Category Archives: Black Library

Anthemas – Warhammer Horror Anthology

Black Library’s third Warhammer Horror short story anthology, Anthemas follows in the footsteps of Maledictions and Invocations not just in terms of the naming convention and visual design, but by offering up a compelling collection of low-key tales highlighting the strange, sinister fringes of the 40k and Age of Sigmar universes. Across fourteen stories from thirteen authors, all but two of which are published here for the first time, it’s an exploration of characters driven by fear and desperation, ordinary people just trying to survive in the midst of terrible, horrifying worlds. These are stories to unsettle, that keep you wondering where they’re going and leave you feeling uncomfortable afterwards.

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RAPID FIRE: David Annandale Talks Saga of the Beast

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

This time around I spoke to Black Library author David Annandale about his new Warhammer 40,000 audio drama Saga of the Wolf, an epic four-hour-plus story featuring the legendary Ragnar Blackmane and Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka! It’s available to order now either in MP3 or as a five-disc boxed set, so if you’ve ever wondered what a battle between Space Wolves and Orks would sound like…now’s your chance to find out!

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RAPID FIRE: Mike Brooks Talks Road to Redemption

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

For this interview I spoke to Black Library author Mike Brooks about his new novel Road to Redemption, his second book in the Necromunda setting after his excellent novella Wanted: Dead. It’s available to order in ebook and paperback right now, so if you’re looking forward to your next visit to the underhive, this might be the book for you.

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QUICK REVIEW: War In The Museum – Robert Rath

Featuring one of Warhammer 40,000’s most idiosyncratic characters, Robert Rath’s short story War In The Museum sees Trazyn the Infinite, necron overlord of dubious sanity but boundless curiosity, hard at work in his museum of living wonders. While rehydrating a tyranid Hive Tyrant ready for it to take pride of place in one of his installations, something seems amiss – and at first Trazyn approaches the problem with confidence, for what could possibly threaten him in his own galleries? When it becomes clear that a particularly dangerous specimen has got loose, however, he seeks out allies from amongst his exhibits.

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RAPID FIRE: Dan Abnett Talks Saturnine

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

For this interview I spoke to legendary Black Library author Dan Abnett about his novel Saturnine, book four in the epic Siege of Terra series which is forming the conclusion to the Horus Heresy. If you’ve been following the Horus Heresy series then you’re going to want to read Saturnine – so read on to find out a little bit more about what you can expect…

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RAPID FIRE: CL Werner Talks Profit’s Ruin

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

This time around I spoke to Black Library author CL Werner about his latest Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel Profit’s Ruin, which is the sequel to the excellent Overlords of the Iron Dragon and (impressively) Clint’s sixth AoS novel. It’s available to order now in ebook and hardback, so without further ado let’s get straight to the questions and Clint’s answers…

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The Oubliette – JC Stearns

Part of the growing Warhammer Horror range, The Oubliette is JC Stearns’ debut Black Library novel, a grim tale of bitter political rivalry on an isolated Imperial world. With her father and older brother dead in suspicious circumstances, Ashielle Matkosen takes up the mantle of Governor of Ceocan, trying to process her grief even as she fights to establish her reign with political enemies all around. When those enemies threaten her life, as well as her position, in desperation Ashielle turns to an ancient presence she encounters in the darkness under the palace; a creature with the power to protect her, but whose assistance comes with a high cost.

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RAPID FIRE: Nick Kyme Talks Sepulturum

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

For this interview I spoke to Black Library author Nick Kyme about his new 40k novel Sepulturum, his first full-length contribution to the burgeoning Warhammer Horror line. It’s available to order now in hardback, ebook and audiobook, so read on to find out more about this awesome-sounding 40k zombie story! Keep reading…

RAPID FIRE: Chris Wraight Talks The Regent’s Shadow

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with authors talking about their new releases. These are short and sweet interviews, with the idea being that each author will answer (more or less) the same questions – by the end of each interview I hope you will have a good idea of what the new book (or audio drama) is about, what inspired it and why you might want to read or listen to it.

In this instalment I spoke to Black Library author Chris Wraight about his new novel The Regent’s Shadow, book two in his Watchers of the Throne series, which is available to order now as part of the 2020 Black Library Celebration. If you’re keen to know more about what happened on Terra in the wake of Guilliman’s return, this looks like being a very interesting book indeed!

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RAPID FIRE: David Guymer Talks Lion El’Jonson Lord of the First

Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, in which I spoke to Black Library author David Guymer about his new novel Lion El’Jonson: Lord of the First, his second contribution to the Horus Heresy Primarchs series. It was available to order in Limited Edition hardback format as part of the 2020 Black Library Celebration, and while the standard edition was delayed for a few months over the summer, it’s now available to order at last. If you’re a Dark Angels fan, or have been looking forward to finding out more about the Lion, this is going to be the book for you.

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