Upcoming BL Stuff 2026

[Ubiquitous1984]

Hopefully the delay in Scouring 2 audio is because Jonathan Keeble is busy and they’re waiting for him to have a free slot.  The book looks chunky so it might be a 15+ hour performance.   

[theSpirea]

I'd prefer Guymer but this is excellent news https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/08bcnmsi/black-library-new-skaven-novel-revealed/

[wecanhaveallthree]

There's just something special about the Skaven, isn't there? They are, bar none, my favourite 'comedy' antagonists (and protagonists) across just about any setting. They're just so generally awful at everything that it's really hard to actually hate them. But they still have this air of menace to them (from the Great Horned Rat mostly, I think): yes, they're individually cowardly and stupid and wretched, and yeah, they do terrible things, but when they win - and they have the numbers and the magic and the madness to win - their victory looks like nothing else. The Great Horned Rat is the Dark King without the sanitisation. He's Ruin in every sense of the word. He's not funny. And while everyone else is squabbling about the Great Game or the Realms or what-have-you, the Horned Rat gains ground on everyone. You gotta root for the underdog.

[grailkeeper]

40 minutes ago, wecanhaveallthree said:

There's just something special about the Skaven, isn't there? They are, bar none, my favourite 'comedy' antagonists (and protagonists) across just about any setting. They're just so generally awful at everything that it's really hard to actually hate them. But they still have this air of menace to them (from the Great Horned Rat mostly, I think): yes, they're individually cowardly and stupid and wretched, and yeah, they do terrible things, but when they win - and they have the numbers and the magic and the madness to win - their victory looks like nothing else. The Great Horned Rat is the Dark King without the sanitisation. He's Ruin in every sense of the word. He's not funny. And while everyone else is squabbling about the Great Game or the Realms or what-have-you, the Horned Rat gains ground on everyone. You gotta root for the underdog.

 

Adrian Tchaicobsky who writes for BL even had them appear as baddies in a non BL book!

[sitnam]

20 hours ago, grailkeeper said:

 

Adrian Tchaicobsky who writes for BL even had them appear as baddies in a non BL book!

I need more AT black Library work. I just finished Children of Time, and man is he a great writer

[wecanhaveallthree]

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Adrian Tchaicobsky

 

I keep telling myself I'll read some more of his work, but I've only ever read one story. A few years back I, determined, walked into the local library and said: I've heard good things about Adrian Can'tprouncehisnamesky. Please recommend a book for me. The nice lady suggested Dogs of War to flip through and see if it was something I'd like. It was a lovely day, so I sat down briefly - and, uh, read the whole thing, which made me cry. I've somehow managed to unconsciously avoid him ever since, probably because my masculinity is too fragile or something.

[Adeptekon]

On 11/4/2026 at 10:22 AM, wecanhaveallthree said:

There's just something special about the Skaven, isn't there? They are, bar none, my favourite 'comedy' antagonists (and protagonists) across just about any setting. They're just so generally awful at everything that it's really hard to actually hate them. But they still have this air of menace to them (from the Great Horned Rat mostly, I think): yes, they're individually cowardly and stupid and wretched, and yeah, they do terrible things, but when they win - and they have the numbers and the magic and the madness to win - their victory looks like nothing else. The Great Horned Rat is the Dark King without the sanitisation. He's Ruin in every sense of the word. He's not funny. And while everyone else is squabbling about the Great Game or the Realms or what-have-you, the Horned Rat gains ground on everyone. You gotta root for the underdog.

The concept is a time honored sci-fi trope. The Groundlings from Thundarr were my first experience with rat folk. Which is why we need them in 40k.

[The Praetorian of Inwit]

Skaven are fantastic. I love them. I shall be grabbing this book as soon I can.

[Adeptekon]

Thought I had some, but I think these are Wererats.

 

Spoiler

 

[Griefbringer]

Adeptekon, those look like old Skave rat ogres, intended to go on 40 mm x 40 mm square bases.

