Oaths of Damnation book review spoiler free...ish

 

Oaths of Damnation by Robbie Mac Niven.

On the desolate world of Banish, the fortress-monastery Basilica Malefax looms like a shadow carved into stone. It is the seat of the Exorcists Chapter, a brotherhood shrouded in mystery and whispered about even among the Imperium’s countless legions. Yet behind its sanctified walls festers a secret so terrible that, if revealed, the Chapter would not merely be censured — it would be erased. Every Marine, every serf, every soul bound to the Basilica would be condemned to death. That secret now walks free. A figure known only as the Broken One has slipped his bonds, carrying with him the living embodiment of the Chapter’s shame. His return to the wider Imperium cannot be allowed. To stop him, Daggan Zaidu and the Primaris Hexbrakers are dispatched — an elite vanguard sworn to silence the truth before it spreads. For Zaidu, the mission is more than duty; it is personal, though the depth of that burden remains hidden from his brothers. Their hunt leads them into the heart of an Imperial world ablaze with rebellion. Chaos cults swarm its cities, whipped into frenzy by the dark sermons of the Word Bearers. The planet burns with heresy, its skies thick with war.

This is the newest book I've read and one of the first from the viewpoint of a Primaris marine; it did not disappoint. The story keeps you on the edge all the way through with no dead moments in the pacing and flow at all. the final battle is amazing and you really get a feel of the danger involved with this mission. The characters are fully evolved and are brought to life with great detail, the only other Exorcist i had come across properly in lore is in the Deathwatch series as part of Talon Squad and nothing was really said about his chapter other than they are functionally soulless, this plot takes that and shows you in great detail everything about the chapter and their rites of passage. You can't go wrong with this book if you're after more lore from the exorcist chapter, or you fancy a book including chaos from the universe. It takes its place among my favorites from the Warhammer 40k universe, and I really hope it does the same for you as well.