Clonelord by Josh Reynolds.
Fabius Bile is a reviled former member of the Emperor's Children legion. He is hated just as much by the Imperium as he is by his own brothers. And yet, there are some planets where the Paster Mutatis is considered a pseudo-god like being responsible for the majority of the population. His work is to create a new species of man capable of surviving the vicious universe they are a part of. His other creations are numerous, including mutants, bio-weapons of war, the Noise Marines, Gland Hounds, and even clones of the Primarchs. This novel features one of these clones found in the ruins of his laboratory, destroyed by the Black Legion. Clonelord is the second book in the Bile trilogy. Within it, you will see how Bile is thought of by a lot of his brothers and how he feels in return. but all in all, Josh Reynolds gives us a good insight into his character.
One of the reasons I like Fabius as a character is that in this world of defined roles and set expectations, he forges his own path and really doesn't care for the opinions of others. We see this time and time again in this trilogy, but a lot more in this book. There are some really riveting parts that you won't be able to stop reading. There will be some Parts that will show you parts of the 40k universe you've never seen before. I'm not saying that there aren't some of the common tropes you can get in these books, but they are unimportant, thanks to the good aspects of this book. If you manage to find the omnibus version of this trilogy, it comes with various short stories and novellas that will add really well to the overall story and round out the main characters.
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