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Image from today's newsletter, at least two more novels / novellas have been teased, one involving the Death Korps, the da Red Gobbo(?).

More stuff

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/10/31/sunday-preview-time-to-reap-the-red-harvest/

Wolftime paperback and limited edition, and a black library advent calendar.

Very glad to see there's an Advent Calendar, was a bit worried that the Chibi Space Marine one would be all there was this year, which seemed very boring and repetitive in comparison.

Red Gobbo novel is by Mike Brooks who is on my list of favourite BL authors (I loved Brutal Kunnin and Alpharius) which makes this book a must have for me.

Coming Soon:

NEWS from the BL Reveal today
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2021/12/11/discover-what-reads-await-in-2022-with-black-librarys-warhammer-preview-online

1) 2 new plastic marine models for the Horus Heresy

2) A black and white (and red) illustrated edition of Xenos (Eisenhorn) along with annotations from the author.

3) Kragnos is getting his own book for Age of Sigmar which recounts his start in the setting and story.

4)The Successors - A Space Marine Anthology

5 Saturnine (40K)

6) Witch Hunger (Old World)

7) Cadian Blood (40K)

8) Astoroath Angel of Mercy (40K)

9) Maps for Siege of Terra

10) Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader (HH)

11) SOULSLAYER - NEW GOTREK BOOK!!!!!!! Gotrek VS Deepkin!

12) Throne of Light - Book 4 of Dawn of Fire (40K)

13) Ahriman Eternal (40K) - MASSIVE special edition with other material including sketch book, decoder and other things. Very fancy looking

14) Triumph of St. Catherine (40K - SoB story)

15) Huron Blackheard - Master of the Maelstrom (40K)

16) Assassinarum Kingmaker (40K)

17) Hallowed Ground (AoS) Cursed City themed story (father and daughter witchhunters)

18) Ravenor Rogue (40K)

Ongoing now and there's more news (its not all collated and showing so its as it comes on the live stream)

Really not sure if the two new models should be in here or not?

Fafnir Rann


Dominion Zephon

Nice that Kragnos is getting a dedicated novel. But did we really need another edition of Eisenhorn?

Illustrated Editions are worth adding I think as they give you something new. I always tend to welcome them though I suspect they will sell out fast

That Blood Anngel's gonna snap in twain the second you breathe at him wrongly

They’re plastic??

I finally understand all the "Is it resin or plastic" debates, as I would swear these guys would be resin. The way the terrain looks, the paint, it all screams forgeworld. But the vid says plastic...

Yes, revealed in the stream


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One thing that hits me - again - is that this is less "Black Library" and more "30-40K" with one or two other stories thrown in (almost quite literally). It's a huge shame that BL still doesn't seem to have really picked up the pace with AoS stories. Indeed it almost feels like they are being forced out for key marketing of the core game rather than exploring their own stories. Surprised there's also no Warhammer Chronicles updates either so far as they've been pretty solid with that.

Zaphos is totally going to be my next iron hands conversion.

Rann looks amazing as well. IF are getting incredible models lately.

Ooh, family witch hunter adventures. Nice

 Overread wrote:
Yes, revealed in the stream


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One thing that hits me - again - is that this is less "Black Library" and more "30-40K" with one or two other stories thrown in (almost quite literally). It's a huge shame that BL still doesn't seem to have really picked up the pace with AoS stories. Indeed it almost feels like they are being forced out for key marketing of the core game rather than exploring their own stories. Surprised there's also no Warhammer Chronicles updates either so far as they've been pretty solid with that.

Didn't Josh Reynolds say AoS stories sold far less than 40k?

Yep! Just wish that AoS had more than 2 books from the whole mega-release. I think BL clearly needs a new author or two that focuses on AoS. It's still a huge shame that they lost Josh Reynolds who seemed to be a one-man machine for writing great AoS stories in various themes and ideas.

Honestly, the part that strikes me is how boring the whole thing was.

Oh look! Two new reprints of Abnett's stuff. Two new Marine models for Horus Heresy players, woo?

I'd have been more impressed if there was a model for Ravenor in his chair or Minka Lesk for the Cadians.

