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**reds8n**

More good news for WFB fans, we will be seeing a Luthor Huss Warhammer heroes novel, which is a good chocie IMO for that series.

Coming from further leftfield, Bl will also be releasing 2 -- one 40K one WFB -- adventure game books -- a bit like the old Fighting Fantasy/Choose your own adventure style books -- but with a somewhat mroe detailed and involving system.

Apparently.

Still no ETA, alas, for the 3rd in the "Scourge the..."/DH series of books.

Mr. King, apparently, has no desire at all to write short stories, he's all about the novels. In fact despite the first of his Tyrion/Teclis novels not being released yet, he has in fact written and handed in all 3 !

**BrookM**

reds8n wrote: More good news for WFB fans, we will be seeing a Luthor Huss Warhammer heroes novel, which is a good chocie IMO for that series.

Here's hoping it's another origins story, like Wulfrik. I found Huss an interesting character, especially his origins and how he went about preaching his brand of religion.

Coming from further leftfield, Bl will also be releasing 2 -- one 40K one WFB -- adventure game books -- a bit like the old Fighting Fantasy/Choose your own adventure style books -- but with a somewhat mroe detailed and involving system.

Adventure game books? They better not be like those crappy hero books they had years ago with Kal Jerico and Leonatus.

Apparently.

Still no ETA, alas, for the 3rd in the "Scourge the..."/DH series of books.

You and me both, Cain needs to sod off already, if I want format writing I'll watch TV instead. Maybe an odd question, but Sandy isn't one of their A-listers now is he?

Mr. King, apparently, has no desire at all to write short stories, he's all about the novels. In fact despite the first of his Tyrion/Teclis novels not being released yet, he has in fact written and handed in all 3 !

Damn, full novels?! Not drafts?

**Alpharius**

reds8n gets a shout out from Gav - and an honorary Internet Title too?

Nice!

I am very interested in seeing where Gav goes with his RG story, as well as his DA one.

Big question though - will I be happy with where they go with Alpharius/Omegon?

At this point, I wish they'd be "Dan Abnett Only", but that might mean we'd never see another story about them!

**reds8n**

Deliverance Lost, Corax arrives

Continuing Black Library Live week here on the blog, we have a piece of Horus Heresy artwork which was first seen by fans attending the event in Warhammer World on Saturday.

This incredible vista by Neil Roberts will feature on the cover of Deliverance Lost by Gav Thorpe which will be available next year. It focuses on the Raven Guard with links to the storylines in the audio drama Raven’s Flight and the short story “The Face of Treachery” from Age of Darkness.

This is the first picture of Corax that has ever been used in any Games Workshop publication and was based upon a sketch by the mighty John Blanche himself. Neil’s attention to detail is astounding, as always. We particularly love the amazing cityscape behind him. Just be careful not to look at for too long – we wouldn’t want you getting dizzy!

Nice indeed !

Forgot to mention earlier : we will be seeing some more Ragnar/Space Wolf books too -- not by any of the previous authors either -- we will, apparently, be very happy when we see who is doing them.

**Kanluwen**

Reminds me of the "Infiltrator" armor in DC Universe Online.

That is to say: "Freaking awesome".

**1hadhq**

wow

Thanks red

Now, if GW could just for once NOT use skulls...
ImaGine the size of the bird where this piece would be from.

**Alpharius**

Simply put - wow.

WOW!

Er... not sure how I missed this before, but probably because I was excited about the subject matter, but...

The Primarch short stories are all going to be LIMITED EDITION only available on Black Library things?

Ugh.

**Pyroriffic**

reds8n wrote:
.... more work from Sarah Cawkwell ?

Yep. No rest for the wicked, apparently.

I must be very bad.

But now I can enact my Evil Deeds [tm] with the aid of my Dakka Dice...

**reds8n**

But you're good at that though. [/Rihanna]

Nice to see you, if only briefly, next time eh ?!

