Black Library 2017 News/Rumours Thread : Xmas Advent

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**Looky Likey**

I don't mind if the ebook turns up at the same time as the limited edition as I've grown to prefer ebooks.

**reds8n**

Seems subscriptions are the new black !

http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/space-wolves-quick-reads-subscription.html

A Great Hunt is over and the Space Wolves gather in the Fang to celebrate their victories and tell tall tales of their exploits. But one company has failed to return: that of the Great Wolf, Logan Grimnar. News of his death sends the Chapter on the hunt for the truth, with Ulrik the Slayer at their head. As they fight their way across the galaxy in search of their lord, the Space Wolves find a threat to the future of the Chapter itself.

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http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/sw-feast-of-lies-ebook.html

THE STORY
After a Great Hunt, the Space Wolves return to the Fang to regale each other with tales of their glory. Only Logan Grimnar is absent. When a native tribesman speaks up in his stead and tells of how the Great Wolf has discovered the dead body of Leman Russ, there is uproar. Do they dare believe this vile rumour, what is the fate of Logan Grimnar and why has he not returned? As a quest is begun to find their missing lord, it falls to Ulrik the Slayer and Krom Dragonsgaze to discern the truth amidst the feast of lies.

READ IT BECAUSE
Ever wanted to see what a Space Wolves feast is like? This is your chance. Platters of food, barrels of mjod, and a host of tall tales from the Space Wolves who’ve returned from the Great Hunt, plus a special guest star who sets the Chapter off on a whole new adventure

Cybernetica is still up -- less than 900 copies left apparently.

http://www.blacklibrary.com/horus-heresy/scorched-earth-cd.html

THE STORY
Massacred, broken, their primarch lost, the Salamanders scour the killing fields for any sign of their liege – but they are being hunted, and carry their own dangers with them as well...

LISTEN TO IT BECAUSE
Hear the aftermath of the Dropsite Massacre as the Salamanders search desperately for any sign of Vulkan. Get into the heads of Space Marines who may have just lost their primarch as they take revenge on the traitors – and discover things about themselves and their allies that they might wish they hadn't. Look out as well for the first appearance of a phrase that will resonate throughout the Horus Heresy... Vulkan Lives.

ABOUT THIS AUDIO
Narrated by Saul Reichlin
Running time 3 hours 50 minutes
Produced by Heavy Entertainment for Black Library

audio sample on the BL site.

**Knockagh**

I bought cybernetica despite promising myself I wouldn't buy anymore limits edition HH novels. I loved the cover and just wanted it,was having a stressful moment over some work stuff, a weak moment. I hate weakness, why am I such an eejit.

**reds8n**

.. I might might crumble on Friday/payday

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**foostick**

Knockagh wrote:
I bought cybernetica despite promising myself I wouldn't buy anymore limits edition HH novels. I loved the cover and just wanted it,was having a stressful moment over some work stuff, a weak moment. I hate weakness, why am I such an eejit.

Don't feel bad, I threw all the outstanding stuff I needed into my basket last night after a grim day in work which was nearly £130.00 worth of HH stuff

Didn't buy it, decided to sleep on it.

Tallarn: Ironclad £40.00
Seventh Serpent £30.00
Cybernetica £30.00
Scorched Earth £15.00
Imperial Truth ebook £8.50

May still pick up Cybernetica for the same reasons you did - cover looks great and I'm intrigued by the content and I'll definitely pick up Scorched Earth but the need for the other stuff is fading. Just wish I had an idea of when Ironclad was due out in a non-premier edition.

**H.B.M.C.**

reds8n wrote:
A limited edition HH book...

Yup. Totally need more of those.

reds8n wrote:
... Lord Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite consider their final solution...

That's an interesting turn of phrase...

**Rayvon**

AH well, Il just have to pick them up on ebay at a later date, I just cant bring myself to pay these prices, I would not mind if it was one limited edition every now and then but they just keep churning them out, they always make sure they are a really interesting subject that I want to read about as well, fethers !!!

H.B.M.C. wrote:

reds8n wrote:
... Lord Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite consider their final solution...

That's an interesting turn of phrase...

Haha now that you mention it..

**Dark Lord Seanron**

I always say I won't buy the Novellas and eBooks, but then I crumble and do because I simply cannot miss a HH book...even 'Battle for the Abyss' (shudder)

**TiamatRoar**

H.B.M.C. wrote:

reds8n wrote:
... Lord Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite consider their final solution...

That's an interesting turn of phrase...

"War is the final solution" and "Murder is the final solution" (and really, "anything to do with killing is the final solution) was a phrase long before a certain jackass bastardized it.

**Knockagh**

TiamatRoar wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:

reds8n wrote:
... Lord Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite consider their final solution...

That's an interesting turn of phrase...

"War is the final solution" and "Murder is the final solution" (and really, "anything to do with killing is the final solution) was a phrase long before a certain jackass bastardized it.

