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**MajorWesJanson**

I could see it being more confusing if the pronoun wasn't limited to a single character, meaning that once you adjust to seeing it, there is no confusion about what character is being referred to, unlike other pronouns.

**reds8n**

https://www.blacklibrary.com/coming-soon/september

September releases.

.. still not sold,,, bothered.. ? ... .. by the primaris marines at all.

... hmmm ..

Read Dante t'other week by Mr Haley -- really good, thoroughly enjoyable. I'd already read Conquest of Baal which follows on from this, might go back for a reread as/when.

Started on "The Last hunt" but work etc curtailing my reading time a bit currently.

**Yodhrin**

More Warhammer Chronicles is good, though it'd be nice to see them use the brand for something other than omnibus reprints.

**BrookM**

New Imperial Knight eshort: https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/eshort-defiant.html

Pyrodiah is in grave peril. The undying alien necrons have risen and swarm across the world, burning hive cities and decimating the population. The Imperial Knights of Adrastapol have arrived to help sway the war in the Imperium's favour, but their commander – Lady Jennika Tan Draconis, pilot of the storied Knight Fire Defiant – knows all too well the danger the necrons pose and the cost that will inevitably come with victory.

For those not keen on eshorts, this story along with "Becoming" will also be included in the upcoming "Servants of the Machine God" anthology coming August this year.

**Lord Kragan**

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/06/soul-wars-the-novel/

And a glorious gem for inferno! issue 1.

That’s not all the Josh Reynolds-related news we have for you today. We are delighted to reveal the table of contents for the first Inferno! anthology, due to be released this autumn – including two brand new tales by Josh! Inferno! #1 is the first in a new series of short story collections, containing a mix of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Necromunda stories by authors old and new. The line-up for this fantastic first volume is sure to excite all fans of Warhammer fiction – and here it is:

Guess which stories are Reynolds'?

Warhammer Chronicles.

**Chikout**

Really looking to Soul wars. Josh Reynolds' aos books have all been great. Really surprised to see new old world fiction.

**HorticulusDK**

Lord Kragan wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/06/soul-wars-the-novel/

And a glorious gem for inferno! issue 1.

That’s not all the Josh Reynolds-related news we have for you today. We are delighted to reveal the table of contents for the first Inferno! anthology, due to be released this autumn – including two brand new tales by Josh! Inferno! #1 is the first in a new series of short story collections, containing a mix of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Necromunda stories by authors old and new. The line-up for this fantastic first volume is sure to excite all fans of Warhammer fiction – and here it is:

Guess which stories are Reynolds'?

Warhammer Chronicles.

I'm all for Cublice 7's WFRP and Black Libray's Warhammer Chronicles to keep on supporting the Warhammer Fantasy background ! Why would they stop it ?

On the other hand I really can't decide what version of Soul Wars to get....

The shiny limited ed. or the French day-1 release normal edition ?

**Yodhrin**

Lord Kragan wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/06/soul-wars-the-novel/

And a glorious gem for inferno! issue 1.

That’s not all the Josh Reynolds-related news we have for you today. We are delighted to reveal the table of contents for the first Inferno! anthology, due to be released this autumn – including two brand new tales by Josh! Inferno! #1 is the first in a new series of short story collections, containing a mix of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Necromunda stories by authors old and new. The line-up for this fantastic first volume is sure to excite all fans of Warhammer fiction – and here it is:

Guess which stories are Reynolds'?

Warhammer Chronicles.

Errr, what happened to Josh "haha I'm glad I helped blow up WHF all you people are saddos anyway long live AoS which is better" Reynolds? Or was that one of the other BL authors?

**Lord Kragan**

Yodhrin wrote:
Lord Kragan wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/06/soul-wars-the-novel/

And a glorious gem for inferno! issue 1.

That’s not all the Josh Reynolds-related news we have for you today. We are delighted to reveal the table of contents for the first Inferno! anthology, due to be released this autumn – including two brand new tales by Josh! Inferno! #1 is the first in a new series of short story collections, containing a mix of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Necromunda stories by authors old and new. The line-up for this fantastic first volume is sure to excite all fans of Warhammer fiction – and here it is:

Guess which stories are Reynolds'?

Warhammer Chronicles.

Errr, what happened to Josh "haha I'm glad I helped blow up WHF all you people are saddos anyway long live AoS which is better" Reynolds? Or was that one of the other BL authors?

It was him being sarcastic at people too outraged at children books and not saying that AOS was better.

**reds8n**

via FB

The Black Library Competition is back (we told you it would be), and this month's prize is a copy of Josh Reynolds' brand new Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel, 'Soul Wars', in its fancy special edition format.

