Black Library: New Releases – 4-8-17
Sisters of Battle take the center stage in this week’s release from the Black Library…
Sisters of Battle get a new novel this week. Plus a look at some of the upcoming new releases for May and July…
via Warhammer Community
Cult of the Warmason – $27.00
On the shrine world of Lubentina, one of the holiest planets of the Imperium, dedicated to a hero from the Age of Heresy, civil unrest and rumours of sinister, four-armed monsters spur the Sisters of Battle into action against numberless foes.
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The Sisters of Battle of the Adepta Sororitas are thrown into action as a devastating alien threat brings warfare to one of the holiest worlds of the Imperium.THE STORY
In a galaxy teeming with alien aggressors, nothing unites the Imperium more than the worship of the immortal God-Emperor. Without the shining light of his divinity, travel through the stars would not be possible, and humanity would be swallowed by darkness. The shrineworld of Vadok attracts billions of pilgrims who visit to reaffirm their faith, and catch a glimpse of the sacred relic held in its great cathedral. But the reach of man’s enemies is long, and when civil unrest breaks out, and rumours of four-armed monsters abound, the Adepta Sororitas tasked with defending the world must face the fight of their lives. For they are few, but their enemies are numberless.Perturabo: Hammer of Olympia (Limited Edition) (April)
AdvertisementPerturabo, mercurial primarch of the Iron Warriors, hears of turmoil on the world where he was raised, and abandons the crusade to return home and save his people.
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Born to a life of political conflict, Perturabo was always considered a child prodigy among the people of Olympia – indeed, his philosophical and scientific works were beyond compare. But then, after his rediscovery by the Emperor and decades of thankless military campaigning on the Great Crusade, the primarch begins to resent his Legion’s place in the Imperium. When word reaches him of turmoil on his adoptive home world, he orders the Iron Warriors to abandon their campaign against the alien hrud and crush this emerging rebellion by any means necessary…Written by Guy Haley
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Exclusive to blacklibrary.com, this lavish Limited Edition includes the following features:– 208-page hardback novel encased in a magnetic presentation box
– Dark grey cover with silver foil
– Spine is wrapped with cloth with silver foil
– A black marker ribbon and gilt-edged pages
– Matt laminated covers include a crop of unique artwork which is reproduced in full in the interior.
– Each copy is uniquely numbered from an edition of 2,500.AdvertisementPrimarchs: Lorgar (Limited Edition) (July)
Long before he brought Chaos and war to the Imperium, the primarch Lorgar was raised on the world of Colchis, used as a weapon by the xealot Kor Phaeron in his bid to control the whole world. But Lorgar’s destiny was far greater…
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On the world of Colchis, mighty religions rule a decaying society in the name of absent gods – until the arrival of Lorgar. Primarch, prophet, leader of destiny, the Golden One is raised by Kor Phaeron, priest of the Covenant, to be his weapon in a quest for power. As religious war spreads across the planet, spearheaded by the Brotherhood of Lorgar, the primarch is plagued by visions of the future and the coming of the Emperor. To find his place in this new order, he must reach balance between the teachings of his adopted father Kor Phaeron, and the fate that he knows awaits him among the stars.Written by Gav Thorpe
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Exclusive to blacklibrary.com, this lavish Limited Edition includes the following features:
– 240 page hardback novel encased in a magnetic presentation box
– Grey cover with gold foil
– Spine is wrapped with cloth with gold foil
– A black marker ribbon and gilt-edged pages
– Matt laminated covers include a crop of unique artwork which is reproduced in full in the interior.
– Each copy is uniquely numbered from an edition of 2,500.
One day, there will be a bestselling novel about a faithful Librarian (not the Space Marine kind) who just checks out books and is a hero of the Imperium. Until that day…
Reading is fundamental, as long as it’s not heretical. To be safe though, you should try to forget everything you read…
