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**reds8n**

I've read Blood Pact already, enjoyed it very much. Quite a short book in terms of what happens. but very enjoyable. A kind of reverse Traitor General.

Dan Abnett has done an interview with BL, which you can watch here.

**BrookM**

Interview with golden boy Dan about Blood Pact and Prospero Burns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qHhXfA25Io

**reds8n**

..little slow there methinks...

meanwhile...

More glorious artwork from the legend that is Clint Langley. This time it's a fantastically angry-looking ork for the front of Christian Dunn's forthcoming 40K anthology, Fear the Alien. the book's released in September.

**Ronin**

I so hope that's a novel about Orks, and not just Space Marines fighting Orks.

**reds8n**

It's an anthology of short stories..with aliens being the recurring theme or foe. They opened this out to BL fans as well so at least one of the stories is by a new author.

**Ronin**

A pity then, but might be worth picking up maybe (Im a sucker for BL books).

I just wish there was a novel told from an Ork's point of view. Imagine the grimdark hilarity.

**reds8n**

Closest you'll get, from what BL have said is Deff Skwadron.

That said Gav Thorpe is doing an Eldar trilogy from an Eldar POv so maybe one day...

**Ronin**

Yep, Path of the Warrior. About some Striking Scorpion from Alaitoc (my favourite Craftworld, as it happens). Looking forward to that one too.

More xenos love please

and yes, Ive heard of that graphic novel before. Need to try and get my hands on it somehow

**reds8n**

Host: Black Library
Network: Global
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2009
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: Games Workshop Sydney Bunker Store

Description Anthony Reynolds and Henry Zou will be signing their latest books and Mal Green from Black Library will be there to talk about our future releases.

Black Library Australian Tour
Come and meet Anthony Reynolds, Henry Zou and Mal Green from Black Library
Host: Black Library
Network: Global
Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Time: 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Location: Games Workshop Chermside, Brisbane

Description Anthony Reynolds and Henry Zou will be signing their latest books and Mal Green from Black Library will be there to talk about our future releases.

If you dig chaos then Mr. Reynolds' Dark Apostle series is well worth picking up..the second in the series even gives you a glimpse towards what, I believe, GW are going to do with elements of the Dark Eldar range as well. His Brettonian novels are also very good IMO.

Mr. Zou's work received a more mixed reception from what I can recall from the BL forums, but I thought it was a bravura start to a series, reminded me of some of Mr. Abnett's early work.

**reds8n**

One of his Warhammer 40,000 novels was the 8th bestselling SF and Fantasy title in the UK in 2008 – overall for the year

blimey, that is good going. I've read most of Triumff and enjoying it very much so far, remidns me of Pratchett's work with Gaiman.

**Alpharius**

Is there still a Black Library Forum somewhere?

**Lord of battles**

Lord of night was great, I always wanted a sequal.
and what did the ultramarines do really during the heresy? rowboat wrote a book.

**Ozymandias**

During the Heresy, not much. After the Heresy, they held the Imperium together.

**reds8n**

Alpharius wrote:Is there still a Black Library Forum somewhere?

Not currently. When their site reconstruction is done they have said there will be again, in theory "most" of the content from the previous one will be shipped over to the new one.

**BrookM**

Henry Zou's book was a fun read. At first I put it down because the main character was shown as a big arsehole who preferred to let a bigwig wait while he enjoyed some fisticuffs and sodomy but as I got past that I found it a really good read. It has humanity in it, it tells you what happens to the citizens during war and it shows that not all citizens are cowering in their homes praying, but doing other things, like donating blood or searching the rubble for lost loved ones.

**combatmedic**

God damn it why is all the awesome books coming out at once? Cant they spread em out a bit?

I really hope that DA book is about Naaman.

**BrassScorpion**

Notice that certain popular books are coming back in print? Last year they reprinted Uplifting Primer with a bit of new material in it to tempt owners of the original, now Liber Chaotica Complete is back in print. Apparently, this trend will continue and more books, some of them "classic" older books, will be coming back in print.

**BrookM**

Yes, that has been said some time ago.

**reds8n**

A few snippets :

In GW stores ( in the UK at least.. sorry ) they have the next sampler booklet with some tasters of future BL releases.
This includes a page or so from both Thousand Sons and Prospero Burns, both seem promising enough -- Ahriman features in the former whilst the latter seems to be set on Fenris itself.

They also reveal that Steve Lyons is doing a Guard audio book -- "Waiting Death" which features Stracken and his Catachans. Related to this Nick Kyme has finished and handed in his draft of "Fireborn" ( his Salamander audio book also for next year ) and part of this includes keeping a draft of the script for a possible future paper and ink release, something I gather they might do with all/most future audio books at some point. No idea if this will apply to past releases as well, sorry.

