Science Fiction

Malleus

Malleus

  • Downloads：1601
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-12-25 09:51:11
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
  • Status：finish
  • Author：Dan Abnett
  • ISBN：1849709629
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

Part two of the epic Eisenhorn trilogy returns

A century after his recovery of the alien Necroteuch， Gregor Eisenhorn is one of the Imperial Inquisition’s most celebrated agents。 But when a face from his past returns to haunt him， and he is implicated in a great tragedy that devastates the world of Thracian Primaris， Eisenhorn’s universe crumbles around him。 The daemon Cherubael is back， and seeks to bring the inquisitor to ruin – either by his death， or by turning him to the service of the Dark Gods。

Download

Reviews

Iri ，

4。5Tohle byla prča。 Půl hvězdy slítlo kvůli té too obvious eskapádě s Lithem。 Ale tyč v zadku byla golden。 Jen ta věta sama o sobě má váhu tak 20/10。 Díky， Dane。 Pobavil jsi mě。

Alexandr ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Пафосная боевая фантастика во вселенной Warhammer 40，000。 Чтец （Gogoler） и звуковое оформление особенно хороши。

Bogdan Balostin ，

The Eisenhorn trilogy is getting better and better。 Usually， a trilogy has problems in respecting the reader's expectations， but this Malleus is everything that you wish would be improved in Xenos。 More coherent storytelling， more character development， less meaningless battles but more impactful scenes and I could go on。The villain is indeed a bit weak， but I can easily excuse this because the main battle is going on inside Eisenhorn。 The galaxy will never lack powerful foes， but how you fight The Eisenhorn trilogy is getting better and better。 Usually， a trilogy has problems in respecting the reader's expectations， but this Malleus is everything that you wish would be improved in Xenos。 More coherent storytelling， more character development， less meaningless battles but more impactful scenes and I could go on。The villain is indeed a bit weak， but I can easily excuse this because the main battle is going on inside Eisenhorn。 The galaxy will never lack powerful foes， but how you fight them， this is a more interesting inner battle。 。。。more

Ross ，

its fine

Luke Costin ，

I love Dan Abnett but every book I’ve read of his seems like he isn’t aware of the page count。 This ended so lightning quick I was sure that it was going to be a cliffhanger until I got to it。That being said， an excellent detective novel set in the grimy worlds of the inquisition。 Eisenhorn and his retinue always come across as a likeable bunch of characters even when committing civil atrocities （probably helped by the first person narrative）

Michał Szymański ，

Better than the first book for two reasons。 First， has a much more deadly and interesting antagonist in the form of Cherubayel， second， has even more of the 40K atmosphere， with the parade on Thracian being by far the most Grimdark thing in a book so far for me。 The plot is strong， and the sense of mystery and adversity is felt throughout the book。 Much bigger stakes， and much more adversity than in the first book。

Bouvin ，

I would have preferred to give this book 3½ stars rather than 4， as the ending seemed， after quite an elaborate buildup， to be rushed。 The epilogue OTOH made up for it， pointing Gregor in new directions。

Ryan ，

Series continues strong。

Jack Helms ，

As I continue my descent into the 40K rabbit hole， the Eisenhorn Series continues to be a cut above。 I am extremely excited to continue into Hereticus and The Magos， then move to the Horus Heresy and， because I am a Necron player， The Infinite and the Divine。

Soukyan Blackwood ，

all reviews in one place: night mode reading ; skaitom nakties rezimuAbout the Book: A nasty and devastating trap that Eisenhorn mostly evaded。 Mayhem， countless losses， escaped prisoners， servants of the Chaos。 Amidst it all – suspicion and anger spreads like wildfire as eyes turn to Eisenhorn。 How has inquisitor been everywhere， always present， yet is mostly unharmed？ Realizing he stands among enemies， Eisenhorn must make a quick decision: flee and confirm their own ideas， or stand down all reviews in one place: night mode reading ; skaitom nakties rezimuAbout the Book: A nasty and devastating trap that Eisenhorn mostly evaded。 Mayhem， countless losses， escaped prisoners， servants of the Chaos。 Amidst it all – suspicion and anger spreads like wildfire as eyes turn to Eisenhorn。 How has inquisitor been everywhere， always present， yet is mostly unharmed？ Realizing he stands among enemies， Eisenhorn must make a quick decision: flee and confirm their own ideas， or stand down in hopes he’ll be believed， let alone allowed to speak。My Opinion: A wild hunt through very unusual places， meeting with people who even as friends – pose danger， following obscure and unnerving leads。 All the while， even reading Eisenhorn’s own testimony， doubting his bloody sanity… A well written book， with great characters who， since the last one， became more autonomous， more irreplaceable for the integrity of the tale being told。 If you want Science Fiction that is as good as High Fantasy， this is it。 。。。more

