Resurrection (The Horusian Wars #1)

Posted on 20 May 2017 by John French

Inquisitor Covenant and his warband go on the hunt for a traitor within their holy order.War rages in the Caradryad Sector Worlds are falling to madness and rebellion, and the great war machine of the Imperium is moving to counter the threat Amongst its agents is Inquisitor Covenant Puritan, psyker, expert swordsman, he reserves an especial hatred for those of his order who would seek to harness the power of Ruin as a weapon Summoned to an inquisitorial conclave, Covenant believes he has uncovered such a misguided agent and prepares to denounce the heretic Talicto before his fellows But when the gathering is attacked and many left dead in its wake, Covenant vows to hunt down Talicto and discover the truth behind the mysterious cult apparently at the heart of the massacre In the murky plot into which he is drawn, Covenant knows only one thing for certain trust no one. Read Resurrection (The Horusian Wars #1) by John French – kino-fada.fr Review also published here I m not feeling too good about this review, to be honest John French is a solid author overall and I ve enjoyed most of his works His Warmasteraudio drama script is one of my favorite pieces of Black Library fiction everReading over this review, I feel like a fusion of Negative Nancy and Debbie Downer So I want to preface by saying that I still consider Resurrectionworth reading, despite my many gripes. Resurrection feels like a tricky novel to rate and review Review also published here I m not feeling too good about this review, to be honest John French is a solid author overall and I ve enjoyed most of his works His Warmasteraudio drama script is one of my favorite pieces of Black Library fiction everReading over this review, I feel like a fusion of Negative Nancy and Debbie Downer So I want to preface by saying that I still consider Resurrectionworth reading, despite my many gripes. Resurrection feels like a tricky novel to rate and review I was anticipating its release a great deal, it being one of the two new Inquisitor novels this year, and unlike Chris Wraight s The Carrion Throne with its original cast, John French s series promised to drag Inquisitor Covenant into the limelight Covenant originally appeared in the Inquisitor specialist game by Games Workshop and, as a result, is about as venerable a character as Gregor Eisenhorn Him and his henchmen deserved the best treatment possible, which I was ...Resurrection is a novel set during the Horusian Wars not to be mixed up with Horus Rebellion which is millennia in the past.It was an interesting story in that it highlighted some parts of the Imperium I am not that familar with The basis is that a huge conclave of Inquistors is supposed to meet on Ero This is a rather important event as Inquistors tend to operate individually The basis for the meeting there is a traitor inside the Inquisition.Beyond that I won t say any to not spoil Resurrection is a novel set during the Horusian Wars not to be mixed up with Horus Rebellion which is millennia in the past.It was an interesting story in that it highlighted some parts of the Imperium I am not that familar with The basis is that a huge conclave of Inquistors is supposed to meet on Ero This is a rather important event as Inquistors tend to operate individually The basis for the meeting there is a traitor inside the Inquisition.Beyond that I won t say any to not spoil anything But the basis of the conflict is that there are two divergent, or heretical depending on your beliefs, systems of belief that have sprung up One of the heretical Inquistors wants to use the Warp to fight chaos A rather Nietzschean view The other heretical group the Horusians want the same thing except they think the best way is to try to resurrect Horus and use him as a Dark Messiah As you can see both modalities are very different than the standard Inquisition beliefs.A... Deus quem punire vult dementat. Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad Once again we dwell in the corner of Inquisition.John French, one of the most talented BL authors provided us with the new insight into the dark corners of the far Galaxy and it s most prideful,sinful and opportunistic protectors Inquisitors The Horusian Wars Resurrection follows the new mainstream from GW the times of change, gathering storm, Noctis Aeterna and everything that follows Which makes it s own co Deus quem punire vult dementat. Whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad Once again we dwell in the corner of Inquisition.John French, one of the most talented BL authors provided us with the new insight into the dark corners of the far Galaxy and it s most prideful,sinful and opportunistic protectors Inquisitors The Horusian Wars Resurrection follows the new mainstream from GW the times of change, gathering storm, Noctis Aeterna and everything that follows Which makes it s own corrections to the narrative of the story For the full understanding of the setting, characters and events leading to the The Horusian Wars Resurrection it is highly recommended that you readers will take your time and read the lead in shorts, released before the novel appearance...Resurrection is a novel that truly defines what the Inquisition is in 40k While Eisenhorn cast its hero as the sector s greatest detective, Resurrection is the Inquisitor as Batman, beyond the law and obeying no code but their own As a novel and an examination Eisenhorn was concerned with authority, Resurrection is concerned with power and vision.Key to this is the novel s examination of the Inquisition as being bound by the obsession with humanity s survival but divided on the methodologies o Resurrection is a novel that truly defines what the Inquisition is in 40k While Eisenhorn cast its hero as the sector s greatest detective, Resurrection is the Inquisitor as Batman, beyond the law and obeying no code but their own As a novel and an examination Eisenhorn was concerned with authority, Resurrection is concerned with power and vision.Key to this