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Eisenhorn

Eisenhorn

Dark FantasyFantasy
Pages
768
Published
2005
Language
English

Synopsis

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, Gregor Eisenhorn is an Inquisitor, tasked with hunting down heresy and alien threats. This omnibus collects his early investigations, showcasing his relentless pursuit of justice across the Imperium. Prepare for a journey into the shadows of the galaxy, where faith and duty are tested against unimaginable horrors.

Prose complexity
4/10

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DarkTenseAtmospheric

Genres

Dark Fantasy Fantasy Grimdark Horror Military Sci-Fi Mystery Science Fiction Space Opera

About the author

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Dan Abnett

Dan Abnett (born 12 October 1965, Rochester, Kent) is an English novelist and comic book writer. He read English at St Edmund Hall, Oxford, and began writing comics in the late 1980s. For 2000 AD he created Sinister Dexter, and for Marvel and DC he has written titles including Guardians of the Galaxy, Nova, Legion of Super-Heroes, Titans and Aquaman, often in partnership with Andy Lanning as "DnA". His prose is best known from Games Workshop's Black Library, where he wrote the Gaunt's Ghosts, Ei...

Characters

Gregor EisenhornProtagonist

An Inquisitor of the Imperium of Man, tasked with rooting out heresy and alien threats across a war-torn galaxy.

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Frequently asked questions

  • What exactly is included in this book?

    This omnibus collects the first three novels in the series—Xenos, Malleus, and Hereticus—alongside several bridging short stories that flesh out the timeline of Gregor Eisenhorn's career [1.1.4]. Depending on the specific edition, it may also include the follow-up novel The Magos.

  • Do I need to know Warhammer 40,000 lore before reading this?

    This collection is widely considered one of the best entry points to the entire Warhammer 40,000 universe because it focuses on street-level detective work and human-scale espionage rather than overwhelming military jargon. It naturally introduces the setting's complex factions, history, and terminology through the eyes of the protagonist.

  • Are there other books that continue this storyline?

    The narrative continues directly into the Ravenor trilogy, which follows Eisenhorn's former pupil Gideon Ravenor, and is followed by the Bequin trilogy. These series are deeply interconnected and form a larger, overarching narrative cycle often referred to as the Inquisitor cycle.

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