40K: Black Library New Releases – 6-3-17
This week, Librarians, a veritable font of new tomes, including the Heresy, the Blood Angels, and a Dark Imperium.
A ton of new releases and hardback titles this week–including the book all about Magnus the Red (whose model you might have seen making the rounds a while back), a harrowing tale of the Death Company, a collection of audio dramas, and of course, the first book about the Dark Imperium.
These last two I’m very excited to see. I want to know way more about how GW will be expanding out the story that’s unfolding as 8th Edition hits. The Dark Imperium seems like it opens the door for all kinds of cool storytelling–it’s basically anyone’s guess as to how the holdout Imperial sanctums will deal with being cut off and without the support of Holy Terra. And then, of course, there’s the Audio Dramas. Which let me say, if you haven’t given them a listen, I urge you to try. You get a full high-quality production that takes the form of a radio play–you’re not just getting an audiobook, but rather a whole performance that isi definitely worth checking out.
via The Black Library
The Horus Heresy: The Crimson King (Hardback) $30
A Horus Heresy novel
Exiled, hunted and reviled, the Thousand Sons Legion are adrift – as is their primarch, Magnus. But with his power and personality fracturing, drastic action is needed by the Legion if they are to avoid losing their gene-father forever.
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Graham McNeill’s long awaited follow-up to A Thousand Sons is finally here! It sets Magnus and his Legion firmly on the road to treachery and lays the groundwork for the infamous acts that will curse them forever.AdvertisementTHE STORY
After the razing of Prospero, Magnus the Red spirited the Thousand Sons away to the aptly un-named Planet of the Sorcerers, deep within the Eye of Terror. Removed from the concerns of the galaxy at large and regarding the Warmaster’s unfolding Heresy with cold detachment, he has dedicated his hollow existence to the preservation of all the knowledge once held in the great libraries of Tizca, should mankind ever seek such enlightenment again. But his sons can see the change in their primarch – he is a broken soul, whose mind and memories are slipping away into the tumult of the warp. Only by returning to the scenes of his greatest triumphs and tragedies can they hope to restore him, and allow the Crimson King to be crowned anew by the Ruinous Powers.Written by Graham McNeill
Dark Imperium (Hardback) $27
A Warhammer 40,000 novel
The galaxy has changed. Darkness spreads, warp storms split reality and Chaos is everywhere – even Ultramar. As Roboute Guilliman’s Indomitus Crusade draws to a close, he must brave the perils of the warp to reach his home and save it from the depredations of the Plague God.
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It’s a new beginning for the Warhammer 40,000 universe! Guy Haley crafts a tale of the returned Primarch Roboute Guilliman as he races to save his realm from the servants of Nurgle – it’s the perfect accompaniment to the new Warhammer 40,000 game!THE STORY
Fell times have come to the galaxy. Cadia has fallen, destroyed by the onslaught of Chaos. A Great Rift in the warp has opened and from its depths spew daemons and the horrors of Old Night. But all hope is not lost… A hero, long absent, has returned and with him comes the wrath of the Ultramarines reborn. Roboute Guilliman has arisen to lead the Imperium out of darkness on a crusade the likes of which has not been seen since the fabled days of the Emperor. But never before have the forces of Ruin amassed in such numbers, and nowhere is safe from despoliation. From the dreaded Scourge Stars come the hordes of the Plaguefather, Lord Nurgle, and their pustulent eye is fixed on Macragge. As the Indomitas Crusade draws to an end, Guilliman races to Ultramar and a confrontation with the Death Guard.Written by Guy Haley
Space Marine Legends: Lemartes (Hardback) $19
A Space Marine Legends novel
Lemartes, the Blood Angels’ Guardian of the Lost, leads the Death Company into battle on a world gripped by blood-madness that reflects his own tortured soul.
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Lemartes represents the dark fate of all sons of Sanguinius. Through strength of will alone, he has held back the curse in his blood, and become one of the greatest heroes of the Blood Angels’ 10,000 year history. This is the first Black Library novel ever to deal with this macabre warden of lost souls – expect sombre heroics mingled with plenty of carnage.AdvertisementTHE STORY
Lemartes is the Guardian of the Lost, a warrior of the Blood Angels who balances on the edge of madness, ever close to the grip of the Black Rage. When he is awakened to lead the Death Company into battle on the war-wracked world of Phlegethon, Lemartes must battle his incipient madness as his forces clash with equally insane foes: the blood-mad servants of Chaos.Written by David Annandale
Champions of the Eternal War (CD) $17.50
A Warhammer 40,000 audio drama collection
Enjoy three full-cast audio tales of heroes and villains from the Dark Millennium: the doughty Iron Hands warleader Kardan Stronos, the sinister blademaster Lucius the Eternal, and the mischevious Space Wolf Lukas the Trickster.
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This is the first time on CD for these three tales of adventure, mayhem and (with Lukas) mischief from some of Black Library’s finest authors – and all are full-cast dramas, with music and sound effects for a truly immersive experience.DESCRIPTION
Heed now three tales of the Champions of the Eternal War…AdvertisementThe Calculus of Battle by David Guymer
As the defenders of Varasine battle a tyranid invasion, Warleader Kardan Stronos and the Iron Hands come to their aid, measuring the Chapter’s cold logic and strategy against the cost in human lives.The Embrace of Pain by Ian St Martin
When blademaster Lucius the Eternal is challenged by a champion of the Death Guard, he accepts without hesitation… but could a daemonhost of Nurgle, or the voices inside his own head, be the undoing of his Slaaneshi curse?The Art of Provocation by Josh Reynolds
When orks amass on Polix Tertius, Lukas the Trickster decides to play a dangerous game. Risking the ire of the Wolf Lords, he turns his attentions to the planetary vox, and begins to broadcast…Running time approx. 60 minutes. Performed by John Banks, Antonia Beamish, Robin Bowerman, Cliff Chapman, Steve Conlin, Jonathan Keeble, Toby Longworth and Luis Soto.
