Black library news and rumours (including Horus Heresy stuff)...

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**reds8n**

ah, no, I was referring to "The Gothic and the Eldritch".

I can only "plead the fifth" with regards to scurrilous, if all too true, other allegations in this thread.

Sword of Vengence is turning out to be a cracking read, and Helion Rain was enjoyable enough. need to give it another listen or two before passing final judgement.

**BrookM**

reds8n wrote: Sword of Vengence is turning out to be a cracking read, and Helion Rain was enjoyable enough. need to give it another listen or two before passing final judgement.

Still going through Purging, which is aaaaaaaace. I did notice that Vengeance includes a little "this happened previously", which more novels should do, especially when the sequels are 1+ years apart.

Just Dave wrote:Note: I see you appear to have changed your flag too - France are we?

Oh you silly American, I'm far too brave to be a frog.

**Just Dave**

BrookM wrote:
Just Dave wrote:Note: I see you appear to have changed your flag too - France are we?
Oh you silly American, I'm far too brave to be a frog.

American?!

**BrookM**

Just Dave wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Just Dave wrote:Note: I see you appear to have changed your flag too - France are we?
Oh you silly American, I'm far too brave to be a frog.

American?!

Do you think I like to be thrown in with the French?! Consider us even Mon Ami. Wait..

**Just Dave**

But your fla---

Aaaah forget it. Even it is!

On with the Black Library news! *claps hands for Reds8n to appear*

**BrookM**

Yes, Red One, will you attend the BL open days this April?

**reds8n**

Yes, I am actually.

Even i get days off from the keyboard, and I get to spend them shamelessly hobnobbing with a bewildering variety of talented stars....

.. and all the Bl guys and.. ahh,,, you see where I'm going with this.

news wise.. some words from the author of New York Times bestselling list tome : The First Heretic

While I only (ha, “only”) have one novel being released in 2011 – Blood Reaver, the sequel to Soul Hunter – I’ve got the next several 40K novels on my plate fairly close to organised and loosely planned out. In fact, 2011 needs to be spent writing two of them, which will be the Grey Knights novel, and the last of the Night Lords trilogy, which I’ve currently named I Can’t Name this Book, and I Keep Changing My Mind over the Title.

- I’ve also promised myself to get enough of my non-40K novel cracked so I can send it to agents and kickstart that side of my career. It currently creeps by under the working title Annabelle’s Blood, which is very apt, but I’d like it a lot more if half my sci-fi novels didn’t already have that damn noun in their names, too.

I’ve also got several short stories and a novella coming out. Not sure how much I can blab about any of them, but here’s the skinny on what’s confessable:

- The novella is one of Black Library’s limited edition range, and it’s a Horus Heresy novella. I’ve toyed with notions of a Mechanicum plot in the past, but it never felt quite right. This was a big deal for me, and it had to be something damn special because of the format, but it couldn’t be essential to the saga due to the limited edition nature of the whole deal.

The story I decided to tell was actually chosen by all the freaking mail I’ve had since The First Heretic went live. “What did Lorgar witness in the Eye of Terror?”

Good question, 500,000 people. I’ll get back to you all on that later this year.

- One of the short stories I’ll be doing is the prologue / teaser / test for my potential future Rise of the Warmaster series, featuring Abaddon the Despoiler in the years after the defeated Legions retreat to the Eye.

- My Grey Knights novel has the working title of The Emperor’s Gift. (You may now stop asking and/or sending me suggestions.) In a spot of intriguing news, and with no spoilers allowed, it has a strong tie to Dan’s Eisenhorn/Ravenor series, and it’s set in the same era. But neither of us are saying a word more about it, yet. The phone line has burned over this one, and to say I’m excited as all hell would still be an understatement. If it doesn’t rock on toast, you have my permission to shoot me in the face.

- Yeah, I’m doing another Horus Heresy novel, but not in 2011. No, I can’t say what it’s about yet. It’s still a long way away, and I have more immediate stuff I want to write.

all of which is nice.

http://aarondembskibowden.wordpress.com/2011/02/01/with-an-eye-to-the-future/

**Simonbarsinistr**

That's all very, very nice!

**CajunMan**

Rise of the Warmaster sounds freaking amazing! I really really really hope that one gets written!

**Pyroriffic**

Oooh, shall look forward to seeing you there, Mr. Red.

**Death By Monkeys**

Tying The Emperor's Gift in to Eisenhorn/Ravenor sounds spiff. Looking forward to it.

**reds8n**

Pyroriffic wrote:Oooh, shall look forward to seeing you there, Mr. Red.

There is a pint/similar with your name on it coming your way.

