Monday, October 15, 2018

Legendary!

October is a banner month for some neat re-releases from my back-catalog in the grimdark worlds of Warhammer!

Two titles are hitting in short order, one that features a story of the Adepta Sororitas - the zealous Sisters of Battle - and another from the Horus Heresy era, a tale of the traitorous Death Guard.

Back in 2011, I wrote my second Sororitas novel Hammer & Anvil, and now the Warhammer Legends partwork series is releasing it in a spiffy new hardcover edition, on sale in all good bookstores on the 17th of this month.  


The Sisters of Battle are the Emperor's most devout worshippers, fierce warriors preaching the purity of the Imperium and scourging their enemies with bolter and flamer. 

On a distant world, the Ecclesiarchy outpost of Sanctuary 101, was wiped out by an implacable foe - the fearless, soulless necrons. Now, a mission of the Sisterhood has returned to reconsecrate the site - but the metallic nightmares still lurk in the darkness, guarding a secret that has lain dormant for millennia. 
A vicious battle will be fought - one that can only end in the total destruction of the unrelenting xenos, or the annihilation of the proud Sororitas.

To visit the Warhammer Legends site, click Here or go Here to order individual copies of the partwork hardcovers; if digital is more your speed, you can still pick up the eBook edition right Here.

Later this month - the 20th to be exact - you'll be able to pick up a copy of Heralds of the Siege, a new Horus Heresy short fiction collections, featuring content by me, Gav Thorpe, Chris Wraight, John French, Guy Haley, Nick Kyme, Rob Sanders and Anthony Reynolds.


A galaxy burns and brother turns on brother as the conflict brought about by a beloved son’s betrayal reaches its fateful end. 
The Warmaster Horus has triumphed. His massive fleet at last nears Terra and the patriarchal Throne of his hated father. 
Many have fallen to bring this moment about, their tales are the ashes upon which the Heresy was born and prospered. 
Others have played their own small parts, drops in an ocean of war and blood. 
None of it matters. 
Terra looks to the skies as it raises its defences. Armies muster, heroes raise their swords, citizens cower. 
The war is coming. And nothing can stop it.

My contribution to this hefty tome is "Exocytosis", a story featuring the Death Guard and the character of Calas Typhon, which set him up for his appearance in my upcoming Horus Heresy novel The Buried Dagger (due in Spring of 2019). "Exocytosis" originally appeared in the 2016 Black Library Advent Calendar series and this marks its first dead-tree edition.

Click Here for more details on The Horus Heresy: Heralds of the Siege.

And as a bonus cover reveal for this blog, check out this amazing art from Johan Grenier for the new collected edition of all my Warhammer 40,000 Blood Angels stories - The Complete Rafen Omnibus...


This collection features all the stories and novels in and around Rafen's epic narrative - The Fury, Deus Encarmine, Blood Debt, Deus Sanguinius, Redeemed, Red Fury, Black Tide, Bloodline and Reflection in Blood. The book will be available in January 2019, but for more details click Here.


Tuesday, October 02, 2018

Space Hulk Tactics strikes!

A few months back, I mentioned that I'd been doing some scriptwriting work on a new Warhammer 40,000 videogame - and this week Space Hulk Tactics deep-strikes its way on to Xbox One, Playstation 4 and PC platforms for all players...


Space Hulk Tactics is a turn-based strategy game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, pitting squads of Space Marine Terminators against swarms of alien Genestealers aboard a massive amalgamation of abandoned starships - the gargantuan Space Hulk known as The Forsaken Doom...


Based on the classic Games Workshop boardgame, Space Hulk Tactics lets you pick between these two factions in full campaigns, solo vs. AI, or via competitive online play. 

The game has two narrative campaigns (scripted by me), one from the point of view of the venerable Blood Angels chapter and one casting players in the role of the rapacious alien Genestealers. 

Here's a link to a developer blog I wrote about the storylines. 

A "card" system enhances the turn-based strategy gameplay, ensuring no two games are ever the same and giving you many more tactical options on every turn. There's also a versatile map editing tool, so games can create and upload their own scenarios. 

Check out the official Space Hulk Tactics website right Here, for more details, along with ordering details. The game is released on 9th October, but pre-orders will get bonus custom content.