Dan Abnett Interview – part 2
At last, part two of my interview with Dan Abnett which, as was hinted at in part 1, takes the form of a Skype conversation between us. I really enjoyed our conversation and feel that the content of, and revelations during, our dialogue will hopefully compensate you for the occasional interruption by my squeaky chair…a [...]
Battle of the Fang by Chris Wraight – review
Though not billed as such, this book is the last part of an unofficial trilogy. Battle of the Fang effectively bridges the story begun in McNeill’s A Thousand Sons and Abnett’s Prospero Burns to the ‘present’ of the 40K universe. A thousand years has passed since the bloody end of the Horus Heresy, and the [...]
Blood Reaver by Aaron Dembski-Bowden – review
Let’s be clear: My mancrush on Dembski-Bowden is well established. I love his writing. His characters tend to have the sort of depth normally associated with the classics, and his action scenes and ability to convey moments of heart-stopping drama give me warm fuzzy feelings in all the right places. Blood Reaver has forced me to add [...]
GrimDark III: Warhammer Race War!
Now we’ve done the overview, let’s get into the crunchy stuff. Let’s start a Race War. Or rather, let’s talk about the race war already in progress, since that’s the heart of 40K’s conflict. Given the insane amount of possible detail when discussing the races that make up the 40K galaxy, you’re gonna have to [...]
Dan Abnett – interview – part 1
For me this is the interview to end all interviews. It’s not often one gets to interview a personal hero; I suspect this is mostly because heroes don’t enjoy mopping up fanboy drool, and frankly, who can blame them? This is going to be a little different from my other interviews, because while the others [...]
Iron Company by Chris Wraight – review
I’ve been meaning to review this little beauty for a while, so, straight to business. Iron Company was Chris Wraight’s first Black Library novel and yet somehow managed to tick almost all the boxes for Warhammer fantasy writing. As my first review for BSC made clear, this isn’t something to be taken for granted. Iron [...]
Back to the Future…with a Warhammer
I The Appeal of Getting Your Ass Kicked Back when I was a kid, in that era of willing vulnerability when we’re all sponging up ideas and inspiration to form our adult tastes, I saw something in the sci-fi genre that really stood out. In hindsight, I’m sort of proud of myself for noticing it, [...]
Prospero Burns by Dan Abnett – review
Perhaps the most eagerly awaited book of the Horus Heresy series, Prospero Burns is the fifteenth book in this New York Times best-selling collection. Though initially slated for simultaneous release with Graham McNeill’s A Thousand Sons, unforeseen circumstances in Mr. Abnett’s life prompted a delay, much to the disappointment of fans across the world. The [...]
Sword of Justice by Chris Wraight – review
As my gaming interests have turned more towards Warhammer Fantasy than Warhammer 40k, my reading has followed suit. Worry not, dear reader, I haven’t lost my love of the 40k universe, it’s just that I need some inspiration in order to face having to paint the 130 figures in my new Empire army… Enter Chris [...]
Grimblades by Nick Kyme – review
I must begin this review with a teensy confession. I bought this book by mistake. I was actually after Iron Company by Chris Wraight, and what with the very similar covers and the fact that I was in my local Games Workshop and was distracted by all the shiny toys…you get the idea. I had [...]
Aaron Dembski-Bowden – Interview
Aaron Dembski-Bowden is a new author for The Black Library, Games Workshop’s publishing arm. Though only three novels into his Black Library writing career, he has fast developed a devoted following of both die-hard Warhammer 40K fans and people only recently brought into the fold. His radical approach to writing and his outspoken and uncensored [...]
Helsreach by Aaron Dembski Bowden – review
Helsreach is the second book in the new Space Marine Battle series published by Black Library, and the third novel of author Aaron Dembski Bowden. This series is meant to explore the most epic Space Marine battles in the history of the 40k universe and is therefore focused on what’s rather delightfully known in the [...]