**BrookM**

Here's hoping he finally gets to write about the World Eaters.

**Lint**

BrookM wrote:Here's hoping he finally gets to write about the World Eaters.

Nah, Counter will get the WE novel, and we'll be graced with lines like "Overlapping fields of fire" and "Sons of Angron/Dorn/Russ/Corax/Fulgrim/" ad naseum, about once every page.

**BrookM**

Lint wrote:
BrookM wrote:Here's hoping he finally gets to write about the World Eaters.

Nah, Counter will get the WE novel, and we'll be graced with lines like "Overlapping fields of fire" and "Sons of Angron/Dorn/Russ/Corax/Fulgrim/" ad naseum, about once every page.

**Pyroriffic**

reds8n wrote:
Pyroriffic wrote:Oooh, shall look forward to seeing you there, Mr. Red.

There is a pint/similar with your name on it coming your way.

BOSTIN'!

**reds8n**

For the dramatic finale of Nick’s trilogy, Nocturne, we decided to show a different kind of Salamander and artist Cheoljoo Lee has brought Librarian Dak'ir to life in this striking cover. Check out the close up below to see that glint of psychic power in his eyes ...

We have much more great cover art to bring you so check back over the next few days.

**chaplaingrabthar**

Not sure I like that one as much. Rather it'd been another guy in Green and not Librarian Blue.

**Alpharius**

I'm sure that I like it - nice indeed!

As always, thanks for staying on point in terms of BL stuff!

**BrookM**

Another one I'm really looking forward to, especially after the second novel in the series being so bleeding good, especially the parts with Vulkan He'Stan.

**Pyroriffic**

I love it. I think Lee's work is outstanding.

And I have a soft spot for Librarians. Although for some reason, I always imagine the blue of their armour to be less sky-blue and more cobalt.

Win all round, here!

**reds8n**

Agreed on all points.

I have a slight personal preference for librarians to, perhaps, merely display a blue shoulder pad/similar and maintain more/some of their chapter's regular colours. BUt that's kinda nitpicky so..

.. hmm... can anyone think of any Space Marine chapters who might use librarians a lot ? Especially their divination powers ? Blue and silvers a good combo isn't it eh ?

**BrookM**

There is this one Chapter, but that one has sadly been ruined to the point of non-canon thanks to a certain author with a love for Eldar.

**reds8n**

BrookM wrote:There is this one Chapter, but that one has sadly been ruined to the point of non-canon thanks to a certain author with a love for Eldar.

Perhaps so.

..are there any other chapters though ? Ones who might.. I dunno.. be featuring in a forthcoming novel, perhaps elaborating and building upon a throwaway line of fluff in the main rulebook ?

**BrookM**

Jog my memory, what page was that on again?

**reds8n**

http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/coming-soon/the-gildar-rift.html

..from a hotly tipped, occassionally hungover, up and coming young* author.

* you so owe me for that one !

**BrookM**

Aaaaaah, I think I need to quit my job and put in more hobby time, I'm starting to forget an awful lot.

**Pyroriffic**

reds8n wrote:http://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/coming-soon/the-gildar-rift.html

..from a hotly tipped, occassionally hungover, up and coming young* author.

Point Clarifications

* If it was 'hotly tipped' in the sense that people threw lots of money at me, I'd buy into that wholesale. But thank you anyway.

* Occasionally hungover. Yes. This is... sadly... true. It's the whole fragile female thing. And the fact that I put away the best part of a vineyard on Tuesday night.

* Up and coming young author. I AM young. You know, compared to say, a 900 year old Timelord.

Yes. Blue and silver is a quite lovely combination, though I say so myself. Very cold. Harsh, almost...

**reds8n**

Pyroriffic wrote:
* Occasionally hungover. Yes. This is... sadly... true. It's the whole fragile female thing. And the fact that I put away the best part of a vineyard on Tuesday night.

I'm glad to see the tradition of the hard drinking author is alive and...okay.. pehaps not well as such but...

The key is to keep drinking.

Yes. Blue and silver is a quite lovely combination, though I say so myself. Very cold. Harsh, almost...

*Takes notes*

If it was 'hotly tipped' in the sense that people threw lots of money at me, I'd buy into that wholesale

I hear that.
I thought the preview odds and sods in Hammer and Bolter and so on were very promising indeed.

And I've heard good things about the 1st chapter extract.. must get round to signing up and reading it.

**Pyroriffic**

Yes. You must.

Sign up!

Temporarily diverting the conversation back to Da'kir... for those of you who've read the Salamanders series and have finished Firedrake...

Spoiler:

Looking forward to Nocturne.