40K: The Dark Truth Behind Saint Celestine’s Rebirth Unveiled In New Book
In the upcoming Celestine: The Living Saint readers can discover what happens when Celestine dies and is reborn on the battlefield. This and other news from the Black Library.
Come step into the Black Library this weekend and prepare to learn horrible truths about whatever your favorite world of Warhammer happens to be. Whether it’s exploring the secrets behind one of the more prominent mechanics in the Sisters of Battle army lists, diving into the secrets of the wood elves in the Mortal Realms, or hewing hard to heresy in an anthology of short stories, there’s a lot to dig into this weekend. Let’s get cracking.
via the Black Library
Celestine: The Living Saint – $19
A Warhammer 40,000 novel
Saint Celestine is one of the greatest heroes of the Dark Imperium, an immortal warrior who returns time and again, even when struck down by a foe, like the Emperor’s avenging angel. But what happens when she dies and comes back? Prepare to find out.
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Andy Clark lays bare one of the greatest mysteries of Warhammer 40,000: the trials Saint Celestine must undergo in order to return from death…
THE STORY
With her mighty wings spread wide and Ardent Blade aflame, Saint Celestine is the living embodiment of the God-Emperor’s wrath. Her halo blazes like a star upon the smog-wreathed, blood-soaked battlefields of the 41st Millennium; its holy light leading the faithful to victory time and time again. As heretics and daemons tear at her flesh, she calls down fires of retribution from on high to smite the wicked and unrighteous.
If she is to fall in battle, none should mourn as she is Celestine, the Living Saint, and death is her duty. Though it comes at a great cost. For each time she is slain, Saint Celestine finds herself trapped in a terrible realm of suffering and torment. There her faith in the God-Emperor will be put to the test so she may prove herself worthy of life once more.
Written by Andy Clark
The Orion Trilogy – $18
A Warhammer Chronicles omnibus
Orion is the forest king, lord of Athel Loren and guardian spirit of all that the asrai – the mysterious wood elves – hold dear. Across three novels, he faces old enemies and new dangers, and must call on all his powers and allies if he is to save himself and the ancient forest he calls home.
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Darius Hinks explores both the culture of the Wood Elves and the cycle of life and death their spiritual leader endures each year – and the dangers that his death and rebirth bring to Athel Loren and its people.
THE STORY
Every year, following the long winter, King Orion awakens to reign over the forest kingdom of Athel Loren. But now, as he slowly rouses from his torpor, he realises that a terrible evil has taken hold of him; that his eternal mind has been cursed. Stricken by an uncontrollable rage, he leads his Asrai to war in order to discover the origin of this abominable plot. As the corruption spreads and his powers diminish, he will have to put his fate in the hands of his most loyal subjects, and entrust them with the mission of unmasking the traitors hiding among their ranks.
Written by Darius Hinks
CONTENTS
The Vaults of Winter
Tears of Isha
The Council of Beasts
The Burden of Loyaty – $9.99
A Horus Heresy Anthology
From the radiation-soaked wastes of Mars to the Space Wolves fleet, and from the heart of Imperium Secundus to the depths of Prospero, this collection of Horus Heresy tales brings together a host of tales from across the war-ravaged Imperium.
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It’s an unmissable collection bringing eight stories – bringing the epic novellas Wolf King and Cybernetica into the numbered series!
THE STORY
As the darkness of the war slowly consumes the galaxy, those who still serve the Throne are faced with a struggle for their survival and the continued existence of everything they hold dear. With the threat of the Warmaster’s fleet looming ever closer to Terra, it will fall to such heroes to halt the tide, but the enemies arrayed against them are powerful and the burden of loyalty is great…
This Horus Heresy anthology contains six short stories, some of which are in print for the first time or originally released as audio dramas, and by authors such as Dan Abnett, Aaron Dembski-Bowden, Gav Thorpe and John French. Also included are the novellas Wolf King, by Chris Wraight, and Cybernetica, by Rob Sanders.
CONTENTS
Perpetual by Dan Abnett
The Binary Succession by David Annandale
Into Exile by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Ordo Sinister by John French
The Heart of the Pharos by L J Goulding
Cybernetica by Rob Sanders
The Thirteenth Wolf by Gav Thorpe
Wolf King by Chris Wraight
Happy Reading!
