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Ravenor Rogue (Warhammer 40,000 Novel) (Hardcover)

~ Dan Abnett (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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In the third book of the series, Inquisitor Ravenor's pursuit of his arch-nemesis Molotch takes him and his team into the dangerous reaches of space known as the Halo Stars. Unknown to Ravenor, one of his team hides a deadly secret that could doom them all. Can our heroes find and defeat their enemy before the team is destroyed from within?


About the Author

Dan Abnett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent, in England. Well known for his comic work, he has written everything from the Mr Men to the X-Men. His work for the Black Library includes the popular strips Lone Wolves, Titan and Darkblade, the best-selling Gaunt's Ghosts novels, and the highly acclaimed Inquisitor Eisenhorn trilogy.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Games Workshop (March 27, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1844164608
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844164608
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #672,668 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Closure on the series, April 9, 2007
Mr. Abnett's creativity is remarkable, from comic books (Wallace and Grommit, Ghostbusters), to medieval fantasy (Warhammer) and science fiction (Warhammer 40k). This third book in the Ravenor series concludes the hunt for a human criminal mastermind that spanned decades in the Warhammer 40k universe. The characters and events depicted partially coincide with Abnett's Eisenhorn trilogy. The planetary map in the book is also very helpful in explaining the universe and locations depicted.

This book opens differently from the prior two he opens from the villain's first person point of view. Throughout the series, the only first person view was of the hero Inquisitor, Ravenor. The one thing that Abnett does extremely well is describing locations and the environment, setting the scene to the reader. Characters also have distinct personalities and traits that make them unique.

Being a hardbound book, the print is larger and makes a good book for collectors and fans of the series. There are only a few action sequences with the majority of the book passing between scenes from both the protagonist (Inquisitor Ravenor) and the antagonist (Molotch, the mastermind) trying to plan and chase each other. The views and actions of the supporting characters makes the book flow from scene to scene and enjoyable to read.

The question from the book (and all his previous writings on Inquisitors fighting evil) is how do we as individuals view what is right and wrong, for not only ourselves, but for society as a whole. Can evil be used to combat evil and can it be controlled? When we see something that is obviously bad, are we able to see the truth or do we ignore the signs? And sometimes, when we see the truth and want to do sometime to stop an wrong, are we able to do what is right?

The scene where Interrogator Thonius, possessed by a daemon for years, kills a random bystander with Ravenor (located next to him) sees nothing with his companion ready to draw her weapon but is unable to stop Thonius exemplifies this theme. For years Thonius was possessed by a demon, but Ravenor was unable or unwilling to make the connection, despite the hints and changes that were occurring. Even when the daemon's energies were released in a battle, Ravenor didn't even consider his lifelong subordinate as a possible source.

At the end of the book, there is closure to the chase. The series was enjoyable and it was a fun book to read. There is also an excerpt on Abnett's upcoming book, Brothers of the Snake, at the end of the book.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good, solid book!, June 1, 2007
By M. Baucco "bookworm" (Indiana, U and S of the A) - See all my reviews
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Dan Abnett is one of my favorite authors, and is definitely one of the best of those who write for game franchises. You can always count on him to deliver a good, solid adventure story, and Ravenor Rogue is no exception. Although I preferred his Eisenhorn series, Ravenor and his team are good fun too. If you like 40k and you love a good read, you could do worse than to pick this one up!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Abnett story, comment follow, May 31, 2007
By Woofdog (Miami) - See all my reviews
This is a very good addition to the Ravenor series. My comments contain spoilers.

SPOILER WARNING

Abnett resolves the multi-book plot of the search for Molotch, the Slyte daemon thread, and adds a few surprises to boot. My thoughts and comments are as follows -

Molotch - Abnett, more than any author I can name, creates challenging, competent villains who are usually the equals of the protagonist. This is unlike many authors (including BL authors, some of whom just offer comic-book antagonists), and is a strong point of this book and series in general.

Early introduction of the Door allowed it to be used in the climax without too much of a taste of Deus ex Machina, though I got some of that anyway. The Door, on the other hand, would certainly seem to defy much of what is established in W40k (instantaneous travel through space and time). The only thing I have heard of this type of thing involved the emperor's project on Terra before he was not-killed.

Visit to 404, M40 - when the party escapes, how did the sword-woman (forgot the name) get her sword back? That would be kept in an evidence room or an armoury, not in the medical area. For that matter, how did they even escape, Nurse, the Chair and all, and get off the base? It seems like he skipped over writing something that might have been very hard to write believably.

I had been annoyed since the first book about Thonius's issue and the apparent blindness of Ravenor to obvious circumstantial evidence in books 1 and 2 - in fact, I had wondered if Abnett was going to write book 3 with Ravenor having suspected all along, but nope.

This book was kept to what seems to be a BL-standard 300 pages. I wonder how much material Abnett had that didn't make it into this book. The ending reminds me some of the Eisenhorn trilogy ending despite us being given far more detail here about Ravenor's probable fate. Unlike his recent Armour of Contempt, I think he was able to get a good story in 300 pages here. I do with BL would consider raising this cap.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Looking For More Abnett Kool Aid
I finally finished the third in this series and it was really good. I am now a big fan of Dan and am looking forward to reading his other novels. Read more
Published 13 months ago by EAJ

3.0 out of 5 stars It's entertaining but....
If you are already a Ravenor fan, you will love the continuity and a sense of closure this edition offers; if not skip it. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alejandro Lopez

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Abnett's best, but still entertaining.
I've been following Dan Abnett's work for the Black Library (publisher for Warhammer 40k) for some time now, and the Ravenor trilogy is a natural outgrowth of the Eisenhorn... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Tony Ogle

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Continued Story
Dan Abnett is one of my favorite Warhammer 40k writers. He continues his great writing in this 3rd novel about Inquisitor Ravenor. Read more
Published on September 18, 2007 by Scott A. Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars A great ending to an awesome trilogy
The only thing I didn't like was that it ended. It keeps a high pace from start to finish and wraps up the Ravenor series nicely. Read more
Published on June 11, 2007 by Jonathon Dawson

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Story
As always Dan Abnett proves the streotype of trash scifi run and gun novels apart with innovative characters, vivid and imaginative locales and a worthwhile plot. Read more
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