I must say I swallowed pretty hard when I saw them using that phrase..... Just didn't sit easy with me at all. I doubt the author realised it but the words final solution do have a pretty horrible resonance in the real world.

**Eldarain**

I'm considering going for the free ebook as I was contemplating getting the new AoS subscription series already.

Does anyone remember if the Scars subscription ended up being comparable to the price of the compilation released after?

**Harriticus**

H.B.M.C. wrote:
reds8n wrote:
A limited edition HH book...

Yup. Totally need more of those.

reds8n wrote:
... Lord Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite consider their final solution...

That's an interesting turn of phrase...

GW's final solution is the extermination of all non-marines

**Theophony**

Harriticus wrote:
H.B.M.C. wrote:
reds8n wrote:
A limited edition HH book...

Yup. Totally need more of those.

reds8n wrote:
... Lord Dorn and Malcador the Sigillite consider their final solution...

That's an interesting turn of phrase...

GW's final solution is the extermination of all non-marines

Now I can't help but to imagine Dorn with a Hitler Mustache.

**Pacific**

As a totalitarian regime, that regularly enacts genocide, you're always going to get some comparisons drawn either inadvertently or otherwise.

**BrookM**

Baaaaaaaaaaack on topic, before the neo-nazis from OT come here to extol the virtues of this all...

Came across an old pile of Inferno! magazines, the stories are in some cases horribly dated, but good nostalgia.

**BrookM**

http://ukitakumuki.deviantart.com/art/Warhammer-The-Gates-Of-Azyr-550672967

Illustration © Games Workshop
Art director/producer: Darius Hinks
++++++++++++++++++++++

Hi all! Long time no post, life's been hectic lately as I'm working on a really fantastic project that is close to heart and that I will share very soon, but otherwise no complaints!

Anyways, this is a piece I did for GW back sometime September '14... long story short, it was supposedly the box art for a then-secretly titled project with another alias (as you do!). Thinking it was for 40K, I wet myself slightly from sheer honour and agreed on the spot only to find out when the brief arrived that it was for Warhammer Fantasy, and not only that, but a new rebirth of the franchise. Don't get me wrong, it is a big deal in most respects, but just struck me as strange given what I've been doing for GW for the years we've worked together to be entrusted with their new Fantasy IP, quite surprising really.

When I found out the subject matter and saw the Zbrush models of the finalised designs I knew it was going to be one heck of a challenge. Also, since I suck at worming my way out of epic gigs like this one and with my producer Darius pulling the almighty friendship card, and a bolter to the skull, I kinda had to do it. ;p

I put a lot of love into this, keeping as faithful to the models as required but stretching the aesthetic where I felt necessary. I was also entrusted with conceptualising/visualising the backdrop to the conflict, with a brief that was equal parts frightening and hilarious(in a holy gak thats flying rodent gak insane way). At the time, the working faction-name provided was that they were Stormcasts, and going by the idea that they would be deep striking in on bolts of lighting and had the ability to literally whip up a storm the image of a supercell came to mind, and that the commander with the cape of stars would be swinging his hammer almost sympathetically with the swirls of the raging storm, so it would almost look like he was "painting" a storm. The fact that it was also to be a world of fire and lava and chaos constructs, and also perfectly inspired by the trailer of 2014's Into The Storm... I thought it was a perfectly valid idea to have a vortex of fire being drawn up to add some contrast in the background and better frame the action Also, I figured a spikey lensflare would be a nice way to impart a pseudo-biblical feel (as was requested) and chosen to aesthetically match the "hardlight" shards on the flying Stormcasts and hopefully look like one that you can get with human eyesight, not your hollywood trendy anamorphic flares. Stuff like that keeps me going on pieces such as these!

Alas, this eventually made it onto the cover of Gates of Azyr instead of that box; I suspect it was due to the fact that it wasn't "epic scaled conflict" enough as is the expectation for all things Warhammer Fantasy, but I did my best and pulled out all the stops to to meet the brief and make this happen in the time given, so I have no regrets otherwise.

**Knockagh**

Anyone planning on venturing into the above in either the limited edition run or normal? I'm tossing it up tonight, I enjoyed the 5 warhammer transition books but I'm not sure about these ones. Fantasy to me is a grotty bar and a few lusty wenches with a strange traveller in the corner. Which isn't exactly what I'm imagining here..... But the collector in me is itching....

**BrookM**

Finally got a chance to read Seventh Serpent.

Ugh.

**ArtIsGreat**

Expand on ugh please

**BrookM**

It's a story about the Alpha Legion doing Alpha Legion things, which can be best described as "these things happen because we're the Alpha Legion, bitch"

**reds8n**

https://mobile.twitter.com/VincentAbnett/status/628481232079339520

For all those asking, yes, I'm still writing for the Black Library, and yes Warmaster is still on the schedule. Thanks for the interest.
1:22 a.m. - 4 Aug 2015

**BrookM**

Is this a Horus Heresy or Gaunt's Ghosts novel?

