Pariah
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Summary
Book 1 in the Bequin Sage。
In the city of Queen Mab， nothing is quite as it seems。 Pariah， spy， and Inquisitorial agent， Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them。 An enigma， even to herself， she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor， former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe。 Coveted by the Archenemy， pursued by the Inquisition， Bequin becomes embroiled in a dark plot of which she knows not her role or purpose。 Helped by a disparate group of allies， she must unravel the secrets of her life and past if she is to survive a coming battle in which the line between friends and foes is fatally blurred。
In the city of Queen Mab， nothing is quite as it seems。 Pariah， spy， and Inquisitorial agent， Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them。 An enigma， even to herself， she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor， former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game against a mysterious and deadly foe。 Coveted by the Archenemy， pursued by the Inquisition， Bequin becomes embroiled in a dark plot of which she knows not her role or purpose。 Helped by a disparate group of allies， she must unravel the secrets of her life and past if she is to survive a coming battle in which the line between friends and foes is fatally blurred。
Reviews
David
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Terrible first half， excellent second half。
Robert
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 3 stars is generous。 Bequin knows her power。 How？ She didn't know until Gregor explained it to her。 What's going on？ Kys attacks， Cognitae attack ， the church takes her ， Curst person protects her， Teke shows up， Alizbeth reads warp/chaos language out loud。 Nyl shows up。 Media shows up。 Eisenhorn arrives No one is who they claim to be。 Bequin （the clone） has been lied to her whole life。 Now Eisenhorn is a heretic and is The Yellow King says Ravenor， Bequin's arrested Cherabel breaks her out。。。。 3 stars is generous。 Bequin knows her power。 How？ She didn't know until Gregor explained it to her。 What's going on？ Kys attacks， Cognitae attack ， the church takes her ， Curst person protects her， Teke shows up， Alizbeth reads warp/chaos language out loud。 Nyl shows up。 Media shows up。 Eisenhorn arrives No one is who they claim to be。 Bequin （the clone） has been lied to her whole life。 Now Eisenhorn is a heretic and is The Yellow King says Ravenor， Bequin's arrested Cherabel breaks her out。。。。 ends。。。。。。。Book 2。 Terrible。 Dan Abnett's writing gets the 3rd star。 。。。more
Darren
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Enthralling despite being just the first part of the story of Beta Bequin。 Finished it in record time and moving onto the second novel immediately。 5 stars for compelling characters and a continuation of this slice of the 40K universe。
Tomáš Drako
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Návrat do sveta W40K nemohol dopadnúť lepšie。Dan Abnett je u mňa pravom pán。
Maxwell Patterson
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At first I was a bit leery of this one given the switch to （on the surface at least） the spunky new teenage lead and the reliance on one of my least favorite fiction tropes， the "everyone knows but the protagonist" shtick where the good guys are the bad guys and vice-versa。 Thankfully the latter gets dropped fairly quickly into the proceedings and Bequin herself turns out to be an admirable lead， believable in both her skills and her ability to hold her own with more powerful characters through At first I was a bit leery of this one given the switch to （on the surface at least） the spunky new teenage lead and the reliance on one of my least favorite fiction tropes， the "everyone knows but the protagonist" shtick where the good guys are the bad guys and vice-versa。 Thankfully the latter gets dropped fairly quickly into the proceedings and Bequin herself turns out to be an admirable lead， believable in both her skills and her ability to hold her own with more powerful characters through intelligence and a fresh insight。 It never feels like a token passing of the torch， but rather a natural evolution of where these characters have come over the course of so， so many books。 A solid start to the new series！ 。。。more
Unkindness
