Hereticus (The Eisenhorn Trilogy, Book 3) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dan Abnett (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Games Workshop (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074344308X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743443081
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,442,345 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dan Abnett is a novelsit and award-winnig comic book writer. He has written twenty-five novels for the Black Library, including the acclaimed Gaunt's Ghosts series and the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies, and with Mike Lee, the Darkblade cycle. His Black Library novel Horus Rising and his Torchwood novel Border Princes (for the BBC) were both bestsellers. He lives and works in Maidstone, Kent.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thrilling, gripping,ex....huh?, August 5, 2002

By 

Justin McFarland "JTM" (Fort Worth, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Hereticus (The Eisenhorn Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Although Abnett has created, in my opinion, the best Warhammer 40K book series with great plotlines, characters that one could care about (or hate), and an excellent view into the world of the Imperial Inquisition this book suffers from the same faults as Malleus.
If the Black Library wouldn't limit their authors to ~300 pages per book, we could have had a much more refined text and a more satisfying ending. As it is the book and ending don't feel nearly as rushed as Malleus but it is still somewhat anti-clamactic and lacking. The biggest issue that I had with it was the "epilogue" and how it seemed like it was mearly a commercial for the Inquisitor game to experience those continuing adventures of Eisenhorn. (although all of these books are in truth advertisements)
Yet even with these faults, I think the book is excellent and I couldn't put it down. Abnett was very risky when it comes to the deaths of his characters and I find that very refreshing when so many sci-fi and fantasy authors cling to characters although they've outlived their usefulness. It was the best Warhammer book I've read and the series ranks as one of my favorites.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hereticus, the last book of the Eisenhorn trilogy, April 2, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Hereticus (The Eisenhorn Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

Hereticus, the last book of the Eisenhorn trilogy, probably the best story to come out of WH40k so far. It's the story of the Inquisitor Eisenhorn. The book is rich, lavish and vivid in details, and it brings the book to a "reality feel" (and that's hard to do in a fiction). I gave Hereticus 5 stars, since it brings back an amazing story (Xenos style) and has lots of twists, the first half of this book is amazing, and is the best part of the whole trilogy, it has a unique reality feel, it's sad that the Eisenhorn trilogy had to stop here, Dan had finally the perfect balance of story telling, description and style with this book. The book will please anyone from a new fan to a old WH40K expert. It should be noted that a minimum, or basic knowledge of the WH40K universe and the previous books Xenos and Malleus is required for a full appreciation of this book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All's well that ends well!, November 23, 2004

By 

Gandalf "a reader" (U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hereticus (The Eisenhorn Trilogy, Book 3) (Mass Market Paperback)

A fine ending! If you liked the first two books, don't miss this one. I won't ruin the book by telling it here. Comes strongly bound with decent quality paper in a modern plastisized cover. This book is hard to find; i suspect a limited production run already out of print. It's worth finding though. Maybe next time Dan Abnett writes a book his publisher will trust they have a big enough audience to publish a few more copies.