**reds8n**

Ghosts.

**Knockagh**

One would almost think he had been asked to tweet this....still glad to hear it though!

Anyone any idea who has written 'war storm'? First novel I have ever seen advertised without displaying authors name. Weird or what?

**reds8n**

Collection of stories.

Known authors are : Nick Kyme, Guy Haley and Josh Reynolds.

... seems to be a fair bit of , literal, name dropping with GW et al these days.

**Talking Banana**

I realize it's only a limited edition so far, with understandably few copies therefore making it out into the wild, but have any reviews of Cybernetica been posted yet?

Also, can anyone recommend a good reviewer / site to reference for honest, critical reviews of Horus Heresy books? I realize that's a subjective issue, but a site with thoughtful in-depth reviews of the books that aren't afraid to point out bad work (I've read enough Black Library to know they publish well-written books, filler, and dreck) is basically what I'm looking for. Good reads and Amazon both have some of that, but often the reviews on those sites tend to be short, merely expressing opinions without substantiating them. I know there are exceptions to that (which I'm always delighted to find), but a more reliable and consistent source for quality reviews would be appreciated.

And if there's a handy book review section to be found here on Dakka - without having to sort through pages of other general commentary on all things BL - please forgive my ignorance and let me know where to look. Thanks!

**Knockagh**

The founding fields is excellent you won't get all the books reviewed but you will get some and they will be well reviewed.

My copy of cybernetica hasn't arrived but has been shipped!

**reds8n**

Only got my copy about an hour or so ago.

..... smells nice enough anyway

new releases !

Many, many thanks to Mr Death NIkorps for sorting this little lot out !

December 2015 / January 2016:

- Horus Heresy: The Honoured by Rob Sanders - Hardback

January/February:

- Horus Heresy: The Unburdened by David Annandale - Hardback
- The Beast Arises: Predator,Prey by Rob Sanders - Hardback - Book II (The Beast Arises = I Am Slaughter by Dan Abnett Book I) - Synopsis:

Spoiler:

After centuries of peace, the Imperium is thrown into panic as human worlds everywhere are menaced by orks. In a relentless tide of slaughter, ork attack moons destroy planet after planet with gravity weapons of unstoppable power. On Terra, the High Lords are paralysed by the scale of the threat, and fail to take any effective action. With entire Space Marine Chapters missing, or known to have been wiped out, does anyone have the will and the power to rise to the Imperium’s defence?

- Space Marine Battles: Flesh Tearers by Andy Smillie - Trade-Paparback (Anthology of eshort/novellas/audios ?)
- Lords of the Dead: The Return of Nagash / The Fall of Altdorf - Omnibus The End Times

February/March:

- Horus Heresy: Crusade's End - Omnibus => Horus Rising,False Gods and Galaxy in Flames
- The Beast Arises: The Emperor Expects by Gav Thorpe - Hardback - Book III - Synopsis:

Spoiler:

As ork ships lay waste to world after world, heading inexorably towards Terra, Imperial citizens despair. The High Lords become desperate to prove that victory is possible, no matter the cost. A massive Navy fleet is assembled – their mission to make a definitive strike against the orks at Port Sanctus, an area of enemy-held space. But when the Imperial armada arrives, they find themselves outclassed and outmanoeuvred – can human courage and faith possibly prevail against such terrible odds?

March/April:

- The Beast Arises: The Last Wall by David Annandale - Hardback - Book IV
- Doom of the Elves: The Curse of Khaine / Deathblade - Omnibus The End Times.

April/May:

- The Beast Arises: Throneworld by Ben Counter - Hardback - Book V (final book I guess)
- Horus Heresy: The Last Phoenix - Omnibus

**nels1031**

Looking forward to that Beast Arises series. Love me some Orks, particularly when they are wrecking everything in their path.

**foostick**

It is imperative that I find out more about these Horus Heresy releases

Assume one will be a novel, one a limited edition novella. Wonder what the omnibus will be. Hopefully it'll collect the following shorts which aren't in print or it'll have the Imperial Truth shorts:

Army of One (2012) by Rob Sanders
Distant Echoes of Old Night (2012) by Rob Sanders
Lost Sons (2012) by James Swallow
The Gates of Terra (2012) by Nick Kyme
Lunda Mendax (2013) by Graham McNeil
The Wolf of Ash and Fire (2014) by Graham McNeill
Child of Night (2014) by John French
Sins of the Father (2014) bt Andy Smillie
The Final Compliance of Sixty-Three Fourteen (2014) by Guy Haley
Vorax (2014) by Matthew Farrer
The Value of Fear (2014) by Gav Thorpe
Brotherhood of the Moon (2014) by Chris Wraight
Black Occulus (2015) by John French
Tallarn: Witness (2015) by John French
Ironfire (2015) by Rob Sanders
Artefacts (2015) Nick Kyme