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 An enjoyable story。 I rather liked the prose of it， specially the more suspenseful bits， and really enjoyed the setting of Queen Mab， but I feel like overall not a whole lot happens。 Much time is spent instead establishing the world， and while I am not one to begrudge world-building， it did feel like world-building to the detriment of plot。 Maybe because of this， it felt like so much of the book was a prologue of sorts。 Which I suppose it is， in a way。I have to admit， first， that I did not read An enjoyable story。 I rather liked the prose of it， specially the more suspenseful bits， and really enjoyed the setting of Queen Mab， but I feel like overall not a whole lot happens。 Much time is spent instead establishing the world， and while I am not one to begrudge world-building， it did feel like world-building to the detriment of plot。 Maybe because of this， it felt like so much of the book was a prologue of sorts。 Which I suppose it is， in a way。I have to admit， first， that I did not read the Ravenor trilogy。 Ravenor as a character has never been entirely interesting to me， and so I don't know all that has transpired in those books。Maybe because of this， and because I read Eisenhorn a whole year ago， I had originally thought that Pariah was exploring Alizabeth's past。 Some things felt sketchy ， to be sure， but I thought that simply owed to her being in some sort of dreamworld or the like。I think the book does a fine job of revealing the truth when it does。 By then we've had some gentle and some not-so-gentle hints of the truth， and the fact we are dealing with an entirely new character is not quite enough to turn us off。 This Alizabeth， even if not our Alizabeth， is still plenty interesting on her own。 。。。more
Patrick Hayes
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I hadn't read a Warhammer 40K book in a year， so I thought I would give this one a try。 I've not been disappointed in any of the novels written by Abnett so I picked up the hardcover edition of this book because I was then able to pick up the second volume in this series， also hardcover， for half price。 This really took some time for me to get into。 I read 40 pages， stopped for a week， read another 40 pages， stopped for a week， and then devoted a few hours to getting through it all。 I haven't ha I hadn't read a Warhammer 40K book in a year， so I thought I would give this one a try。 I've not been disappointed in any of the novels written by Abnett so I picked up the hardcover edition of this book because I was then able to pick up the second volume in this series， also hardcover， for half price。 This really took some time for me to get into。 I read 40 pages， stopped for a week， read another 40 pages， stopped for a week， and then devoted a few hours to getting through it all。 I haven't had this difficulty with a W40K book before。 It really takes 107 pages before things really get going， and when they do the story is solid。 Bequin is an orphan on a world that the Imperium really has nothing to do with any more。 Countless wars were fought there， but now the people seem to be getting by with little to no interference。 However， there are still orphans to be raised by the government， but Bequin is a special one。 She is being raised by a secret order to infiltrate organizations and businesses with a false identity， look for one specific bit of information， and then get out。 She's been successful at this， so successful that she hasn't left her unique school。 One night she's witness to one of her teachers battling an intruder and things begin to speed up。 I can't get specific after this point， but it's still less than one hundred pages into the book， and things do get more traditional for a book of this genre。 I was completely floored by the arrival of two classic Abnett characters which had me cheering for joy。 If you've never read one of Abnett's books before， you can easily understand what's occurring。 However， if you have read one it only increases the epic nature of his previous books。 One big negative to the novel is that there is no solid ending。 There is a second collection that I'll be digging into to learn what Beta's final fate is。 。。。more
Adam Testagrossa
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A bit meandering in the first few chapters due to the necessity to world build， but a fun read nonetheless。 The back half was at a breakneck pace and exciting。
Yolande
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I started listening to this on a long weekend break with my husband， who is a deeply devoted 40k man， and was surprised to find I really enjoyed the story。For a universe built on big robot men shooting each other in space， Dan Abnett has created a wonderfully complex female protagonist in Beta Bequin。 The world building is rich and detailed and the adventure and mystery kept you guessing at every turn。 The narration was also excellent， accept when I would occasionally drift off to sleep in the c I started listening to this on a long weekend break with my husband， who is a deeply devoted 40k man， and was surprised to find I really enjoyed the story。For a universe built on big robot men shooting each other in space， Dan Abnett has created a wonderfully complex female protagonist in Beta Bequin。 The world building is rich and detailed and the adventure and mystery kept you guessing at every turn。 The narration was also excellent， accept when I would occasionally drift off to sleep in the car， then it was hard to get back on track with the complexity and fast moving nature of the story。The third act was less interesting to me， but only because it was a series of reveals that built on the vast and sprawling intersection of several other books in the 40k universe。 A fantastic sci-fi/fantasy especially if you are willing to invest the time in the wider literary world！ 。。。more
