Summer of Reading 2018: Day Two A hunt at its end, Neave Blacktalon would cleave the sorcerer Xerkanos' head from his shoulders – but for the interference of a duardin clan who would avenge the death of their king. But as dark forces gather, the villain may yet escape justice altogether. READ IT BECAUSE You can get a look at what's in store in Andy Clark's forthcoming Blacktalon novel as he tells a tale of the Stormcast Eternals' foremost hunter facing the intransigence of allies and the horrors of Chaos. THE STORY For many long months has Neave Blacktalon, greatest of Sigmar's Knights-Azyros, tracked her prey across the Mortal Realms. At last, the sorcerer Xerkanos has been run to ground… yet he has not fallen beneath Blacktalon's twin blades. Captured by a duardin clan whose king he killed, Xerkanos is being transported for trial. But Blacktalon would have her prize – and any conflict between her and the duardin may be moot as dark forces plot to free the sorcerer before the blade can fall…

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar novel As Knight-Zephyros Neave Blacktalon hunts a powerful Tzeentch sorcerer in the jungles of Hammerhal Aqsha, she suffers terrible visions that suggest her very spirit has been tainted… READ IT BECAUSE It's an in-depth look at a fascinating character, and at the resolve and spiritual strength of the Stormcast Eternals. THE STORY In the perilous jungles just north of the great city of Hammerhal Aqsha, Chaos reigns. There, a powerful Tzeentchian wizard grows in disciples and in might as his maledictions leach all that is good from the land. It is Neave Blacktalon, first of Sigmar’s Knights-Zephyros, who must vanquish this foe. Yet the huntress soon realizes that even the glow of the Twin-Tailed City cannot protect her from the darkness. Blighted by terrible visions, she fears that her very spirit has been tainted. Blacktalon must choose whether to abandon her duty in the quest for a cure, or face the fearsome judgement of the Sacrosanct chamber.

A Warhammer Age of Sigmar story Neave Blacktalon and a group of allies track a shadowy target across the Brazen Plains – but why has this solo hunter been told to fight alongside others this day? READ IT BECAUSE Get an insight into how Neave Blacktalon views both her hunts and her fellow Stormcast Eternals in this tale of a most unusual mission. THE STORY Neave Blacktalon, greatest of Sigmar's Knights-Zephyros, is used to hunting alone, using her wit and skill to track and end her prey. None escape her celestial fury. Why, then, has she been ordered to join allies for her latest expedition? As she and her new comrades – Knight-Venator Tarion Arlor and a unit of bold Palladors – hunt their shadowy foes, Blacktalon begins to divine a greater plan behind their actions. The hand of the God-King himself is at work… This story also appears in the anthology Gods and Mortals.