Pariah

Bequin: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1

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Pariah

By: Dan Abnett

Narrated by: Helen Keeley

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Book one in the Bequin series.

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It's an intriguing and evocative story that shows characters you know and love through new (yet strangely familiar) eyes, forging a stunning mystery that will leave you astonished.

The story:

In the city of Queen Mab, nothing is quite as it seems. Pariah, spy and Inquisitorial agent Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them. An enigma, even to herself, she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor, former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe. Coveted by the archenemy, pursued by the Inquisition, Bequin becomes embroiled in a dark plot of which she knows not her role or purpose. Helped by a disparate group of allies, she must unravel the secrets of her life and past if she is to survive a coming battle in which the line between friends and foes is fatally blurred.

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Genetic Engineering

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Eisenhorn was the series that introduced me to the 40K universe and the outstanding talent of Dan Abnett. Like most fans of the Ravenor / Eisenhorm epics, we have been waiting with baited breath for the final show down.
Pariah does not disappoint fans. It is packed to the hilt with uh-ha moments, violence and all too human, and inhuman, characters that made the previous books so loved.
But I suspect the book suffers for this too. It demands a large degree of prior knowledge, else the read will be left lurching from one chaotic situation to the next. While the main character is thrust into a daunting world of confusion, it's not the best place for a reader to be. Hence the 4 star, not 5 rating.
Of you are thinking of picking up this book, I strongly recommend grabbing the Eisenhorn trilogy, the Ravenor trilogy and also the brilliant collect of short stories, The Magos, before diving into the rich and at times nightmarish world of Pariah.