Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Penitent

  • Bequin: Warhammer 40,000, Book 2
  • By: Dan Abnett
  • Narrated by: Helen Keeley
  • Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (1,679 ratings)

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Penitent cover art

Penitent

By: Dan Abnett
Narrated by: Helen Keeley
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £23.99

Buy Now for £23.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

Blackstone Fortress cover art
Helsreach cover art
Cthonia's Reckoning cover art
Blood of Asaheim cover art
Ravenor cover art
First and Only cover art
The Carrion Throne: Warhammer 40,000 cover art
Xenos cover art
Hammer and Anvil cover art
The Solar War cover art
Bloodlines cover art
The Book of Martyrs cover art
I Am Slaughter: Warhammer 40,000 cover art
Wicked Ways [Dramatized Adaptation] cover art
Rogue, Renegade and Rebel cover art
Fury of Magnus cover art

Summary

Book two in the Bequin series

Alizebeth Bequin's world has been turned upside-down. Now she must choose who she will follow as Inquisitors Eisenhorn and Ravenor battle to discover the secrets at the heart of Queen Mab.

Listen to it because

The latest chapter in Dan Abnett's Inquisition saga is here, and it's packed with shocking twists and stunning revelations that will change the way you look at the Warhammer 40,000 universe forever.

The story

In the mysterious city of Queen Mab, the forces of light and darkness are locked in a murderous struggle for truth. The dedicated agents of the Holy Inquisition battle with their shadowy counterparts, the infamous Cognitae, to discover the encrypted identity of the enigmatic, all-powerful King in Yellow. Caught at the heart of this struggle is the pariah Alizebeth Bequin. Will she stand with the Inquisition or with the Cognitae that raised her? And if she chooses the Inquisition, will it be the wise but ruthless Ravenor or his rival, the denounced heretic Eisenhorn? Bequin must withstand an onslaught of angels, daemons, and even the monstrous warriors of the Traitor Legions, to unpick the greatest riddle of her life.

The beloved characters of Eisenhorn and Ravenor return, as implaccable adversaries in a novel of esoteric mystery, macabre intrigue, and vivid action, where the revelation of true identity could mean death...or might shake the Imperium to its very foundations.

©2021 Games Workshop Limited (P)2021 Games Workshop Limited
activate_proofit_target_DT_control

What listeners say about Penitent

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,551
  • 4 Stars
    105
  • 3 Stars
    17
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    2
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,352
  • 4 Stars
    119
  • 3 Stars
    32
  • 2 Stars
    4
  • 1 Stars
    3
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1,380
  • 4 Stars
    96
  • 3 Stars
    24
  • 2 Stars
    5
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Epic continuation of the Eisenhorn -Ravenor saga.

Bequin book one was a slow burn and build up. Here the story really hits its stride and moves towards revelations that threaten the entire Imperium of Man. This book is best appreciated as a development of the whole series. If you haven't read the preceding books, don't start here, start with Eisenhorn: Xenos.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing!

The best black library book so far with some of the best narrating also! When's the sequel?!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding!

I've been a long time fan of Abnett and his work, my favorites including the Gaunt's Ghosts series, and both Inquisition trilogies, and to date I feel that this latest sequence is by far some of his greatest work! Loved the story so far, and I hope anyone else who listens will agree.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

gripping

Abnett at his Inquistoral cunning best. Excellently read by Keeley. Can't wait for volume three.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

What an ending!!!!

Still got the shivers I hope the last one comes soon! This was even better than pariah!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Amazing story

Absolutely loved it from beginning to end, can’t believe I have to wait for the next book.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

brilliant as always

wonderful and left wanting more far far more. can't wait for the conclusion of the story.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Excellent continuation of inquisitorial mystery!

Well written novel to continue the mysterious and deadly adventures of bequin, isenhorn and ravenor. The middle of the book took some patience to get through, but the payoff was worth it. Sad to have to wait for the third book in the series!!

Ms. Keeley delivers an excellent narration, I found it difficult to listen to for long periods due to my own sensory issues. Ms. Keeley uses very sharp and loud 's, c, k' type sounds which were unpleasant for me. This is NOT a criticism of Ms. Keeleys performance, just my experience of it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Holy shit!

Fuck the Heresy books, I need the third one now!
5/5 book, Praise the Emperor!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

wow!!!

did not see that coming. dan abnett at his finest. cant wait for the third book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

3 people found this helpful