[Horus Heresy] Brotherhood of the Storm by Chris Wraight

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As promised, today we reveal all about the next Horus Heresy novella.

Brotherhood of the Storm is a first for Black Library in more ways than one:

Firstly, to make sure that every Horus Heresy fan has a chance to own this lavish novella, we’re not limiting it to a set number. Instead, it will be available for exactly one week.
Order Brotherhood of the Storm between 21st and 28th September and we will guarantee you a copy. Not only that, but your book will be printed, bound, and signed especially for you. Once you’ve placed your order, we’ll send you a weekly update of where it is in the printing process.

Secondly, this is also the first book to focus on the White Scars in the time of the Horus Heresy, and the first book to feature The Khan, the only Primarch yet to appear in a Black Library book. What could be more awesome than a legion of Space Marines riding to battle on jetbikes led by a gene-forged warrior king of legend?

Thirdly, Brotherhood of the Storm is also the first Horus Heresy book from Chris Wraight. Chris’ writing will be familiar to reader of his excellent Warhammer fiction, and to Space Wolf fans for the epic saga Battle of the Fang. If you’ve yet to read any of Chris’s work, you can find a short extract from Brotherhood of the Storm here. Chris will be joining us on next Wednesday’s blog to chat about the White Scars Legion, be sure to check it out.

Like all our limited edition titles, this novella is a stunning artefact book. The novella is clad in a gatefold dust jacket that features outstanding new artwork from Neil Roberts (check it out below). Under that, the hardcover is styled on a section of a White Scars Legion banner. Inside, there’s a special insert page, numbered and signed by the author as well as an internal colour section (more on that in Monday’s blog).

Horus Heresy series artist Neil Roberts has gone all out on the cover to recreate the devastating charge of the White Scars. The artwork shows the Legion smashing into an ork horde. The detail is superb, right down to the blood-streaked jetbikes and panicked looks on the faces of the greenskins.
Click on the pictures below for a closer look.

Spoiler:

Pensée personnelle : Curieusement, personne ou presque n'a réagit, c'est très étonnant, à croire que cela n'intéresse personne !

Horus Lupercal a écrit:

==> BROTHERHOOD OF THE STORM by Christ Wraight Brotherhood of the Storm is a first for Black Library. To make sure that every Horus Heresy fan has a chance to own this lavish novella, we’re not limiting it to a set number. Instead, it will be available for exactly one week. Order a copy between 21st and 28th September and we will guarantee you a copy. Not only that, but your book will be printed, bound, and signed especially for you. Once you’ve placed your order, we’ll send you a weekly update of where it is in the printing process. Don’t miss out on this exclusive Horus Heresy novella, set your reminder and we’ll drop you an email as soon as ordering begins.

Konrad Curze a écrit:Oui , c'est bien le khan ,(le plus grand des khans) sur l'illustration.

tioelscorpio a écrit:Je trouve dommage qu'il ne soit commandable que pendant une semaine, et j'imagine que du coup il ne sera pas traduit ou alors dans très très longtemps.

Konrad Curze a écrit:
Même armure (d'ailleurs ca fait plaisir que ,2 auteurs différent, et les armures sont identique a quelque détails prés) , meme coupe..même khan quoi.

Konrad Curze a écrit:Mais ca serai un peu...ECOEURANT....pour ceux qui se ruinent, en achetant les éditions limités.

In case you’ve been hiding in a cave on the 6th moon of Saturn, you’ll probably be aware that the next Horus Heresy limited edition novella is on its way this September. Like all our collectable novellas, Brotherhood of the Storm will be a stunning artefact book, a must have for all fans of the Horus Heresy and particularly of the Vth Legion.
On the blog today, Rhys Pugh, the artist responsible for much of the internal artwork in the upcoming novella, shares his thoughts on portraying the Space Marines of the White Scars Legion.

Rhys:
It was a great deal of fun working on these portraits for the White Scars. It is not the type of work that I’m often asked to do, and I had a lot of freedom to create something unique.

After a short discussion we decided to go for a mix of early White Scars imagery and ancient cultures, so I looked up references of tribal designs, which were great, especially for the tattoos!
Looking at these references gave me some ideas on what type of personality they may have, and as the world of the Horus Heresy is one of war and brutality, I decided use scarification for some of the portraits. I think this approach worked well and helped giving more of a unique and savage style that would sit well in the very early days of the Warhammer 40,000 universe – and with the nature of the White Scars themselves.

As for the rendering, we aimed for an old oil painting portrait style, which was very enjoyable to paint, and also a very interesting challenge for me, though I would have loved to have taken it even further.

Thanks Rhys.

On today’s blog, Chris Wraight, author of the upcoming limited edition novella Brotherhood of the Storm, takes over to talk about portraying the White Scars Legion in the age of the Great Crusade.

Take it away Chris.


Chris: The White Scars are the elusive Legion. They move fast, striking out of the glare of the rising sun and departing before it sets again. Their livery – ivory, gold, red – blazes briefly before they disappear, as vivid and fleeting as the downstrike of a tulwar. They leave nothing behind. They do not build, they do not civilise, they do not linger. They are weapons built for speed, for ferocity, for the sudden attack that comes from nowhere and returns to nowhere.

The teeming multitudes of the galaxy do not fear them as they fear the Wolves of Fenris or the Night Lords, nor do they idolise them as they do the glorious Blood Angels or the noble Ultramarines. All they know of the White Scars comes from snatched rumours, some half-true, many little more than myths.

It is said by some that the facial scars that give them their name are self-inflicted on initiation, a rite carried over from the days when the Talskar roamed the seas of grass on Chogoris. Their scorn for heavy weaponry is better known, as is their uncanny, almost preternatural,l skill with the jetbike. Only a few outsiders have seen the mysterious Stormseers riding alongside them, wild shamans of prodigious power and savagery.

But for those fortunate enough to witness it, the Vth Legion at war is one of the truly magnificent sights of the galaxy: a breaking tide of bone-whitespeeders tearing across open ground, pennants snapping, riders whooping for the unalloyed joy of the chase. Across the entire Imperium there is nothing so vivid, so pure, so elemental as the horde of Chogoris on the massed charge.

And what of their gene-father, the Great Khan himself? Even his brother primarchs understand little of him. His prowess with the blade earns him their respect even as his waywardness causes them concern. Guilliman has never trusted him. Russ is exasperated by him. Lorgar despises him for an untutored savage. Only Horus sees him for what he truly is. They are kindred souls, those two: warrior archetypes, bound by shared codes of martial honour and impatient with the heavy fetters of empire.

When the canker of treachery is birthed and loyalties put to the test, the White Scars are alone, battling the remnants of Ullanor, ignorant of the fires spreading throughout the Imperium. Their allegiance is unknown, their intentions hidden. No one, neither the strategeos of Terra nor the sorcerers of Lupercal, knows what the Khan will choose to do.
Only one thing is certain: the White Scars will not remain hidden forever. For good or ill, they will make their choice. They will emerge from the shadows, and when they do the course of the Heresy will change forever.

As the destiny of mankind hangs in the balance, the Khan will ride to war.

Thanks Chris.