''Eisenhorn'' is a trilogy of

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novels by the British writer

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, set in the fictional universe of the ''

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'' tabletop game. It is the first in a series of trilogies and separate novels by Abnett, which are some of the most popular works of ''Warhammer 40,000'' tie-in fiction. The series follows the inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor and their retinue as they hunt heretics and demons, while attempting not to succumb to Chaos – the archenemy of mankind in the setting – in the process. ''Eisenhorn'' has been adapted as a video game, and was in 2019 considered for adaptation as a television series.

Books

The ''Eisenhorn'' series includes: * ''Eisenhorn'' (omnibus, 768 pages, 2004, ): ** ''Xenos'' (2001, ) ** ''Malleus'' (2001, ) ** ''Hereticus'' (2002, ) * ''Ravenor: The Omnibus'' (omnibus, 768 pages, 2009, ) ** ''Ravenor'' (hardcover, 2004, , paperback, 2005, ) ** ''Thorn Wishes Talon'' (ebook, 2004, ) ** ''Ravenor Returned'' (hardcover, 2005, , paperback, 2006, ) ** ''Ravenor Rogue'' (2007, hardcover, ) * ''Bequin'' ** ''Pariah: Ravenor Versus Eisenhorn'' (2012, ) ** ''Penitent'' (2021, ) ** ''Pandaemonium'' (forthcoming) *''The Magos'' (720 pages, 8 March 2018, ) **Includes ''The Definitive Casebook of Gregor Eisenhorn'', a prequel short story compilation

Adaptations

Video game

''Eisenhorn: Xenos'' is a third-person

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by Pixel Hero Games. It adapts ''Xenos'', the first book of the ''Eisenhorn'' trilogy. It was released on

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for PC on 10 August 2016, and received mixed reviews.

TV series

In July 2019, the producer

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announced that he was developing a TV adaptation of the ''Eisenhorn'' series as the

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, together with Emily Feller as an executive producer. Nothing came of it, and any option had presumably expired by 2022 when

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entered into negotiations about ''Warhammer 40,000'' TV rights.

References

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