SideDoorSide
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Another incredible work of Dan Abnett's。 The immersive potential of his books never ceases to amaze me。 The way he describes the various worlds his stories are set in is nothing short of jaw-dropping。I was happy to see Patience again， as well as Medea and， of course， Ravenor and Eisenhorn， and Eisenhorn's。。。uh。。。 /little helper/。 Can't wait to read more。 Another incredible work of Dan Abnett's。 The immersive potential of his books never ceases to amaze me。 The way he describes the various worlds his stories are set in is nothing short of jaw-dropping。I was happy to see Patience again， as well as Medea and， of course， Ravenor and Eisenhorn， and Eisenhorn's。。。uh。。。 /little helper/。 Can't wait to read more。 。。。more
Chris
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Mind blown， fascinated and exhausted would be a few words I would use to describe this book。 This is the first book I have read about Wargames or by Dan Abnett and I was amazed by how believable the unbelievable was made and how easy it was to follow the characters journey。 Just when I thought the story was panning out it takes another turn。 Can't wait to get my hands on the next in the series and others by the same author。 Mind blown， fascinated and exhausted would be a few words I would use to describe this book。 This is the first book I have read about Wargames or by Dan Abnett and I was amazed by how believable the unbelievable was made and how easy it was to follow the characters journey。 Just when I thought the story was panning out it takes another turn。 Can't wait to get my hands on the next in the series and others by the same author。 。。。more
Gabrielle George
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fun and absolutely ridiculous with 400，000 plots。 The world is really neat， but the characters make absolutely no sense and it seems like a new important characters are introduced every chapter。
Jack Neighbour
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Amazing ending。 Just brilliant。
Lisa
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Excellent！
DM
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First 1/3 was slow and boring and then it gets better。 The last page was awesome， made me laugh。
FoolishValkyrie
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Dnf-ed。 I probably started it with too much expectations after reading the Eisenhorn trilogy。 I find the writing style horrible， It feels like an endless exposition and it is not compelling in the slightest。 I'm sadly disappointed。 Dnf-ed。 I probably started it with too much expectations after reading the Eisenhorn trilogy。 I find the writing style horrible， It feels like an endless exposition and it is not compelling in the slightest。 I'm sadly disappointed。 。。。more
Shannon Poole
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My first Warhammer book and I'm definitely going to continue reading them from now on！ This book had me hooked and gripped till the very end。 Can't get over how action pact this story was and how in depth the world really is and enfolds throughout the novel。 My first Warhammer book and I'm definitely going to continue reading them from now on！ This book had me hooked and gripped till the very end。 Can't get over how action pact this story was and how in depth the world really is and enfolds throughout the novel。 。。。more
José Ernesto
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Me parece un gran libro y no espero en leer el segundo， la intriga del libro está muy buena y los personajes me parecen muy chingones。
Tobin
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Yeah。。。 this is one I've been waiting to read because I want to read the whole trilogy in short order， so hopefully the third book comes soon。 Abnett just weaves a great world and great stories within it。 This is another example of that。 Yeah。。。 this is one I've been waiting to read because I want to read the whole trilogy in short order， so hopefully the third book comes soon。 Abnett just weaves a great world and great stories within it。 This is another example of that。 。。。more
Liam Raddie
