Upcoming BL Stuff 2026

[darkhorse0607]

Good for Raldoron finally coming out, I'll get that

 

Terrible LE cover though. 

[son of the forest]

On 8/22/2026 at 6:14 PM, lansalt said:

I tried to get the Deathwatch LE this morning but it was already sold out when the SKU appeared in GW's website, but I see tons of ebay listings of it with a huge markup.

The same happened a few weeks ago with the Rynn's World novel.

GW doesn't care at all, does it?

No, now they just put the disclaimer 'This will be your first chance to buy the hardback edition, which will only be available while stocks last, although it may return to print at a future date' which seems to have worked in taking the heat off them 

[Roomsky]

I will once again go against the grain when discussing cover art and say the Raldoron LE looks leagues better than the standard hardback art - you can't even tell if Tiny-Head Mode is enabled in the LE. Also there's just more artistry to the painting, and while "character's face" isn't terribly inspired, I like it better than "space marine stands stiffly with sword".

[darkhorse0607]

10 minutes ago, Roomsky said:

I will once again go against the grain when discussing cover art and say the Raldoron LE looks leagues better than the standard hardback art - you can't even tell if Tiny-Head Mode is enabled in the LE. Also there's just more artistry to the painting, and while "character's face" isn't terribly inspired, I like it better than "space marine stands stiffly with sword".

THEN HOW WOULD PEOPLE KNOW HE HAS A SWORD EH ROOMSKY?

[grailkeeper]

On 8/23/2026 at 6:16 PM, Adeptekon said:

Any good books on the Red Hunters?

According to one of the wiki's they're in the Emperor's gift. I've read that book a few times a good while ago and dont really remember them, so it must have been in passing. 

2 hours ago, Roomsky said:

I will once again go against the grain when discussing cover art and say the Raldoron LE looks leagues better than the standard hardback art - you can't even tell if Tiny-Head Mode is enabled in the LE. Also there's just more artistry to the painting, and while "character's face" isn't terribly inspired, I like it better than "space marine stands stiffly with sword".

 

I kinda like the new take on the proportions. Just dont look at the legs. A) the proportions are all out and B) the stripes make it look like he is wearing Adidas. 

[Felix Antipodes]

This week’s WH+ list has them discussing Ashes of the Imperium and, by inference, the Scouring.

 

This week on Warhammer+, Black Library Book Club returns with a deep discussion on Ashes of the Imperium,* which lays the groundwork for a whole new era of storytelling in the Age of Darkness.

 

A sign of movement at the station at last?

[Adeptekon]

On 8/23/2026 at 12:24 PM, LemartesTheLost said:

I’m a sucker for Blood Angels, but that LE cover is quite uninspiring. I’ll be grabbing the standard hardback.

But he has a mohawk.

[darkhorse0607]

43 minutes ago, Felix Antipodes said:

This week’s WH+ list has them discussing Ashes of the Imperium and, by inference, the Scouring.

 

This week on Warhammer+, Black Library Book Club returns with a deep discussion on Ashes of the Imperium,* which lays the groundwork for a whole new era of storytelling in the Age of Darkness.

 

A sign of movement at the station at last?

 

Funny. We had different reactions 

 

You respond with the healthy reaction of possible hope

 

I just got mad that its been almost a year since the last Scouring release with no sign of the next one

[Adeptekon]

4 hours ago, grailkeeper said:

According to one of the wiki's they're in the Emperor's gift. I've read that book a few times a good while ago and dont really remember them, so it must have been in passing. 

The fact that you don't recall them may have been on purpose.

[cheywood]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/tcdmprmg/visit-the-front-lines-in-a-trio-of-new-astra-militarum-novels/
 

I have never been more excited for anything. 

[neOh (AV)]

Well, with the release of the new Coil novel under normal 40k, it seems like Warhammer Horror is dead now. Anyway, what a great cover! One of the best this year, I'd say. Not sure about the rest tho, as it is all generic action cadian moments:(

[Lord Marshal]

31 minutes ago, cheywood said:

https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/tcdmprmg/visit-the-front-lines-in-a-trio-of-new-astra-militarum-novels/
 

I have never been more excited for anything. 

 

Nobody would believe the scream I just let out. 

[wecanhaveallthree]

Quote

After months stationed on a remote planet, they are finally due to depart for a new war zone. However, upon discovering they are bound for a death world, four Brine Dogs conspire to desert – a decision which sets off a spiral of tragedy and terror that will cast a long shadow, for the frozen world they’re on harbours a primal darkness.

 

PETER FEHERVARI PRESENTS: THE THING

 

I genuinely don't believe there's an author who would generate more 'book hype' on name alone right now than Fehervari with the exception of ADB.

