I don't usually write about plots or what books are about. A lot of time first person narration is ruined for me because the narrator is so unbelievably witty and super clever and has the exactly on-point thing to say at all the right times and it all just makes me want to puke! This guy has flaws, he gets his ass kicked, and doesn't always say the perfect thing at the right time and for me that was much appreciated. The whole first person thing was done well also. I'm also super stoked there are roughly seventeen thousand books (an exaggeration, but not really) in this world and written by different authors some of whom I've read their non-Warhammer stuff already. This was just flat-out entertaining, gritty as hell, science fiction I almost instantly fell in love with. I had no knowledge of the game or anything about it going in but I never felt lost or a that I was missing out on anything or even that any details were beyond my ken due to some sort of inside joke, you-gotta-play-the-game-to-understand-that, Easter-egg crap. Xenos came highly recommended and while Warhammer novels have been on my radar for a while, this was the first one I actually picked up and gave a shot. This was a well plotted mystery that grew in size and scope with each chapter and had some really killer action and warfare pieces.

Totally exceeded my wildest expectations which in truth were along the lines of something that would resemble a 80s sci-fi B-movie. Upon finishing this and turning the last page (or closing the cover on my Kindle) the skies above me parted, a golden beam of light shone down from above, bells rang amidst banging drum beats and a rising chorus of voices, and I said unto myself, 'this is awesomeness in book form!' I am definitely looking forward to continuing the series, and exploring what else this universe has to offer. 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.

Eisenhorn trilogy