The newest titles from The Black Library is now available for pre-order. Let’s dive right in and see what’s new this week on the lore side of things!
Lucius: The Faultless Blade (Hardback): $27
A Chaos Space Marines novel
With his armies exhausted by unending war and consumed by their own twisted iniquities, Lucius the Eternal turns to an erstwhile brother of the Emperor’s Children to rebuild his strength.
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He’s died a thousand times, but for Lucius the Eternal, there’s something worse than death on the horizon unless he can control the forces that threaten to annihilate all that he has worked to build.THE STORY
He is Fulgrim’s champion, the Soulthief, and the Scion of Chemos. His name is whispered and cursed across both time and space, a peerless blademaster who even death cannot threaten. He is Lucius the Eternal, blessed by Slaanesh and the greatest swordsman of all the fell Legions imprisoned within the Eye of Terror. With his armies exhausted by unending war and consumed by their own twisted iniquities, Lucius turns to an erstwhile brother of the Emperor’s Children to rebuild his strength. Faced with betrayal from without and even from within his own flesh, will Lucius discover something that even one who cannot know death should fear?Written by Ian St Martin
Agent of the Throne: Blood and Lies (CD): $17.50
An Inquisition Audio Drama
A former Imperial Guardswoman’s first mission for the Inquisition pits her against shadowy foes, not to mention the local Enforcers, as she investigates a cult…
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It’s a dark and sinister tale with ties to ‘Resurrection’ and delves into the distrust between the Inquisition and the rest of the Imperium.THE STORY
For Ianthe, war is all too familiar. A former soldier in the Astra Militarum, she now serves Inquisitor Covenant as an agent of the Throne. Her first mission sees her investigating a cult called the Children of Eternity. Falling foul of the local Enforcers, Ianthe soon learns that war in the shadows is seldom straightforward and that the local, angry law-keepers are the least of her troubles.Written by John French
Total running time is approx 1 hour 7 minutes. Performed by Colleen Prendergast, Steve Conlin, Cliff Chapman, Annie Aldington, and Toby Longworth.
These upcoming releases are going to be a must for all you lore hounds out there.
