Upcoming BL Stuff - 2023

[darkhorse0607]

14 minutes ago, System Sound said:

My money is on TEatD. Pats on the back how "great" the whole series was and a release date. 

Maybe I'll skip the show then, I don't feel like vomiting right now, I'll leave that to Scribe so he can shake with rage

Edited December 4, 2023 by darkhorse0607

[theSpirea]

Interesting to see Jude Reid, love her short stories. Hope she's announcing a Crime novel. French probably Ahriman rather than finishing Horusian Wars 3.

 

Also curious about the Old World setting. New books? Reprints?

[Scribe]

1 hour ago, darkhorse0607 said:

Maybe I'll skip the show then, I don't feel like vomiting right now, I'll leave that to Scribe so he can shake with rage

 

I've found a balm for that, just read Echoes of Eternity again, and bask in what could have been.

[DarkChaplain]

54 minutes ago, theSpirea said:

Interesting to see Jude Reid, love her short stories. Hope she's announcing a Crime novel. French probably Ahriman rather than finishing Horusian Wars 3.

 

Also curious about the Old World setting. New books? Reprints?

 

Considering French has an Ahriman novel dropping next year, with Amazon listing, that's going to be it.

[Ubiquitous1984]

Are the Ahriman novels worth checking out?  I've got them all on my pile of shame, but no one seems to talk about them along the same lines as say, the Bile or Night Lords trilogies, so they keep getting pushed towards the bottom of my priority list.

[Roomsky]

6 minutes ago, Ubiquitous1984 said:

Are the Ahriman novels worth checking out?  I've got them all on my pile of shame, but no one seems to talk about them along the same lines as say, the Bile or Night Lords trilogies, so they keep getting pushed towards the bottom of my priority list.

 

Depends how much you enjoy John French.

 

The first omnibus should be read as one book, IMO. Barring the middle book, they're all paced wonkily as individual narratives, and Unchanged especially reads well as a climax and poorly as a novel by itself. (Skipping the omnibus would also see you losing out on the excellent Ctesias anthology, arguably the highlight of the whole thing.) It's all good Tzeentchian plans within plans and psychadelic imagery. My biggest issue with the series is just that it's almost completely humourless; everyone is so self-serious it can get a bit exhausting. Ahriman himself is well drawn but loses a bit of the spice he had back in ATS.

 

I'm personally confused about Eternal getting more mixed reviews, I didn't think he needed a second trilogy but that book really won me over - some very interesting things happen I didn't expect.

[System Sound]

36 minutes ago, Ubiquitous1984 said:

Are the Ahriman novels worth checking out?  I've got them all on my pile of shame, but no one seems to talk about them along the same lines as say, the Bile or Night Lords trilogies, so they keep getting pushed towards the bottom of my priority list.

A Thousand Sons, Crimson King and Fury of Magnus are better. But Ahriman Pentalogy is still good, but not as good as what came before.

Is it worth a read? Try reading Ahriman Exile. If it hooks you, read the rest. Especially the short stories. Ctesias is a wonderful character.

Edited December 4, 2023 by System Sound

[cheywood]

My guesses:

Mike Brooks - Ork novel

John French - Ahriman Immortal

Jude Reid - SoB novel

Marc Collins - Eidolon 

Guy Haley - DoF book 8

[byrd9999]

The Ahriman series started out promising but, imo, got worse with each book. It's John French dialling himself up to 11, so plenty of lengthy meaningless over the top descriptions.

 

Little character building, not enough Ahriman, maguffin plots. The Ctesias stories are more interesting.

 

[Felix Antipodes]

6 hours ago, cheywood said:

My guesses:

Mike Brooks - Ork novel

John French - Ahriman Immortal

Jude Reid - SoB novel

Marc Collins - Eidolon 

Guy Haley - DoF book 8

 

Frankly, I’d be surprised if we got more than this.  Maybe a new Crime novel or anthology, but it seems the Horror imprint is either dying or already dead.  I would like them to also showcase the last Primarchs novel (Horus) even if they don’t plan to release it soonish.  There will be something for AoS as well but who from is anyone’s guess.

 

I am extremely curious who they have commissioned to write the tie-ins for the “Old World” setting (they will need a quality writer for it to take off) but that is outside the scope of this forum.

 

I see a Trazyn or Cain model release linked to this (maybe)

[cheywood]

1 hour ago, Felix Antipodes said:

 

Frankly, I’d be surprised if we got more than this.  Maybe a new Crime novel or anthology, but it seems the Horror imprint is either dying or already dead.  I would like them to also showcase the last Primarchs novel (Horus) even if they don’t plan to release it soonish.  There will be something for AoS as well but who from is anyone’s guess.

 

I am extremely curious who they have commissioned to write the tie-ins for the “Old World” setting (they will need a quality writer for it to take off) but that is outside the scope of this forum.

 

I see a Trazyn or Cain model release linked to this (maybe)

I’m expecting 3-5 other novels to be announced for the various settings, but I doubt they’ll be heavy hitters. Maybe a Scouring tease?

