Upcoming BL Stuff 2025

[cheywood]

Just now, Urauloth said:

Siege of Terra: The Shattered and the Soulless by Graham McNeill is coming next year - I assume this is a novella about the Thousand Sons. Is this the true final book of the SoT?

It’s just a collection of McNeill’s existing Siege novellas, nothing new in there.

[Ubiquitous1984]

Whhhaaatttt more SoT?  Surely not?!?  
 

edit - indeed it is nothing new.  

Edited July 22 by Ubiquitous1984

[Urauloth]

3 hours ago, cheywood said:

It’s just a collection of McNeill’s existing Siege novellas, nothing new in there.

Aww. Ah well. Here I was hoping the SoT would just last forever.

[Felix Antipodes]

You’ll get your wish.  There is another McNeill novella in the BL file cabinet as well as his almost mythical Horus novel to close out the HH Primarchs series.  There are also some uncollected shorts they could bundle up as well.

The road goes on forever…

[wecanhaveallthree]

I suppose it's worth asking, again, where exactly is Graham McNeill? The man's a well-known and much-loved author in the setting, I'd have thought for sure he'd be involved in... well... anything? 

 

E: I just remembered he's writing for Trench Crusade (and Arcane), a setting which perhaps is a better fit for his 'eavy metal style.

Edited July 23 by wecanhaveallthree
rip ozzy

[theSpirea]

McNeill mentioned he's opened to write more for BL. He mentioned that after he was fired from Riot. No update since then

[skylerboodie]

Every six months, GW releases its latest annual reports or half-year results, and everytime they copy and paste -

 

"Under our Black Library imprint we publish new titles every year, from short stories and audio dramas through to full length novels and audio books."

https://assets.ctfassets.net/ost7hseic9hc/5qDkmHQ0CNK6sLe6s990jL/ee0e6d81c35361803e7ab41b8c01add9/2024-25_accounts_FINAL_-_updated.pdf

 

They stopped making/releasing audio dramas in 2020(!) yet every six months, there it still is, in black and white. GW just doesn't give a f-- about Black Library; the rest of the business gets a proper update every six months, they don't even bother to see what's new in Black Library world. Sigh.

[grailkeeper]

New book coming out by R. S. Wilt. Don't know anything about him, not even what R. and S. stand for.

 

I'm always a bit suspicious of authors who go by initials.

 

Yours- G. R. Ailkeeper

[grailkeeper]

On 7/23/2025 at 6:57 AM, wecanhaveallthree said:

I suppose it's worth asking, again, where exactly is Graham McNeill? The man's a well-known and much-loved author in the setting, I'd have thought for sure he'd be involved in... well... anything? 

 

E: I just remembered he's writing for Trench Crusade (and Arcane), a setting which perhaps is a better fit for his 'eavy metal style.

 

 

Graham McNeilln is writing for trench crusade? A novel or flavour text? I'd love to read it. Are any other BL authors writing for it?

[wecanhaveallthree]

'A story', but not a full novel. Still: I'll take anything from McGOD, and I'm in love with the Trench Crusade setting.

 

Dunno about any other authors, sorry. My hyperfixation extends only to the man himself. 

[darkhorse0607]

1 hour ago, grailkeeper said:

New book coming out by R. S. Wilt. Don't know anything about him, not even what R. and S. stand for.

 

I'm always a bit suspicious of authors who go by initials.

 

Yours- G. R. Ailkeeper

 

I went onto his X (and I still hate that there's so little author info from BL that I have to visit X or LinkedIn to find anything out)

 

He's written two short stories, one Tempestus Scion, one Howling Griffon. Both are "these guys are dropped behind enemy lines" and must do things. It sounds like from the description Final Deployment might follow the same pattern, but I dunno. Maybe it'll be good? 

[darkhorse0607]

1 hour ago, grailkeeper said:

New book coming out by R. S. Wilt. Don't know anything about him, not even what R. and S. stand for.

 

I'm always a bit suspicious of authors who go by initials.

 

Yours- G. R. Ailkeeper

 

I went onto his X (and I still hate that there's so little author info from BL that I have to visit X or LinkedIn to find anything out)

 

He's written two short stories, one Tempestus Scion, one Howling Griffon. Both are "these guys are dropped behind enemy lines" and must do things. It sounds like from the description Final Deployment might follow the same pattern, but I dunno. Maybe it'll be good? 

