Book Club Book #122: Renegades: Lord of Excess by Rich McCormick

Every two weeks we read a new book in the WH40k universe and discuss it on our podcast. We invite you to read along with us and join in on our conversation via comments, Twitter, email, or vox cast.

For this episode, we’re reading the recent reprint of Renegades: Lord of Excess by Rich McCormick. You can purchase it at Amazon, Black Library, or Audible.

From the back of the book:

Once a united Legion, the disparate splinters of the Emperor’s Children now eke out a violent, hedonistic existence between the stars, raiding and ravaging worlds to indulge their fathomless appetites.

Xantine, proud leader of the Adored and a true son of Fulgrim, wants more than simply pillaging backwater worlds. He soon finds what he has been searching for – Serrine, a wealthy but cruel planet festering under misrule and inequality, cut off from the Imperium by warp storms. It is too tantalising a prize to ignore, and Xantine sets out to bring perfection to his new world.

But perfection is an elusive concept, and as threats creep from the depths of Serrine and the ranks of the Adored, the rot at the heart of Xantine’s perfect rule is laid bare…

Questions to ponder after reading Renegades: Lord of Excess:

• Did you like the book?
• Which parts stood out to you?
• This book answers the question you never knew you had: What’s worse? Genestealers or Emperor’s Children?
• This is the first probably Primaris marine we’ve seen out of Bile’s lab. Thoughts? Opinions?
• What did you make of Xantine’s band of hedonistic misfits? Did you like any of them?
• Poor Cecily, she effed up, she trusted them. Did you feel bad for her?
• The ending is absolute chaos (no pun intended). Was it too much?
• Where does Xantine go next?