The Infinite And The Divine by Robert Rath.
Robert Rath has managed with this four act entertaining book to truly bring the Necron and Necrontyr to life, to show not just how incredibly advanced technology wise they are but how inhuman they are in how they view the universe.
We focus on two main Necrons for this book - the first is Trazyn the infinite and secondly Orikan the Diviner. Both are very different within the Necron society and both hold positions of importance within their separate. Firstly, Trazyn is a collector of history on his museum like planet Solemnace, he is an Overlord of the Nihilakh dynasty. He has the unusual Necron trait of a sense of humour and he doesn't view humanity as much of a stain on the universe but he doesn't particularly like humans that much. Solemnace is an artificial tomb world made from a Dyson Sphere and mirrors to build power. The tomb world holds billions of in-stasis Necrons and thousands of galleries of exhibits ranging from a clone of the pre-ascension Primarch Fulgrim, Deathwatch kill team, Krok warrior and a full splinter fleet of Hive Fleet Kraken. Trazyn has on many ocassions admitted to not knowing the full contents of the galleries. It is all kept in working order by statis fields and Canoptek Constructs.
Orikan the diviner is one of the most powerful Necron Crypteks while also being a incredibly potent Chronomancer. He is a part of the Silent King Szarekh's inner circle and has the dubious honour of being the only dissenting voice against biotransference. Although losing his fallible flesh has allowed him to have the ability to literally walk back through time to a different point after seeing an events outcome. He has a personal mission to find a way back to the flesh times and regain his soul.
Robert Rath has managed to build out both characters fully and their antagonism against each other is well worth a read. It ranges from the petty to the other end of the scale of trying to kill each other in spectacular feats. The story is built up in such a way that it shows the Necron history and fractures within the Necron empire. It is one of my favorite Necron books and is an amazing way to learn more about them through the actions of two very interesting characters who are after two very different outcomes.
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