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2016/02/20 11:09:34
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 60 I am Slaughter offer
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
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"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal
2016/02/20 14:04:48
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 60 I am Slaughter offer
Am I reading that right? The change to hardbacks and pulling out of independent bookstores meant the HH series stopped hitting the NYTimes bestseller list, and now they are pulling paperbacks and the old books from their own stores?
How do they expect to get anyone else into the damn series if they don't at least have the opening trilogy sitting on the shelves?
Fafnir wrote: Oh, I certainly vote with my dollar, but the problem is that that is not enough. The problem with the 'vote with your dollar' response is that it doesn't take into account why we're not buying the product. I want to enjoy 40k enough to buy back in. It was my introduction to traditional games, and there was a time when I enjoyed it very much. I want to buy 40k, but Gamesworkshop is doing their very best to push me away, and simply not buying their product won't tell them that.
2016/02/20 14:19:00
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 60 I am Slaughter offer
mainly dealing with his forthcoming Predator/colonial marines, but, apparently, also touches on his 40k stuff.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/21 10:58:42
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 60 I am Slaughter offer
Is 3rd on the list -- After warmaster & his own fantasy series start.
Suggests that at least part of the delay was due to the way GW/BL shifted their focus a bit over the last few years.
...however things appear to be moving back t'other way.
PC game is helping a bit too
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/21 11:36:40
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 60 I am Slaughter offer
Sigismund, First Captain of the Imperial Fists, must set aside his personal doubts in order to lead his forces against the last remaining Word Bearers within the Solar System...
READ IT BECAUSE
Sigismund is First Captain of the Imperial Fists: destined for greatness beyond any of his Legion brothers. In this audio, though, he faces traitor Space Marines in battle for the first time, and must confront the true nature of their Heresy.
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THE STORY
On the doorstep of Holy Terra, the shadow of treachery still lurks. Upon a comet-shrine dedicated to the glory of Unity, a group of heretic Word Bearers prepare to return to the Solar System after being abandoned by their brethren - only the forces commanded by Sigismund, First Captain of the Imperial Fists, stand between the traitors and their goal. But will the legendary Templar's skill at arms be enough to prevail over this new enemy, or will the doubt in his heart prove ultimately to be his undoing?
Written by John French
stories will be :
Templar by John French
Stratagem by Nick Kyme
Master of the First by Gav Thorpe
The Long Night by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
The Herald of Sanguinius by Andy Smillie
Iron Corpses by David Annandale
The Watcher by C Z Dunn
Young Oberdeii and Tebecai, Scouts of the Ultramarines 199th Company, descend into the depths beneath Mount Pharos in search of a dark truth... though it may haunt them for all time.
LISTEN TOIT BECAUSE
It's the prequel to the novel Pharos, and within this audio you'll get an insight into one of the heroes of that book, as well as a glimpse at the deepest (and we do mean 'deepest'...) secrets of the mighty Pharos itself.
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THE STORY
The Pharos stands as a beacon of light in the darkness, a whisper of hope in the silent void, a bastion of defiance in the face of treachery. Without it there could be no Imperium Secundus – why, then, do the masters of Ultramar know so little about its operation, or the dangers it could present? Young Oberdeii and Tebecai, Scouts of the 199th Company, descend into the depths beneath Mount Pharos in search of the truth... though it may haunt them for all time.
By Mr Goulding -- his Mortarion audio was good I thought. Worked very well.
.. this seems to have been pulled off the site for now...
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/22 09:40:37
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 60 I am Slaughter offer
After returning from Calth and the Underworld War, Sergeant Aeonid Thiel is summoned before his primarch Roboute Guilliman.
READ IT BECAUSE
One of the great things about the Horus Heresy series is learning about the characters and events that shaped the 41st millennium, and few heroes are more pivotal than these two: Sergeant Aeonid Thiel and Rouboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines. As well as these iconic heroes, in this audio, we also see the beginnings of what will become one of the most important books in the galaxy.
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THE STORY
After returning from Calth and the Underworld War, Sergeant Aeonid Thiel is summoned before his primarch Roboute Guilliman. The fragile peace of Imperium Secundus is threatened by traitor warbands left behind by the Shadow Crusade, and a new order of battle must be written.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/23 14:02:10
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/24 09:36:09
Subject: Re: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
On Caliban, those Dark Angels loyal to Luther grow impatient for a return to past glories, allowing the corruption at the world’s heart to spread.
READ IT BECAUSE
This audio reveals the truth of what has been happening on the Dark Angels home world of Caliban while the Lion has been battling against the Warmaster's forces on the other side of the galaxy.With ties both to ongoing events in the wider Horus Heresy, and to Gav Thorpe's Legacy of Caliban series, this is an audio no Dark Angels fan will want to miss.
THE STORY
The Dark Angels and the Night Lords fought one another to a bloody stalemate during the Thramas Crusade, leaving the First Legion scattered and under-strength. Back on Caliban, those Dark Angels loyal to Luther begin to grow impatient for a return to past glories, allowing the corruption at the world's heart to spread.
This is a good tale, really worth it if you're into the DA.
