40K: Black Library Advent Roundup – Momentous Firsts
The Black Library Advent Collection rounds out its next wave of stories with some powerful revelations about characters lurking in the shadows. Come take a look.
You might have seen a few fan theories making the rounds that Malcador the Sigilite is secretly the Emperor–the latest remounting of this theory is largely in part due to Malcador’s demonstrated power and cunning in the story the Last Council, which features in this week’s roundup. A lot of other momentous events are on display, including the first time the T’au test an experimental new gauntlet, Guilliman’s first attempt at atonement for Imperium Secundus, and the first time Hamilcar Bear-Eater, Mightiest of all Stormcast Eternals finds himself in a situation he can’t just punch his way out of.
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Black Library Advent Calendar 2018 – $71
All 24 stories for the price of 19!
Christmas is coming… but before it does, there are 24 days of adrenaline-fuelled fiction to enjoy. Tales from the Blackstone Fortress and the underhives of Necromunda sit alongside stories from the eve of the Siege of Terra and adventures from the Mortal Realms. This subscription ensures you can read (and listen to) them all.
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CONTENTS
Day 1: Old Wounds, New Scars by Graham McNeill
Day 2: Blood Gold by Gav Thorpe
Day 3: Fire and Thunder by Rachel Harrison
Day 4: Man of Iron by Guy Haley
Day 5: A Deeper Shade by C L Werner
Day 6: Abyssal by David Annandale
Day 7: Acts of Sacrifice by Evan Dicken
Day 8: Son of Sorrows by John French
Day 9: A Lesson in Iron by David Guymer
Day 10: A Dirge of Dust and Steel by Josh Reynolds
Day 11: The Deserter by Justin D Hill
Day 12: The Last Council by L J Goulding
Day 13: Motherlode by Nick Kyme
Day 14: One, Untended by David Guymer
Day 15: The Battle of Blackthunder Mesa by Phil Kelly
Day 16: Atonement of Fire by David Annandale
Day 17: The Palace of Memory by David Guymer
THE STORY
Lord-Aquilor Sathphren Swiftblade and his Vanguard Chamber warriors from the Hallowed Knights have ventured into the wilds of Shyish, the dread Realm of Death. Their goal? To resurrect an old alliance between Azyr and the duardin who dwell in these forgotten lands. But if they are to reforge long-sundered bonds of brotherhood, Swiftblade and his warriors must first defeat a mighty daemon of Chaos known only as the Soulflayer.
THE STORY
In the underhive of Necromunda, the only law that really matters is that might is right and unless you can defend what’s yours, someone else will claim it. That’s what happened to Corenne. When the Thunder Knuckle Posse came, they took control of the Sweet Drop Still, sending her family packing. Now, she wants it back, and a chance encounter with a ragged old man known only as “The Deserter” who claims to have fought in the armies of the vaunted Lord Solar might just be her salvation – or at least revenge.
THE STORY
As the Great Crusade came to a close, the power that had been vested in the Emperor and his War Council, made up of primarchs and generals, was transferred to civilian authorities – the great Council of Terra. Now, as the Warmaster and his armies approach the Throneworld, it is time for that council to be dissolved and the warriors to once again take command as the eve of battle looms. But no one gives up power easily, and even an assemblage of three primarchs may find trouble waiting…Advertisement
THE STORY
After a successful adventure in the Blackstone Fortress – and a desperate escape from a fearsome enemy – the ratling twins Raus and Rein return to Precipice to sell their hard-won spoils, leaving their drukhari foe for dead. But it’s not that easy to kill a denizen of the Dark City… As they try to offload their haul in the markets of Precipice, the day quickly spirals out of control as their past catches up with them in more ways than one – can the twins possibly escape the enemies coming their way?
THE STORY
When a child goes missing from Hammerhal Ghyra, Gotrek Gurnisson, recovering from an epic drinking binge (and some nasty poisoning) volunteers to enter the nearby catacombs and find him – especially since his mother claims he was taken by a ghost. Venturing into the darkness with his reluctant aelven companion Maleneth. But even the vaunted Stormcast Eternals were unable to cleanse this labyrinth of the taint that infects it, and what awaits the adventurers below will test them to their limits.Subscribe to our newsletter!Get Tabletop, RPG & Pop Culture news delivered directly to your inbox.By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
THE STORY
On the T’au Empire sept world of Dal’yth, the warriors of the Fire Caste fight a losing battle against the human Imperium. With the gue’la, as the t’au call them, willing to throw seemingly endless manpower into the meatgrinder of war, the Greater Good has no solution. But Commander Farsight might… In the training facility of Dal’ryu, an experimental weapon heralds a new way of war, championed by Farsight – and with a force of Imperial tanks closing on the facility, Commander Bravestorm may just have to use this “Onager Gauntlet” if he is to claim victory.
THE STORY
Imperium Secundus is over. A vision granted to Sanguinius shows that the Emperor is alive, and so the Triumvirate of primarchs who formed the breakaway empire have taken to their fleets and intend to make the traitors pay for their heresy. But in his heart, Roboute Guilliman, architect of Imperium Secundus, feels as much a traitor as any of them – and he seeks to atone for his sin by throwing himself at enemies. When a force of World Eaters threaten a world that embodies the Imperium’s ideals, he finds the perfect target…
THE STORY
Hamilcar Bear-Eater, Lord-Castellan of the Astral Templars Stormhost, was warned not to venture into the twisted shadeglass labyrinth of Shadespire. Naturally, he headed there right away, because no one tells Hamilcar what he can’t do… Now he’s trapped, lost, alone, and haunted – both by the ghosts that inhabit the City of Mirrors and by the spectres of his own past, doubts and fears. Can he overcome these obstacles and escape to fight again? Probably – he is Hamilcar, mightiest of all the Stormcast Eternals, after all!
Happy reading!
