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Penitent

Penitent

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  • Create Date：2022-05-07 08:52:31
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  • Author：Dan Abnett
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Summary

Book 2 in the Bequin Saga。

In the mysterious city of Queen Mab， the forces of light and darkness are locked in a murderous struggle for truth。 The dedicated agents of the Holy Inquisition battle with their shadowy counterparts， the infamous Cognitae， to discover the encrypted identity of the enigmatic， all-powerful King in Yellow。 Caught at the heart of this struggle is the pariah Alizebeth Bequin。 Will she stand with the Inquisition or with the Cognitae that raised her？ And if she chooses the Inquisition， will it be the wise but ruthless Ravenor or his rival， the denounced heretic Eisenhorn？ Bequin must withstand an onslaught of angels， daemons， and even the monstrous warriors of the Traitor Legions， to unpick the greatest riddle of her life。

 

The beloved characters of Eisenhorn and Ravenor return， as implaccable adversaries in a novel of esoteric mystery， macabre intrigue， and vivid action， where the revelation of true identity could mean death… or might shake the Imperium to its very foundations。

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Reviews

Martin Tunney ，

Fantastic。 Another great read， answers lead to more questions。 Nice work on the maths by the way lolLooking forward to getting the next installment。

Darren ，

More of a drag than the first in the series， things seem to be happening at a slower pace and the story doesn't conclude。 Eagerly awaiting the next book。 More of a drag than the first in the series， things seem to be happening at a slower pace and the story doesn't conclude。 Eagerly awaiting the next book。 。。。more

Mark Smith ，

Completely worth the wait， and Pandamonium cannot come soon enough。

Lauge ，

Dark powerful story， with a protagonist that seems to be build on that feeling of existential loneliness we all carry （and spends our whole life trying to look away from）。Dan Abnett also achieves to convey that Lovecraftian feeling of being nothing but a fleck of dust in the eyes of a vast cold and utterly indifferent cosmos， where callous gods whipe away world's without hesitation。And he does so in a prose that is way more readable than Lovecraft 。。。 at least for me :-） Dark powerful story， with a protagonist that seems to be build on that feeling of existential loneliness we all carry （and spends our whole life trying to look away from）。Dan Abnett also achieves to convey that Lovecraftian feeling of being nothing but a fleck of dust in the eyes of a vast cold and utterly indifferent cosmos， where callous gods whipe away world's without hesitation。And he does so in a prose that is way more readable than Lovecraft 。。。 at least for me :-） 。。。more

Nathaniel R。 ，

In finishing the second book， I can say that the Penitent series has a very different tone than the Eisenhorn trilogy， and there is a lot more time and detail being put into going undercover， as if this is a sort of coming of age trilogy for Bequin as an inquisitor。 It's different， but it is still able to punch with it's actions scenes， and as usual， you think you know where the plot is going and you're right， but you only get part marks。 I'm excited for the final book in the trilogy。Also， there In finishing the second book， I can say that the Penitent series has a very different tone than the Eisenhorn trilogy， and there is a lot more time and detail being put into going undercover， as if this is a sort of coming of age trilogy for Bequin as an inquisitor。 It's different， but it is still able to punch with it's actions scenes， and as usual， you think you know where the plot is going and you're right， but you only get part marks。 I'm excited for the final book in the trilogy。Also， there was a question stuck on repeat the further I got into the book: They're letting him do that？ I guess they're letting him do that。 。。。more