The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/24 14:43:03
Subject: Re: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
Just read in Facebook from people who seemed to be in the know that BL have recently been made more independent, similar to how it was before they were brought completely in under GW's wings, which means they are more about doing licensed fiction of various types in the Warhammer worlds rather than being a vehicle to sell more models like they have been in the recent years. Anyone else heard this chatter?
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2016/02/24 22:40:38
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
Mymearan wrote: Just read in Facebook from people who seemed to be in the know that BL have recently been made more independent, similar to how it was before they were brought completely in under GW's wings, which means they are more about doing licensed fiction of various types in the Warhammer worlds rather than being a vehicle to sell more models like they have been in the recent years. Anyone else heard this chatter?
Yes I have. "Now that BL is its own master again" and wording about retail being completely separate from BL publishing popped up last week on a forum but as to what that specifically entails I can't say (teehee). You can check out The First Expedition to see this as well. Personally,BL is experimenting with new ways to deliver content but I've never been happier with BL. Sure, having mass market paperbacks available for each release would be swell but that heretic won't burn. Everything in ever format eventually
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2016/02/25 01:11:42
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
Jago Sevatarion, First Captain of the Night Lords, languishes in a gaol cell in the heart of Ultramar. Far from a spent force, the Night Lords must consider where their loyalties lie...
READ IT BECAUSE
It's Sevatar in a prison cell, being sarcastic to his Dark Angels jailers and unravelling the mystery of the girl who's talking to him in his sleep. And when he finds out, the action is fast-paced and bloody...
THE STORY
The Dark Angels and the Night Lords fought one another to a bloody stalemate during the Thramas Crusade and, though the Lion eventually claimed victory, it left both Legions scattered and under-strength. Jago Sevatarion, First Captain of the Night Lords, languishes in a gaol cell in the heart of Ultramar. Far from a spent force, the Night Lords must consider where their loyalties lie, and what path they will take in the days and months to come.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/25 16:03:26
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
I know the next instalment of the bequin series is awaited with much anticipation on the thread but does anyone hav any idea when the next one in the talon of Horus / black legion book is scheduled for? Or is it another long term mystery?? I'm slightly panicking at the moment over having time to read what's on my plate at the minute but still keen to see both of these at some stage.
EAT - SLEEP - FARM - REPEAT
2016/02/26 09:45:39
Subject: Re: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
Crowned as the new Emperor of Imperium Secundus, Sanguinius of the Blood Angels faces the very real threat of betrayal from within his new realm.
READ IT BECAUSE
Not only is this story a fascinating glimpse into the mind of the Blood Angels Primarch, it also shines light on the origins of another well known character in the history of the IX Legion...
THE STORY
Crowned as the new Emperor of Imperium Secundus, Sanguinius of the Blood Angels faces the very real threat of betrayal from within his new realm. As ever, it falls to his Sanguinary Guard to protect the primarch, and Commander Azkaellon must resort to the most dire of measures.
and in other news....
One of the things you guys ask us a lot is when we'll see more of the older Horus Heresy series in the collector's edition hardback format.
Well, we're delighted to announce that this week, the first of a new wave of Horus Heresy hardback editions is here.
We plan to bring out more of these classic titles in this format over the coming months. Soon, those of you who want to have the whole collection on your bookshelf can do just that!
Oh, and we know that a few of the earlier titles have now sold out in hardback. Fear not – We're reprinting them right now so none of you need miss out on completing your collection.
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The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
2016/02/26 12:23:12
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
where's that coming from, the only clamour I hear is for speedy release of normal mass market paperbacks
(but the reprint news is good though)
It's at least on Facebook pages (especially BL/Digital page now), forums, in-person at events, via emails, and such. But yes, there is still likewise a call for massmarket paperbacks like the first (17-23 was it?) books.
co-host weekly wargaming podcast Combat Phase
on iTunes or www.combatphase.com
2016/02/26 13:01:58
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
where's that coming from, the only clamour I hear is for speedy release of normal mass market paperbacks
(but the reprint news is good though)
It's at least on Facebook pages (especially BL/Digital page now), forums, in-person at events, via emails, and such. But yes, there is still likewise a call for massmarket paperbacks like the first (17-23 was it?) books.
So, from the usual couple of hundred superfans then, whereas the demand for the MMPB format was enough to make the early books in the series into NYT Best Sellers.
"Your society's broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No, lets blame the people with no power and no money and those immigrants who don't even have the vote. Yea, it must be their fething fault." - Iain M Banks
-----
"The language of modern British politics is meant to sound benign. But words do not mean what they seem to mean. 'Reform' actually means 'cut' or 'end'. 'Flexibility' really means 'exploit'. 'Prudence' really means 'don't invest'. And 'efficient'? That means whatever you want it to mean, usually 'cut'. All really mean 'keep wages low for the masses, taxes low for the rich, profits high for the corporations, and accept the decline in public services and amenities this will cause'." - Robin McAlpine from Common Weal
2016/02/26 13:02:49
Subject: Black Library News/Rumours Thread: 62 HH e-shorts
