Abnett is a great writer, Eisenhorn is an interesting protagonist, and while simplicity of the plot and the other characters drag it down a bit, the book is amazingly enjoyable. This is almost too good for tie-in fiction. Xenos is my first book in the Warhammer 40K universe, and I cannot help but admit that I’m surprised. Following a dangerous adversary to the distant world of Hubris, he touches onto a conspiracy more sinister than he could have imagined… Gregor Eisenhorn is an Inquisitor an agent of the God-Emperor seeking to purge heresy from the Imperium of Man. Then along comes moments like this, when you can't help but cheer out loud. There comes a time every now and then when quite mindless action and the utter glorification of violence are exactly what you need to enjoy a story. “Performing the ministry of the sacred Inquisition,” I told him, and shot him through the head. “What the hell are you doing, trooper?” he managed to bark, his pronounced Adam's apple bobbing furiously.
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