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Thursday 24th of December, 2009
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from everyone at the Black Library!
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Monday 21st of December, 2009
Horus Heresy Book Trailer
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Tuesday 15th of December, 2009
Santa's sack
Things are already getting quite festive here at BL dungeons. The evil overseers have allowed us five minutes off for lunch and showered us with sprouts and custard. It only seems fair to share the fun, so we thought we'd spoil you with some pretty pictures. We've been flooded with stunning new cover art over the last few weeks – so much so that it's hard to know which to show you first. Here's a bunch of them just to be going on with. Defender of the Imperium and Warrior Priest are both the work of the incredibly talented Clint Langley and the simply stunning Firedrake art is by Salamander artist, Cheol joo Lee.
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Monday 30th of November, 2009
New books for Christmas
Just in from our friends at Timun Mas are these spiffy Spanish language translations of Dead Sky Black Sun and a stonking special hardback edition Gaunt's Ghosts: The Saint.
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Thursday 26th of November, 2009
Waiting Death audio drama
Hardy Fowler's quickly turning out to be one of our star artists. Just look at all the gritty detail he's put into Iron Hand Straken's messed-up, augmented cyber bits. We're not allowing him to rest on his laurels though – we've already got him working on the next Imperial Fist novel cover, and it's looking like that will be equally tasty. Waiting Death is released in April, written by Steve Lyons and will bursting with crunchy, Catachan goodness.
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Monday 2nd of November, 2009
Fear the Alien
More glorious artwork from the legend that is Clint Langley. This time it's a fantastically angry-looking ork for the front of Christian Dunn's forthcoming 40K anthology, Fear the Alien. the book's released in September.
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Thursday 29th of October, 2009
Still hunting for Voldorius
Things can always change in the world of publishing, and life here at BL Towers is no different. And true to form, the author of next year’s Hunt for Voldorius has changed. It will now be written by Andy Hoare. You may remember Andy from such works as Rogue Star and Star of Damocles. Andy used to work for the Design Studio but has now made the switch to full-time freelance writer, so expect to see more from him in the future.
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Monday 26th of October, 2009
Out now in Greece
There was much excitement in the Black Library offices on receipt of a parcel of the first batch of Greek Language translations of our novels. Available in the shops now are Trollslayer, Dark Storm Gathering and the first two Gaunt's Ghosts novels First and Only and Ghostmaker.
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Thursday 22nd of October, 2009
Gav Thorpe signing tour
Black Library author, Gav Thorpe, will be making a few appearances in support of two forthcoming releases in December and January.
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Tuesday 20th of October, 2009
Spinal Mess
There's an ork at the bottom of this cover who's having a really bad day. I'm not sure how he's managed to lose his entire body, but I have a feeling he might never fully recover. Helsreach is the second of our Space Marine Battles series and the artwork is by the wonderful Jon Sullivan – a man with more talent than is probably legal. The book's released in May and should look very dapper - it will be in the same large format as our omnibus editions and feature a selection of full colour tactical maps.
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Thursday 15th of October, 2009
Ich bin ein berliner
We're pleased to announce that Black Library novels are now available in the Games Workshop stores in Dusseldorf, Vienna and Berlin 1. These stores will be selling the original English-language novels, you will be able to continue to purchase German language translations of the novels produced by our partners Piper and Heyne from your usual outlet.
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Tuesday 6th of October, 2009
BLTV : Nathan Long on writing "Shamanslayer"
We've uploaded the next video to our YouTube channel; this time, author Nathan Long talks about the writing process behind Shamanslayer.
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Monday 5th of October, 2009
Chris Wraight's new blog
Chris Wraight is one of the more recent additions to the stable of Black Library authors, and he's now got himself a blog. Chris is kicking off the new Warhammer Heroes series soon, and already he's showing off the mighty fine cover art to Sword of Justice.