[aa.logan]

Mike Brooks for the Old World tie-in

[DukeLeto69]

11 hours ago, cheywood said:

My guesses:

Mike Brooks - Ork novel

John French - Ahriman Immortal

Jude Reid - SoB novel

Marc Collins - Eidolon 

Guy Haley - DoF book 8

I agree and I think, sadly, anyone hoping for more will be disappointed (as in Scouring Series, or Black Legion 3, new Crime season etc)

[Taliesin]

On 12/3/2023 at 8:34 PM, cheywood said:

Mike Brooks and John French both are doing interviews at the preview. French is almost certainly talking about Ahriman Immortal. Could Brooks be talking about a new Ork novel to tie-in with the SE release of Brutal Kunnin’?

 

Not a good sign that. No ADB, Abnett or Wraight likely means all the most anticipated stuff is again, not coming.

There is usually a segment with Nick Kyme where he reveals new books as well, we can still hope there is something in there.

 

Eidolon is really the only book I have some mild interest in from what we see speculated of these 4 authors.

 

On the other hand, Warhammer Community did literally say:

 

"There’s a festive treat for Warhammer fiction fans this Saturday, as the annual Black Library Preview returns with huge new titles"

 

So surely , that means there will actually be huge new titles released, right? I know, no one believes it. I certainly wouldnt say the next Ahriman or Dawn of Fire book counts as a huge title, Ahriman is pretty niche and DoF has been a big flop.

 

 

Edited December 5, 2023 by Taliesin

[darkhorse0607]

2 hours ago, Taliesin said:

 

Not a good sign that. No ADB, Abnett or Wraight likely means all the most anticipated stuff is again, not coming.

There is usually a segment with Nick Kyme where he reveals new books as well, we can still hope there is something in there.

 

Eidolon is really the only book I have some mild interest in from what we see speculated of these 4 authors.

 

On the other hand, Warhammer Community did literally say:

 

"There’s a festive treat for Warhammer fiction fans this Saturday, as the annual Black Library Preview returns with huge new titles"

 

So surely , that means there will actually be huge new titles released, right? I know, no one believes it. I certainly wouldnt say the next Ahriman or Dawn of Fire book counts as a huge title, Ahriman is pretty niche and DoF has been a big flop.

 

 

To the WHC marketing team every title is a huge title. Literally the best.

 

That being said, earlier salt aside I am trying to temper my expectations given the author listing. I'm always on board for Mike Brooks and I can always hope it's another Alpha Legion adventure, French I can live with but without Wraight or ADB being there (second year in a row I believe) I'm not as pumped as I might be. I just don't want to get excited about all the places the books can go in the next year just for none of it to be even remotely close and it just being End and the Death, some AoS and Dawn of Fire.

 

Fingers crossed I'm wrong

[Bestkeptsecret]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-us/black-library/

 

The upcoming books from the coming soon page seem to have been removed. It is no longer showing future books.

[Sothalor]

No great loss; they didn't remember that thing existed about 95% of the time anyway.

[System Sound]

23 minutes ago, Sothalor said:

No great loss; they didn't remember that thing existed about 95% of the time anyway.

This forum and other retailers did a better job of tracking upcoming releases anyways.

 

But it might come back after the preview. Since they can add some actualy new stuff there...

[DarkChaplain]

it's not just the banner link that's gone, the entire page has been removed.

 

https://www.warhammer-community.com/blacklibrarycomingsoon/

 

It's dead, jim workshop.

[theSpirea]

Better to remove it entirely if they update it twice a year and with not even all titles. That site was absolute joke

[Felix Antipodes]

I expect it to return after the preview, not that it was all that topical or accurate anymore.  I wish they would move it back to the BL website where it logically belongs and was easier for casual readers to find (though I suspect that is not long for this world - nothing concrete, just a feeling).

[theSpirea]

BL quality control at its best. Not only there are design flaws (logos not aligned: Forges of Mars LE, missing logos: DoF 6, typos: Gotrek), also the binding quality of thicker SoT LEs is atrocious.

[Scribe]

Yeesh, that's sad.

[cheywood]

1 hour ago, theSpirea said:

BL quality control at its best. Not only there are design flaws (logos not aligned: Forges of Mars LE, missing logos: DoF 6, typos: Gotrek), also the binding quality of thicker SoT LEs is atrocious.

Yeah I’ve had to get multiple SoT LEs patched up, including one with a broken binding just like you’ve got there. The bookbinder explained that the heavy gloss paper from the map pages and illustrations, combined with not so great binding, pulls the binding apart. Luckily all the bindings are sewn so it’s repairable (unlike with a book that’s just glued together), but it shouldn’t be an issue in the first place. 

[Bestkeptsecret]

Since Chris Wraight is nowhere to be found on any social media, does anyone know if the sequel to the Lords of Silence Death Guard novel will be released shortly i.e. within the next 2 years?