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A review by zare_i
Resurrection by John French
5.0
Together with Vaults of Terra and Watchers of the Throne series this is most cinematic action adventure story in W40K not based on Space Marines.
From the very beginning, sub-rosa conference of Inquisitors on planet Ero, protected by Sisters of Battle (entire descriptions are oooohhh man, so epic, trust me), visceral sand storm obscuring everything, strange and deadly assassins, to the descriptions how Inquisitors throw their weight around during investigation (they even manage to shake up the very powerhouses of justice and navigator guilds) .... everything is just very visual and vivid.
Our protagonist Covenant remained an intriguing person during the entire story. We know some things from his past but (as is case with every good action hero) lots of it remains unknown. Same applies to his retinue - truly a deadly team of soldiers, spies and investigators. I have to say I am looking forward to rest of the series to read more about their adventures.
I have to admit that author manages to give a very believable picture of Inquisition as a hidden hand, enforcer without mercy for those they think have done wrong - very unwilling to disclose their information sources and doing everything on the basis of "trust me, I know what I am doing" while more than ready to apply deadly force whenever possible on the basis of the gut feeling (although to be honest considering the opposition I don't see any other way). Considering the universe in general and how secret services seem to function, everything seems very realistic (for an SF story of course).
When you have people like that, it is more than obvious that they will clash between themselves - if for no other reason than for the simple, suffer no-one thinking differently. And if you think this is exaggeration, heh, check the security officials of our own world lately. Then consider, what if you cannot trust anyone and secret cabal is pulling the strings in the background, aiming to do the unimaginable and seriously shake the Inquisition in the star system? Dangerous game is afoot.
Definitely one of the best Inquisition books I have read. Cannot wait to read the rest of the series, although I have a feeling that books are standalone, with same characters but different story lines. Could be wrong though.
Highly recommended.
From the very beginning, sub-rosa conference of Inquisitors on planet Ero, protected by Sisters of Battle (entire descriptions are oooohhh man, so epic, trust me), visceral sand storm obscuring everything, strange and deadly assassins, to the descriptions how Inquisitors throw their weight around during investigation (they even manage to shake up the very powerhouses of justice and navigator guilds) .... everything is just very visual and vivid.
Our protagonist Covenant remained an intriguing person during the entire story. We know some things from his past but (as is case with every good action hero) lots of it remains unknown. Same applies to his retinue - truly a deadly team of soldiers, spies and investigators. I have to say I am looking forward to rest of the series to read more about their adventures.
I have to admit that author manages to give a very believable picture of Inquisition as a hidden hand, enforcer without mercy for those they think have done wrong - very unwilling to disclose their information sources and doing everything on the basis of "trust me, I know what I am doing" while more than ready to apply deadly force whenever possible on the basis of the gut feeling (although to be honest considering the opposition I don't see any other way). Considering the universe in general and how secret services seem to function, everything seems very realistic (for an SF story of course).
When you have people like that, it is more than obvious that they will clash between themselves - if for no other reason than for the simple, suffer no-one thinking differently. And if you think this is exaggeration, heh, check the security officials of our own world lately. Then consider, what if you cannot trust anyone and secret cabal is pulling the strings in the background, aiming to do the unimaginable and seriously shake the Inquisition in the star system? Dangerous game is afoot.
Definitely one of the best Inquisition books I have read. Cannot wait to read the rest of the series, although I have a feeling that books are standalone, with same characters but different story lines. Could be wrong though.
Highly recommended.