The most insidious and dangerous threat in the 41st millenium is one you cannot see. It is this thought that spawned the Inquisition, an organisation devoted to rooting out traitors, heretics, mutants and aliens that undermine Humanity. They scour the Imperium searching for threats without, and within. Immediately following the events of Warhammer 40,000: Damnation Cruise, Inquisitor Delius Alastor is dispoatched to investigate why a pair of dormanr Titans has gone undetected beneath the city of Carrion Gulf? Is Alastor capable of meeting what lurks beneath Carrion Gulf?
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Grade 10 Up–On the orders of the Galactic Emperor, Imperial Inquisitor Alastor arrives on the desolate planet Magnum Christi to investigate the appearance of two ancient and gargantuan robots beneath the planet&'s surface. A surprise attack by a psychically controlled monster puts Alastor on the trail of two wealthy merchant siblings who claim that a pair of bandit brothers is to blame. But all is not as it appears, as a visit to the cutthroats&' lair results in a fearsome attack by mercenaries hired by the merchants. It&'s up to Alastor to repel the attack and bring the villains to justice any way he can. Based on the popular Warhammer 40,000 RPG, this title has a high level of detail that may make it hard to follow for readers who don&'t have basic knowledge of the game&'s universe. Nevertheless, it&'s definitely a rip-roaring read, blending hardcore sci-fi action with a unique crime/investigation slant and lots of violence and gore. A solid second purchase for action/sci-fi collections serving older teens and gamers.–Dave Inabnitt, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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Dan Abnett is well-known for his comic work, and has written everything from MR. Men to the X-Men. His work for the Black Library includes the best-selling Gaunt's Ghosts novels, and the acclaimed Inquisitor Eisenhorn trilogy.
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A doomed planet reveals a terrible plot,
By Anibal Madeira (Lisboa Portugal) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Warhammer 40,000: Exterminatus (Paperback)
Dan Abnett and Ian Edgington are the authors of these action packed compiled series. The art is regular, although some plates are quite good. Naturally this work is a niche product destined to WH 40K fans (a very big niche indeed). Most readers, wich aren't familiar with the cosmology and mythology related to that rich background, will not benefit fully from the story or understand the fanatical and extreme atitudes of the contenders.
The powerful Inquisitor-Psychic Delius Alastor and his Savant Pascal will investigate the planet Magnum Christi where there had been a rebelion and were found immense battle-titans. Why they weren't sensed before is a mystery that might hide something even more terrible than the war-machines, so the Inquisitor will investigate. Among other things, a terrible secret will be found, merchant families disputes will be fought, treason will be unveiled, sacrifice and honor might save the day. Recommended for Warhammer fans, but I believe this story arc is quite compressed. English isn't my native language, so I frequently write incorrectly (sorry); but three typos in a back cover of a book is quite a record!!! Inquistor (inquisitor), Abites (Arbites) and Segeant (Sergeant) are probable Tzeentchian influences on the editor of this book; I might have to call the Inquisition to investigate...
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Good story line. Nice illustrations. Not meant to be a novel or comic book, but something like a full size graphic novel.
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