Bud Winn ，

Outstanding！！！ These keep getting better and better

Stuart Simms ，

I waited a long time for this one （10 years I think） and I'm happy to say my worries about not enjoying it were unfounded。 Was it everything I'd hoped for？ I'm not sure because I don't really know what I was expecting， but it definitely wasn't disappointing。 In fact it was hard to stop reading （I won't say it was hard to put down because it was only available as a massive hardback which was kind of awkward to hold， so putting it down was an occasional necessity）。I've been a big fan of the Eisenh I waited a long time for this one （10 years I think） and I'm happy to say my worries about not enjoying it were unfounded。 Was it everything I'd hoped for？ I'm not sure because I don't really know what I was expecting， but it definitely wasn't disappointing。 In fact it was hard to stop reading （I won't say it was hard to put down because it was only available as a massive hardback which was kind of awkward to hold， so putting it down was an occasional necessity）。I've been a big fan of the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies for a few years now so I'm always happy for more books featuring the same characters， especially when it's done as well as this。 Pariah （Bequin book 1） was actually my first introduction to the characters and Dan Abnett as an author， but when it became clear that the Bequin series was either being discontinued or not continued for a long time， I went ahead and read the original trilogies。Both Eisenhorn and Ravenor take a bit of a backseat as we follow Beta Bequin， which I think is a great choice because both Inquisitors are legendary figures at this point in their careers and from Beta's perspective we get to understand their legacies and the work they've left unfinished。 Like the Eisenhorn and Ravenor trilogies， the Bequin books show us aspects of the Warhammer 40，000 universe that don't often feature， giving us some insight into how exactly Imperial society works when Mary Sues in big armour aren't shooting each other。My only real criticism of the book comes from the requirement to understand the extensive background involved in previous books in the earlier series。 I read Pariah a long time ago so my memory of the events and characters was a little fuzzy。 I'd hoped to re-read it， but Black Library hasn't done a good job of making it available for purchase （I believe there's a paperback edition coming， but there have been supply issues for the hardback edition for well over a year at this point）。 That's not specifically a criticism of Penitent， but I felt like the book didn't always provide enough of a reminder of the established lore and characters （including what certain characters look like， some of them return from Pariah without any description of their appearance）。Overall it was a good addition to Dan Abnett's personal corner of the 40K universe， continuing his detailed insights into the inner workings of the universe at a smaller scale while highlighting the grey areas of the Inquisition。 。。。more

Brendan Davis ，

Easily one of the best Warhammer novels。

Corey W ，

A great addition for the Eisenhorn/Ravenor story。

Maxwell Patterson ，

Dan Abnett may not always hit， but damn if the Eisenhorn series hasn't been impressively consistent in its quality。 Book 3 please！ Dan Abnett may not always hit， but damn if the Eisenhorn series hasn't been impressively consistent in its quality。 Book 3 please！ 。。。more

Unkindness ，

One of the things I disliked about Pariah is that much of it seemed like the set-up for a much longer novel。 There was barely any payout or resolution for the entry in itself。 The book just up and ended at a more or less semi-awkward point。Penitent ups the ante in that regard， doing exactly the same thing as far as just randomly ending without any sort of satisfactory resolution but with the added malus of feeling even more rambling。The ramblingness manifests in how some sections of the plot fee One of the things I disliked about Pariah is that much of it seemed like the set-up for a much longer novel。 There was barely any payout or resolution for the entry in itself。 The book just up and ended at a more or less semi-awkward point。Penitent ups the ante in that regard， doing exactly the same thing as far as just randomly ending without any sort of satisfactory resolution but with the added malus of feeling even more rambling。The ramblingness manifests in how some sections of the plot feel a littl bloated， but specially in Bequin's inner thoughts， when she starts trying to wax philosophical about how life in Queen Mab is never what it seems and so on and so forth。 These tirades felt really flat， or perhaps just a tad overlong， to me。All in all， however， I have enjoyed the series。 It was interesting seeing so many different players from the universe show up，speciqlly Astartes。 Will be intriguing to see where it all ends。 。。。more

Chris Bowley ，

Wow， what a rollercoaster。 One of those books where everything seems to fit into place。 The best book in the Eisenhorn/Ravenor/Bequin series to date。 The same iconic characters from previous books in the series are back and they share some interesting interactions given the dire circumstances of the plot。 New characters are as good。 This book is also filled with unforgettable individual moments; in your current favourite Black Library title you might be recall 1 or 2 iconic scenes， here we have Wow， what a rollercoaster。 One of those books where everything seems to fit into place。 The best book in the Eisenhorn/Ravenor/Bequin series to date。 The same iconic characters from previous books in the series are back and they share some interesting interactions given the dire circumstances of the plot。 New characters are as good。 This book is also filled with unforgettable individual moments; in your current favourite Black Library title you might be recall 1 or 2 iconic scenes， here we have 4 or 5 within one novel。 The final book in the series will likely be my most anticipated book until it comes out。 。。。more

Roza ，

Utterly self indulgent in ways that are some times good but unfortunately mostly not。

Vexation ，

Despite being a big fan of this series， 40k and the author， this book failed to captivate me。 Several parts were actually a chore to push through （as opposed to enjoying mr。 Abnett's spectacular world building skills）， several things didn't make sense cannon-wise and in general it was a frustrating experience。Hopefully the next book will be back on track。 Despite being a big fan of this series， 40k and the author， this book failed to captivate me。 Several parts were actually a chore to push through （as opposed to enjoying mr。 Abnett's spectacular world building skills）， several things didn't make sense cannon-wise and in general it was a frustrating experience。Hopefully the next book will be back on track。 。。。more

mark ，

Great readI enjoyed both the Elizabeth Bequin novels。 The story was well paced and well told。 I learned a lot about the yellow king etc