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Struggled with this book， didn't really Grip me， was a struggle to get any traction and build momentum and so took weeks instead of days。 Was never dying to pick the book back up and find out what happens next， was just grudgingly stubborn to finish it a few pages at a time。 Also some of the parts of the story， the discoveries and revelations seemed a bit weird and grasping trying to make something be grand and unique， but instead made it seem a bit disappointing。Not a bad book， just not great。 Struggled with this book， didn't really Grip me， was a struggle to get any traction and build momentum and so took weeks instead of days。 Was never dying to pick the book back up and find out what happens next， was just grudgingly stubborn to finish it a few pages at a time。 Also some of the parts of the story， the discoveries and revelations seemed a bit weird and grasping trying to make something be grand and unique， but instead made it seem a bit disappointing。Not a bad book， just not great。 。。。more
Richard Swan
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It took me a little while to get into this one。 Stylistically it's very different from the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies， which is not a bad thing in and of itself， of course， but I think it just ran counter to my expectations。 As usual， Abnett's worldbuilding is second-to-none， filled with those little throwaway names and details which make a setting so believable。 Geographically it's a much more focused novel in the same way the Magos was - no planet hopping or huge interstellar intrigues he It took me a little while to get into this one。 Stylistically it's very different from the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies， which is not a bad thing in and of itself， of course， but I think it just ran counter to my expectations。 As usual， Abnett's worldbuilding is second-to-none， filled with those little throwaway names and details which make a setting so believable。 Geographically it's a much more focused novel in the same way the Magos was - no planet hopping or huge interstellar intrigues here， as in the first two trilogies。 People expecting a rehash of those will probably be disappointed。 I would also say that this book will be practically unintelligible， plotwise， for those not intricately familiar with Eisenhorn and Ravenor; a great deal of existing knowledge and back story is assumed， which was not a problem for me， but would be problem for someone unfamiliar with the broader series and context。 There are also a large number of small blink-and-you-miss-it details which， again， would be lost on someone who had not read the first two trilogies （and， dare I say， recently）。But， generally， another solid inquisitorial effort from Abnett which I cannot find any great fault with。 An "I liked it" 3 stars。 。。。more
Zachariah Harde
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Epic！
Bookcat
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Wow！ Abnett did it again！ ❤ Ignore the negative reviews QQ'ing about the narrator， she did great and did a fine job at creeping me out with the "wheeeeeee！" 😬 Loved this！ And trying hard not to post spoilers， but wow so satisfactory。 Need the next book！ Wow！ Abnett did it again！ ❤ Ignore the negative reviews QQ'ing about the narrator， she did great and did a fine job at creeping me out with the "wheeeeeee！" 😬 Loved this！ And trying hard not to post spoilers， but wow so satisfactory。 Need the next book！ 。。。more
AA_Logan
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I first read this close to publication， with the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies vague memories; I thought Pariah was ok， but didn’t pick up on half the echoes， allusions and references to these earlier works until my second time round with memories of revisiting them much fresher in my memory。Turns out it’s *waaaay* better that I’d realised。 Fabulous stuff。
Jiří Pavlovský
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Na Warhammer 40。000 je tohle poměrně komorní kniha。 Tedy， nechápejte mě špatně， jsou tu katedrály， kterými procházíte několik dní a v jejichž kopulích se prohánějí mraky… ale celé se to odehrává nejen na jedné jediné planetě， ale dokonce i v jednom jediném městě。 Je to Abnett， takže je to samozřejmě dobře napsané （Abnett tady navíc hodně přizpůsobil jazyk mladé hrdince， takže je to psané jednoduše a přímočaře）， ale rozhodně to není kniha， po které by měl sáhnout inkviziční nováček。 Jasně， základ Na Warhammer 40。000 je tohle poměrně komorní kniha。 Tedy， nechápejte mě špatně， jsou tu katedrály， kterými procházíte několik dní a v jejichž kopulích se prohánějí mraky… ale celé se to odehrává nejen na jedné jediné planetě， ale dokonce i v jednom jediném městě。 Je to Abnett， takže je to samozřejmě dobře napsané （Abnett tady navíc hodně přizpůsobil jazyk mladé hrdince， takže je to psané jednoduše a přímočaře）， ale rozhodně to není kniha， po které by měl sáhnout inkviziční nováček。 