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New Black Library: Black Templars, Sisters, & More

By Andrew Schrank | December 22nd, 2019 | Categories: Black Library, Warhammer 40k Rumors

sister wal hor Adepta Sororitas sisters of battleNew releases are on the way! Black Templars, Sisters of Battle, Necromunda and more are headlining the lore side of things this week from Black Library!

Keep tabs on your favorite factions and characters from the worlds of Warhammer with this week’s new release titles.

Skull Throne $ 3.99

Skull Throne

Life in the wild places of Shyish is not as life elsewhere in the Mortal Realms. How could it be, when Shyish is the Realm of Death itself? For one inhabitant of that benighted land, the dream of life within death becomes a nightmare when dark invaders come to Shyish and takes their skull for the pleasure of a dark god. Yet even death isn’t always permanent in Nagash’s domain, and the sole warrior has the chance to fight again and avenge themselves on their foes…

Written by Jake Ozga

Broken Saints: Part 3 $ 4.99

Broken Saints Part 3The architect of treachery has been revealed… and Sister Adamanthea is in his clutches. The arch-heretic believes he can bend the devout Battle Sister to his cause, and will stop at nothing to turn one of tthe Adepta Sororitas away from the Emperor’s light and into the embrace of Chaos. Adamanthea must set aside her doubts and fears and marshal her faith in the Emperor if she is to resist temptation and defeat the traitors in her midst.

Written by Alec Worley

Broken Saints: Part 2 $ 4.99

Broken Saints Part 2

Treachery has been revealed on an Imperial world – human acolytes of the Alpha Legion have infiltrated the faithful populace and triggered a catastrophe. As the Adepta Sororitas battle the unmasked heretics, they look to their leader for guidance – but Sister Adamanthea faces trials of her own. With her faith in herself and the Emperor in doubt, she must rally herself and her warriors to combat the enemy – even as she discovers that they may be closer than she thought.

Written by Alec Worley

Broken Saints: Part 1 $ 4.99

Broken Saints Part 1

Sister Adamanthea is an oddity among the Adepta Sororitas – a Sister Repentia who has been cleansed of her sin and returned to her duty, rather than finding penance in death. Seen by the faithful as a living miracle, she herself is unsure. Still feeling the weight of her crime, she wonders if she belongs in the sisterhood at all. When she is forced to appear with a famed priest on a most holy day, Adamanthea’s doubts itensify… until disaster strikes.

Written by Alec Worley

The Sanguinalia Day Massacre $ 3.99

Sanguinalia Day Massacre

Life is hard in Necromunda’s underhive. Is it any wonder that the blood-soaked spectacle of the pit fights is so popular? For Pitboss Barras, it’s his living – and a good one. So when Thrax, a convicted murderer and Orlock ganger who killed his own parents, becomes available to add to his fights, he seizes it. But there’s more to Thrax’s story than meets the eye, and it will culminate in the arena as he faces Barras’ star attractions…

Written by Justin D Hill

The Age of Enlightenment $ 3.99

Age of Enlightenment

The mighty Hamilcar Bear-eater returns to battle! When fortune brings him to the Unchained Lands, where the forces of the Free Cities wage war on the Nighthaunt hordes of Nagash, he seizes a chance for glory and joins the fight. But Hamilcar is not the only Stormcast Eternal in the battle – and the Lord-Celestant Settrus. master of a warhost of Knights of the Heldenhammer, is no friend of the Bear-eater. Yet they have common cause as they fight to stop the hordes of Death from defiling an ancient Stormvault… but what lies within may be more dangerous than all the spirits and skeletal constructs of Shyish.

Written by David Guymer

Champions, All $ 3.99

Champions, all

For 47 years, the Edioch Crusade has burned its way across the galaxy, bringing the Emperor’s light to xenos, heretics and unbelievers alike. When they encounter a once-glorious Imperial fortress brought low and occupied by vile greenskins, the Black Templars and Adepta Sororitas of the Crusade resolve to put the aliens to the sword. For Brother Cenris, Emperor’s Champion of the Crusade, the battle brings him into contact with a Sister Repentia, Penance. Together they will face a horrific foe and prove that all the Crusade’s warriors are champions.

Written by Marc Collins

These upcoming releases are going to be a must-have for all you lore hounds out there. Score these titles today from The Black Library.

About the Author: Andrew Schrank

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Andrew Schrank

Job Title: Miniatures & Warhammer Hobby Staff Writer

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About Andrew Schrank: Over the past 15 years, Andrew has played all the games, including tabletop and video games, and immersed himself in the associated lore. Andrew joined the Spikey Bits team in 2018 and covers the Warhammer hobby and tournament scene, along with the latest in tabletop miniatures, each week.

Aspiring diplomat, Lord of Fluff, and Master of Ice Hammer, He loves Star Wars, Chaos Undivided, and Gundam. During his free time, he hunts Platinum trophies on PS5 and reads international news. On weekends, Andrew plays commander and cEDH games, often with unique strategies that push the limits.

He believes each day presents a new opportunity to grow and be challenged.