Nik ，

It's got all the twists and turns that I expect of Dan Abnett and his joyous bunch of characters Eisenhorn， Ravenor & Bequin。Endless world building with a delapedated and collapsing post-Imperial city， harbouring all sorts of intrigue， magik and heresy leaves you wanting to know more about every nook and cranny。Characters are well built upon， with some old favourites popping up but the focus very much being on Bequin now （Huzzah！）My only gripe？ Sometimes the language is a tad verbose。 But that's It's got all the twists and turns that I expect of Dan Abnett and his joyous bunch of characters Eisenhorn， Ravenor & Bequin。Endless world building with a delapedated and collapsing post-Imperial city， harbouring all sorts of intrigue， magik and heresy leaves you wanting to know more about every nook and cranny。Characters are well built upon， with some old favourites popping up but the focus very much being on Bequin now （Huzzah！）My only gripe？ Sometimes the language is a tad verbose。 But that's par for the course with Abnett， the dude loves our language！Excited for Bequin #3 （Also， glad Dan finally got to publishing this） 。。。more

Jack Neighbour ，

The end is just amazing。 I’ve got so many questions。 Can’t wait for the third book 10/10

Juliano Dutra ，

2。5

Chad Eveleigh ，

What to say about this one without being a biased fanboy。。。 well， I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed this second outing in the "Bequin" series by my favourite Black Library author， Dan Abnett。It picks up nicely from the events of "Pariah" and has a big reveal right at the end of the book。 I shall not spoil it for anybody， but the ending really does leave a big cliffhanger that gets me really excited about the third and final book of the series。And if goes without saying， I am a big fan What to say about this one without being a biased fanboy。。。 well， I can honestly say that I thoroughly enjoyed this second outing in the "Bequin" series by my favourite Black Library author， Dan Abnett。It picks up nicely from the events of "Pariah" and has a big reveal right at the end of the book。 I shall not spoil it for anybody， but the ending really does leave a big cliffhanger that gets me really excited about the third and final book of the series。And if goes without saying， I am a big fan of both Eisenhorn & Ravenor， based on what I have learnt about them on their individual journies from the previous two trilogies。 What I love about Abnett's storytelling genius is that even though at times both of the titular characters go on their separate paths in the story， you just know that their paths will eventually collide again to culminate in some sort of crazy & exciting conclusion to this epic adventure of theirs。。。Can't wait for the third & final book of the series！ 。。。more

Aaron ，

So good。 Can't wait for Pandeamonium So good。 Can't wait for Pandeamonium 。。。more

DM ，

Much much much better than the first book。 Great new lore and bombshells in this book。

Caleb Blesing ，

OmgWoahhhhhhhhh。 That is one seriously good book and the ending completely flips the current narrative of 40 k。 Read it。

Tobin ，

A good book that wasn't as clearly compelling as the first but it sets things up for a heckuva finish。 A good book that wasn't as clearly compelling as the first but it sets things up for a heckuva finish。 。。。more

José Ernesto ，

Desde las novelas de malus darkblade antes de the end of times no había disfrutado una novela de 40k， espero que salga pronto la tercera parte。

Matt Phillips ，

Def worth reading for any W40K fan。 The clue at the end of book two is why you want read this。 （No peeking， read both stories）。

Zachariah Harde ，

Epic！

Mikael ，

This was good in writing and characterization but kind of hard to follow。 I think that is the point though。 It is now very hard to make out who did what and with the abrupt cliffhangers at the end of each book the series realy needs a satisfying ending。

Guy Sandison ，

The Eisenhorn/Ravenor series is one of my favourite series， not just from the Black Library but in general。 This continuation of the saga has all you’d expect from the detective drama in the grim 40k future， with its twists and turns and motley cast。 And that ending， Wow！ Hope Pandaemonium isn’t too many years away。

SpiritualKungFu ，

I enjoyed this book a lot， the characters work off one another well and the setting has interesting elements to it that make it feel like a weird gothic mystery， I thought the book very engaging and we'll written。 Very excited to read the final to this legendary series。 I enjoyed this book a lot， the characters work off one another well and the setting has interesting elements to it that make it feel like a weird gothic mystery， I thought the book very engaging and we'll written。 Very excited to read the final to this legendary series。 。。。more

AA_Logan ，

Well worth the wait。

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