 

E: I haven't been impressed with Zimmerman's short-form work in 40K. He's got a solid pedigree in Shadowrun and Battletech, but I haven't seen it translate well to this setting (which is fair enough: genre fiction ain't the same the world over). I've wondered if it's just a case of feeling his way out and getting his feet under him, and more freedom at the novel length would let him spread his wings, and I suppose we'll find out here.

 

Rough for a debut novel to go up against Fehervari writing the same faction, though. 

Edited Thursday at 03:33 PM by wecanhaveallthree
it just wants to go to sleep in the cold until the edit team finds it

[LemartesTheLost]

INJECT THIS STRAIGHT INTO MY VEINS, FEHERVARI IS BLACK TAR HEROIN IN ALL BUT NAME. IT'S TIME TO CHASE THAT DRAGON, FRATERS

[theSpirea]

GW website better works because if I'm going to miss out on the Fehervari's SE...

 

There's no other author, and not just within BL, that we get me so excited and hyped about a new book from them

[Lathe Biosas]

Promise me that you won't get mad when I ask, "Who?"

[Taliesin]

All 3 look interesting. Obviously Fehervari is a big surprise. The other 2 I will definitely try excerpts of.

[System Sound]

1 hour ago, Lathe Biosas said:

Promise me that you won't get mad when I ask, "Who?"

I'll let some one else give a proper answer, but, there's a reason why there's a 16 page thread on this forum, solely for Fehervari and why some of us are crawling on the ceiling right now. 

[LemartesTheLost]

1 hour ago, Lathe Biosas said:

Promise me that you won't get mad when I ask, "Who?"

In my opinion, Peter Fehervari is easily a top 3 author in the BL stable. His little corner of the 40k universe is a collection of interconnected stories dubbed “The Dark Coil”. There are two omnibuses out now titled “The Dark Coil: Damnation” & “The Dark Coil: Ascension” and both are excellent. What’s great about The Coil is that there is not one order you must read it in. You can start anywhere and end up anywhere. Two people that read it in different orders might come away having made different connections within the stories/ different theories as to what certain characters’ motives are/ what’s actually happening. I would argue Fehervari writes 40k (especially Chaos) in its truest sense. If you want your skin to crawl and a puzzle to try and put together, give it a read!

[cheywood]

I know we’ve had a lot of negativity around BL the past couple years, and from a consumer standpoint I think that’s totally warranted, but wow are they killing it in terms of content this year. It’s up there with the best of the 2010s in my opinion. Abnett, Rath, Van Nguyen and now Fehervari all dropping novels is a pretty crazy turn of events.

Edited Thursday at 09:30 PM by cheywood

[LemartesTheLost]

23 minutes ago, cheywood said:

I know we’ve had a lot of negativity around BL the past couple years, and from a consumer standpoint I think that’s totally warranted, but wow are they killing it in terms of content this year. It’s up there with the best of the 2010s in my opinion. Abnett, Rath, Van Nguyen and now Fehervari all dropping novels is a pretty crazy turn of events.

I wholeheartedly agree. The pace of releases has been very nice over the past 9-12 months. I can hardly keep up with just the stuff that actually interests me! Sure, there’s been a lot of reprints as well, but sometimes I think it’s easy to forget that not everyone has been in the hobby for the last 5-10+ years and those folks have never had the chance to own any of the really hyped novels at MSRP.
 

If BL would release two Scouring novels within 6 months of each other here soon, we might actually return to something resembling the BL craze of the SoT era. 

[grailkeeper]

I loved fire caste.

 

I don't really like fever dream/waking nightmare type bits in books generally. Fehervari has a lot of them. Hopefully this book doesn't go that way.

 

I was recently in Hungary and saw a lot of signs for people called Fehervari so I take full credit for bringing this about in thr universe.

[DarkChaplain]

5 hours ago, Lathe Biosas said:

Promise me that you won't get mad when I ask, "Who?"

 

Pick up either (nah, both!) of the two Dark Coil omnibuses, Damnation/Ascension, and go to town on content that'll tickle your brain instead of mindless bolter action and model kit namedropping. Fehervari is a TREAT

[Felix Antipodes]

The Fehervari announcement is obviously the big one, but I am also excited for the one from Swan.  I’ve been reading his stuff long before he joined BL and will be looking forward to what he does with the extra room a novel provides.  The same can be said about Zimmerman, who’s short fiction hasn’t impressed me much so far.

 

Also note that WarCom has updated the release to say the Raldoran LE release has been delayed to Wed 2 Sep.  The standard edition HB will still be up on Saturday.

[darkhorse0607]

Good for the Fehervari fans, havent dived into those yet

 

That being said

 

Give me Scouring 2 or give me death