Mark of Calth – Book Review – Part 1

Mark of Calth

Black Library’s Horus Heresy short story anthology Mark of Calth is themed around the aftermath of the Word Bearers’ treacherous attack on the Ultramarine planet of Calth, as described (among other books) in Know No Fear. This is a dark book. Warhammer 40K (or 30K) at its most bleak and grim, full of atrocities, 9/11 […]

Games Day 2013 Space Marines Anthology – Review

Space Marines Anthology Novel

Games Day 2013. I’ve written a blog post “from the hip” about my (for the most part) general disappointment with UK Games Day 2013, especially compared with UK Games Day 2012. One of the few things I did pick up at Games Day (no Games Day miniature for me this year) was a few Black […]

The Death of Antagonis – Book Review

Warhammer 40K Black Dragon Space Marines

David Annandale is one of the more recent additions to Black Library’s team of writers. He wrote a few short stories (which I missed) and the fantastic novella Yarrick: Chains of Golgotha. David also granted me a short interview. Given how much I enjoyed my taste of his writing in Chains of Golgotha, I was eager […]

How to Play Black Dragons Marines in Warhammer 40K?

Warhammer 40K Black Dragon Space Marines

A few weeks ago, I interviewed David Annandale, one of Black Library’s more recent new authors. He made (some short stories aside) an impressive Black Library debut with Yarrick: Chains of Golgotha. Now, his first full Warhammer 40K novel is here. Black Library already released the eBook for the Space Marines Battles novels The Death […]

Book Review – Yarrick: Chains of Golgotha

Review of Chains of Golgotha by David Annandale

After my recent interview with David Annandale, I was naturally curious about his writing. The first book from him, just released, is Yarrick: Chains of Golgotha. It is one of the short, 120-odd page novellas that Black Library has started publishing recently (e.g. Dark Vengeance the Novel). It is also bloody brilliant. Yarrick: Chains of […]

Interview with David Annandale

Black Library Author David Annandale

Black Library is clearly on a roll. In 2012, we saw the new premium hard-cover novels, the launch of Black Library in German and French, audio-drama script-books, a preview of Horus Heresy graphic novels, and a record number of new books and short-stories. 2013 kicks off with the same vigor, including several interesting novels and stories by some […]

Mephiston – Black Library’s Uber-Premium

Mephiston

Ho there! Just yesterday I posted by review of ‘The Flight of the Eisenstein’ in what I (foolishly) assumed was Black Library’s premium format. Boy, was I wrong. Today I get their latest newsletter. Following up on their recent, more obscure trailer, Black Library is releasing, or launching, a new line of books that will […]