Henric Wiktor ，

Solid but not more。 Always nice to see our favourite badass inquisitor in action， but to me the ending seems more of an afterthought

Nikolas Robinson ，

Gregor Eisenhorn， surrounded by a cast of characters both old and new， finds himself at the center of a vast conspiracy orchestrated， seemingly， by Cherubael。Following a devastating attack on Thracian Primaris， events are set in motion leading Inquisitor Eisenhorn to one of two fates。 Either Eisenhorn is escorted to the prisons of the Inquisition， where he'll be branded a heretic and executed， or he locates the puppetmaster pulling the strings of far more sinister and powerful forces than any he Gregor Eisenhorn， surrounded by a cast of characters both old and new， finds himself at the center of a vast conspiracy orchestrated， seemingly， by Cherubael。Following a devastating attack on Thracian Primaris， events are set in motion leading Inquisitor Eisenhorn to one of two fates。 Either Eisenhorn is escorted to the prisons of the Inquisition， where he'll be branded a heretic and executed， or he locates the puppetmaster pulling the strings of far more sinister and powerful forces than any he's ever faced， where the future of the Empire will be decided。Dan Abnett seems to have skimmed over large sections of the narrative in this account of Eisenhorn's legacy， sometimes going so far as to reference these other puzzle pieces without filling them in for us。 Of course， upon reaching the climax of this tale， it makes perfect sense that a lot of those details are left out。 There is， after all， a universe-spanning mystery to unravel， and providing the reader/listener with some of those other elements would give far too much away。 It's a shame， though， because it makes for a book that feels less evenly paced and complete than the previous installment of the series。Though the events of Malleus certainly seem to be far more epic in scope than those of Xenos， something about the way they're documented in this book makes them feel more condensed。 This isn't a flaw， but it was a peculiar thing I happened to notice。The narration provided by Toby Longworth， as before， perfectly captures the grim， wry-humored tone of Gregor Eisenhorn in such a way that I can't imagine him sounding otherwise。 The voices provided for the additional characters are distinct enough--in most cases--to make the narrative flow smoothly。 。。。more

Josh ，

Abnett writes with unmatched finesse when it comes to Warhammer tales。 Everyone speaks of his cinematic like writing style， and for good reason， because it is one of those things everyone should experience at least once。This was a solid tale of espionage and adventure。 Abnett knows how to keep you guessing right up the the end， the sense of mythic awe he builds around his characters and the setting is matched only by a few。 This one ends with a compelling twist。

AshBornd ，

Hola Amigos！ Как всегда пройдемся по пунктам:О чем: Сеттинг Warhammer 40к。 Пятое （по внутренней хронологии） произведение цикла об инквизиторах。Спустя сотню лет после событий первого романа， инквизитор Эйзенхорн， в результате ужасающего "теракта"， оказывается вовлечен в смертельную игру неизвестного， но очень опасного противника。 Расследование заводит Грегора на опасный путь， чреватый смертью и даже подозрением в Ереси。 Благо инквизитор не вступает в игру один， старые и новые соратники готовы при Hola Amigos！ Как всегда пройдемся по пунктам:О чем: Сеттинг Warhammer 40к。 Пятое （по внутренней хронологии） произведение цикла об инквизиторах。Спустя сотню лет после событий первого романа， инквизитор Эйзенхорн， в результате ужасающего "теракта"， оказывается вовлечен в смертельную игру неизвестного， но очень опасного противника。 Расследование заводит Грегора на опасный путь， чреватый смертью и даже подозрением в Ереси。 Благо инквизитор не вступает в игру один， старые и новые соратники готовы прикрыть его， даже когда против встает вся галактика。Персонажи: Команда инквизитора пополняется новыми лицами， и в целом персонажи остаются не менее живыми и интересными， чем в первом романе。При этом уровень их раскрытия и личной драмы остается на прежнем невысоком уровне。Повествование:Если "Ксенос" был практически чистокровным боевиком в интересных декорациях， то"Маллеус" - в больше степени детективный триллер。В результате этого темп событий становится не таким ураганным， но остается предельно ровным， не вызывая моментов скуки。Боевые сцены на том же， достойном уровне。Аналогично присутствует и юмор， в своем ироничном и мрачноватом виде。Мнение:Второй роман цикла об Эйзенхорне， хоть и уступает предшественнику по обилию экшена， становится более интересным за счет интригующей детективной части。В остальном же мастерство "раннего" Абнетта остается прежним。 Если "Ксенос" вам понравился， то "Маллеус" должен понравиться тоже。Оценка 8/10。Не хватило: драматичности сюжета， большего раскрытия персонажей， изобретательности экшена。Рейтинг "goodreads" - 4。26/5Моя группа Вконтакте - https://vk。com/ashborndetv 。。。more