It wasn't very interesting overall. Uneeded reprints, more space marines and very little variation. Only really Kragnos, witch hunters and the Sisters book actually sounded interesting. It really, really needed some non-imperial stuff for 40K.

Wasn't Zephon made a sanguinary guard? I guess this could be his model before then, but I'm not sure the augmentics match up

 Inquisitor Gideon wrote:
It wasn't very interesting overall. Uneeded reprints, more space marines and very little variation. Only really Kragnos, witch hunters and the Sisters book actually sounded interesting. It really, really needed some non-imperial stuff for 40K.

You mean like the Red Corsairs book?

It had nothing to do with Imperial or non-Imperial. It just was too focused on "series" books.

 Arbitrator wrote:

 Overread wrote:
Yes, revealed in the stream


Automatically Appended Next Post:
One thing that hits me - again - is that this is less "Black Library" and more "30-40K" with one or two other stories thrown in (almost quite literally). It's a huge shame that BL still doesn't seem to have really picked up the pace with AoS stories. Indeed it almost feels like they are being forced out for key marketing of the core game rather than exploring their own stories. Surprised there's also no Warhammer Chronicles updates either so far as they've been pretty solid with that.

Didn't Josh Reynolds say AoS stories sold far less than 40k?

Yes, however at the same time I think its a bit of the marine effect, notice how almost every single book is Marines. Not many Cadians, no Xenos at all.
At the same time I think there's a bit of the "build it and they come" effect where if you start to reduce offerings the already smaller interested market only get smaller. Where as in theory if you build it up they should build up. AoS was marred a bit as the early Realmgate books that set the scene are very Stormcast MarySue style books with the Stormcast just smashing everything with inhuman powers. Very combat focused, very Stormcast focused and such. I'm glad that Gotrek is continuing, though sad that there's no Audio Drama announced.


Heck on the model front why isn't there a Malineth model for Gotrek? She's clearly not going anywhere and Gotrek already has a fantastic model.

Sigismund one is on my list. The rest, meh.

Ooooo...Red Corsairs.

I've never read any of Mike Brook's stuff before. Any examples? Opinions?

Josh Reynolds said soul wars sold very well but that 8 lamentations didn't unfortunately. It's clear that the gotrek books do very well.

That Dominion Zephon is a must-buy for me! It's like they read my mind — Just the thing for leading my Beakie Blood Angels army to battle!

2022 is the year all the puzzle pieces finally come together.. First this, and the new HH box before xmas '22

Chikout wrote:
Josh Reynolds said soul wars sold very well but that 8 lamentations didn't unfortunately. It's clear that the gotrek books do very well.

Which is surprising when I remember a lot of people being abuzz about how the first (only?) Eight Lamentations book was the first proper introduction to the Realms from a boots-on-the-ground perspective of exposition. I read a lot more chatter and discussion about it than I ever did Soul Wars, although I guess that has more to do with the latter being an edition tie-in they successfully get people to impulse buy along with their Soul Wars boxset.

I thought eight lamentations ended because the author left.

I liked the series, even though Grugni's depiction wasn't for me. And it was kind of a nostalgia bait book, sort of like Gotrek. We got:

*Grombrindal
*Fimir
*Krell
And a lot more Warhammer fantasy name drops, allusions, and nods

 Gadzilla666 wrote:
Ooooo...Red Corsairs.

I've never read any of Mike Brook's stuff before. Any examples? Opinions?

I only read Brutal Kunnin' and Alpharius but both were excellent, and I highly recommend them.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Gadzilla666 wrote:
Ooooo...Red Corsairs.

I've never read any of Mike Brook's stuff before. Any examples? Opinions?

I only read Brutal Kunnin' and Alpharius but both were excellent, and I highly recommend them.

Thanks. I've heard good things about Brutal Kunnin', and have been meaning to pick it up. Guess I'll add this book as well.

 Shadow Walker wrote:

 Gadzilla666 wrote:
Ooooo...Red Corsairs.

I've never read any of Mike Brook's stuff before. Any examples? Opinions?

I only read Brutal Kunnin' and Alpharius but both were excellent, and I highly recommend them.

Seconded - really enjoy his work

Was Saturnine not already in paperback? I have a paperback copy of Saturnine...