To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize, drop a picture of your Black Library book collection in the comments below this post. On the 14th of June, we will randomly select a winner to receive the book.

**BobtheInquisitor**

I'm excited about more fiction set in the Old World.

As for Josh's comments, BL authors have a history of saying combative things that look really daft in retrospect. It's a good thing Aaron Dembsky Bowden didn't have any WHF works to comment on.

**Yodhrin**

Lord Kragan wrote:
Yodhrin wrote:
Lord Kragan wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/06/soul-wars-the-novel/

And a glorious gem for inferno! issue 1.

That’s not all the Josh Reynolds-related news we have for you today. We are delighted to reveal the table of contents for the first Inferno! anthology, due to be released this autumn – including two brand new tales by Josh! Inferno! #1 is the first in a new series of short story collections, containing a mix of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Necromunda stories by authors old and new. The line-up for this fantastic first volume is sure to excite all fans of Warhammer fiction – and here it is:

Guess which stories are Reynolds'?

Warhammer Chronicles.

Errr, what happened to Josh "haha I'm glad I helped blow up WHF all you people are saddos anyway long live AoS which is better" Reynolds? Or was that one of the other BL authors?

It was him being sarcastic at people too outraged at children books and not saying that AOS was better.

If he was being sarcastic, for a writer he's not great at indicating that.

**Lord Kragan**

Yodhrin wrote:
Lord Kragan wrote:
Yodhrin wrote:
Lord Kragan wrote:
https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/06/soul-wars-the-novel/

And a glorious gem for inferno! issue 1.

That’s not all the Josh Reynolds-related news we have for you today. We are delighted to reveal the table of contents for the first Inferno! anthology, due to be released this autumn – including two brand new tales by Josh! Inferno! #1 is the first in a new series of short story collections, containing a mix of Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Chronicles and Necromunda stories by authors old and new. The line-up for this fantastic first volume is sure to excite all fans of Warhammer fiction – and here it is:

Guess which stories are Reynolds'?

Warhammer Chronicles.

Errr, what happened to Josh "haha I'm glad I helped blow up WHF all you people are saddos anyway long live AoS which is better" Reynolds? Or was that one of the other BL authors?

It was him being sarcastic at people too outraged at children books and not saying that AOS was better.

If he was being sarcastic, for a writer he's not great at indicating that.

It was perfectly clear to my eyes at least. To each their own.

**reds8n**

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/09/flame-and-shadow/

This week’s releases from Black Library are a pair of anthologies, one from the fires of the Horus Heresy and the other wreathed in the magical darkness of Shadespire.

Born of Flame is the landmark 50th book in the Horus Heresy series (ah, we remember when it was still in single figures… they grow up so fast), and collects together all of Nick Kyme’s shorter Salamanders stories – Promethean Sun, Scorched Earth, Sons of the Forge, Artefacts and Immortal Duty – into one fiery volume. Stretching from the Great Crusade to the heart of the Heresy, these tales are a definitive look at the journey of the Salamanders through the war that changed them forever.

Meanwhile, in the Mortal Realms, the city of Shadespire is eternal and unchanging, trapped forever between life and death by the dread magic of Nagash. Shadespire: The Darkness in the Glass is an audio drama anthology collecting three short and sinister tales from the Mirrored City.

David Annandale’s Doombound sees a Stormcast Eternal and a warrior of Khorne locked on a collision course as they experience memories of lives gone by. In A Place of Reflection by David Guymer, a lone Stormcast Eternal seeks his comrades, but the twisted streets of Shadespire conspire to keep them apart. And Guy Haley’s The Autumn Prince introduces the aelven Prince Maesa and his quest to restore his lost love to life using the profane powers of the Katophranes.

Together, these three full-cast dramas total over an hour of audio adventure, and you can pre-order the CD now from the Black Library website, alongside the hardback edition of Born of Flame. If you really can’t wait, the eBook is available to download now, along with the MP3s of both anthologies, which you can also get through the Black Library Audio App.

..book 50 eh ?!

**foostick**

They do a lot of stuff right at GW and BL but publishing these collections as numbered editions in the ongoing Heresy series is a slap in the face to collectors. They did it with Shattered Legions and now this one as well.

Hopefully it'll be the last one to sting me anyway as I've resolved to only picking up the numbered releases now anyway but still, a shame. Good for anyone who missed them though.

**Looky Likey**

The way they handled limited editions and even the publishing format for HH has been very poor. Even now with limited editions for other lines from BL they don't even remotely line up in size or printing consistency for the covers. The Primarch series is very close to matching but for Guilliman's book, which pre dates the choice to go with the obvious legion colour for the foiled writing as its in silver on my copy, whereas Fulgrim is purple, Magnus red, Vulkan green and so on.