Anthony O'Connor ，

4。5Impressive and engrossing second part in Abnett's Eisenhorn yarn manages to be distinct from the original and even more compelling。 Solid world building， planet-hopping， vivid characters， loads of action and violence， the only real letdown is the oddly brusque ending， but I'll certainly be back for the rest of the series。 4。5Impressive and engrossing second part in Abnett's Eisenhorn yarn manages to be distinct from the original and even more compelling。 Solid world building， planet-hopping， vivid characters， loads of action and violence， the only real letdown is the oddly brusque ending， but I'll certainly be back for the rest of the series。 。。。more

Brandon Schneider ，

I didn't like it as much as the last one but it was still a blast。 Characters became more complex and he got himself deep in the shit。 But ending felt really rushed。 Still overall very fun though。 I didn't like it as much as the last one but it was still a blast。 Characters became more complex and he got himself deep in the shit。 But ending felt really rushed。 Still overall very fun though。 。。。more

Trevor ，

Simply amazing。

Unai ，

3，5Ligeramente irregular， pero muy satisfactorio en determinados momentos。 Sigue siendo una losa para mi la narración en primera persona y el climax me parece atropellado teniendo en cuenta el camino recorrido。 Por eso no le pongo nota mas alta， pero sigue siendo un caramelo。

Weekend Critic ，

A very good book about Warhammer universe。 Engaging world building and plot。 Ending feels very rushed， but it's far from being latest installment in the series so it's ok。 A very good book about Warhammer universe。 Engaging world building and plot。 Ending feels very rushed， but it's far from being latest installment in the series so it's ok。 。。。more

Rhymea ，

Whilst I enjoyed Malleus， and it was wonderful to see Abnett describe some of the more populated worlds of the Imperium， this ended very abruptly， and I can't help but feel like he was a bit bored of the Story by the end of writing。 It was a strong endeavor throughout and introduced something I've come to appreciate - Abnett's take on Life in the Imperium of Man in the 41st millenium。 But the story itself wasn't as solid as Xenos。Yet， it is for those moments of actual Life in the Imperium that I Whilst I enjoyed Malleus， and it was wonderful to see Abnett describe some of the more populated worlds of the Imperium， this ended very abruptly， and I can't help but feel like he was a bit bored of the Story by the end of writing。 It was a strong endeavor throughout and introduced something I've come to appreciate - Abnett's take on Life in the Imperium of Man in the 41st millenium。 But the story itself wasn't as solid as Xenos。Yet， it is for those moments of actual Life in the Imperium that I still loved this。 Not an introductory volume by any stretch， but a satisfying follow up to Xenos and， well， more Eisenhorn is always good。 。。。more

Siobhan Harmer ，

I don’t know who anyone is and I don’t get it， but it’s okay I guess？

Matt ，

Not quite as tightly plotted as the first one: in fact toward the end it feels like the author was rushing。 But it's still a thrilling ride it， and it compensates in other ways having richer and more varied characters and a bit more emotional depth。 Not quite as tightly plotted as the first one: in fact toward the end it feels like the author was rushing。 But it's still a thrilling ride it， and it compensates in other ways having richer and more varied characters and a bit more emotional depth。 。。。more

