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  • Bequin: Warhammer 40,000, Book 1
  • Written by: Dan Abnett
  • Narrated by: Helen Keeley
  • Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (193 ratings)

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Pariah

Written by: Dan Abnett
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
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Publisher's Summary

Book one in the Bequin series.

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It's an intriguing and evocative story that shows characters you know and love through new (yet strangely familiar) eyes, forging a stunning mystery that will leave you astonished.

The story:

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.

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Not on par with the author usual works

While listening to this, I wondered if the author wanted to write a 40k novel or to cather to another aufience. Slow paced, main chatacter is bland and dabbles in some tropes "au lieu" of a real personnality.
Good use of the blank abilities, but hard to find the main character interesting or sympathetic, in this, the main character is truly unique compared to other "blank" story or perspectives.

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Hard to get into

Narration was not strong. Story took a long time to get going. If you do not have a solid understanding of the previous inquisition books (Eisenhorn & Ravenor) , this book is much more confusing.

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Some of the best

I was on the fence at first glance, but this book and the sequel are frigg'n great.

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Abnett at his best

Has you hooked from the start. Dan Abnett returns to some of his best characters in Eisenhorn and Ravanor. Great plot and beautifully narrated. If you are a 40k fan this is a must.

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Continues an amazing series

Amazing book

it's a bit jarring coming from the full eisenhorn/ravenor books with Toby narrating to this...over 70 hours of Toby narrating each character to have them suddenly change really throws you off. But she still does a good job and obviously it's told from bequin perspective so it make sense.

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Great story and awesome presentation!

The voices add to a thrilling story… bringing it to life! I totally recommend a listen.

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Slow Burn

The story for me felt very backloaded in actual intrigue, as the first half is mostly set up for the character of Bequin and the goings-on, but around halfway it starts to pick up and become engaging. Overall pretty solid if you can handle a slower start with a lot of description.

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sahara with small juicy bits

dryer than the dunes of Baal. some big lore points but I fell asleep listening to this a lot.

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Amazing story and top notch Narration

Helen Keeley has to be one of my favourite narrators I've heard from Black Library. Truly amazing.
This is such a great story. Intrigue, secrets, lies, plots and mystery.
Only surpased by the sequel.

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Great

I read this before reading Eisenhorn and Ravenor . I didnt know it was basically part 3 of a wider series . After the two in this I went back and went through Eisenhorn then Ravenor . Probably not the best way to go about it but I can say even without I had a good time with this. I only got the information As Bequin got them ,so if something was new to her it was new to me .

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