Joe Posted Wednesday at 01:09 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:09 PM WarCom Article. Quote It’s no exaggeration to say that The Infinite and the Divine is one of the most beloved Black Library novels of the last decade, pitting two impossibly ancient Necrons against each other in a back-and-forth struggle for possession of an ancient artefact. It’s a story like no other, as the bitter rivalry upends entire planets across thousands of years – clashing with Exodite armies, xenos uprisings, and a spell in Necron small claims court. The sequel finds Trazyn in an unusual position, as the opening of the Great Rift presents an opportunity to mend his… strained relationship with an embittered Orikan and uncover the fate of a long lost expedition to the Chaos-corrupted planet of Amenthis. Nothing involving Chaos is ever easy, however, and the horrors they unearth may have far greater consequences than either could possibly predict. Really glad to see The Infinite and the Divine got a sequel - definitely one of the best novels they've released in the last few years. ZeroWolf, Casual Heresy, gaurdian31 and 9 others 3 2 7 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casual Heresy Posted Wednesday at 01:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:19 PM This is very unexpected and pleasant news! 'The Infinite and the Divine' is one of the best BL novels to come out in modern times. roryokane, gaurdian31 and ZeroWolf 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastyfish Posted Wednesday at 01:28 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:28 PM I wonder if the somewhat squirrely chronology around the Great Rift era will come up as a plot point. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted Wednesday at 01:50 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:50 PM :cuss:. Yes. Even if this is Robert Rath's worst novel, that still means it'll only be BL's 4th best novel overall. ZeroWolf, Casual Heresy, gaurdian31 and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted Wednesday at 01:52 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:52 PM Excellent news! gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted Wednesday at 02:14 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:14 PM If only GW was smart enough to pair this with a new Trazyn mini. I have money burning hole in my pocket GW, all you have to do is release Trazyn and you can have it! Gizmo, roryokane, ZeroWolf and 1 other 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted Wednesday at 02:37 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 02:37 PM Definitely getting this, absolutely loved the infinite and the divine and its look at necron life...or unlife. I'll also echo calls about a new Trazyn mini, feels like we've had rumours about a new one forever. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grailkeeper Posted Wednesday at 03:17 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:17 PM Robert Rath himself posted this. Subtleknife, sitnam, RolandTHTG and 13 others 11 4 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178859 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadlessCross Posted Wednesday at 03:45 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 03:45 PM Not everything needs a sequel. Have we learned nothing from Hollywood? Joe, EuroHobbes, NorthernUltramarines and 9 others 12 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
templargdt Posted Wednesday at 04:18 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:18 PM 1 hour ago, grailkeeper said: Robert Rath himself posted this. Lol amazing. gaurdian31 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassWave Posted Wednesday at 04:19 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 04:19 PM 30 minutes ago, HeadlessCross said: Not everything needs a sequel. Have we learned nothing from Hollywood? You're right, not everything needs a sequel. Thank goodness we're getting THIS sequel sitnam, ThaneOfTas, Irongert and 4 others 3 1 3 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178868 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted Wednesday at 05:39 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:39 PM 1 hour ago, HeadlessCross said: Not everything needs a sequel. Have we learned nothing from Hollywood? Yeah, thank god Hollywood never made Alien 2, Star Wars 2, or Terminator 2 ThaneOfTas, ZeroWolf, NorthernUltramarines and 3 others 6 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178874 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SvenIronhand Posted Wednesday at 05:59 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:59 PM 2 hours ago, HeadlessCross said: Not everything needs a sequel. Have we learned nothing from Hollywood? Literally judging the book's quality before it's out. ZeroWolf, gaurdian31, ThaneOfTas and 3 others 2 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178875 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaneOfTas Posted Wednesday at 08:33 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:33 PM 4 hours ago, HeadlessCross said: Not everything needs a sequel. Have we learned nothing from Hollywood? Must you be miserable and negative about every cool announcement? NorthernUltramarines, roryokane, irlLordy and 6 others 1 8 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subtleknife Posted Wednesday at 08:45 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 08:45 PM This is excellent news gaurdian31 and Casual Heresy 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted Wednesday at 09:30 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:30 PM I've heard very good things about The Infinite and The Divine, should probably give it a read. Glad to hear it's getting a follow-up! gaurdian31, Laurence, ZeroWolf and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroWolf Posted Thursday at 07:38 AM Share Posted Thursday at 07:38 AM 13 hours ago, SvenIronhand said: Literally judging the book's quality before it's out. He's literally judging it by it's cover Kommisar_K, ThaneOfTas, Casual Heresy and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6178923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vassakov Posted yesterday at 10:58 AM Share Posted yesterday at 10:58 AM On 7/8/2026 at 4:45 PM, HeadlessCross said: Not everything needs a sequel. Have we learned nothing from Hollywood? No, it doesn't need a sequel. However, it's been 5 years since the original novel so it's hardly a quick cash grab. Robert Rath, the author, clearly likes the characters and I'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt as to having a new story to tell. He's only written 3 novels, but they are all extremely highly rated with Assassinorium: Kingmaker and TIatD being high up peoples lists of recommended reads. Frankly, even if this doesn't live up to the frankly absurd quality of TIatD, it's still likely to be excellent and the synopsis seems to be taking the characters in a bit of a different direction. So no, this isn't strictly needed. But it is a surprise, and a welcome one at that. gaurdian31 and Gamiel 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6179038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitnam Posted yesterday at 12:58 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:58 PM 1 hour ago, Vassakov said: He's only written 3 novels, but they are all extremely highly rated with Assassinorium: Kingmaker and TIatD being high up peoples lists of recommended reads. I think Fall of Cadia is a bit undervalued by the fan base because Raths other novels were so good. If anyone else wrote FoC we'd be talking about how good that author is because of that book gaurdian31, darkhorse0607, ZeroWolf and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/388213-the-wicked-and-the-warped/#findComment-6179044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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