Unkindness ，

I will say this for Malleus， it is definitely a tighter book than Xenos。 It specially has a stronger start， where Xenos suffered with the diabolically boring section about Hubris。Unfortunately， Malleus has its own Hubris too， so to speak， only located near the end of the book， in the form of the bit about Cinchare。 That section， like the introductory bits of Hubris， I found agonisingly tedious。Beyond that， I enjoyed the book well enough。 I was a bit put off when the author once again killed a fe I will say this for Malleus， it is definitely a tighter book than Xenos。 It specially has a stronger start， where Xenos suffered with the diabolically boring section about Hubris。Unfortunately， Malleus has its own Hubris too， so to speak， only located near the end of the book， in the form of the bit about Cinchare。 That section， like the introductory bits of Hubris， I found agonisingly tedious。Beyond that， I enjoyed the book well enough。 I was a bit put off when the author once again killed a female character at the start for some underplayed bit of drama。 It was extremely predictable， and pointless because we don't see Ravenor all that much anyway。I also have to comment on something I have noticed from these two books so far， and is how the ultimate goal of each book changes gears midway。 In the first book we don't really hear anything about the Necrotauch until midway of the book at best， at which everything is suddenly about it。 The same happens here with Quixos。 I don't mind a good plot twist here and there， though both cases mentioned above felt far more heavy handed than that。 。。。more

F。 William Davis ，

This was probably even better than the first one。 Hard to tell。 So much happens in these stories that I struggle to recall all of it at the end。 Although that's probably mainly due to my ignorance of 40K lore。 In fact one of my favourite things about the series is learning about the 40K universe。 A very enjoyable read， a well written， action packed， clever story。 This was probably even better than the first one。 Hard to tell。 So much happens in these stories that I struggle to recall all of it at the end。 Although that's probably mainly due to my ignorance of 40K lore。 In fact one of my favourite things about the series is learning about the 40K universe。 A very enjoyable read， a well written， action packed， clever story。 。。。more

jzthompson ，

Not as good as the first one， and it's not just the suprise of a warhammer tie-in actually being good wearing off， this felt more episodic。。。 the different elements of the plot didn't have the same precision engineered ratcheting forward of the story and the lack of a clearly defined villian until quite late on weakened it。。。 suprisingly the real saving graces here are that the supporting cast are a wonderful set of creations， almost pratchett like， and despite all the odds the books actually ma Not as good as the first one， and it's not just the suprise of a warhammer tie-in actually being good wearing off， this felt more episodic。。。 the different elements of the plot didn't have the same precision engineered ratcheting forward of the story and the lack of a clearly defined villian until quite late on weakened it。。。 suprisingly the real saving graces here are that the supporting cast are a wonderful set of creations， almost pratchett like， and despite all the odds the books actually manage to be about *something* other than all out action。 。。。more

Maxwell Fujs ，

Epic， memorable scenes。 I bought the next book immediately。

Simon Baker ，

The 2nd book in Abnett's inquisitor series of books and a must-read for any 40k fan。 The Audio Book and the regular book are both fantastic， but the immersion of the Audio Book is incredible。 The 2nd book in Abnett's inquisitor series of books and a must-read for any 40k fan。 The Audio Book and the regular book are both fantastic， but the immersion of the Audio Book is incredible。 。。。more

Sean Carey ，

Excellent and dark。 This is an great addition to the series。 The story is engrossing and the pace just right。 A good read that is hard to put down。

Robert Connah ，

4。6

Zachary ，

Still enjoying the vast universe and the grimdark atmosphere， however， I couldn't quite get into the plot of this one as much。 There were a few too many characters to keep track of without more of the narrative's attention being focused on them。 Additionally， for much of the book I was unsure why Eisenhorn was making the choices he made and why the plot was unfolding the way it did。 The story felt a little too loose; it was less cohesive， more scattered than in Eisenhorn's previous adventure。 Still enjoying the vast universe and the grimdark atmosphere， however， I couldn't quite get into the plot of this one as much。 There were a few too many characters to keep track of without more of the narrative's attention being focused on them。 Additionally， for much of the book I was unsure why Eisenhorn was making the choices he made and why the plot was unfolding the way it did。 The story felt a little too loose; it was less cohesive， more scattered than in Eisenhorn's previous adventure。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Malleus

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Malleus&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Malleus&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0