is the novel s examination of the Inquisition as being bound by the obsession with humanity s survival but divided on the methodologies of how to do it The double edged sword of the Thorians and the Horusians weaves in subtle politics throughout the novel Rebirth is the thematic marrow of the book for the Imperium, for mankind, for their enemies.French shows that he s...Note I wrote the following review right after reading the book, a few day later I realized I have been too harsh with it Just the first half was really not my cup of tea, the second one wasinteresting than what I said The books simply relies too much on being a 40k book First part is simply bolter porn with Inquisitors and some Sister of Battle Then comes the part with talking with some Rogue Traders And a showdown.Those things are nice for a 40k fan to read But aside from the IP t Note I wrote the following review right after reading the book, a few day later I realized I have been too harsh with it Just the first half was really not my cup of tea, the second one wasinteresting than what I said The books simply relies too much on being a 40k book First part is simply bolter porn with Inquisitors and some Sister of Battle Then comes the part with talking with some Rog...You can read the full review over at my blog Imperial Inquisition is not a faction that can be understood in simple terms These agents of the Imperium have a broad remit and their ultimate governing authority is none but the Emperor himself As such, given their wide areas of expertise and interest and personal biases and what not, they are a disparate group of individuals who surround themselves with varying amounts of temporal power Yet, we ve seen You can read the full review over at my blog Imperial Inquisition is not a faction that can be understood in simple terms These agents of the Imperium have a broad remit and their ultimate governing authority is none but the Emperor himself As such, given their wide areas of expertise and interest and personal biases and what not, they are a disparate group of individuals who surround themselves with varying amounts of temporal power Yet, we ve seen some remarkable characters over the years, such as Dan Abnett s Eisenhorn and Ravenor, or Sandy Mitchell s Amberly Vail, or Rob Sanders Czevak, or Chris...The books that came before this one by my favorite author, Dan Abnett are among my most cherished 40K reads Inquisitor Eisenhorn and Ravenor are amazing characters and the writing is superb What Mr French has done here rivals those books and adds a new Inquisitor to the mix Inquisitor Covenant is an absolutely wonderful character He is closed mouthed and stern, and yet is as dedicated to his role in the Ordos Malleus as the others mentioned before Covenant is a seeker and slayer of Daemons The books that came before this one by my favorite author, Dan Abnett are among my most cherished 40K reads Inquisitor Eisenhorn and Ravenor are amazing characters and the writing is superb What Mr French has done here rivals those books and adds a new Inquisitor to the mix Inquisitor Covenant is an absolutely wonderful character He is closed mouthed and stern, and yet is as dedicated to his role in the Ordos Malleus as the others mentioned before Covenant is a seeker and slayer of Daemons and Daemonkind He roots out the greatest heresy of all the embrace of the Warp.Covenant has a group of acolytes serving him,...The first novel in a new series that has already seen a few introductory short stories, this joins Covenant and his acolytes partway through their hunt for a fellow inquisitor, a radical named Talicto A rare gathering of his peers provides Covenant with an opportunity to confront Talicto, but with so many inquisitors gathered in one place, events inevitably don t go quite to plan And so begins a story of conflicting ideologies and murky loyalties, of hidden conflicts taking place while the gal The first novel in a new series that has already seen a few introductory short stories, this joins Covenant and his acolytes partway through their hunt for a fellow inquisitor, a radical named Talicto A rare gathering of his peers provides Covenant with an opportunity to confront Talicto, but with so many inquisitors gathered in one place, events inevitab...First of all, totally recommend reading this one Warhammer 40K books vary from enjoyable and average to barely enjoyable and really boring This one is a GOOD ONE.While reading the book was a pleasure it also felt like it wasn t THE Best that Mr French has ever made The reason definitely isn t because of the writing, that was top notch John French quality as ever No I think the reason for 3 stars instead of 4 or 5 is because of the subject vs plot Shortly said the subject gave me goosebum First of all, totally recommend reading this one Warhammer 40K books vary from enjoyable and average to barely enjoyable and really boring This one is a GOOD ONE.While reading the book was a pleasure it also felt like it wasn t THE Best that Mr French has ever made The reason definitely isn t because of the writing, that was top notch John French quality as ever No I think the reason for 3 stars instead of 4 or 5 is because of the subject vs plot Shortly said the subject gave me goos...Intense Another look into the ever darkening 41st century of the Warhammer universe where the Great Rift has opened and insanity is bleeding into reality The largest gathering of Inquisitors in decades is gathered to call to judgement a heretic Only to come under...I love a good 40k book that inbox,vets inquisitors and John French hasn t disappointed The writing is spot on and I enjoy the varied cast of characters The only downside is that this book is very obviously the...Interesting if somewhat drawn out representation of the inner struggles within the inquisition Presented with a new faction, The Horusians we are presented with a fresh perspective on the myth for the Emperor s 2nd coming and the salvation of humanity as such.

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20 May 2017

John French