Black Library have got another submissions window open -- see here : http://www.blacklibrary.com/Getting-Started/FAQ-Working-For-Black-Library.html

note however

Unfortunately, we are not currently looking for Horus Heresy or Time of Legends submissions

Some of the BL guys and gals kindly offered up the following advice about submitting :

GRAHAM McNEILL

My rule is to see whether you can say: “but why don’t they just…” when reading back through your work. If you can do that, then there is a problem and you need to rewrite it. How annoying is it to read a book where you think, “but why don’t they just do *insert obvious course of action here*, and then everything would be okay?” That is part of what makes a book weak and it is something you need to avoid.

NICK KYME

Don't be precious about your work; get other people to read your writing and don't be upset if they don't like it. Don't be offended if they criticise or give you feedback, take it on board instead. Being a writer isn't glamorous, it's bloody hard work and anyone who has any illusions about it otherwise will be sorely disappointed. It's tough, but if it's what you want to do you'll do it anyway.

NIK VINCENT

People often ask about ideas, and how we generate them. We think there are probably two strands to answering this general query. The first is that a premise is not an idea. You might have a brainwave, but test that it works by applying the principle of 'what if', so that you have a fully formed idea before you embark on that story. The second is that you should trust your ideas. Don't dismiss an idea as silly before you've given it a chance to grow. Good writers don't have more ideas than everyone else, they simply trust the ideas they have.

JAMES SWALLOW

All too often, I talk to aspiring writers about how they have great ideas for stories that they start writing, but then abandon for others. If you do this, you're not a writer; you're a dabbler. Finish what you start, and learn from it. Even if the work isn't good, when you've done it, you've completed it and it will inform the next thing you write.

SARAH CAWKWELL

Never over complicate your ideas in a submission. Be definite about what happens, not vague and ambiguous. Never be afraid of being over confident. 'I can' beats 'I might' every time.

DAN ABNETT

If you’re submitting to a company, or entering a competition, or taking advantage of a submissions window....follow the rules. If they publish guidelines, follow them precisely. Don’t think you know better, or assume the rules don’t apply to you. If a publisher encounters a writer who can’t follow basic instruction, they’re not going to want to work with them. I know it sounds mind-numbingly obvious, but it’s amazing how often this mistake is made. I recently read a very good Warhammer story by someone who was wondering why they hadn’t placed in a competition. They were asking if I could tell what was wrong. The main problem seemed to me that they had entered a Warhammer story in a Warhammer 40,000 competition...

from : http://theliteraryproject.blogspot.com/

**SilverMK2**

Might have a go at polishing off some short stories

**slaanesh12**

Hi I'm new I hope everyone is okay

I just found two copies of Caledor on ebay if any ones interested

I myself would like to bid on the signed copy once I get paid on friday

Here : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Caledor-pre-re...item4157759ca8

And here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Caledor-A-Tale...item45f933be25

**BrookM**

And both have been removed.

**Kanluwen**

BrookM wrote:And both have been removed.

Say what you want about their editing, marketing, and overall shenanigans...

GW damned well does a good job trying to cut down on the FeeBay twits.

**slaanesh12**

There still up for me ???

http://books.shop.ebay.co.uk/Books-Comics-Magazines-/267/i.html?_nkw=caledor&_catref=1&_dmpt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m282

**Ozymandias**

So Gav is writing a trilogy on the Vampire Counts Wars? Didn't they already do this (not that I'm complaining, I read the first few pages of one of them and the writing was like bad fanfic)?

**Gadge**

Thanks Red for the update of BL live. Seems like a lot of good stuff to come, excited

haha. Have you managed to have a flick through the Bretonnian book yet? Was disappointed when they cut it back to novellas.

Gadge

Oh forgot to say the cover art looks good, but the face reminds me of a dark haired He-man haha.

**dienekes96**

Spectacular Corax picture by Neil. I'd love to see the sketch by Blanche. His Primarch sketches from the card series (art books) are fantastic.

