Perrin Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Anyone getting / got these yet? I think Trial by Blood isn't out for another week though Sons of Wrath isn't clear on a release date. I think I'll probably go for Trial by Blood, then maybe wait for Christmas to get Sons of Wrath when it's out in normal hardback. The Flesh Tearers are my favourite BA successor by far, probably the high light of James Swallow's BA series. For those who haven't seen them yet: --> http://www.blacklibrary.com/exclusive-products/sons-of-wrath-first-edition.html Sons of Wrath, a first edition release concerning Amit founding the Flesh Tearers. Could this be the start in an unofficial Scouring series? --> http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/trial-by-blood-hardback.html Trial by Blood; back in the 41st millennium Gabriel Seth is on trial for his life apparently, amongst a court of his fellow BA successor Chapter Masters and Dante, over the brutality and atrocities that we have all come to know and love the Flesh Tearers for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelPaladin Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Trial by Blood was a pleasant surprise. I was just expecting Sons of Wrath, and we got two new goodies from Andy Smillie. I ordered the First edition, but I am going to wait for a bit before picking up Trial by Blood, I already spent an unreasonable amount of money this morning Trial by Blood does sound promising though, maybe something along the lines of what Phalanx should have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummus Posted November 7, 2014 Share Posted November 7, 2014 Any reviews yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Could this be the start in an unofficial Scouring series? We've already had a post-Heresy Amit/Flesh Tearers novel - Flesh of Cretacia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Trial by Blood does sound promising though, maybe something along the lines of what Phalanx should have been. It's just an anthology of all the short stories featuring Flesh Tearers, with a four short framing passages of Blood Angels Successor Chapter Masters shouting at each other. Good stuff if you haven't already read them, but the new material is fairly inconsequential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrin Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 Trial by Blood does sound promising though, maybe something along the lines of what Phalanx should have been. It's just an anthology of all the short stories featuring Flesh Tearers, with a four short framing passages of Blood Angels Successor Chapter Masters shouting at each other. Good stuff if you haven't already read them, but the new material is fairly inconsequential. An actual anthology or similar to the trial in Phalanx? If it's just an anthology with some short framing passages then the marketing for it seems kind of misleading by BL, the webpage for it makes it look like a full novel. Although, the £15 price tag for a hardback did make me suspicious... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelPaladin Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 Weird, there is no mention of it being previously released material. That's kind of really misleading if that's the case. And its $24 here, which is the same as normal hardbacks. Hmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 An actual anthology. Like, the title page says "A Warhammer 40,000 Anthology". Contains: The Trial of Gabriel Seth, Act I Know Thyself Blood in the Machine From the Blood The Trial of Gabriel Seth, Act II Beneath the Flesh Torturer’s Thirst Death’s Shepherd Immortalis The Quickening The Trial of Gabriel Seth, Act III Astorath the Grim: Redeemer of the Lost Gabriel Seth: The Flesh Tearer The Trial of Gabriel Seth, Act IV Mostly short stories and quick reads already available to buy. Blood in the Machine and From the Blood were originally audio dramas (From the Blood is half of The Stromark Massacre). Death's Shepherd was published on their Facebook page. The conceit is that the stories are being presented as evidence of Seth's failure and the Flesh Tearers' fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebus Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I'm curious where you found that, because the page I found on the Black Library website makes no mention of an anthology: http://www.blacklibrary.com/warhammer-40000/trial-by-blood-hardback.html I was very close to ordering this. I would have been VERY upset once I actually opened it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I'm curious where you found that Um, inside the book. It's out in digital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoebus Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 I know it's out. I guess I missed the "title page" part of your last post. Either way you cut it, it's a bad way to find out it's an anthology. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrin Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share Posted November 8, 2014 So you don't actually find out it's an anthology until you buy the book and open it? Awesome marketing there by Black Library. EDIT: Looking at the BL website page again, I'm genuinely shocked. Is it just me? Not only is there nothing that indicates it's an anthology, it's almost like it's deliberately been marketed as a standard hardback novel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucien Eilam Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 It might be a coincidence, but the author used to be the BL online store manager. I don't know if he still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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