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Thursday 1st of October, 2009
Sword of Justice
Next summer sees the launch of Warhammer Heroes – a range of novels dealing with some of the Old World's biggest, most iconic warriors. We all agreed that the covers needed to convey the epic stature of these larger-than-life characters, so we commissioned Cheol Joo Lee, the artist behind the jaw-dropping cover for Nick Kyme's Salamander. The first book in the series is called Sword of Justice and concerns the Emperor's champion and standard bearer, Ludwig Schwarzhelm. It's being written by Chris Wraight of Iron Company fame and will go on sale next July. We decided to get all fancy pants with the series design, so the artwork will wrap around the jacket and have no text on it all. All the titling will sit underneath on a second piece of cover stock. I'm probably not making myself very clear, but if you look at the mock-up you should get the gist. The finished artifact should look pretty darn spiffing...
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Monday 28th of September, 2009
UK Games Day 2009
A selection of snapshots taken at this years Games Day here in the UK in and around the Black Library area.
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Thursday 24th of September, 2009
Black Library authors at Gamesfest
The Black Library will be present at this year’s Gamesfest, taking place on the 24th October at the Watford Colosseum. We’ll have a number of authors present, who will be signing throughout the day, plus two panels taking place at the event. It’s a great chance to meet your favourite authors and find out more about the Black Library, so come and join us there!
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Wednesday 23rd of September, 2009
Blood Pact tour updates
Please note that due to previously explained circumstances, Dan Abnett's Blood Pact Tour has now been reduced to the following dates and locations:
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Tuesday 22nd of September, 2009
Last call for free postage!
We are currently offering free standard postage to all orders regardless of where they are going. Just add everything you want to your basket and checkout as normal and you will be able to select free shipping*. So make the best of the offer while you still can because on Friday the offer will end! Just to make it extra appealing we have November's releases on preorder, including the much anticipated Blood Pact! We also still have stock of the limited edition chapbook "Traitor's Gambit" but this is rapidly selling so avoid disappointment if you can't make it to UK Games Day order your copy now.
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Friday 18th of September, 2009
The fate of the flying toad
For the second Thanquol and Boneripper novel the action has moved to the Lustria - a land of exotic locations and even more exotic creatures. Cover artist, Ralph Horsley has produced this stunning painting (his best yet, I think) which perfectly captures the feel we were after.
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Thursday 17th of September, 2009
Dan Abnett Updates
Dan is currently dealing with a medical problem, and his doctors have insisted that he rest as much as possible. He is very disappointed that he won't be able to meet as many of you as usual at UK Games Day.
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Monday 14th of September, 2009
Sandy Mitchell events
Sandy Mitchell will be signing copies of his new novel Innocence Proves Nothing at the following Games Workshop stores : GW Plaza, GW Thurrock
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Tuesday 8th of September, 2009
BLTV : A chat with Graham McNeill
In addition to the Cribs-style look around his pad, here's a more in-depth interview with Graham McNeill
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Friday 4th of September, 2009
Elfslayer wins scribe award
Congratulations to Nathan Long, who recently received the Special Gaming Scribe – Best Original Novel for Elflsayer. Nathan was awarded the prize by the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers at the recent GenCon event in Indianapolis.
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Friday 4th of September, 2009
Heretic Tomes - The truth revealed!
As previously announced at this year's Black Library Live!, Black Library will be launching a range of Print on Demand titles in January 2010 to bring back classic and fan-favourite novels, graphic novels and artbooks that have been out of print for many years. Most of these titles will be brought back through this special service whilst a few will have minor edits to reflect changes to the background of the Warhammer and Warhammer 40000 worlds.
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Thursday 3rd of September, 2009
Heretic Tomes
What do you think about this then?
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Wednesday 2nd of September, 2009
Gav Thorpe @ Warhammer World, Nottingham
Gav Thorpe will be signing copies of the Space Hulk novella at Warhammer World this Saturday, the 5th September, from 11am - 1pm; so why not pop along, have a few games, and be mauled by Genestealers.
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Tuesday 1st of September, 2009
Free postage until Games Day UK
When you come to Games Day UK this year you are going to be in for some real treats, including being able to get copies of The Lost in hardback which is exclusively available direct from Black Library while stocks last.