 

http://www.solegends.com/citcat1991b/cat1991bp223skaven-00.htm

[Adeptekon]

5 hours ago, Griefbringer said:

Adeptekon, those look like old Skave rat ogres, intended to go on 40 mm x 40 mm square bases.

 

http://www.solegends.com/citcat1991b/cat1991bp223skaven-00.htm

Thank you! I lost track of that site ages ago!

 

Also I lied my first exposure to talking rat folk was the Rats of NIMH.

[LemartesTheLost]

BLACK LIBRARY CAN DO NO WRONG IN 2026

 

That is all.

 

E: I’m supremely jealous of all of our British Fraters that will actually be able to attend this event. It seems like we finally got it through GW’s thick skull that the community wants BL to be a larger part of the hobby and not the redheaded stepchild. Congrats and Thanks to all!

Edited yesterday at 05:19 PM by LemartesTheLost
Additional thoughts (That wasn’t all)

[Ubiquitous1984]

OH WOW!  No :cuss:ing way!!!  

 

Ticket booked!!

[darkhorse0607]

It's a good thing I am in the US, I don't think I'd be able to resist the Mega Edition of Dropsite Massacre, that is pretty nice

 

Very cool overall, I've been pretty down on BL this year (barring recent reveals), but this is a good thing, well done. 

 

 

BLACK LEGION 3 REVEAL AT THE EVENT!? DO I DARE TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM?!

[Ubiquitous1984]

15 minutes ago, darkhorse0607 said:

It's a good thing I am in the US, I don't think I'd be able to resist the Mega Edition of Dropsite Massacre, that is pretty nice

 

Very cool overall, I've been pretty down on BL this year (barring recent reveals), but this is a good thing, well done. 

 

 

BLACK LEGION 3 REVEAL AT THE EVENT!? DO I DARE TO DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM?!

ADB absailing down from the WHW roof, al la Shawn Michaels, to drop the news.  You heard it here first.

[System Sound]

Soooo, new Fehervari book, new Scouring book, a BL LIVE!? At this rate, not only will we get black legion 3... But book 3 of Horusian wars, Ynari, Iron Hands, and Watchers. Hell, while we are at it. Resurrect the emaciated corpses of Horror and Crime

[DarkChaplain]

Hell hath frozen solid

[Lathe Biosas]

Hey, can someone go and ask Gav Thorpe if he's ever going to do another Dark Angels or Last Chancers book?

 

 

[darkhorse0607]

1 minute ago, Lathe Biosas said:

Hey, can someone go and ask Gav Thorpe if he's ever going to do another Dark Angels or Last Chancers book?

 

 

 

While they're at it, please ask him never to write an Iron Warriors book again

[DukeLeto69]

My chickens are certainly being counted

[Marshal Loss]

Wish I was able to get my grubby little hands on that Dropsite Massacre super mega special edition, loved that novel.

 

Hoping for some good news out of the event!

[hd3]

Perhaps the Emperor will bless us and they will finally release Pandemonium. 

[Lathe Biosas]

I find it odd that they don't have C.S. Goto, David Annandale, Henry Zou,  Nick Kyme.... or that other guy... you know, the one who wrote Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie... Dan Abnett!

 

[grailkeeper]

a Month is pretty short notice.

[LemartesTheLost]

1 minute ago, Lathe Biosas said:

I find it odd that they don't have C.S. Goto, David Annandale, Henry Zou,  Nick Kyme.... or that other guy... you know, the one who wrote Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie... Dan Abnett!

 

 

It is pretty wild that they didn’t make it a point to feature Abnett. Though on the other hand, I’m sure GW wants the other authors to be asked questions as well instead of having every other neckbeard in the hall inquiring “WhERe’S ‘PAnDaeMONiuM’, DAn???”, as if he hasn’t already answered that question previously and it’s completely out of his hands.  
 

That would make for quite the boring event in my opinion. This might actually be for the best. So sad I can’t attend, I have a load of questions I’d like to ask Robbie MacNiven.