Black Library: Coming In July
Black Library has a new batch of stories on the way for July – time to plan your summer reading schedule now!
via Black Library
Primarchs: Vulkan Lord of Drakes (Limited Edition)
The XVIII Legion faces annihilation. In the Taras Division, they make their last stand against a monstrous ork invasion. Their only hope for survival lies with their newly discovered primarch, Vulkan.
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It’s an untold tale from the earliest days of the Salamanders, as they are united with Vulkan for the first time. With their very existence in the balance, can they be forged into one indivisible whole?
THE STORY
As the Emperor marshals his armies to reclaim the galaxy for the glory of mankind, one by one his Space Marine Legions are reunited with their missing primarchs. The XVIII Legion are still waiting to find their true identity, unaware their own lord has been found. In the Taras Division, legionaries face annihilation as they take a last, desperate stand against a monstrous ork invasion. Meanwhile, on Nocturne, Vulkan has raised and trained a new force of warriors. Now it is the time for him to lead his sons into battle. Now it is the time for him to truly don the mantle of primarch, not only to save one half of his Legion, but forge a new, indivisible whole.
Written by David Annandale
Primarchs: Jaghatai Khan Warhawk of Chogoris
For long years, the White Scars have fought for the Imperium, bringing worlds to compliance. But when a new project, to embed psykers in the Space Marine Legions, seems likely to come to fruition, Jaghatai Khan must decide if he will comply…
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Chris Wraight returns to the Khan of Khans with a tale set at the height of the Great Crusade and showing the momentous decisions that, in some ways, led to the darkest events of the Horus Heresy.
THE STORY
Ever since the Imperium’s discovery of Chogoris, the White Scars’ culture of warrior mysticism has sat uneasily with the ideals of Unity. As the Crusade burns across the stars, their enigmatic primarch Jaghatai Khan fights to preserve their distinctiveness amid a galaxy where cold rationality holds sway. Despite his selfimposed isolation, others in the brotherhood of primarchs seek to draw him into the greatest ideological battle of them all – the place of psychic power within the Legions. As the librarius project is born, and opposition to it grows, the Khan must decide where his greatest allegiance lies – to the Imperial Truth, or to his own heritage.
Written by Chris Wraight
Mephiston: The Revenant Crusade
Haunted by the ghosts of longdead foes and with his psychic powers blinded, Mephiston, Chief Librarian of the Blood Angels, travels to the warwracked world of Morsus, where death awaits…
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The Lord of Death returns in a novel that shows him pushed to his very limits and facing the doom that has chased him for centuries.
THE STORY
As the Great Rift tears the galaxy apart, portents and darkness beset Mephiston. At the time when he needs his psychic sight the most, the Chief Librarian’s powers are rendered blind by some inexplicable force. Haunted by the ghosts of the damned, their purpose unclear, Mephiston takes his ship the Blood Oath and the Blood Angels in his charge to the world of Morsus where he believes source of his psychic blindness is to be found. But Morsus is embroiled in conflict too, a longstanding struggle between the Imperium and some of its most ancient foes called the Revenant Crusade.
Written by Darius Hinks
Hunger (Audio Drama)
Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, the Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers – and their own nature. Can Gabriel Seth manage to stave off the Black Rage long enough to survive?
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It’s a fascinating look at the monster within the man, as Andy Smillie once again shows his mastery of what makes the Flesh Tearers tick.
THE STORY
Aboard the confines of an ancient space hulk, Seth and his Flesh Tearers engage in a brutal struggle against a horde of alien genestealers and their own natures. A hunger drives these warriors of the Blood, one matched by their alien aggressors. Hope remains while the Flesh Tearers can hold onto their honour, but what is the truth that lurks at the heart of this derelict ship and will Seth manage to stave off the rage long enough to discover it?
Written by Andy Smillie.
Enforcer Omnibus
Newly promoted Adeptus Arbites officer Shira Calpurnia tackles assassinations, psykers, family legacies and more in the classic Warhammer 40,000 trilogy.
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These three novels give an unparalleled look at a unique and fascinating facet of the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and are rightly considered among the greatest of all tales from the 41st Millennium.
