This book is like a crime heist in the 40k universe. The two main characters are both like able and the banter between them is perfect. The story is simple but flows well. It does jump between perspectives quite often though. For me this isn’t a big deal but I know it throws some readers off. The last third of the book is a just a fast paced race to the finish and I loved it, including the ending. Overall a very good Warhammer book, that refreshingly doesn’t include over doing the space marines or other popular aspects of the lore. It really is more a story all its own and honestly I thought the writing was very well done.

I've been wanting to read this book for a little while now and am really grateful to @netgalley for the review copy.

In the world of the 41st Millennium abhumans are seen as the lowest of the low, not even worth acknowledging. That disrespect comes back to bite when a simple ratling cook takes vengeance, hiding a hard-won alien artifact as his final act.

1000 years later rumours of this artifact trigger a race among the treasure hunters and relic seekers of Varagantua. Baggit the Ratling sniper and Clodde, an augmented Ogryn, are also on the hunt.

This book has some really interesting characters and Clodde brings the humour to what can otherwise be quite dark at times. The atmosphere and settings are described so well you almost feel as if you're there and the imagery, particularly the decommissioned voidship that the Phoenix is hidden on, is just superb.

I tend to rate books 3⭐ if I enjoy them and 4⭐ if I know I'll read them again, which is why this gets 3.5. It's a great story, but I think part of the enjoyment of the race is seeing who will get there first, and I just won't have that with a second read through. A good solid sci-fi treasure hunter story though that I'd recommend.

I've enjoyed what I've read so far from the Warhammer Crime series. Wraithbone Phoenix manages to create a convincing heist, pulling from established 40k lore without allowing it to bog down the story.

I think the circus of the heist got out of hand by a character or two, it got a little too big.

Baggit and Clodde were a fun pairing.

I found this book highly entertaining and well plotted even if I never played Warhammer and didn't read anything else in this series
Liked the characters and the world building
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

A little over the top even by 40K standards (and even more so by Warhammer Crime standards), this was a highly entertaining read. The fresh perspective of a story told from an abhuman point of view was particularly welcome - I’ll be keeping an eye out for future Baggit and Clodde novels and/or whatever Alec Worley writes next.

I actually listened to this book when it first came out and when it appeared on Netgalley I requested it to refresh myself, it was very good first time, it’s just as good the second time