 

*also, don't really know anything about Trench Crusade, but I remember folks talking about Thorpe writing something as one of the stretch goals for the kickstarter and Andy Chambers being involved somehow too

[Urauloth]

McNeill is such a natural fit for Trench Crusade, I think he'll be happy there. I'd be very happy to see him come back and do something else for BL though, here's hoping.

[LemartesTheLost]

2 hours ago, darkhorse0607 said:

 

I went onto his X (and I still hate that there's so little author info from BL that I have to visit X or LinkedIn to find anything out)

 

He's written two short stories, one Tempestus Scion, one Howling Griffon. Both are "these guys are dropped behind enemy lines" and must do things. It sounds like from the description Final Deployment might follow the same pattern, but I dunno. Maybe it'll be good? 

 

*also, don't really know anything about Trench Crusade, but I remember folks talking about Thorpe writing something as one of the stretch goals for the kickstarter and Andy Chambers being involved somehow too

The Guns of Enth, his Howling Griffon short, I thought was pretty swell. An 8 or 9/10 by my reckoning. I haven’t read his Scion work but if Guns was anything to go by, I’ll probably be picking this up.

[Felix Antipodes]

I’ve enjoyed both of Wilt’s shorts for BL.  The Howling Griffins story was great, especially for a first up effort for BL, and put him on my author watchlist.  Eradicant, his Scions short, was also okay and was an interesting take on the Tempestus.  It features the same cast as the upcoming novel.

 

He has also done two other shorts for BL that I haven’t read yet:

The Pharisene Paradox, for the WH Horror imprint (released as a eShort as well as included in the The Resting Places anthology, and

Recriminant, included in the Inferno! Presents: The Emperor’s Finest anthology.

I will be checking up on these as well before jumping into the novel.

[DarkChaplain]

The Pharisene Paradox was fun. Go read it.

[Felix Antipodes]

Reading it now.  Loving it so far.  Recriminant is next up.

 

Talking of newish talent, I’m loving the work of Graham Thomas Wilcox.  “Only” done a couple of short for AoS so far but would like to see him take a shot at W40K.

 

[akex08060]

The Novel that is coming out at Nov 25 is the start of 'the Scouring' series according to Amazon Germany. Can't wait to read that book. 

 

 

Spoiler

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Horus-Heresy-Asche-Imperiums-Scouring/dp/1804078344/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lMW17APSraeu34fDehc89xhnB-5tYxRqzcUeq5PuTnBnYKTEV0tp0okCgPSM2gcmQ6-q8Ztv8PHYPT-K5N5iIm8OTcE4Z1SDvaS2-aktFE3bD2HtZ3YQIE1_tvP-xSGbVh3VyjSN6aSm9FmMd8CdJG2oVcyL2w1bOa5_2qzaBN62yrxrnNpIwj3bDHL9a2cVTR-dcrhPdAobFbPjat4VZHshzePfRI6z10Ma6Iz7ljo.fZWRceEZ1da-VKKcToJHlG545b7MejKK7Q7k_lGX3uU&dib_tag=se&keywords=black+library&qid=1754377037&sr=8-2

 

[Bestkeptsecret]

5 hours ago, akex08060 said:

The Novel that is coming out at Nov 25 is the start of 'the Scouring' series according to Amazon Germany. Can't wait to read that book. 

 

 

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https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Horus-Heresy-Asche-Imperiums-Scouring/dp/1804078344/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.lMW17APSraeu34fDehc89xhnB-5tYxRqzcUeq5PuTnBnYKTEV0tp0okCgPSM2gcmQ6-q8Ztv8PHYPT-K5N5iIm8OTcE4Z1SDvaS2-aktFE3bD2HtZ3YQIE1_tvP-xSGbVh3VyjSN6aSm9FmMd8CdJG2oVcyL2w1bOa5_2qzaBN62yrxrnNpIwj3bDHL9a2cVTR-dcrhPdAobFbPjat4VZHshzePfRI6z10Ma6Iz7ljo.fZWRceEZ1da-VKKcToJHlG545b7MejKK7Q7k_lGX3uU&dib_tag=se&keywords=black+library&qid=1754377037&sr=8-2

 

 

 

That is the translated German edition which comes out after the English edition.

