They wish to recruit or kidnap Beta because she might lead them to a sacred 'word of power'. From Teke, the Smiling One, who is an Emperor's Children Marine (one of the legions that sided with Horus during the Heresy) and two Space Marines of the Word Bearer's Legion (another Traitor Legion) are involved. While Space Marines DO make an appearance, they are Traitor Marines.

Something they find out quickly, not to mention that in the eyes of the rest of the Imperium this is heresy. Obviously such a path is fraught with peril. In essence this Ordos believes it can use the powers of the Warp against the Warp. I also found the concept of 'eudaemonic' research to be interesting. This is a good look at the different aspects of training for the Inquisition. Not to mention two great Inquisitors (Ravenor and Eisenhorn) are working at cross purposes for the same goal. What I found very interesting about this book is that it deals with other parts of the Imperium. What follows is a fine tale of duplicity and bizarre events. All that ends on a stunning night of attack. In the Maze Undue, the training facility for the Ordos, Beta and her classmates are taught the intricacies of being a top level field operative. Except the Inquisition has THREE Ordos- Xenos (aliens) Malleus (Daemons) and Hereticus (Heretics), thus what is this mysterious fourth? Raised as an orphan by a strange offshoot of the Inquisitores Ordos., she becomes a skilled intelligence agent.

Due to this they are unaffected by the Warp and psyker abilities. To me that was novel.Ī Pariah is a psyker that has no soul. I've read several and this is one of the first ones that the story did not revolve around Space Marines. I am a big fan of the Warhammer 40K series of novels.

Bequin trilogy