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Friday 21st of August, 2009
Jaws dropped
I know what you're asking yourself right now. Those folks in the picture standing next to the poster. Are they tiny, or are they really far away?
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Thursday 20th of August, 2009
Early review of Blood Pact
Not as though you need any further persuasion to buy Blood Pact, but here's an early review to get you frothing. 'Blood Pact' is one of those books where I finish reading and my first thought is, "why haven't I read all the others?" This thought is closely followed by, "I really need to get my hands on the rest of the series." I've been having trouble getting into books recently but this was one that I picked up and finished in pretty much one go. Abnett is the Warmaster as far as I'm concerned!
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Friday 14th of August, 2009
Bloodborn
There's something a little unnerving about Ulrika's smile on this cover. It kind of reminds me of my cat when she's just swallowed a particularly tasty moth. This is artist Winona Nelson's first cover for us but hopefully we'll be using her on lots more. It's beautifully painted and I think she's got just the right spooky, sinister tone. The book is by Gotrek and Felix author, Nathan Long, and will be released next year.
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Friday 7th of August, 2009
Path of the Warrior
We were keen to give Gav Thorpe's forthcoming Eldar series a very gritty, military SF feel. So, with that in mind, we asked the artist (Neil Roberts, of Horus Heresy fame) to focus on one figure and really go to town on all the amour and weapon details. He's certainly done that, but he's also managed to portray a completely terrifying character into the bargain. Well done that man! Neil and Gav will both be on hand at this year's UK Games Day to answer any of your mandiblaster-related questions.
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Tuesday 4th of August, 2009
BLTV : Q&A with Graham McNeill
We recently asked our Facebook fans to pitch some questions for Graham McNeill to answer. Keep an eye out for a more in-depth discussion in the next few weeks...
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Saturday 1st of August, 2009
"Emperor's Mercy" review at SF signal
Premium Science Fiction site, SF Signal has reviewed Emperor's Mercy: "Zou showed no qualms about introducing a likable character on one page and eviscerating him on the next. With his vivid and detailed descriptions of their crimes, Zou often allowed the various legions of Chaos to upstage our Imperial heroes and kept the pages turning late into the night."
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Tuesday 28th of July, 2009
Review of "Salamander"
Nick Kyme's eagerly awaited Salamander has been reviewed at My Favourite Books: "I sat for a while and tried to quantify what it was that kept me turning the pages in a blur; fact is, there's no single element- it's the combination of the action, pace, tension and mystery that creates the buzz that keeps you hooked.It's a cracking read and, if this is what we have to look forward to from the Tome of Fire, bring it on!"
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Wednesday 22nd of July, 2009
Stunning review for "Cadian Blood"
Cadian Blood might be his first novel for the Black Library, but Aaron Dembski-Bowden is already impressing reviewers. Check out this write-up for his debut.
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Friday 17th of July, 2009
Review of "Courage and Honour"
Luke Reviews gives a great write up of Courage and Honour, by Graham McNeill
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Monday 13th of July, 2009
Live action "Reiksguard" duel
Some say the pen is mightier than the sword. Those people clearly haven't met Richard Williams then. Guys and gals, don't try this at home... Richard Williams introduces a recreation of a swordfight from the novel Reiksguard, demonstrating how the words on the page translate to thrust and parry... with Ronin Traynor and Stuart Boother.
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Friday 10th of July, 2009
The Legend of Christian Dunn
After the phenomenal success of Heroes of the Space Marines, we locked one of our editors (the indefatigable Christian Dunn) in a small cupboard and told him he can’t come out, or have any more cake, until he’s collated another, even better Space Marine anthology. There have been some very strange noises coming from the cupboard (some of which sounded suspiciously like snoring) but, after a quick peak through the keyhole, it looks like he’s starting to assemble something, so we thought we’d better sort out a cover.