I'm fully expecting the entire series to be reprinted once the HH is finished at some point soon afterwards to make everything consistent and easier for people new to the series to dip into it.

I said it on a previous page but with how poor I find the work in Born of Flame it is a total waste of the 50th book. Born of Flame should have been held back and the Beta Garman book given that number instead even though that is slightly out of reading order.

**Kdash**

What annoys me about these anthologies, is that, we get to “milestone” marks in the series, but rather than it being the next big stage of the story, we always seem to end up with a collection of shorter stories spread out across the entire length of the setting, jumping in between books that were released over a decade ago.

I’ve got nothing against GW releasing these, it’s just, we are getting to the point where if someone new came along and wanted to “read the story”, and they find out there are 50 books and it’s still not got to the “finale”, then, it’s going to be a “WTF?!?!” moment.

**BrookM**

More Salamanders, yay..?

Oh well, pre-ordered the cheapo paperback versions of both Garro and Shattered Legions for the to-read pile when I get around to it.

**reds8n**

It's BL Live today at GW HQ.

Couldn't quite justify/make it this year.

best coverage IMO is likely to be from :

https://twitter.com/track_of_words?lang=en

**reds8n**

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2018/06/16/black-library-live-the-big-reveals/

Graeme: Mind. Blown. Editors Kate and Hannah, as well as Black Library art supremo Rachel, just delivered an amazing seminar with surprise on top of surprise – there is so much to talk about! I’ll break it down into the different ranges, and in honour of the release of the new edition of Warhammer Age of Sigmar today (have you pre-ordered your Soul Wars box? I certainly have!), I’ll start with the Mortal Realms!

I’m going to show my age here and admit that I’ve been a Gotrek Gurnisson fan since the story Skaven’s Claw was serialised in White Dwarf back in 1992 – so I’m eagerly awaiting Realmslayer, David Guymer’s audio drama box set bringing Gotrek into the Mortal Realms. And today, we got to see the cover, and Gotrek’s awesome new look.

Merging his classic design with the Fyreslayer aesthetic, it promises some interesting adventures for the Slayer – and the editors confirmed that his objective in the new stories is to find Felix, who he’s sure must have been reforged as a Stormcast Eternal.

Speaking of Stormcast Eternals, David Guymer is bringing his popular self-styled greatest of them all back in a full-length novel. Hamilcar: Champion of the Gods has the Astral Templars Lord-Castellant captured by skaven and desperate to escape and survive – and we finally get to see what Hamilcar looks like in some spectacular cover art.

Josh Reynolds is also returning to familiar servants of Sigmar in Hallowed Knights: Black Pyramid, a follow-up to Plague Garden which will see Gardus the Steel Soul and his warrior chamber taking the fight to Nagash in Shyish itself – which is certainly fitting with the Soul Wars beginning.

The headline for the 41st Millennium is the return of Gaunt’s Ghosts in the fourth and final book of the Victory story arc, The Anarch. Dan Abnett promises a shocking and epic conclusion to the storyline that began in Blood Pact and continued through Salvation’s Reach and last year’s The Warmaster.

Ibram Gaunt isn’t the only Imperial champion getting a focus soon though, as not one but two Emperor-touched heroes take the spotlight.

Andy Clark will be delving into the mysteries behind Saint Celestine herself in Celestine: The Living Saint, which will look at the trials she must undergo to be resurrected as she battles the enemies of the Imperium. Due to be released first as a lavish limited edition, with a hardback coming about six months later, this looks unmissable – as does Roboute Guilliman’s return in Dark Imperium: Plague War. Guy Haley’s follow-up to Dark Imperium will pit the Ultramarines primarch against his corrupted brother Mortarion as they battle for the fate of Ultramar.

There’s more Warhammer 40,000 on the way from Guy as well, as the Red Sunz Mek Mob from the novella Evil Sun Rising and audio drama Klaw of Mork fight their way back to prominence in a new audio drama, Prophets of Waaagh!.

The Rise of the Ynnari is also continuing in the second novel in Gav Thorpe’s latest aeldari series, Wild Rider. As the name suggests, the fast-paced warriors of Craftworld Saim-Hann are joining Ynnead and her Ynnari in this sequel to Ghost Warrior, as they battle an ancient enemy. And when you’re talking an ancient enemy to the aeldari, that suggests something metal and skeletal, which is exciting…

Finally, from the Dark Imperium, a new Primaris Space Marines novel is on the way from none other than Aaron Dembski-Bowden! Emperor’s Spear focuses on a Chapter isolated from the bulk of the Imperium, and the trials they must go through to survive. This in-depth look into the Spears of the Emperor will debut as a limited edition, then come to hardback around six months later – and it’s definitely one to look forward to.

