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 Knockagh wrote:
http://www.blacklibrary.com/prod-home/prod-home-bl/the-fall-of-malvolion.html

I absolutely love this cover, it's awesome.

That is fantastic!

I have that book.... thats pretty annoying they don't say....

 Knockagh wrote:
I have that book.... thats pretty annoying they don't say....

"It's a classic short story by Dan Abnett, plucked from the Black Library archives and presented as an eBook for the first time!"

Yeah, how about telling us where we collectors already have it so we don't buy it again, like I nearly did.

 farmersboy wrote:

 Knockagh wrote:
I have that book.... thats pretty annoying they don't say....

"It's a classic short story by Dan Abnett, plucked from the Black Library archives and presented as an eBook for the first time!"

Yeah, how about telling us where we collectors already have it so we don't buy it again, like I nearly did.

How about new novels in softback/mmpb for decent price, instead of reprinting the same stories in different formats? I remember when I used to be excited about new BL releases, and buying 2-3 MMPBs/omnibuses from them a month, with new novels and series, trilogies, anthologies. Now in the last year my purchases of BL have been the Legacy of Caliban omnibus, Flesh Tearers battle book (both with a gift card I had burning my pocket), Deathfire MMPB about a year and a half after it's hardback release, and some fantasy books for 25 cents each at the library's used books bin.

I just hope that BL rotates back to being half decent instead of the wreckage of the past 2-3 years.



On topic, Fall of Malvolion appeared in the Let the Galaxy burn Omnibus (which I used to have until someone I lent it to never returned it )

Here's something else that's made my collectors blood boil a little this fine valentines morning!

My lovely wife gave me the Fabius Bile gallery print this morning to go with my small collection of gallery prints. I have the prints on a wall for my hobby room artfully displayed and I really love them, so I was chuffed to receive Mr Bile.
But horror awaited! They have changed the prints completely they used to be printed on fine textured art paper now they are glossy and shiny. The small and numbered titling has disappeared and replaced with crude bold type that looks like I printed it from ms word. The border is no longer buff cream it's off white and to top it off it's a different size (not much but enough).
So in other words it won't fit with the existing collection. WTF black library???

Oh and the price has gone up by £2.50

this one :

http://www.blacklibrary.com/the-gallery/gallery-40k/abius-bile-gallery-print-primogenitor.html

?


Sorry to hear it wasn't up to scratch.

 reds8n wrote:
this one :

http://www.blacklibrary.com/the-gallery/gallery-40k/abius-bile-gallery-print-primogenitor.html

?


Sorry to hear it wasn't up to scratch.

That's the one. I took a look on the BL site and it does say in the description it's not on the linen paper etc etc. It seems that all the ones at £30 are printed on the shiny paper with the white surroundings. The older ones at £27.50 are on the linen paper. It's not a really good quality art print it's now a poster with a card surround.

Sometimes I wonder do they understand the word COLLECTION!

Update on the poster debacle! I sent a rather stern email to black libraries Politburo this morning and after some back and
forwarding they have refunded me for the print, which in fairness is pretty decent.

Bad news going forward they said they are sticking to the new format which is pretty crap but 10/10 for customer service.

At least you are bringing customer concerns to their attention, which might cause them to think twice about such shenanigans in the future.

I remember Laurie Goulding telling people over on the first expedition to email black library with concerns rather than just moan on forums. In fairness their customer service is always excellent at Forge World, BL or GW central.

I nearly fell for it again...

...I just saw the ebook The Vorago Fastness and thought, ooh, yeah, I could go for that. Guess what, I've already got it - it's in the anthology Xenos Hunters published in 2012.

I shall be emailing BL.

I think the Vorago Fastness is worth a revisit. Sure, the drinks are overpriced, but the music is thumping danceable and the hook-ups are always top notch. Tip the bald bartender well and you will be amply rewarded.

 farmersboy wrote:


I shall be emailing BL.

Fair play, I got a response...

"Thanks for contacting us and we appreciate your feedback our ebooks which we will pass on. With regards to the Fall of Malvolian story, the information for this ebook does say that it was a re-release older story and that is was available for the first time in ebook form"

"You are correct, in that there should be more detail and as I mentioned, your feedback has been passed on to our web site developers. "

....Glad things are sorted customer service wise anyway.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/02/17/vote-for-black-library-in-the-2017-gemmell-awards/

The Gemmell Awards are amongst fantasy fiction’s most prestigious awards.

This year we are delighted to say that Black Library have two nominations in the longlist which you can vote for:

1. Warbeast, by Gav Thorpe
nominated for Legend Award for best novel

This novel is everything Warhammer Age of Sigmar fiction should be, and a worthy nomination.

Like much of the early Age of Sigmar fiction, the Stormcast Eternals took centre stage as we followed their re-discovery of the Mortal Realms. Gav’s Stormcasts were both heroic and tragic – eternal warriors nevertheless hunted by their pasts. The novel has adventure, battle, tragedy and a few nods to the World That Was for those who looked hard enough.

