BOOK BLURB:
Forty thousand years in the future, the human Imperium struggles for survival against its relentless enemies. Ruthless Inquisitor Jaq. Draco uncovers a plot that threatens the very future of Mankind. Can he unravel the trail of conspiracy before he himself is destroyed by its deadly clutches? This awesome omnibus edition collects together the three novels in this seminal series - Draco, Harlequin and Chaos Child! Also included are two short stories, which delve deeper into the dark and dangerous worlds of the inquisitor!
REVIEW:
During the 40k War a large number of novels have appeared to present the reader with more than enough information to develop the worlds beyond imagination, but few of the more recent converts to the emperors cause will have had a chance to read one of the pioneering series in the universes history which inspired a number of successors.
Ian Watson's trilogy adds so much more to the readers repertoire and did (and still does) set a high standard for his successors to aim for, and perhaps that it is because of this that Black Library’s releases have been of such a high standard. But why should you buy this novel?
This series (published for the first time in a single volume) has characters who set the benchmark for the heroes who followed in their footprints and also includes a couple of short linking stories which ties the whole set up nicely. As such demonstrates clearly the dangers to which the universe of the future faces and provides not only moral dilemmas but also shows that characters are shades of grey rather than wholly good or evil. Some people have said that the novelist has over complicated the world in which the characters live but when you look into our own timelines is anything ever simple? As such it clearly shows that there are two sides to every tale and this author offers something to all, whether you like behind the scenes politics or whether your a fan of all out combat this series contains it all.
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