 

https://www.fnac.com/a21832736/The-Horus-Heresy-Les-Cendres-de-l-Imperium-Chris-Wraight

 

According to Fnac Ashes of the Imperium releases on October 29. So it will probably go on pre-order on October 11 Saturday.

[The Scorpion]

On 8/4/2025 at 4:42 AM, Felix Antipodes said:

Reading it now.  Loving it so far.  Recriminant is next up.

 

Talking of newish talent, I’m loving the work of Graham Thomas Wilcox.  “Only” done a couple of short for AoS so far but would like to see him take a shot at W40K.

 

Between "Recriminant" and "The Guns of Enth", it is clear our boi RSW is making a play for an Alpha Legion story

 

But it won't be easy. "Harrowmaster" was GOATed, and the Alpharius novel was solid, meaning GeeDubs trusts Mike Brooks to write them.

 

Legacy wise, he has a lot to live up to: Rob Sanders has "Sons of the Hydra" and the arguably far more influential short story "the long games at Carcharias" which put the Alpha Legion on the map. Also, his Exodus has to stand up not only to Solomon Akurra but also to the likes of Quetzel Carthach

 

To this day, I think Quetzel Carthach is truest son of Alpharius to have ever graced the pages of BL: he has a superiority AND an inferiority complex (like his Primarch), pulls out outrageously elaborated bamboozles, and his reason for hating the Ultramarines is completely nonsensical. (He claims its vengeance for Alpharius' death at Eskrador, but many hydras have said that Eskrador never happened. This means Quetzel literally can't tell truth from fiction which for an XX legionnaire is Based as :cuss:)

[Lord Marshal]

Trio of new books announced.

 

 

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Krakenblood by Marc Collins follows Ivar Krakenblood, a Wolf Priest given a personal mission by Ulrik the Slayer: to lead a band of warriors into the darkness to face impossible threats, recover a sacred relic of the Chapter, and challenge the fates themselves on the way. That’s pure, unfiltered saga material right there.

 

 

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While their empire sleeps, the Triarch Praetorians stand sentinel. Khemet has done her duty over her tombs for millions of years, but as the Necrons begin to wake up, so too do old ambitions and treacheries from aeons past. Dogged by the shame of a terrible failure, Khemet is given one chance to restore her honour and reclaim her standing in Tomb World by Marc Collins – and it’s not going to be simple.

 

 

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Dalchian Rassaq, the Skin-Taker, is the former lord of the Blades of Atrocity. Deposed by his rivals and left for dead, he catches wind of a deadly new threat rising against the Night Lords. With former allies and merciless foes circling, and vanishingly few loyal warriors, Dalchian must resort to cunning to outplay his rivals. A phantom voidship and a renegade tech-priest who might help him take command of it might be the keys to his victory. Many stand in his way, and his blades thirst for blood.

 

Edited August 6 by Lord Marshal

[Arkhas Fell]

>be me, Warcom
>release a new article regarding new books to come
>do not proofread my own article
>say Tomb World is by Marc Collins while the cover says Jonathan D.Beer
>classic

Hyped by the new Night Lords book and interested in the Necron one. But I really didn't need more Space Wolves ngl. I was kinda hoping for a new Raven Guard novel to explain Shrike's departure from Chapter Master.

Edited August 6 by Arkhas Fell

[grailkeeper]

Mark Collins is a frater and seems a very nice guy. He's very helpful to people here. 

I like the cover on the nightlords book but the font for the title is a bad choice. A night lords novel is going to have big boots to fill following ADB. 

[sitnam]

21 minutes ago, grailkeeper said:

I like the cover on the nightlords book but the font for the title is a bad choice. A night lords novel is going to have big boots to fill following ADB

 

Not for me, the ABD trilogy did not mesh with me for whatever reason.   I honestly like Lord of the Night better. Unpopular opinion, I'm sure.

 

Mike Vincent wrote a pretty good Red Talons short story that featured Night Lords, so I got hopes for this one. I haven't read Johnathan D Beer, but I always have hopes for Necron stories.

 

I liked Void King, so space wolf fans might enjoy this novel. But I just don't like space wolves so it'll be a pass for me.

[DarkChaplain]

.....that front choice for The Remnant Blade should be cause to get demoted from making font decisions.