Black Library News & Rumour thread. Annotated Eisenhorn: Malleus. p.135.

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**Shadow Walker**

Pre-orders https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/15/sunday-preview-explore-the-ruins-of-jardlan/

**Shadow Walker**

New Red Gobbo https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/22/sunday-preview-the-cities-of-sigmar-muster/

**BrookM**

And a new anthology:

**Shadow Walker**

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/25/the-ven-densts-return-in-a-new-black-library-tale-by-richard-strachan/

**SamusDrake**

Did the Ven Densts ever make it to Cursed City, in any capacity? It seems like it would be their jam.

**Overread**

SamusDrake wrote:
Did the Ven Densts ever make it to Cursed City, in any capacity? It seems like it would be their jam.

I can't recall if they did or didn't, but I'd put money on them originally being part of that project in some form at some stage.

**Shadow Walker**

Pre-orders https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/10/28/black-library-pre-orders-assassins-revolushionaries-heroes-and-villains/

**RaptorusRex**

BrookM wrote:
And a new anthology:

That cover is beautiful.

**Shakalooloo**

RaptorusRex wrote:
That cover is beautiful.

It's the chaplain's lipstick, isn't it?

**Shadow Walker**

First chapter of Brutal Kunnin' for those that do not know it yet https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/01/we-looted-the-entire-first-chapter-from-brutal-kunnin-and-you-can-read-it-here/

**Shadow Walker**

Rambo girls https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/08/catachans-vs-tyranids-who-are-the-deadliest-predators-in-this-new-astra-militarum-novel/

**Shakalooloo**

Shadow Walker wrote:
Rambo girls https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/08/catachans-vs-tyranids-who-are-the-deadliest-predators-in-this-new-astra-militarum-novel/

"Wulf Khan" is nearly over-the-top enough to be a Catachan action movie hero's name. Needs a nickname on top.

**Talking Banana**

I've never read a 40k Ork book (from the Ork's point of view.) Is there any consensus about which is best?

**porkuslime**

Talking Banana wrote:
I've never read a 40k Ork book (from the Ork's point of view.) Is there any consensus about which is best?

I have only read Brutal Kunnin', but tremendously liked it. It does follow an Ork Nob who had been in 2 prior short stories explaining how he became a Nob, but it is fine without those.

There are 3 major threads in the novel, Ork, Mechanus and one other, but the Ork narrative is the prime storyline, the others assist in the "bigger picture"

**Shadow Walker**

Talking Banana wrote:
I've never read a 40k Ork book (from the Ork's point of view.) Is there any consensus about which is best?

IMO Brutal Kunnin' is the best (check its short stories too) but Gobbo ones are fun too. Makari's was okeish but I am just not a fan of prophetic/messiah things when it comes to Orks (I prefer...brutal kunnin LOL).

**BobtheInquisitor**

Talking Banana wrote:
I've never read a 40k Ork book (from the Ork's point of view.) Is there any consensus about which is best?

I’ve heard Brutal Kunnin’ was the gold standard. Deff Skwadron is one I’ve read and it’s good.

**Shadow Walker**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Deff Skwadron is one I’ve read and it’s good.

Totally forgot about it. Propa orky fun that one!

**cody.d.**

Talking Banana wrote:
I've never read a 40k Ork book (from the Ork's point of view.) Is there any consensus about which is best?

Imo without any contest it's Evil Sunz Rising. Part of it is down time where it's a fun exploration of ork Kulture with a it of grot underhandedness beneath. Even has a madboy who is part pet, part gunner, part living calculator.

**Shadow Walker**

If someone here has yet to read Storm of Iron https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/11/black-library-pre-orders-thrilling-novels-return-in-new-formats/

**Lord Damocles**

Shadow Walker wrote:
If someone here has yet to read Storm of Iron https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/11/black-library-pre-orders-thrilling-novels-return-in-new-formats/

In hardback so that it costs more!

**MajorWesJanson**

Lord Damocles wrote:
Shadow Walker wrote:
If someone here has yet to read Storm of Iron https://www.warhammer-community.com/2023/11/11/black-library-pre-orders-thrilling-novels-return-in-new-formats/

In hardback so that it costs more!

Its the Primaris Lieutenant of books

**kkehno**

Talking Banana wrote:
I've never read a 40k Ork book (from the Ork's point of view.) Is there any consensus about which is best?

I really liked the Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh!

**Talking Banana**

Thanks for the recommendations!

**Danny76**

Ghazghkull and Warboss.
Both very enjoyable audiobooks.

I best get Brutal Kunnin, Deff Skwadron and Evil Sunz Rising then!

**BrookM**

Has anybody received their second batch of Gaunt's Ghosts reprints yet? My own order has been removed from the system, so I can't check what the promised delivery period was, but shouldn't we have had them in hand by now?

**beast_gts**

Unpack the Conspiracies of the Vaults of Terra with a Special Edition Box Set

The Vaults of Terra Collection contains all three Vaults of Terra novels – The Carrion Throne, The Hollow Mountain, and The Dark City, which follow Ordo Hereticus Inquisitor Erasmus Crowl and his acolyte Luce Spinoza as they pursue a plot which reaches the very highest levels of authority on Terra.

All three books are bound in leather-effect covers and feature internal artwork, a black ribbon bookmark, introductions by the author, and an additional short story in each – Sanguine, Argent, and Okira, respectively. The set is limited to just 1,500 copies.

**GaroRobe**

Looks like it doesn’t include the short story set after the first book, with the interrogation of one of the characters. Their fate is alluded to in the sequel but it’s still a shame to omit it.

Maybe it was exclusively an audio book

**beast_gts**

GaroRobe wrote:
Maybe it was exclusively an audio book

Yes, AFAIK The Interrogation Of Salvor Lermatov is just an audio book. It would have been nice to include it, especially with it being a Special Edition Box Set.

**Mentlegen324**

I've been wanting to read the Vaults of Terra series but the first 2 books are just absurdly priced, tend to go for about £40 each (or more).

Really not good that a limited edition signed hardback set would likely be a better option than trying to get the used paperbacks from just a few years ago.

**BrookM**

I loved this trilogy, but not on the same level as Eisenhorn or Ravenor, so a pass from me, but still great to see the series get this treatment.

I have read Argent, but not sure about the other two shorts, does anybody know if they were published elsewhere, aside from as eshorts?