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Bellathonis and the Shadow King Master

Haemonculus Bellathonis is sent by his master, the mad Archon Malixian, on an important mission - to retrieve a rare bird for his collection of avians. But the bird is in the possesion of one of the secret masters of Bellathonis's coven, and so the haemonculus enacts a daring plan to break into the master's hidden chambers, deep in the heart of the dread city of Commorragh.

L'homoncule Bellathonis est envoyé par son maître, le fou Archon Malixian, sur une mission importante afin de récupérer un oiseau rare pour sa collection de volatiles. Mais l'oiseau est en la possession de l'un des maîtres secrets du Couvent de Bellathonis, de sorte que l'homoncule va monter un plan audacieux pour s'introduire dans les chambres cachées du maître, dans les profondeurs au cœur de la ville la crainte de Commorragh.

Reaper

Empire Captain Kale von Kessel lies dying upon the field of battle after a doomed defence against the forces of Chaos. As the enemy leader - the infamous daemon princess Valkia the Bloody - approaches to claim his head in the name of her dark master, von Kessel realises that his life of battle has been leading to this moment, and that Valkia wants more than just his head - she has been sent to claim his very soul.

Le capitaine de l'Empire Kale Von Kessel est en train de mourir sur le champ de bataille après une défense vouée à l'écheccontre les forces du Chaos. Comme le chef ennemi - l'infâme princesse démon Valkia la sanglante - les approches pour réclamer sa tête au nom de son sombre maître , Von Kessel se rend compte que toute sa vie de bataille a été conduite à connaître ce moment, et que Valkia veut plus que sa tête - elle a été envoyée pour réclamer son âme.

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Black Library Live! has been and gone for another year, but if you missed it (or just had such a good time that you don't want to wait for next year) don't worry, there are still tickets left for the Black Library Weekender. After packing away all the boxes, we’ve realised that we have some copies of the exclusive event chapbook left. So we’re putting them up for sale on the website.

The chapbook contains two short stories. ‘Bellathonis and the Shadow King’ by Andy Chambers is the tale of a dark eldar haemonculus who is sent on a dangerous mission by his sponsor, a mission that brings him into conflict with the hidden masters of his own coven. This story ties in to Andy’s recently-released novel Path of the Renegade.

The second tale takes place in the Warhammer World, and is linked to the soon-to-be-released Valkia the Bloody. In ‘Reaper’, Sarah Cawkwell tells the tale of a dying Empire soldier who is forced to remember his past and realise how similar he is to the daemonic Valkia.

To whet your appetite, here’s a short extract from ‘Bellathonis and the Shadow King’:

As Bellathonis turned to leave, he heard a faint cry, barely more than a whisper, coming from an adjacent room. The master haemonculus became instantly wary and drew a slender, spiral-barrelled pistol from his sleeve.

The cry sounded again and Bellathonis’s curiosity got the best of him. He moved to look through the arch to where the sound was emanating from.

The adjacent room was almost identical in layout. Instead of slave-made power hammers and force axes on the walls this room displayed sickles, hooks and saw-edged knives that appeared to be carved from metal-laced bone. The plinth in the centre of the room held an upright circle of light within which was splayed the crucified silhouette of a humanoid. It was from this that the faint cries came.

The humanoid’s flesh was ink-black and seemed to absorb rather than reflect the light. Its features shifted like oil beneath lank, dangling hair as pale as bone. Manacles at wrist and ankle held the prisoner against glowing tubes that made the circle of light. Where the limbs were closest to the light they were smoking slightly as though the light itself was burning them.

‘Free me… or kill me,’ it whispered.

Horus Heresy – Nothing surprising here other than some authorial hints at things that could, may be, possibly, willing to happen. Naturally the same questions come out to a groan from the audience.
There will be no squats (they’re not considered canon.)
There will be no exploration of the II and XI ‘missing’ Legions (there’s nothing to explore anyway!)
Graham’s next HH novel is Angels Exterminatus.
Naturally Nick will be looking at what happened to the Salamanders, Gav at the Dark Angels, and there is a big White Scars shaped hole in the Heresy at the moment, which will be addressed. In fact, there were many many hints that there are White Scars coming, in fact one even showed up on a new cover art. Hmmm….

After Signus Prime we enter the seven years of the unknown – the Age of Darkness – prior to the Siege of Terra, so there may be many tales and many threads to pick up – what happens to the Iron Hands after the slaying of Ferrus Manus, the Ultramarines in the wake of Calth, the Space Wolves in the wake of Prospero, the rebuilding of the Raven Guard, the other legions that haven’t really been addressed yet. Although there are some wonderful possibilities to be told, it doesn’t look likely we’ll get to the Siege of Terra anytime soon. Some good news perhaps.

Also, there were some questions regarding the telling of certain stories – like the Lion and the Wolf. Gav answered this very well. It comes down to this:

“Does telling the story shed light on something that is important to the development of the Legion’s identity, and subsequently advance our understanding of that Legion; or does shining a light on that little piece of mystery take away what’s cool about the Legion.”

Finally, some questions were asked regarding the post-heresy events like the Scouring, the Second Founding, the Codex Astartes, the issue at Caliban; there is scope to tell the stories – Nick seemed very keen – but there’s a lot of time yet before we get there.

Now to let someone else take a turn:

L'Hérésie d'Horus - Rien d'étonnant ici autre que quelques conseils d'auteur à des choses qui pourraient, peut-être, éventuellement, prêts à se produire. Naturellement, les mêmes questions sortent pour un gémissement de l'auditoire. Il n'y aura pas les squats (ils ne sont pas considérés comme canon.) Il y aura pas d'exploration des Légions disparues II et XI (il n'y a rien à explorer de toute façon !). Le prochain roman de Graham (McNeill) pour l'Hérésie d'Horus sera "Angel Exterminatus". Naturellement Nick se penchera sur ce qui s'est passé pour les Salamanders, Gav sur les Dark Angels, et il y a un trou en forme de cicatrices grandes blancs dans l'hérésie à l'heure actuelle, qui sera abordé. En fait, il y avait beaucoup de nombreux indices précisant qu'il y aura quelque chose sur les White Scars à venir, en fait l'un a même montré sur un nouvel artwork de couverture. Hmmm ....

Après Signus Prime nous entrerons dans les sept ans de l'inconnu - l'Age des Ténèbres - avant le siège de Terra, de sorte qu'il peut y avoir beaucoup de contes et de nombreux fils à ramasser - ce qui se passe pour les Iron Hands, après le meurtre de Ferrus Manus, les Ultramarines dans le sillage de Calth, les Space Wolves dans le sillage de Prospero, la reconstruction de la Raven Guard, les autres légions qui n'ont pas vraiment été encore abordé pour le moment. Bien qu'il existe des possibilités merveilleuses à raconter, il ne semble pas probable que nous irons vers le siège de Terra de sitôt. Quelques bonnes nouvelles peut-être.

En outre, il y avait quelques questions concernant le récit de certaines histoires - comme le Lion et le Loup. Gav répondu à cette très bien. Il se résume à ceci:

"Est-ce de raconter l'histoire faire la lumière sur quelque chose qui est importante pour le développement de l'identité de la Légion, et par la suite faire avancer notre compréhension de cette Légion, ou ne brille une lumière sur ce petit morceau de mystère à emporter ce qui est cool à propos de la Légion."

Enfin, certaines questions ont été posées concernant les événements post-hérésie comme la purge, la seconde fondation, le Codex Astartes, la question de Caliban ; il est possible de raconter des histoires - Nick semblait très désireux - mais il y a beaucoup de temps encore avant nous d'y arriver.

Horus Lupercal a écrit:
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