**Pyroriffic**

John Blanche's stuff is very pretty. Very stylised and almost ethereal. It has that sort of... wispy thing going on.

That sounded much better in my head, I assure you.

But really, why does he hate the colour blue?

**BrookM**

IIRC he despises cold colours (blue and green) lots, he said that in an interview once.

**Just Dave**

I'm personally not too sure about that cover, the 'things' coming off Corax's back look a bit wrong to me. Needless to say, the rest of it's nice, but I'm not too sure about that aspect of it.

However, as some of you know, I too am a BIG Corax fan, so I wholeheartedly look forward to this book. I will have to keep a close eye on this thread and BL over the coming months...

Cheers Red!

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Gawd though, it seems like I'm gonna have a long time to wait until there's a new BL novel that I'm interested in;

Blood Reaver and Age of Darkness(?) in May, then I'll have to wait until September for Path of the Seer and then even more waiting until December for Gildar Rift and another HH novel. Could be a long year, but hopefully well worth it. Hopefully this means, I can get some work done in the meantime though...

**reds8n**

"Blood Reaver and Age of Darkness" -- both really good BTW

You'll also want, nay, need "Battle of the Fang" as well. Especially once you've read Mr. Wraight's tale in "Age of Darkness", it's groovier than the Fonz.

[/hopes people still know who that is]

Can't recall if I said it here or not : but there's also a sequel to "Helion Rain" ( another audio book) coming out as well. Good times to be a RG fan.

**Kanluwen**

Wait, there's already a sequel to Helion Rain coming?!

Christ, I still need to actually listen to it

**Just Dave**

reds8n wrote: You'll also want, nay, need "Battle of the Fang" as well. Especially once you've read Mr. Wraight's tale in "Age of Darkness", it's groovier than the Fonz.

[/hopes people still know who that is]

Oh come on Red, what do you think I am? A Space Wolf player or something?!

*I do know who the Fonz is, despite not seeing happy days. Also, which is his short story in age ala darkness?

**reds8n**

despite not seeing happy days.

.. what do they teach in schools these days ! Think of some of the minor jokes you're not getting in "Family Guy"and "Arrested Development".

Next thing you'll be telling me you never saw the spinoff cartoon when the Fonz, Ralph Mouth, Pudsey and Richie go travelling in time with an alien callled "Cupcake" and a dog called Mr. Cool...

.... guess you had to be there.

I can't say too much as it'll spoilt it, but Mr. Wraight's tale (mainly) concerns the Thousand Sons.

And ... other people. And mucho ass it kicks too.

**Alpharius**

Damn you and your ability to get releases earlier then the rest of us and then tease us about it without mercy!

**Pyroriffic**

IIRC (and the weekend is a hazy memory), the follow up to Helion Rain features the Raven Guard and the Brazen Minotaurs working their way through a labyrinthe.

I bet David Bowie won't be there, though.

**Kanluwen**

Pyroriffic wrote:IIRC (and the weekend is a hazy memory), the follow up to Helion Rain features the Raven Guard and the Brazen Minotaurs working their way through a labyrinthe.

I bet David Bowie won't be there, though.

Pft.

That movie scarred me for life.

**dienekes96**

That movie introduced me to Jennifer Connelly.

Win.

Green and blue are the colors of life (water and earth). Makes sense he would avoid them. Speaking of which, isn't it about time for another Blanche art or sketch book?

**BrookM**

Oooh, I'd like that lots. I've got both Johns and Jess' art books and look through them every now and then, good stuff in there all right!

**Gadge**

Hey was just on Anthony Reynolds blog and saw this.

"Writing the Necrons was fun, though I’d say I probably enjoyed writing about the Dark Eldar in Dark Disciple more. I can’t wait to see what Andy Chambers does with them (you know he’s writing a Dark Eldar novel, yeah?)"

Apologies if its been posted already.

http://anthonyreynolds.wordpress.com/ link there for people