Void Stalker by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
The final book of the Night Lords trilogy, finishing off the story of First Claw and Talos. Still fighting their martyred fathers' war against the imperium, which culminates in a momentous trip to their adopted home world and sanctuary world, also the location of the the Nighthaunter's final madness. With the degradation of Talos's Gene implants and general health in free fall, we witness the epic conclusion. A book I can easily get into, reading again and again, it caps it all off incredibly well. Another amazing addition to the library of Dembski-Bowden's work, he makes this a satisfying ending that feels worthwhile to have put the time into reading it. Talos and First Claw are all fully crafted into fully fledged characters you can really feel to understand.
As I've repeated time and time again for this trilogy, it's one of my favorites, but it is with Void Stalker that you will see completely why. Variel is an added dynamic to the main group that changes the relationships between them because he is more of a peer with Talos as opposed to a subordinate. The ex-apothecary of the Red Corsairs was introduced in Blood Reaver, and he added a fresh change to stop the group from becoming stale, which works nicely. The evolution between Octavia and Septimus makes its full completion, which also feels satisfying instead of just being forgotten about. I can honestly say this trilogy started my obsession with the 40K universe years ago, an obsession that is still going strong, and I hope I've managed to show you why, and you enjoy it anywhere near the same level.
bottom image book cover of the version used in the review
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