2. Black Rift cover, by Alessandro Baldasseroni
nominated for Ravenheart Award for best cover art



The iconic image of the Stormcast Eternal that features on ‘Black Rift‘ has become one of the most recognised images of Sigmar’s champions. Both the overall composition of the imposing warrior, and the intricate detail when admired close up make it a fantastic piece.

You can vote for these entries at the Gemmell Award 2017 longlist HERE.

'grats to them both

 farmersboy wrote:
Fair play, I got a response...

"Thanks for contacting us and we appreciate your feedback our ebooks which we will pass on. With regards to the Fall of Malvolian story, the information for this ebook does say that it was a re-release older story and that is was available for the first time in ebook form"

"You are correct, in that there should be more detail and as I mentioned, your feedback has been passed on to our web site developers. "

That's great! Just shows we should be more proactive rather than just passive complaining, at the end of the day we all love the stories.

Now we can wait and see if anyone pays attention up above!!!

 reds8n wrote:
....Glad things are sorted customer service wise anyway.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/02/17/vote-for-black-library-in-the-2017-gemmell-awards/

Spoiler:

The Gemmell Awards are amongst fantasy fiction’s most prestigious awards.

This year we are delighted to say that Black Library have two nominations in the longlist which you can vote for:

1. Warbeast, by Gav Thorpe
nominated for Legend Award for best novel

This novel is everything Warhammer Age of Sigmar fiction should be, and a worthy nomination.

Like much of the early Age of Sigmar fiction, the Stormcast Eternals took centre stage as we followed their re-discovery of the Mortal Realms. Gav’s Stormcasts were both heroic and tragic – eternal warriors nevertheless hunted by their pasts. The novel has adventure, battle, tragedy and a few nods to the World That Was for those who looked hard enough.

2. Black Rift cover, by Alessandro Baldasseroni
nominated for Ravenheart Award for best cover art



The iconic image of the Stormcast Eternal that features on ‘Black Rift‘ has become one of the most recognised images of Sigmar’s champions. Both the overall composition of the imposing warrior, and the intricate detail when admired close up make it a fantastic piece.

You can vote for these entries at the Gemmell Award 2017 longlist HERE.

'grats to them both

At first glance I read Badasseroni...

Warbeast is a pretty boring read tbh, don't know why it would get nominated for anything.

 Mymearan wrote:
Warbeast is a pretty boring read tbh, don't know why it would get nominated for anything.

Yeah, Warbeast it had its moments, but felt it could've been shorter.

Surprised the Hunt for Nagash audio series wasn't nominated. That was BL's finest work in Aos, in my opinion. I guess audio is exempt from this award?


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 Dryaktylus wrote:

 reds8n wrote:
....Glad things are sorted customer service wise anyway.

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/02/17/vote-for-black-library-in-the-2017-gemmell-awards/

Spoiler:

The Gemmell Awards are amongst fantasy fiction’s most prestigious awards.

This year we are delighted to say that Black Library have two nominations in the longlist which you can vote for:

1. Warbeast, by Gav Thorpe
nominated for Legend Award for best novel

This novel is everything Warhammer Age of Sigmar fiction should be, and a worthy nomination.

Like much of the early Age of Sigmar fiction, the Stormcast Eternals took centre stage as we followed their re-discovery of the Mortal Realms. Gav’s Stormcasts were both heroic and tragic – eternal warriors nevertheless hunted by their pasts. The novel has adventure, battle, tragedy and a few nods to the World That Was for those who looked hard enough.

2. Black Rift cover, by Alessandro Baldasseroni
nominated for Ravenheart Award for best cover art



The iconic image of the Stormcast Eternal that features on ‘Black Rift‘ has become one of the most recognised images of Sigmar’s champions. Both the overall composition of the imposing warrior, and the intricate detail when admired close up make it a fantastic piece.

You can vote for these entries at the Gemmell Award 2017 longlist HERE.

'grats to them both

At first glance I read Badasseroni...

I did a double take at it. I guess it sounds different in Italian than it would in North American English.

BB story today :

http://www.blacklibrary.com/new-titles/new-feat/hoppos-pies.html

Hoppo's Pies

A Blood Bowl story

A team on the brink of bankruptcy have just one last chance – and their coach's chance encounter with a mysterious halfling pie seller might just be their lifeline. Maybe. They hope.

