Hereticus

by Dan Abnett

Book Overview

The stunning conclusion to the Eisenhorn trilogy. An old friend of Gregor Eisenhorn no longer can tolerate Eisenhorn's methods and leaves in disgust. Then a monstrous foe arises from Eisenhorn's own creation. The aged inquisitor is left wondering which side of the fine line between the utilization of proper mystical resources to protect mankind and the corrupting forces of Chaos that he is now on. (July)

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074344308X
• ISBN13: 9780743443081
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Games Workshop(uk)
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Peter Book Worm

He's on edge of slipping to the other side(chaos)but holds on for a great ending,also a new beginning for Ravenor(next set future -I- style books. Great Book/Glad i didnt buy all 3 seperate. Peter

Exciting finish to a great trilogy.

Hereticus chronicles the climax of the Eisenhorn trilogy. As with the other two books of the trilogy, it is full of intense action and entertaining interactions between the characters. Some new and interesting characters are introduced here, including one of Eisenhorn's old lovers, that help to expand the overall story background. In this last novel, the whole world comes crashing down for our hero and a desperate and final confrontation with his arch enemy is finally forced. Another exciting read from Abnett.

All's well that ends well!

A fine ending! If you liked the first two books, don't miss this one. I won't ruin the book by telling it here. Comes strongly bound with decent quality paper in a modern plastisized cover. This book is hard to find; i suspect a limited production run already out of print. It's worth finding though. Maybe next time Dan Abnett writes a book his publisher will trust they have a big enough audience to publish a few more copies.

Hereticus, the last book of the Eisenhorn trilogy

Hereticus, the last book of the Eisenhorn trilogy, probably the best story to come out of WH40k so far. It's the story of the Inquisitor Eisenhorn. The book is rich, lavish and vivid in details, and it brings the book to a "reality feel" (and that's hard to do in a fiction). I gave Hereticus 5 stars, since it brings back an amazing story (Xenos style) and has lots of twists, the first half of this book is amazing, and is the best part of the whole trilogy, it has a unique reality feel, it's sad that the Eisenhorn trilogy had to stop here, Dan had finally the perfect balance of story telling, description and style with this book. The book will please anyone from a new fan to a old WH40K expert. It should be noted that a minimum, or basic knowledge of the WH40K universe and the previous books Xenos and Malleus is required for a full appreciation of this book.

Thrilling, gripping,ex....huh?

Although Abnett has created, in my opinion, the best Warhammer 40K book series with great plotlines, characters that one could care about (or hate), and an excellent view into the world of the Imperial Inquisition this book suffers from the same faults as Malleus. If the Black Library wouldn't limit their authors to ~300 pages per book, we could have had a much more refined text and a more satisfying ending. As it is the book and ending don't feel nearly as rushed as Malleus but it is still somewhat anti-clamactic and lacking. The biggest issue that I had with it was the "epilogue" and how it seemed like it was mearly a commercial for the Inquisitor game to experience those continuing adventures of Eisenhorn. (although all of these books are in truth advertisements) Yet even with these faults, I think the book is excellent and I couldn't put it down. Abnett was very risky when it comes to the deaths of his characters and I find that very refreshing when so many sci-fi and fantasy authors cling to characters although they've outlived their usefulness. It was the best Warhammer book I've read and the series ranks as one of my favorites.