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Xenos (Eisenhorn Book 1)

Dan Abnett

Book 1 in the Eisenhorn series The Inquisition moves amongst mankind like an avenging shadow, striking down the enemies of humanity with uncompromising ruthlessness. When he finally corners an old foe, Inquisitor Gregor Eisenhorn is drawn into a sinister conspiracy. As events unfold and he gathers...

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The 40k Lorecast

The hosts repeatedly praised the title as one of the best Black Library releases, recommending it for listeners interested in the Inquisition, the Officio Assassinorum, and the Sisters of Silence. John repeatedly expressed that it was a personal favorite and urged the audience to read it to experience those aspects of the lore. The book was highlighted for its detailed portrayal of Eisenhorn’s missions and interactions with various factions, making it a valuable source for understanding the Ordo Xenos threat.

Highly Recommended

Episode: Episode 50 - The Officio Assassinorum - Pt 2

The podcast mentioned that some of the information in the Eisenhorn book series came from assassin missions. The speakers expressed a fondness for this book series.

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He's one of my it's just my one of my favorite series of books.

Episode: Episode 49 - The Talons of the Emperor pt 2 - The...

The Eisenhorn novels were mentioned as a source of information about the Sisters of Silence, specifically regarding the experiences of blanks and their interactions with other characters. One of the novels features a blank character who was unaware of her abilities until Eisenhorn discovered her.

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if you haven't read read them but awesome

his his in the eisenhorn novels his compatriot is a blank she didn't even know she was a blank until eisenhorn found her and then trains her up and that's what that would be your result

Episode: Episode 25 - The Inquisition, good or bad?...........

The Eisenhorn novels were referenced multiple times as a good source for information on the inquisition, especially regarding inquisitors' retinues and experiences. They were described as giving a good experience of the inquisition without explicitly detailing its structure.

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If you haven't read the eisenhorn novels, you should; they do a good job of...letting you experience it

Eisenhorn is routinely accused of heresy and it's a long event has witch hunters said after him. It's because he's constantly doing things that are breaking the letter of the logs all the time.

I've read the eyes on our books twice. Yeah, because I just love them

There's a couple others, the rabbit are serious, but there's a lot of others in the thing is is that the guys that are the biggest hassles, the puritan Aquisitors.

There's a very good moment in this in the eyes of the horn second novel, which I really I love. Just go read the book.

Episode: Episode 24 - The Ordo Xenos

The Eisenhorn books were cited as some of the best books Black Library ever published; the podcasters discussed elements within the novels, particularly regarding the character's encounters and interactions with various factions and conflicts within the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

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He's part of yeah, like maybe some of the best books black library ever

I mean that same thing. I think you get these you've never heard of them, but they matter

For the Eisenhower novel

There is an element. I have some of the Eisenhorn novel where I'm like Where where would that watch like he's like he's fighting When he's nobody gets to run into the bus more than Eisenhorn.

I think the best way to kind of conclude this is What is a zenos threat? And that is the biggest question For the ordo zenos is as we as we said, but there's endless amounts of zenos

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