News de la Black Library (France et UK) - 2013

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Uriel Ventris a écrit:Bon après recherche, c'est un livre sur Mephiston, Lord of Death, Maître Archiviste des Blood Angels.

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Uriel Ventris a écrit:Bon après recherche, c'est un livre sur Mephiston, Lord of Death, Maître Archiviste des Blood Angels.

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Uriel Ventris a écrit:Tiens je viens de me rendre compte que je viens de spoiler un livre même pas encore annoncé

Welcome to the first blog post of 2013. There’s so much on its way in the next twelve months that it’s hard to know what to be most excited about.

Maybe you’re looking forward to the sequel to Graham McNeill’s Priests of Mars, in which a grand Imperial expedition explores an unknown corners of the galaxy? Or perhaps you’ve already made room on your bookshelf for the first novel in a new Space Wolves trilogy from Chris Wraight, author of the excellent Battle of the Fang? Is your diary already marked with the dates of Black Library Live! 2013 and the Black Library Weekender II? And we know that you’re looking forward to the next instalment in the Horus Heresy, not to mention the release of the first ever Horus Heresy graphic novel in November, written by none other than Dan Abnett with illustrations from series artist Neil Roberts.

Like us, I’m sure you’re looking ahead to 2013 with boundless optimism.
Speaking of boundless optimism, in an otherwise grim future, no one embraces this attitude more than the new kids on the galactic block, the tau. These pulse weapon-wielding tech-savvy aliens appear in the upcoming Ciaphas Cain novel, The Greater Good, as the intrepid commissar’s allies, or possibly enemies, he hasn’t quite decided.

Anyway, we thought we’d open up 2013 with an extract from the novel; enjoy:

I jumped the metre or so to the smooth rockcrete of the landing deck.
With sixty-odd kilos of tau weighing me down, my landing was far from elegant, which was hardly surprising, all things considered. Just as well, too; as I stumbled, a whining chain blade slashed through the place where my head would have been. I recoiled reflexively, dropping the fire warrior in the process, and rolled under another swipe. The servitor turned to follow me, its left leg dragging a little, which let me open the distance between us nicely.

‘I can’t get a clear shot, sir!’ Jurgen yelled from the direction of the doorway. Everyone else was clustered around it, arguing and gesticulating, which was bad news from where I was standing. Even if they managed to get it open, I’d never reach safety through the crush. I’d just have to keep holding the construct off, and hope for the best.

‘I have obtained the shutdown codes for the unit,’ Kyper droned, not before time if you asked me. ‘Transmitting them now.’
‘Much obliged,’ I told him, rejecting the pithier alternatives which had occurred to me in the interests of diplomacy, and took up a guard position with my chainsword. I might as well look suitably heroic now the worst of the danger was past, and there was no telling how long the shutdown order might take to kick in anyhow. Just as well I did, too. No sooner had I got the blade up than the blasted thing took another hack at me, which I parried purely by reflex. Sparks flew as the whirling blades clashed, and I stepped back again, ducking under the raised nose of the shuttle. ‘Soon would be good.’

You can pre-order your copy of The Greater Good here.

Happy New Year everyone!

PS: If you’re still undecided on a new year’s resolution, ‘to read more books’ is always a good bet.

We’ve got a great treat for you today, not one, but three new pieces of artwork, and some pretty stunning ones they are at that!

These are the covers for the new editions of the Soul Drinkers books. Since the first novel over a decade ago, the Soul Drinkers series has proved to be extremely popular - so much so, that we’re bringing the full range back into print later this year.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with the series, the Soul Drinkers are an Imperial Fists Successor Chapter, who start out as the very epitome of loyalty and purity, and end up as anything but...
The series is written by prolific Warhammer 40,000 author Ben Counter, who also has his first Warhammer fantasy novel out in the not too distant future.

These three covers are the first from a new artist for Black Library: Kai Lim, and he’s done a fantastic job. The art has captured the gothic look of the Warhammer 40,000 universe but still gives the Space Marines a brutal high-tech feel.
Click on the images for a close up on some of our favourite details like the imposing Chaplain figure striding through a ruined cathedral (no shortage of those in the future), and the Space Marine Sergeant in the act of decapitating an unfortunate eldar foe.

The new Soul Drinkers books will be hitting the shelves in May next year.
If you can’t wait to get started on the series, the eBook versions, complete with classic covers, are available to download today.