false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178043869m/752461.jpg 752461 1 In the grim far future, the Inquisition moves amongst mankind like an avenging shadow, striking down daemons, aliens and heretics with uncompromising ruthlessness. Written by Gaunt's Ghosts creator, Dan Abnett, this volume charts the career of Inquisitor Eisenhorn as he charges from being a zealous upholder of the truth to collaborating with the very powers he once swore to destroy! Part detective story, part interplanetary epic, Xenos, Malleus, Hereticus and the two linking stories are amongst the very best tales ever told by the Black Library. 738593 4 1 2005 Eisenhorn (A Warhammer 40,000 Omnibus) total:287|5:138|4:105|3:41|2:2|1:1| 287 1238 372 47 5 1 false true Wed Dec 24 19:33:51 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 19:49:52 -0800 2008 2
Now, while I know that this might be "sci-fi fluffiness", that's why it has it's own shelf.

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Eisenhorn regularly changes retinues, which gets disorienting and annoying. While this is understandable, given E...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 06 10:16:56 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 10:17:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 25 06:10:53 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 06:17:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Nov 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 21:34:43 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 22:05:11 -0800 2008
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The story takes place across many decades, due to improvements in medical technology over the past 37 millennia (that's 37,000 years O_o) where we follow Imperial Inquisitor Gregor ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jun 12 10:21:19 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 12 10:28:43 -0700 2008 The descriptions are baroque and rich with details and style. The characters are interesting, though sometimes flat, but it's a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pa...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Mar 18 23:34:41 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 12:22:51 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 16 05:14:32 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 03 20:37:24 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 16 05:14:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 23:31:59 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 23:35:17 -0700 2009 This book was pretty awesome, and Abnett can write some killer action sequences, plus the original concept and all the creativity that went into it made for a really kickass read.
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The main character Eisenhorn is well developed and quite memorable as is the dark future in which he lives. Eisenhorn is a detective in the future who uncovers a plot over the space of three books.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Jun 21 04:44:16 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 04:53:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 08:15:43 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 04 18:37:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jun 04 12:45:21 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 12:46:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Nov 02 22:14:51 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 22:22:09 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Jan 12 13:25:12 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 13:26:33 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=752461