The Horus Heresy series may be approaching the final battle and the Siege of Terra, but there is no shortage of stories left to tell, and plenty more books and audio dramas are on the way. First up, here is the forthcoming tenth novel in the Primarchs series – Corax: Lord of Shadows. Written by Guy Haley, this promises to be something special, as we know very little of Corax’s life between meeting the Emperor and the start of the Horus Heresy.

Andy Smillie’s latest audio drama for the Horus Heresy will be focusing on the Ultramarines, and specifically Captain Alcaeus in the buildup to the Battle of Calth. Ordered to join the muster on that doomed world, Alcaeus is determined to bring an end to the orks of the Ghaslakh Empire first. Obsessed, even… Find out what’s going on when Hubris of Monarchia is released.

Heralds of the Siege is the next short story anthology coming in the numbered series and pulls together sixteen tales from the Heresy, many of them in print for the first time, and some of them seeing a new prose edition after previously being released as audio dramas.

But it’s not just anthologies coming… Guy Haley has also written maybe the biggest battle of the entire Heresy, as the Titan Death approaches. Coming in December this year, this looks like it’s going to bring a whole new meaning to the word epic (not to mention a whole load of ideas for games of the new Adeptus Titanicus).

Also out in December is a brand new edition of the classic reference book Visions of Heresy, which will update the text entries that lay out the broad strokes of the Heresy, as well as add in a plethora of new art from the Horus Heresy and Primarchs novels released since the last edition (and that’s a lot of books!). And, of course, Neil Roberts has produced a new cover featuring Horus and the Emperor…

Last, but by no means least, the final cover art for the first volume of Inferno! was revealed. If you’re not heard of it, Inferno! is the first in an ongoing series of short story anthologies that will combine stories by your favourite authors with tales from brand new talents – and with the first volume headlined by an Ultramarines story from David Annandale, the cover shows a heroic Primaris Space Marine of that Chapter.

The seminar finished with a teaser of a brand-new range coming from Black Library in 2019. Titled Warhammer Horror, this series of books promises chills and spills and tales tinged with darkness. Rest assured, I’m looking into what to expect, and will bring you more information as soon as I can.

So that’s it. An incredible array of new books and audio dramas, and right now it’s impossible to say what’s exciting me most. Well, okay, it’s Realmslayer, but literally everything else is a close second!

**ImAGeek**

Warhammer horror is very interesting/exciting. I’m also looking forward to ADBs novel, but I’m not happy about the 6 month wait between the LE and the hardback.

**BrookM**

Warhammer Horror, ho-hum, sounds interesting enough.

Bit miffed that the third Imperial Knight novel hasn't been announced yet.

And a third reprint of Visions.. eesh.

**BobtheInquisitor**

That Neil Roberts painting of the Emperor vs Horus is disappointing.

The Aeldari cover is also pretty weak. Many of these covers feel a bit amateurish or bland compared to BL's classic stable of art. These covers are all too clean and straight-forward.

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The most horrifying material in Warhammer is not the daemons, monsters and torture. It's the prospect of a future where people are valueless, toiling their lives away just to maintain soul-crushing poverty. That's what hits me where I live, anyway.

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PS: Is that last Primaris storming a Hobbit hole?

**ImAGeek**

The last visions of heresy Emperor vs Horus cover was a lot better than that one is.

**Enosh**

someone goofed, that Corax picture is old, I doubt they would reuse a cover

**reds8n**

I’m not happy about the 6 month wait between the LE and the hardback.

Ditto.

.... I don't recall it being quite so Primaris marine focused from earlier talk either....

ah well.

looking at

I see that also ha a 6 month gap a'twixt special and regular hardback editions...

...

.. so X more months for a softback version after that too.

don't like this trend at all.

https://twitter.com/track_of_words?lang=en

has some pics from the seminar and a few more snippets .. such as ..

It’s *possible* that we might see more Old World novels, in future!

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

Gotrek searches for Felix for a trilogy or so

Gotrek finds Felix as a stormcast but many re-forgings have destroyed the man he was

Gotrek does the slayer thing as swears vengeance adding Sigmar to the gods he's got a grudge against?

**BrookM**

It is disappointing that they're returning to the previous much loathed limited edition distro.

**Mymearan**

Really intrigued by the premise for the Gotrek story. Felix as a Stormcast would be hilarious, but I’m assuming it will turn out he isn’t one.

**Thamor**

Possible Spoilers

I'm starting to wonder if they've skipped the story of how the Blood Angels got to Terra. Ruinstorm tells us that they're heading back and Wolfsbane has them arriving. I was hoping they'd have a book covering the Blood Angels fighting their way back.

Do you think we'll get one?