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5.0 out of 5 stars
My first!, May 24 2003
This was the first Warhammer 40K novel I ever read---something about the cover art resurrected strange dark emotions in me which had been repressed for too long. After reading this book, I've never looked back---I now try to read every Warhammer novel I can find. As for those who didn't like it, I can't imagine why. It reads like a movie. It is loaded with action, an endless variety of Imperial, Chaos and alien-filled worlds---and since it is an Inquistion novel, the action doesn't consist entirely of repetitious Vietnamesque battle scenes like you find in some Warhammer novels. It's more like comparing a James Bond film to a 1950's war flick. If you like tank-filled battle scenes then stay away. If you like conspiracies, strange alien worlds and magical artifacts, then this may be more your style. This trilogy and Dan Abnett's Eisenhorn trilogy are still the best Warhammer books I've read so far. Don't pass this one up!
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Hype !!!, April 2 2003
By A Customer
There was a lot of hype around this old trilogy (written close to ten years ago) and that's what it is hype, and thatï¿s what left hype. It was maybe good back then, when there was no WH40K novels, but now, out of 30 novels, the whole trilogy is at the bottom of the lines, they're is a few intersting part, but the story line change to much, without saying why, and nothing is never explained, youï¿re always why? what? when? And how long is that boring story going to last. The world is dead, and taste like ash, everything is dark, evil, it is hard to understand, even for a fan. The author change the story line like I change my hair style, without a reason, just for fun. Itï¿s respectable for back then, and maybe worth reading for hardcore fan, but donï¿t expect too much. Without the hype I would give 3 stars, but because of the hype I gave it 2 stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Not what I expected but good none the less, Feb 2 2003
Let me start off by saying this is a great book for a fan of the warhammer 40k universe. Now with that out of the way I'll tell you what it's not, it's not a book that will let you look inside the world of an Inquisitor. What you get instead is a glimpse into the shadows of the Imperium through the experiences of the Inquisitor Jaq Draco, and then down a most questionable path for an Inquisitor.Excellent book, I read it from start to finish in 2 days. It is a tad wordy but not overly much and it does fit with the flavor of Warhammer 40k. I do wish that it would translate the latin though.
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