With regards to the Print On Demand system BL roll out next year the first batch will include Ian Watson's "Space Marine" ( ! That will be a "heretical tome" methinks), The Gothic War Omnibus -- collecting Execution Hour and Shadow Point (both excellent and well worth picking up) and Insignium Astartes as well... hmm... I'd avoid that one if I was you.

Hopefully we will also see that Jes Goodwin sketchbook reprinted as well then.

**Flachzange**

reds8n wrote:
With regards to the Print On Demand system BL roll out next year the first batch will include Ian Watson's "Space Marine" ( ! That will be a "heretical tome" methinks), The Gothic War Omnibus -- collecting Execution Hour and Shadow Point (both excellent and well worth picking up) and Insignium Astartes as well... hmm... I'd avoid that one if I was you.

Hopefully we will also see that Jes Goodwin sketchbook reprinted as well then.

I really enjoy reading Watsons books. Theyre corny for sure, but they got flavor.
Gothic war books are cool - I enjoyed them as well.

IA, well for the collections sake, I might have to pick it up. Sketchbooks would be friggin awesome!!

**BrookM**

Index Astartes was a good waste of my money. I was expecting something along the lines of the Gothic and the Eldritch or the Inquisitor Sketch book, not a book full of poorly rendered marines.

**temprus**

BrookM wrote:Index Astartes was a good waste of my money. I was expecting something along the lines of the Gothic and the Eldritch or the Inquisitor Sketch book, not a book full of poorly rendered marines.

Um, you mean Insignium Astartes, methinks.

Index Astartes and Gothic and the Eldritch would be welcome reprints.

**Alpharius**

Seconded!

A massive tome reprinting ALL of the Index Astartes articles would be very welcome.

Of course, they had rules that no longer apply, and background that may contradict the current stuff...

Whatever!

**BrassScorpion**

Insignium Astartes was probably the least desirable art book on Space Marines they ever produced, yet it fetches more than $70 on average on eBay lately. Space Marine stuff sells no matter what. Hilarious since Black Library was selling of their excess copies for $10 each at US Games Day this year.

By the way for anyone who missed it, Liber Chaotica Complete is back on shelves already.

Any ideas yet what other out of print books are coming back?

**Shaman**

Ronin wrote:Yep, Path of the Warrior. About some Striking Scorpion from Alaitoc (my favourite Craftworld, as it happens). Looking forward to that one too.

More xenos love please

and yes, Ive heard of that graphic novel before. Need to try and get my hands on it somehow

Deff skwadron use to be up for free on the black library site.. before the site turned into suckage. I tried to find it for ya but its gone.

**Kanluwen**

Gav Thorpe will be signing copies of Shadow King at Games Workshop, Cheltenham.

Sat 19th Dec 12-2pm
Cheltenham
01242 228419
16 Pittville Street,
Cheltenham

Figured you'd want a heads up, in case anyone wants the novel.

**Flachzange**

Alpharius wrote:Seconded!

A massive tome reprinting ALL of the Index Astartes articles would be very welcome.

Of course, they had rules that no longer apply, and background that may contradict the current stuff...

Whatever!

When did they EVER care about that though?

**Fallen668**

I picked up the New edition of Libre Chaotica recently. I am very glad to finally have this book since I missed it the first time as single volumes due to unemployment, and the second time because of being short on cash for a while. I do have one minor complaint though. On the dustjacket it has an "I won such and such award" blurb on it. I though that was just a sticker when I saw it on the shelf but regretfully it is actually printed on the dustjacket. It is not also printed on the cover but who removes dustjackets? Very minor complaint I know, but it did annoy me slightly.

**reds8n**

If you look in the Slaaneshs ection in said tome, you'll get an idea of what some of the revamped Dark Eldar should look like.

@ Mr. Brass Scorpion : my understanding is that with the P.O.D. system all the books that BL ( not GW note) have ever done will be eventually available.

**BrassScorpion**

@Reds8n: Thanks for the additional info.

@Fallen668: About the "award" on the cover of the new book, I was looking at that on a copy of the new printing in a GW store the other day and was also surprised to see that it was actually printed on the dustjacket rather than being a sticker.

I'm also surprised that the new printing Liber Chaotica Complete hasn't appeared on Amazon.com yet. Usually, Amazon sells those $50 BL books for about $31-$33 and the $30 ones for $19-$22. I got the paperback Liber Chaotica Complete from Amazon the first time around for $22.