The latest Black Library releases are here, spotlighting Imperial Guard and Da Red Gobbo for the lore side of things this week.
Keep tabs on your favorite factions and characters from the worlds of Warhammer with the latest new release titles. Be sure to click here for the latest special on Audiobooks that is happening right now to score free Black Library books!
Cadian Blood (Special Edition/Webstore Only) $75
The first Black Library novel written by Aaron Demski-Bowden returns in a stunning special edition – just in time for the new Cadian army set. The brave soldiers of Cadia are sent to save an Imperial shrine world from the forces of Chaos – can they overcome the twisted plagues of Nurgle, or will the planet fall to the followers of the Traveller?
Cadian Blood is available in a special edition strictly limited to 2,000 copies and comes with a red cloth cover, a blue ribbon bookmark, and is signed by the author. Alternatively, there will be an audiobook version too.
These types of limited releases are usually slam dunks, so be sure to get this while you can, or else it will sell out before you do!
THE STORY
When the Imperial shrine world of Kathur is blighted by Chaos, the brave Guardsmen of Cadia are sent to reclaim it. The plague of Nurgle has set in deeply on the planet, forcing the Cadians into battle with an innumerable legion of the infected. In the midst of battle, Captain Parmenion Thade is thrust into an unlikely commanding role. Yet, he cannot imagine what lies ahead on Kathur, and just how important it will be to ensure victory there.
Written by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
Gaunt’s Ghosts: The Victory Part 2 Retail Price: $18
THE STORY
The forge world Urdesh is under siege by the armies of Anarch Sek. Warmaster Macaroth has taken control of the campaign, and Gaunt’s Ghosts are at the centre of it. Victory or defeat here will decide the fate of not just a world, but the Sabbat Worlds Crusade itself. The enemy is canny, savvy, and playing the long game, full of twists and turns. Will Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt discover the truth, and head off disaster once again?
Written by Dan Abnett.
CONTENTS
– The Warmaster
– Anarch
– This Is What Victory Feels Like (Forever The Same) – a short story
– From There to Here – a short story
Gaunt’s Ghosts is a hugely popular story, so be sure to grab this and read it if you’re caught up or even just interested.
Krieg (Paperback) Retail Price: $16
THE STORY
Krieg is a dead world. Fifteen hundred years ago, it declared its independence from the Imperium of Man, and paid the price. One loyal soul defied its treacherous rulers, and laid the world to waste. From these ashes emerged a unique fighting force, forged and tempered in nuclear fire…
Today, the Death Korps of Krieg lay siege to a captured hive ctiy on the outskirts of the system-spanning Octarius War, in a desperate attempt to secure the cordon that stops untold masses of Orks and Tyranids from spilling out into the Imperium at large. The Korpsmen are relentless, ruthless, implacable, and unstoppable, even in the face of a war that seems unwinnable. How far will they go to achieve victory, and is history doomed to repeat itself?
Written by Steve Lyons
The DKoK is a very popular faction among fans, so this book will help capture why people love them.
Witchbringer Retail Price: $16
These Astra Militarum novels are all available to pre-order from Saturday and will be delivered alongside the Cadia Stands army box on Black Friday.
THE STORY
Suffer not the witch to live, unless by their service they might earn redemption. This is the creed of the Scholastica Psykana, a brutal foundry in which those with psychic power might be taught to serve. On the eve of her sanctioning as a primaris psyker within these very halls, Glavia Aerand, former captain of the Cadian 900th Regiment, receives a startling premonition – one concerning her old unit, and a dangerous psychic artefact hidden on the planet where they are deployed.
After a reunion she never expected – or wanted – Aerand finds herself mired in a vicious campaign on the psychically active world of Visage, where the shallow seas and endless fogs are rumoured to swallow the souls of the dead. Haunted by growing suspicions of her new commander and the manifestations of the sinister relic, Aerand must trust in her new-found abilities to keep her former comrades alive, and confront an ancient threat that could consume Visage entirely.
Written by Steven B Fischer
Interestingly this won’t follow the normal release cycle, but will be alongside the new army box! Read up on lore while you make your new army of Cadians!
Da Gobbo’s Demise Retail Price: $9.99
THE STORY
Redsnot was once Runtherd Killaskun’s least-worst grot, a position held by guile and treachery. But now Killaskun lies dead, and the leaderless herd are poised to tear each other apart. Besieged on all sides by bloodthirsty worshippers of the Dark Gods, only one grot can rally the cowering runts to victory. And that grot should have been Redsnot.
Instead, in swooped Da Red Gobbo, greatest hero of grot-kind, and the runts fell in behind the git like simpering pups. But Redsnot is patient. He knows that when bullets start flying, all sorts of unfortunate accidents can happen, and even Da Red Gobbo is susceptible to a knife in the back…
Written by Denny Flowers
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