Black Library Advent Calendar 2013

As daemons swarm across the fields of Velbayne, bringing madness and Chaos to all that they touch, Leman Russ and the Rout stand arrayed against them. Packs fight back to back, brothers protecting one another – except for one. The Lone Wolf, the warrior without a pack, stands alone. And somewhere on the battlefield is a foe against which he will have vengeance…

Belakor is rumoured to have been the first mortal to become a Daemon Prince, in a time when each of the four Chaos Gods thought they could combine their power into a single champion. Among the oldest servants of the Dark Gods, Be'lakor is full of secrets and lies, as evil and dangerous a foe to have ever stepped forth from the realm of Chaos.

On Prospero, a solitary living soul walks across the shattered world. Beneath the ruined spires, Ahriman, exiled son of Magnus the Red and destroyer of his Legion, contemplates what once was, what is, and what may yet be. And amidst the dust of the long-lost paradise world, the sorcerer faces his mistakes and decides his destiny.

Tau combat doctrine places great emphasis on defeating enemy forces using superior firepower and technological advantage. At the heart of this method of warfare are their battlesuits; giant mechanical suits that are armed with the most powerful Tau weaponry. Foremost among these are the terrifying XV104 Riptide and XV88 Broadside battlesuits, capable of demolishing enemy battle lines and armour in a blaze of particle beams and howling sub-munitions.

As the daemon lord M’Kar and his forces assault Ultramar itself, the warriors of the Ultramarines muster for war. As the Third Company prepare to take the battle to the enemy, a threat is revealed upon Macragge itself and only the renowned sniper Torias Telion can stop the devastation that will ensue if the foe’s plan comes to fruition.

The XV104 Riptide is the pinnacle of the Earth caste's battlesuit development. It stands twice as tall as the XV8 Crisis suit, but its movements are more like those of its smaller cousins than the mechanical stiffness displayed by Imperial walkers with their crude servo-motors. A fearsome weapon of war, it can stand alonge against almost anything the enemies of the Tau Empire have in their arsenal.

On Gehöft, the White Scars battle the forces of Chaos, both mortal and daemonic. As plague spreads and darkness reigns, Kor’sarro Khan takes to the field, eager to take the head of the traitor responsible for the world’s corruption. But when his Dark Angels allies abandon the fight, the Khan and his bikers are forced into a deadly confrontation.

In the Warhammer world, the dead do not rest easy. Pools of dark magic are siphoned off to fuel fell necromantic enchantments – dread words whispered into the Winds of Magic. The Restless Dead rise at your command – a solid core of Undead warriors that make a great addition to a larger force or an ideal stand alone contingent for summoning forth corpses to aid you in battle. With a clanking of gear and a rattling of bones, the skeletal regiments await your orders, puppets to your dark will.

Exemeter VII has fallen into rebellion, its governor declaring independence from the Imperium and leading the world into darkness. Now the Dark Angels and their allies from the Godesian Imperial Guard have arrived to return the Emperor’s light to this forsaken planet. As Supreme Grand Master Azrael and the commander of the Godesians approach the governor’s throne room, a deadly secret will be revealed. But deadly to whom?

Like a bolt out of war-torn skies comes the Storm Wing – salvation for the Emperor’s forces, and a bane to their foes.  For the Adeptus Astartes to achieve their rapid strike style of warfare, they need to maintain air superiority. Nothing clears the upper atmosphere better than the Adeptus Astartes Storm Wing. Two Stormtalons and a Stormraven Gunship in tight formation can unleash a hail of shot to send enemy fighters spiraling downwards. Rule the skies!

Golgof’s Kommandos are the best there is, the sneakiest there is. They’ll deal with the death-ghosts in the forest. That’s what Golgof has promised Warboss Skullcrak, and that’s what his boyz will do. But as their black-clad foes lure them deeper into the forest, Golgof starts to realise that his Kommandos might not be quite the sneakiest after all…

Warlords of the Dark Millennium: Tigurius gives deep and unique insight into the mysterious Chief Librarian of the Ultramarines Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. As the Ultramarines’ Master of Arcana, Tigurius is steeped in psychic powers and precognitive abilities.

His merest hunch, honed by centuries of experience and wisdom, is often worth more than the predictions of a battalion of strategists and a fleet of spies. Equally at home amongst the hoarded knowledge of the Chapter’s Librarius as he is upon the battlefield, Tigarius is indeed an enigma. Now you can learn more about his history, battles and his deadly attempt to tap into the gestalt consciousness of the Tyranid Hive Mind.

To be invited to hunt with the Great Wolf, Logan Grimnar himself, is a singular honour. So why does Turin Strongheart not feel honoured? As the pair track a deadly Fenrisian snow troll in the midst of a raging blizzard, Strongheart remembers the deed for which he is being lauded – but how much does Jarl Grimnar know about what really happened on the battlefield?

The Chaos Wastes are a blasted wasteland through which the Winds of Chaos flow, mutating everything in its path. It is no wonder that from that deadly region come some of the strangest and most deadly creatures in the Warhammer world.

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In the fighting pits of the Conqueror, Khârn and his fellow World Eaters compete in ever-bloodier contests of carnage and mayhem. As the Butcher’s Nails dig ever deeper into their brains, the Legion have forsaken the Crimson Path. Now they walk a darker, more dangerous road: the Eightfold Path.

Ghost Warriors are called to war only in times of great need, the Eldar reluctant to disturb the slumber of their ancestors. However, as the Eldar’s numbers dwindle and their foes grow strong, the Farseers and Warlocks must seek out the dead to do battle in their steed.

Amongst the brotherhood of the sons of Sanguinius, there is one who stands apart. A figure of dread and awe, an executioner in aspect and role, Astorath exists for a singular purpose – to bring death to those of the Blood Angels and their successors whom the Black Rage has claimed. And now he goes to perform his bloody duty…

The crypts and burial places of the Warhammer world are sacred places, magically protected by wards and charms. However, the darker powers are insidious – finding ways to break down such protections – allowing in the creatures of the night. Lurching, hunched creeping things get in to begin a bone-snapping and slavering feast upon the remains. Few creatures are more loathed or feared than Crypt Ghouls and Crypt Horrors.