Hello and welcome to the latest instalment of Black Library Weekly, my regular look at what’s been happening in the world of Black Library. This week we’ve had new audio dramas and novels, a bunch of author interviews, and even a new month’s worth of upcoming titles, so there’s been lots for Black Library fans to enjoy. Let’s have a look in a bit more detail…
Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with Black Library 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 veteran Black Library author CL Werner, about his new Age of Sigmar novel The Tainted Heart, which sees him return to the subject of witch hunters for which he formed quite a reputation in the Old World. The Tainted Heart is available to order right now!
Welcome to this instalment of Rapid Fire, my ongoing series of quick interviews with Black Library 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 (once again) to John French, this time about his latest Horus Heresy novel – Slaves to Darkness. It’s the 51st book in the series, incredibly, and it’s available to order right now.
Available as a standalone novella or as part of the Sanctus Reach anthology in the Space Marine Battles series, Evil Sun Rising sees Guy Haley tapping into his orky side for a tale of Stompas and mekboy politics in the Red Waaagh! Big Mek Uggrim and his Red Sunz, along with their Stompa Fat Mork, have joined Warlord Grukk’s Waaagh! but are finding it more complicated than they expected. As they jealously guard the technorkology behind Fat Mork from the prying eyes of fellow meks, all they really want to do is get in the field and krump some humies.
First published way back in the mists of time (well…1990), years before Black Library as a publisher existed, Wolf Riders is an anthology of short stories set in the Warhammer Old World, and is a little…different to more modern Warhammer stories. A little over 200 pages long, it contains eight stories from seven different authors, including familiar names like William King and Sandy Mitchell, and features fan-favourites Gotrek and Felix alongside a range of less well-known characters like halfling investigator Sam Warble and various assorted heroes and ne’er do wells, plus an appearance of the haunted castle Drachenfels.
Continuing Andy Smillie’s exploration of the Flesh Tearers Chapter of Space Marines, Hunger is an hour-long audio drama pitting Gabriel Seth and his brothers against Genestealers in the depths of a Space Hulk. As Seth leads his Honour Guard ever deeper in search of the controlling presence at the centre of the Genestealer brood, Chaplain Appollus wrestles with his own inner daemons even as he prepares to lead the Death Company into battle. Seth and the Flesh Tearers must stave off the Rage long enough to find victory, and discover just what lies at the heart of the ancient vessel.
Hello and welcome to the latest instalment of Black Library Weekly, my regular look at what’s been happening in the world of Black Library. It feel like this week has edged a little closer to normal after a couple of slightly odd BL-related weeks, so without further ado let’s jump straight in…
A short Age of Sigmar audio drama, CL Werner’s Guns of the Black Eagle is twenty minutes of sheer fun as two Kharadon Overlords captains vie for honour and profits, holding fast to the letter – if not the spirit – of the Kharadron Code. The Black Eagle, under the captaincy of Grimgar Odriksson, is being pursued by the piratical sky-captain Skarskorr Halfbeard, but Grimgar is determined to keep control of the aether-gold filling his ship’s holds. As Endrinmaster Thorgrad looks on, Grimgar and Skarskorr engage in a battle of ships, crews and wits, with neither one prepared to back down.
For Mike Brooks’ second Black Library story he’s turned to the Astra Militarum with Choke Point, which is billed as a Kill Team short story. Defending their homeworld from invading orks, the men and women of the Kilgannor 27th – led by Lieutenant Kaseen – are on the verge of being overrun when salvation appears in the shape of Commissar Dorin and his Tempestus Scions…who have a plan. With the Kilgannor 27th in support, the Scions will take the fight to the orks and strike a blow that will change the complexion of the war, but it’s a risky mission.
The second instalment of John French’s brilliant The Horusian Wars series, Incarnation follows on pretty directly from Resurrection to continue the story of Inquisitor Covenant and his pursuit of the shadowy cabal known as the Triumvirate. Guided by the Imperial Tarot, Covenant and his warband journey to the shrine world of Dominicus Prime where, amidst the secrets and machinations of the sprawling Monastery of the Last Candle, a terrifying power is about to manifest. The Triumvirate seek to use that power to raise a weapon against Chaos whilst Covenant – ever the puritan – is determined to see them fail.