Jasně， základní příběh pochopíte， ale většina šokujících zvratů spočívá v tom， že se objeví postavy， které znáte z minulých knih （tedy， měli byste znát， já se občas musel podívat do databáze）。Ač je na obálce nápis Ravenor vs Eisenhorn， tak ti se v knize moc neobjeví。 Sledujeme mládí a výchovu špiónky Alizebeth Bequin… a to， jak se stává cílem snad všech mocenských organizací， které na planetě existují， inkvizice， mocných， kultistů， lidí i démonů。 Víc bych zase prozrazoval nerad， protože nějaké překvapivé zvraty tam jsou。Je to jen rozjezd řady， který má za účel hlavně představit situaci a aktéry。 Čili je tu pár pěkných bitek a atmosférických scén， ale k ničemu zásadnímu nedojde。 Sice může být čtenář zpruzený， že nenarazí na hlavní hrdiny svých oblíbených knižních sérií （respektive， že na ně narazí skoro až na konci knihy） ale rychle si uvědomí， že Abnett udělal dobře。 To， že vidíme jak Ravenora， tak Eisenhorna z nového úhlu a spíš zpovzdálí， tím ani netušíme， který z nich je v právu。 Ví se， že oba mají své temné stránky， že Eisenhorn si s kacířstvím už v minulosti párkrát zahrával， a že Ravenor je v mnohém ultimátnější， takže se nedá odhadnout， kdo má pravdu a komu by člověk měl fandit。 （Za mě samozřejmě Eisenhornovi – Clint Eastwood je mi milejší než pojízdná rakev。） Není to nejlepší příspěvek do série， ale hlavní hrdinka je sympatická， svět zajímavý a protivníci děsiví。 Čili přesně to， co člověk od Warhammeru chce （až na ty sympatické postavy， ty vážně nejsou povinné）。 Sem s dalšími díly， než zapomenu， co se stalo！ 。。。more
Blazej
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Dan Abnett is the ultimate grandmaster of 40k storytelling and Pariah doesn't disappoint。 For fans of Inquisitors Ravenor and Eisenhorn， it's a disturbing return into a familiar world with raised stakes。 While the cast of new characters is strong and colorful， the highlight is the return of old friends and enemies: wiser， world-weary but determined to complete their self-imposed duty。There are minor twists and well set-up surprises in the book。 The world of Queen Mab， a city with its own persona Dan Abnett is the ultimate grandmaster of 40k storytelling and Pariah doesn't disappoint。 For fans of Inquisitors Ravenor and Eisenhorn， it's a disturbing return into a familiar world with raised stakes。 While the cast of new characters is strong and colorful， the highlight is the return of old friends and enemies: wiser， world-weary but determined to complete their self-imposed duty。There are minor twists and well set-up surprises in the book。 The world of Queen Mab， a city with its own personality and dark soul， becomes the arena for a clash millenia in the making。 。。。more
Mikael
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Almost 5 stars but I’m not thrilled of Abnetts use of names of characters from old plays and litterateur and neither of the rather cheap cliffhanger。
Lex
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm liking Beta Bequin quite a lot。 This book has been one big surprise after another， with a big family reunion thrown in and she doesn't even know who's from where and why。 Unraveling each one and every mystery in this book is a huge delight。 I immediately started on the next book！ I'm liking Beta Bequin quite a lot。 This book has been one big surprise after another， with a big family reunion thrown in and she doesn't even know who's from where and why。 Unraveling each one and every mystery in this book is a huge delight。 I immediately started on the next book！ 。。。more
Frank
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This review is really a 3。5。 I'm excited for reading the next one in the series， but this obvious "first book in a series" suffers from Abnett's major failing。 Don't get me wrong， he's great， but he does this thing where he spends far too much time on things that don't matter。 The big twist/reveal that happens more than half way through the book should happen a quarter of the way through。 How the book ends should be in the middle， and then we could have one hell of a great book instead of juicin This review is really a 3。5。 I'm excited for reading the next one in the series， but this obvious "first book in a series" suffers from Abnett's major failing。 Don't get me wrong， he's great， but he does this thing where he spends far too much time on things that don't matter。 The big twist/reveal that happens more than half way through the book should happen a quarter of the way through。 How the book ends should be in the middle， and then we could have one hell of a great book instead of juicing a trilogy out of it。 Oh well。 I'll be reading more， of course。 。。。more
Stephen
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Queen Mab sounds like an interesting city， and the characters and there development are i feel very good。 and the story has a lot of twists and turns a very good novel。 just what you expect from Dan
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