
Spectacular.
La Inquisición libra una guerra secreta contra los enemigos más repugnantes de la humanidad: el alienígena, el impuro y e pagano. Cuando el enfrentamiento se vuelve mortífero, el inquisidor Eisenhorn debe tomar medidas terribles para salvar su vida y la de sus compañeros. Pero ¿cuánto tiempo puede tratar un individuo con el Caos antes de convertirse en aquello que ha jurado destruir?
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- Hereticus
- Original publication date
- 2002-06
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- Gregor Eisenhorn; Alizebeth Bequin; Uber Aemos; Medea Betancore; Godwyn Fischig; Fayde Thuring (show all 27); Laslo Menderef; Poul Rassi; Kara Swole; Duclane Haar; Bex Begundi; Bastian Verveuk; Harlon Nayl; Hershel Dronicus; Cherubael; Tobias Maxilla; Gideon Ravenor; Pontius Glaw; Lord Seer; Crezia Berschilde; Etrik; Alivander Suko; Vammeko Tarl; Marla Tarray; Golesh Heldane; Leonid Osma; Yssarile
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- Durer; Gudrun; Hubris; Ghül
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- Inkvizitor Gregor Eisenhorn, pronásledovaný svými bývalými spojenci jako radikál a nepřítel Impéria, musí dokázat, že je stále loajální Císaři a zároveň vypátrat nebezpečného kacíře o kterém všichni ... (show all)věří, že je mrtvý. V obavě, že by se mu to nemuselo podařit, používá k dosažení svých cílů stále temnějších prostředků - ale jak daleko může zajít ve využívání zbraní nepřátele, než se tímto nepřítelem sám stane a nebude lepší, než zrádce, kterého pronásleduje?
Třetí pokračování trilogie o inkvizitoru Eisenhornovi z temné budoucnosti Warhammeru 40 000. - Original language
- English; translation: Czech
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