THE STORY
The Adeptus Arbites are responsible for enforcing law and order across the vast reaches of the human Imperium. Newly promoted officer Shira Calpurnia is assigned to the fortresssystem of Hydraphur, home of the vast Imperial warfleets that dock, rearm and repair in an endless cycle of conflict. But Shira soon finds herself in the thick of the action as her investigations embroil her in the corruption behind multiple assassination attempts, the vicious greed over an ancient charter, and encounters with psykers and murderers. The Shira Calpurnia novels present a unique and original view of the Warhammer 40,00 universe from the pen of acclaimed science fiction author Matt Farrer.
Written by Matthew Farrer
CONTENTS
Crossfire
Legacy
Blind
Ulrika the Vampire: The Omnibus
Forced into the halflife of a vampire, the Kislevite noblewoman Ulrika seeks her own kind in the dark places of the Empire – but danger lurks at every turn.
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For the first time, the entire trilogy of Gotrek & Felix spinoffs starring fan favourite character Ulrika are collected together!
THE STORY
Forced to join the ranks of the undead against her will after being kidnapped by the vampire Adolphus Krieger, fierce Kislevite noblewoman Ulrika Magdova can no longer return to her mortal life, and is forced to seek new allies and purpose. Crossing into the Empire, she is given sanctuary in the city of Nuln by a coven of vampires and taught how to control her powers. However, her headstrong nature soon drives her into fresh danger… Read the tale of Ulrika’s adventures as she travels the darkest corners of the Old World fighting enemies old and new, all while struggling with the demons of her own vampiric existence. This omnibus edition contains the complete Ulrika the Vampire trilogy.
Written by Nathan Long
CONTENTS
Bloodborn
Bloodforged
Bloodsworn
Callis and Toll: The Silver Shard
Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll and his companion, former Freeguild soldier Armand Callis, brave the deadly seas and jungles of the Taloncoast as they try to prevent their nemesis, Ortam Vermyre, from seizing an artefact that can reshape reality.
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It’s an exploration of the people and dark places of the Mortal Realms, far from the front lines of war.
THE STORY
A malevolent threat looms over the once great city of Excelsis. For as long as the treacherous Ortam Vermyre lives, civilisation is no longer safe within the Realm of Beasts. Witch Hunter Hanniver Toll must brave the deadly seas and jungles of the Taloncoast to stop Vermyre before he can reach the legendary lost city of Xoantica. For within this forgotten ruin lies an artefact of darkest sorcery that possesses the power to reshape reality itself. The Silver Shard. Can Toll and his companion, a former Freeguild soldier known as Armand Callis, capture their nemesis in time? Or will Vermyre evade the Order of Azyr’s justice and tear the Mortal Realms asunder?
Written by Nick Horth
Horusian Wars: Incarnation
Inquisitor Covenant’s quest to stop a sect of renegade Inquisitors continues as he battles to deny their sinister design on an Imperial shrine world wreathed in darkness. As his foes seek to raise a Living Saint, Covenant must do the unthinkable…
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The epic story that began in Resurrection continues as Covenant faces a challenge that will test him body and soul.
THE STORY
Darkness approaches Dominicus Prime, a literal Season of Night that brings with it portents, madness and strange happenings. Standing alone as a beacon against the darkness is the Monastery of the Last Candle, a temple to the holy light of the Emperor. As the bishops and the cardinals vie for power and influence, a crisis looms among the Pilgrim Drift who are starving in their droves. Discord is rife and there are whispers of a rising cult, one committed to blood and horror. Into this political powder keg comes Inquisitor Covenant and his followers. Drawn to the shrineworld by the prescience of the Emperor’s Tarot, they come seeking the agents of the Triumverate, a sect of Horusians bent on power themselves. It is the belief of Covenant that these radicals seek an incarnation, nothing less than a divine vessel, a living saint. To what end, he can only surmise, but Covenant knows it cannot bode well. He must deny the Horusians at any cost. The fate of the very sector may be determined by it.
Written by Chris Wraight
That’s a ton of great reads from Black Library – I’m looking forward to giving Hunger a listen. What are you most excited for?