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Wednesday 8th of July, 2009
Dan Abnett : "I don't really like Space Wolves"
Fresh from the blog of Dan Abnett, a heretical statement indeed! Stop me if you’ve heard this, but, originally, I was going to tackle the Thousand Sons side of the deal, and Graham was going to handle the Space Wolves. The reason for this - and I really do understand that the following revelation is such a heretical statement that Eisenhorn might have to come and shoot me through the lungs - is that I don’t really like Space Wolves.
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Tuesday 7th of July, 2009
BLTV : Black Library Live! 2009, part 2
Here's the second video of this year's Black Library Live! held in Nottingham, this time featuring an interview with Dan Abnett and Heresy artist, Neil Roberts.
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Monday 6th of July, 2009
It ruined Graham's life. Well, not really ...
Graham McNeill is featured in Mass Movement Magazine, talking about a moment that changed his life and some more Graham goodness, there's a review of The Killing Ground.
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Wednesday 1st of July, 2009
Double review action
It's review goodness on the blogosphere this week. First up is a review of Henry Zou's new Inquisitor novel, Emperor's Mercy, over at Luke Reviews and next, Falcata Times cracks open Heroes of the Space Marines.
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Wednesday 24th of June, 2009
When Space Marines go shopping
A fun time was had by all at Games Day Canada, and we’re only feeling slightly jet-lagged now we’re back in the office.
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Tuesday 23rd of June, 2009
When Dan went to Liverpool
Steve Lawrence, manager of GW Liverpool, sent on these pictures of some Dan Abnett action – this was at a signing held a few weeks back. So we thought we'd blog them.
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Wednesday 17th of June, 2009
Empire and Salamander have arrived!
Landing on the BL editorial desks this week were Empire, by Graham McNeill and Salamander, by Nick Kyme. They’re the first few copies literally hot off the presses and looking marvellous thanks to stunning cover art from awesome Time of Legends artist Jon Sullivan and the very talented Cheoljoo Lee (whose also did the cover to Dawn of War II).
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Tuesday 16th of June, 2009
Highlights of Black Library Live!
If you missed Black Library Live! this year, then shame on you. However, because we're feeling generous in BL Towers this afternoon - someone has, after all, brought in cookies - we've uploaded a video of the day. Now you can see what you missed; so make sure you're first in the queue for Black Library Live! 2010...
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Thursday 11th of June, 2009
A meeting of minds
Tuesday saw the bi-annual Horus Heresy meeting taking place here at BL Towers, where we spent a fantastic afternoon in the company of Dan Abnett, Graham McNeill, Jim Swallow and newcomer Aaron Dembski-Bowden discussing the past, present and the future of the Horus Heresy series.
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Thursday 4th of June, 2009
The Legends unfold ...
The Time of Legends series has already begun telling the history of some of the Warhammer world’s most legendary heroes and anti-heroes- of the first Emperor, Sigmar Heldenhammer, of the dark necromancer Nagash, and of the destructive years of the Sundering. We’re fast approaching the second books in these three fantastic trilogies, and things are about to step up another gear as we head towards the apocalyptic climaxes of these three incredible stories.
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Friday 29th of May, 2009
Night-Lords
When we discussed the cover for our forthcoming Night Lords novel, the same words kept cropping up: speed, stealth, sinister, bloody scary etc. and I think artist Jon Sullivan has done a great job of capturing just the right tone with this artwork. The image shows two of the key characters from Aaron Dembski-Bowden’s novel: Talos and Malek, as they descend on a poor, unsuspecting foe. Soul Hunter is released in March and each copy will have a twelve volt current running through it, which will immolate anyone who steps within three feet of the book. (OK, that’s a bit of a lie, but it will be printed on shiny, metallic ink which I think is almost as cool.)
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Thursday 28th of May, 2009
Monster review of Gotrek & Felix series
Gareth at the Falcata Times has been a busy boy, reviewing the Gotrek & Felix series on his blog
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Wednesday 27th of May, 2009
Shiny new books!
Here at Black Library we all get excited when the first copies of our books arrive. But when the first samples of Emperor’s Mercy arrived on our desks, we got particularly excited. And you can see why…
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