Eisenhorn
Discover one of the most well known Black Library characters, Gregor Eisenhorn, in this great value omnibus. In the grim far future, the Inquisition moves amongst mankind like an avenging shadow, striking down daemons, aliens and heretics with uncompromising ruthlessness. Written by Gaunt’s Ghosts creator, Dan Abnett, this volume charts the career of Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn as he changes from being a zealous upholder of the truth to collaborating with the very powers he once swore to destroy. Part detective story, part interplanetary Epic, this omnibus brings together the novels Xenos, Malleus, Hereticus and The Magos, as well as four short stories.
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- I recommend the Eisenhorn books if you want to get into the lore. It's a good story and covers a lot of ground without expecting a ton of prior knowledge.
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Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
All of the CJ Box series of Joe Pickett books
The Dan Abnett Eisenhorn and Ravenor Warhammer novels
In case you can't tell, I mostly read for entertainment.
- I have been an avid Warhammer 40k fan for about 15 years. I was initially lured in by Dawn of War (PC Game) and the incredibly detailed lore. Having read an embarrassing amount of Warhammer books, I can say there are some real SciFi gems, a lot of good filler if you like the universe, and a few really awful books.
If you are looking to get started I would recommend the Eisenhorn trilogy, The Original Blood Angels Omnibus, or The Emperor's Gift. Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, and Graham McNeil produce consistently enjoyable 40k books.
- The Eisenhorn trilogy, and its follow-up, the Ravenor trilogy, are superb. I re-read both over the course of the pandemic and they both hold up incredibly well.
- Eisenhorn by Dan Abnett.
It's actually a triology (Xenos, Malleus, Hereticus). It comes in omnibus format now but will not take a long time to get through.
Not a difficut or life changing read - just a good time, with good characters, doing things you haven't read about before.
- Yeah I got the Signature Edition of the Paperwhite 11 with their black leather cover, and it's just brilliant. It was a huge step up from the 10 that went before it in every regard.
The resolution and size just nails it, and my favourite feature is the warm backlighting for reading at night. Battery lasts forever, and I can just put it on my Samsung phone stand for wireless charging once in a blue moon - not once have I run out of battery.
I fall asleep so easily to this, currently on the Eisenhorn 40k Omnibus book - and a 184 week reading streak.
I used to be excited about new Kindle releases, have had one since the mammoth DXG - but no more, I'm good now with this, so don't see myself forking out $400 AUD for the new one (with a leather cover).
Also bought one (also a SE) for my son, with a different colour magnetic leather cover. :-)