READ IT BECAUSE
When Guy Haley does anarchic humour, he does it really, really well (see 'Skarsnik', for example), and it doesn't get much more anarchic or humorous than this…

THE STORY
The Grotty Stealers’ glory days are far behind them. Provided with a duff load of players by the team’s parsimonious new owner Mirk ‘The Smirk’ Grobblehod, team coach and ex-star player Diglit is at his wit’s end. His new orc blocker keeps eating the throwers and is so thick he can’t tell his feet from his hands, snotlings have taken over the locker room, while Diglit himself is three lost games away from an uncomfortable last night at the hands of the local betting syndicate. After a disastrous pitch invasion at a Bovine Brawlers away game tramples half his best players into the turf, Diglit is about to throw in the towel, until a chance encounter with a mysterious halfling pie seller in a darkened alley offers him new hope. But are Boffo’s pies magic at all, and just what exactly is in that delicious filling?

Written by Guy Haley

Skarsnik was supposed to be funny?


Sure, it was very good, but funny? Uh oh.

He also wrote a novella about the crew of a Stompa, which is quite amusing, while not overdoing it.

Just picked up Fear to Tread and Deathfire from Waterstones today after an interview (Gamesworkshop was closed until 11am ).

Are they any good?

 Shadow Captain Edithae wrote:
Just picked up Fear to Tread and Deathfire from Waterstones today after an interview (Gamesworkshop was closed until 11pm ).

Are they any good?

Like a lot of the Heresy books opinions are varied! I liked Deathfire and I'm far from a NK fan, it's an odd one to have a full novel about for sure, but I think it starts really well slightly tedious repetitive middle and a good end. It probably would have suited as a novella. Fear to Tread is pretty good all over and fills in some holes around the BA that needed filled for the overall story. Just make sure you are up to date before reading it.

I just finished master of mankind, it took me forever. I've had it on the bedside table for over 2 months! Having said that we had another baby 6 weeks ago and reading becomes pretty impossible if you still have to function normally, but life is settling down and I got it finished. The final chapters are fantastic. Maybe that's just when my concentration returned but I throughly enjoyed the end. Over all it's brilliant I love that ADB has mixed up the characters a little from the usual suspects and we have a full spectrum of imperial citizens on display in all their colour. Some cracking characters that aren't space marines which is brilliantly refreshing.

I actually took it with me to the maternity ward in case things took a while! They didn't but I did have to explain the heresy to the midwife as it was sitting on the chair.

For those like me who like their Horus Heresy novels in the right size and format, Amazon sent me War Without End yesterday...

...only taken a fething year.

Yeah, mine is also on its way, hoping to get it next week at the latest.

Good to know.


...waterstones trip ahead then.

Finished Leman Russ: the Great Wolf. Recommended to all. Must read for both SW and DA fans.
Small thing that I really liked: Primarchs who know what helmets are for.

Yeah, i enjoyed that too.

I started "City of secrets" yesterday

http://www.blacklibrary.com/aos/whaos-novs/city-of-secrets.html

and am enjoying that a lot so far.

vastly different in tone to the other AoS novels.

The city setting certainly helps and makes for an interesting story.

If you miss the old world and liked the Brunner/witch hunter type novels from said setting this is well wort checking out.

Mephiston is on order :
http://www.blacklibrary.com/new-titles/new-feat/mephiston.html

and today's e-story is :

http://www.blacklibrary.com/new-titles/new-feat/hh-at-ordo-sinister-ebook.html

Ordo Sinister

A Horus Heresy story

The Imperial Palace is breached! While the Emperor tries to hold mystic wards in place, a desperate battle takes place in the twisting, arcane dimension known as the webway…

READ IT BECAUSE
It's a tale from the Webway War featuring one of the rarest (and almost certainly coolest) of all the Adeptus Titanicus' god-machines: a mighty Psi-Titan!

THE STORY
The webway – a bizarre alien landscape created by the eldar in ages long past; a network of otherworldly tunnels that burrow through time and space. When the wards protecting the webway are accidentally breached by the primarch Magnus, hordes of daemons are able to exploit this weakness to attack the heart of Terra directly. While the Emperor himself tries to hold the wards in place, a desperate battle takes place in the webway itself – a battle that requires very special combatants – among them the Psi-Titan Borealis Thoon.

Written by John French.

City of Secrets is superb, and it's style is very much continued (but with added Stormcast, natch) in the background bit of Hammerhal.


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Ordo Sinister

A Horus Heresy story

The Imperial Palace is breached! While the Emperor tries to hold mystic wards in place, a desperate battle takes place in the twisting, arcane dimension known as the webway…

READ IT BECAUSE
It's a tale from the Webway War featuring one of the rarest (and almost certainly coolest) of all the Adeptus Titanicus' god-machines: a mighty Psi-Titan!

THE STORY
The webway – a bizarre alien landscape created by the eldar in ages long past; a network of otherworldly tunnels that burrow through time and space. When the wards protecting the webway are accidentally breached by the primarch Magnus, hordes of daemons are able to exploit this weakness to attack the heart of Terra directly. While the Emperor himself tries to hold the wards in place, a desperate battle takes place in the webway itself – a battle that requires very special combatants – among them the Psi-Titan Borealis Thoon.

Written by John French.

Who knew Vyv was The Emperor?