Black Library Celebration 2020
Series · 5 books · 2020
Books in series
#1
The Harrowing Deep
2020
An Idoneth Deepkin story
An ambitious idoneth prince seeks to forge alliances by proving his might in the hunt for a mighty beast – but the prey is deadly, and Prince Cycladean may not survive to see his work completed.
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Venture into the deepest oceans as the Idoneth Deepkin hunt, and get a look at the differing ideologies among the enclaves, and why the undersea aelves shun outsiders.
THE STORY
For many long years, the Idoneth Deepkin have lurked beneath the oceans, shunning the lands of the Mortal Realms. Some are happy for this to continue… but Prince Cycladean is not among them. He seeks to convince the enclaves of the idoneth to rise up and claim their birthright. In the Dhom-hain city of Rúndhar, he finds aelves in need of such convincing. When a grand hunt is sent out to bring an end to a mighty beast that has been haunting the region, Cycladean sees his opportunity to prove the value of cooperation. Yet, if he is to show his Dhom-hain hosts that his way is one of wisdom, he'll have to survive the hunt…
#2
Redemption on Dal'yth
2020
A T'au Empire story
When an ancient stasis device deactivates, a duel between a t'au warrior and a Space Marine spills out into the present – with dangerous consequences.
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Discover how the T'au Empire reveres its heroes and what happens when such reverence of the past leads to new dangers.
THE STORY
For eight generations, a hero of the T'au Empire has been held in stasis, trapped in a single moment of time during a duel with a monstrous gue'la warlord. This t'au – the legendary Sha'kanthas – has become a legend, a symbol of the indomotability of the Greater Good's servants. The stasis bubble containing the warriors sits in a museum in Dal'yth… but such crude human technology can't last forever. When they awaken, the battle continues, and Sha'kanthas – weaponless and out of his element – must find a way to defeat the Space Marine before it rampages across Dal'yth, causing untold devastation.
#3
The Fist of an Angry God
2020
A Knights Excelsior story
Victory nears for the Stormcast Eternals, but Liberator-Prime Balthus feels something is awry… a feeling that is about to be proved terrifyingly true.
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Read the legendary William King's first-ever Warhammer Age of Sigmar story, and see his take on the Stormcast Eternals and the forces of Tzeentch in the Mortal Realms.
THE STORY
For many long months, the Knights-Excelsior have laid siege to the Chaos fortress of Azumbard. Eight great gates have fallen, and now the ninth – and final – gateway lies within reach. As cultists, tzaangor and daemons desperately try to stop the storm-forged invaders, Liberator-Prime Balthus feels uneasy. Though victory is at hand, something is wrong. Balthus is right to be wary, for the servants of Tzeentch are wily and subtle, and great horror awaits him…
#4
The Will of the Legion
2020
A Primarchs story
When the 3rd Expeditionary Fleet is attacked by a human civilisation, Rogal Dorn swears to bring them to Compliance… or exterminate every single one of them.
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See a new side of Rogal Dorn – not the wise commander, determined defender or noble hero of humanity, but the shrewd, calculating killer…
THE STORY
As they range out into the galaxy as part of the Emperor's Great Crusade, the warriors of the 3rd Expeditionary Fleet meet a long-lost outpost of humanity – only to be attacked by those they should be able to call brother. It is unfortunate for these Driftborn that the fleet includes not just the Imperial Army, but Space Marines of the Imperial Fists – and their primarch, the unforgiving Rogal Dorn. The primarch swears to bring the enemy world to Compliance, one way or another… and his warriors wonder if he is willing to do the unthinkable in the name of victory.
#6
War in the Museum
2020
A Necrons story
A dangerous new addition to Trazyn the Infinite's museum of curiosities draws all his attention – while another threat lurks in the darkness.
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Get an insight into just who Trazyn the Infinite is, why he collects specimens for his museum on Solemnace, and the lengths that he will go to in order to complete his collections.
THE STORY
On the shadowy world of Solemnace, Trazyn the Infinite tends to his ever-growing museum of curiosities from across space and time. Each exhibit is an exquisite recreation of a great moment in the galaxy, heroes and villains locked in time at the moment of their triumph or defeat. Now, his greatest exhibit nears completion as a mighty hive tyrant is prepared as the centrepiece of the Tyrannic Wars display. Careful preparations have been made to keep it safe… but the real threat lurks elsewhere, waiting for the chance to strike.
Authors
Robert Rath
Author · 6 books
Robert Rath is an author and screenwriter from Honolulu, Hawai'i. As an author, he's known for working with the publisher Black Library, writing fiction set in the worlds of Warhammer. His work for them includes the necrons novel THE INFINITE AND THE DIVINE, the assassins novel ASSASSINORUM: KINGMAKER, the Warhammer Crime novella "Bleedout," and numerous short stories. Since 2018 he's served as Head Writer of the animated YouTube show Extra History, where his scripts have attracted over 150 million views He lives in Hong Kong with his family, amid and a growing pile of models he *swears* are for research.
Andy Clark
Author · 18 books
Andy Clark is a background writer for Games Workshop. Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. Andy^^^^^Clark
Phil Kelly
Author · 22 books
Phil Kelly (born 1977) is the Creative Lead for 'Warhammer: Age of Sigmar' in the Games Workshop design studio. He has written over 60 gaming books in the last twenty years. He has also written several Warhammer 40,000, Age of Sigmar and Warhammer Horror books and audio dramas for Black Library. Librarian Note: there is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
