Ravenor

Is set some years after Eisenhorn and is obviously about his most promising student. I won't say anymore except read it there is also a paperback version of the Ravenor series.


How can this be spawned from the Eisenhorn series?   March 8, 2006
 1 out of 11 found this review helpful

I loved the Eisenhorn trilogy and I think they rank as the best Abnett has produced. They were fun, action packed and interesting even though they bore only a shallow surface resemblance to the 40K universe.
But this spin off featuring Gideon Ravenor, Eisenhorn's apprentice who was horribly wounded and disfigured in MALLEUS (Eisenhorn book 2) is boring. It does not help that the writing style has changed. In Eisenhorn the titular character narrated the whole thing; in Gideon that is no longer the case and so the narrative switches backwards and forwards between the protagonists.
I found myself skipping whole sections hoping for something to grab my interest and soon found myself finished and not really wanting to read through the whole thing properly.


A great successor for Inquisitor Eisenhorn.   September 23, 2004
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

This book had a lot to live up to, having come from the author of the brilliant Inquisitor Eisenhorn Trilogy, and I am glad to say that it does not disappoint.

Following the latest investigation of Esenhorn's one time apprentice, the adventure is fast passed and keeps you guessing right up until the end. The battle sequences that take place in both the real and psychic realms are well described and easy to follow, the characters are interesting and you cannot help reading, if only to find out how they will get out of their latest predicament.

The book is well worth reading, and not just for those who have read Dan Abnett's previous books, as in those places that it refers to another book, which is rare, it is always explained to the readers satisfaction, and it's narrative is interesting and original. I cannot wait for the next one.