BL: 12 Days of Christmas Day 6
Black Library has 6 half-priced series starters out for Day 6 – Jump into the new year with a new series!
If you’re looking for a starting point for Black Library’s novels they have 6 suggestions for you – and they are all 1/2 price for their 12 Days of Christmas event:
via Black Library
Fyreslayers (eBook) $7.99
A Legends of the Age of Sigmar anthology
Across the Mortal Realms, the Fyreslayers battle the forces of Chaos as an ancient prophecy comes to pass and destiny threatens to overwhelm them.
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It’s your first in-depth look at the Fyreslayers, the new faction for Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Four tales weave a story of drama and destiny, which puts the warlike duardin front and centre in the battle for the Mortal Realms.THE STORY
Across the realms, the Fyreslayer lodges are stirring. Born to fight and imbued with the strength of their god Grimnir, these duardin defend their magmaholds against Chaos incursions with fierce determination – but as lightning crashes across the sky and a new epoch dawns, they must march out to rekindle long-forgotten ties of kinship. Heeding ancient prophecy, four lodges start on a path that will bring them great glory, or lead to their complete annihilation.AdvertisementIncludes the following stories:
The Keys to Ruin and Shattered Crucible by David Annandale
Four Thousand Days by David Guymer
The Volturung Road by Guy HaleyHardback: 224 pages
eBook: Available in ePub and mobi editions
I Am Slaughter (eBook) $7.99
Book 1 of The Beast Arises
AdvertisementA brand new Black Library event series begins! After a millennium of peace, the Imperium is beset by a brand new invasion. The Imperial Fists respond… and havoc ensues. The Beast has arisen, and the galaxy will burn.
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It’s the start of a brand new (and more epic than the most epic thing you can think of) event series from Black Library. It’s a brand new story set in an unexplored era of Imperial history and as well as showing the entire Imperial Fists chapter in action against an ork invasion of staggering scale, it gives us a look at Terra itself, the machinations of the High Lords and the start of the Imperium’s slide into the dystopian horror we all know and love. Also, did we mention orks? Lots of orks. Seriously, so many orks.THE STORY
It is the thirty-second millennium and the Imperium is at peace. The Traitor Legions of Chaos are but a distant memory and the many alien races that have long plagued mankind are held in check by the Space Marines. When a mission to exterminate one such xenos breed on the world of Ardamantua draws in more of their forces, the Imperial Fists abandon the walls of Terra for the first time in more than a thousand years. And when another, greater, foe strikes, even the heroic sons of Rogal Dorn may be powerless against it. The Beast Arises… and it is mighty.Written by Dan Abnett
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Hardback: 238 pages
eBook: Available in ePub and mobi formats
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Soul Hunter (eBook) $5.99
Book one in the Night Lords series
The Night Lords – traitors and killers who use fear as a weapon – face threats from within and without as they struggle to rebuild their legion and continue to fight the Long War.
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It’s an assured and confident second novel from Aaron Dembski-Bowden that kicks off one of the most acclaimed and beloved series in Black Library history – and it’s a chance to see the Long War from the Night Lords’ perspective!
THE STORY
The Night Lords were once among the most potent forces of the Imperium, Space Marines who used fear itself as their weapon. Now, cast adrift from the Emperor’s light and hunted as heretics after their monstrous betrayal, the Night Lords clad themselves in symbols of death and fight the Long War, bringing pain and terror to all who worship the corpse-god of Terra. A summons from Warmaster Abaddon sends these rebels on a dangerous journey that leads inexorably to a conflict with the Emperor’s chosen warriors: the Blood Angels.
Written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Salamander (eBook) $5.99
THE STORY
Hailing from the volcanic world of Nocturne, Space Marines from the Salamanders Chapter are in search of an ancient artefact that leads to a world overrun by Chaos. They are the fire-born: implacable warriors with iron hard determination. But all is not what it seems as far more dangerous foe is revealed. As bitter rivalries break out amongst the Salamanders their endurance will be tested to the limit. Will the Salamanders survive long enough to discover the truth about this world and the revelations that will shake the very foundations of this Chapter forever?
Written by Nick Kyme
Rynn’s World (eBook) $7.99
A Space Marine Battles novel
When ork hordes lay waste to the planet of Badlanding and wipe out the Crimson Fists sent to stop them, Chapter Master Kantor prepares a hasty line of defence on Rynn’s World.
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One of the most famous events in Warhammer 40,000 history is explored in depth. See the fall and rise of the Crimson Fists as they battle orks on their home world.THE STORY
When the ork hordes of Warlord Snagrod lay waste to the planet of Badlanding and wipe out the Crimson Fists sent to stop them, Chapter Master Kantor prepare a hasty line of defence on the Fists home planet of Rynn’s World. Tragedy strikes when an errant missile destroys the Space Marine’s Chapter monastery, killing most of their warriors. With a handful of Crimson Fists left, Kantor must fight the campaign of his life, to defeat Snagrod’s orks and prevent his Chapter’s annihilation.Written by Steve Parker
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Trollslayer (eBook) $5.99
Gotrek & Felix Book 1
When Felix Jaeger, a student, poet and minor political agitator, swears a drunken oath to a half-mad dwarf, it changes his life. Adventure awaits, as Felix records the mighty deeds of Gotrek Gurnisson, Trollslayer.
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A surly, doom-seeking dwarf and a young human poet with no experience of the world… Who’d have thought they’d become the greatest heroic duo in the history of the Warhammer World? And it all begins here.THE STORY
Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between, and depends entirely upon whom you ask…After fleeing the authorities in the Imperial city of Altdorf, Felix Jaeger swears a drunken oath to dour dwarf Gotrek Gurnisson to record his death saga. In the cold light of day, Felix’s worst fears are confirmed as he learns that Gotrek is a Trollslayer – a dwarf doomed to seek out a heroic death in battle to atone for an unknown personal disgrace. Their travels throw them into a string of extraordinary adventures as Felix tries to survive his companion’s destiny.
Written by William King
Black Library has quite a few good reads on this list. I was a fan of Rynn’s World and Trollslayer is classic. I Am Slaughter will pull you in to the Beast Arises series and keep you coming back for more. Soul Hunter is one of the more unique offerings as it’s the first full book in the Night Lords Saga. I personally haven’t read Salamander or Fyreslayers but I know where to go if I want to read about warm thoughts this winter!
What’s your favorite book on this list? Any other Black Library Series you’re really into (besides The Horus Heresy)?
