The Black Legion by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
The next book is the second in the Black Legion series imaginatively named Black Legion. Name aside, this is another fantastic book from Dembski-Bowden. Iskandar Khayon is one of the strongest psykers in the Black Legion, being the only one strong enough to bring Magnus the Red to his knees. He was also one of the few to try to stop the Rubric of Ahriman. Khayon's sister, Itzara was a victim of the immaterium native Psychneuein attack. which left her with irrecoverable brain damage. She was given to the Mechanicum of Prospero as part of their anamnesis project, leaving her installed as part of the warship Talocs machine spirit. In this novel Khayon is a captive of the imperium after he handed himself in voluntarily.
I find Iskandar Khayon a very captivating character; his reasoning for becoming a renegade is understandable, as he actually has some morals regarding the crew and lower status warriors. This middle novel of the trilogy does a disservice to him by not highlighting that, but it's only a small negative for what all in all is a good, solid addition to the lore of the black legion. I enjoyed this novel and how the plot unfolds. Dembski-Bowden really starts with a brilliant opening and carries it on going forward. I preferred these books compared to the Ahriman trilogy and other books featuring the Thousand Sons legion so far. As of yet, we're still waiting for the final installment of this trilogy, and I hope it's as strong as these two.
If you're interested in other Thousand Sons related books, I recommend,
- A Thousand Sons
- Prospero Burns
- The Crimson King
- Last Son of Prospero
bottom image book cover of the version used in the review
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