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I've said it before, but if anyone can take the unremittingly grim, guns-and-gore drenched building blocks of the Warhammer 40k world and create something worth reading out of it, it's Dan Abnett. Most 40k books I've come across have been stories of one dimensional warriors with huge guns fighting endless battles, but Abnett inserts two things often missing, plots and characters. The roster of characters in this trilogy actually feel like people, with all their strengths and weaknesses, and whereas I've seen some reviews that have bemoaned the slower sections, that mix of pace is actually to the story's benefit. That's not to say the book lacks the big guns, the gore or the 40k set pieces, but in crafting a decent story round them, Abnett makes them actually mean something. A masterclass in franchise fiction.
Degno seguito/spin-off della trilogia di Eisenhorn di cui riprende tematiche e personaggi aggiungendo una maggiore dose di azione ed ironia.C'é giusto un enorme errore di continuity.. ma i non esperti dell'ambientazione di W40K non se ne accorgeranno nemmeno.La fantasia di Dan Abnett é inesauribile ed é diventato in poco tempo uno dei miei autori preferiti.La saga proseguirà presto con La trilogia di Bequin, Eisenhorn vs Ravenor! Non vedo l'ora. :)
One of the best warhammer novels ever.