Warhammer Novels 15.04.2003

Warhammer novels are set in the worlds of Warhammer and Warhammer 40 000. The worlds are the creation of Games Workshop and are created as an evergrowing background for their miniatures games, boardgames and roleplaying game. The latter two forms have generally disappeared from Games Workshop inventory over the years.

In the late eighties, Games Workshop released a series of well-regarded novels, edited by David Pringle, a noted SF critic who wrote 'Science Fiction: The Best 100 Novels', 'Modern Fantasy: The Best 100 Novels', 'The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction'.

These early novels released by Games Workshop were in a trade paperback format and were relatively expensive for their time.

The atmosphere of these early Warhammer novels were grim and infected with a strong sense of fatalism. What is unusual in these novels is the departure from the usual fairy tale ending. The inevitability of victory of light over darkness was not assured, being replaced by a never ending struggle. The writing were of a relatively high standard as compared to other game-related novels of that era. Infamous examples of bad writing abound, including Weis and Hickman's 'Dragonlance Chronicles' and others of their irk.

In the mid-nineties, a number of these novels were re-released by Boxtree. These releases were in the conventional paperback format. They were quickly sold out and were out of print within a few years.

At present, the Black Library, http://www.blacklibrary.co.uk, a subsidiary of Games Workshop, has began releasing a series of new Warhammer novels. One of two debut novels, 'Eye of Terror', is written by Barrington Bayley, a SF writer who was prominent during the New Wave of the 1960s.

The latter series of Warhammer books is generally more action-oriented while not abandoning the themes found in the earlier novels.

News

• 16.04.2003    New authors, like Robin Laws, have been recruited.
• 06.01.2003    The new novels that are coming out are from new authors like Jonathan Green and C.J.Werner. These novels seemed to be compiled from short stories, hence their episodic nature but they are entertaining nevertheless.
• 01.12.2002    The re-issues includes Ian Watson's classic 'Inquisitor' which has been re-titled as 'Draco'.
• 04.11.2001    The Black Library is re-releasing the older Warhammer books like 'Deathwing', 'Drachenfels' and 'Konrad'.

Warhammer Fantasy

Slaves to Darkness Trilogy

• The Claws of Chaos - Gav Thorpe

The Konrad Trilogy

• Konrad
• Shadowbreed
• Warblade

The Tales of Ofeo

• Zaragoz
• Plague Demon
• Storm Warriors

The Vampire Genevieve Novels

• Drachenfels - Jack Yeovil
• Genevieve Undead - Jack Yeovil
• Beasts in Velvet - Jack Yeovil
• Silver Nails - Jack Yeovil

Gotrek & Felix

• Trollslayer - William King
• Skavenslayer - William King
• Daemonslayer - William King
• Dragonslayer - William King
• Beastslayer - William King
• Vampireslayer - William King
• Giantslayer - William King
   

Anthologies

• Ignorant Armies - Edited by
• Lords of Valour - Edited by
• Realm of Chaos - Edited by
• Wolf Riders - Edited by
• Red Thirst - Edited by

Novels

• The Wine of Dreams - Brian Craig
• Blood Money - C.J.Werner
• The Dead and the Damned - Jonathan Green
• Star of Erengrad - Neil McIntosh
• Hammers of Ulric -
• Gilead's Blood - Dan Abnett and Nik Vincent
• Zavant - Gordon Rennie
• Blood Money - C.L.Werner
• The Dead and the Damned - Jonathan Green
• Star of Erengrad - Neil McIntosh
• Riders of the Dead - Dan Abnett

Warhammer 40 000

13th Legion

• 13th Legion - Gav Thorpe
• Kill Team - Gav Thorpe

The Dacro Trilogy (The Inquisitor Trilogy)

• Inquisitor - Ian Watson
• Harlequin - Ian Watson
• Chaos Child - Ian Watson

Eisenhorn Trilogy

• Xenos -
• Malleus -
• Hereticus -

Space Wolf

• Space Wolf - William King
• Ragnar's Claw - William King
• Grey Hunter - William King

Gaunt's Ghosts

• First and Only - Dan Abnett
• Ghostmaker - Dan Abnett
• Necropolis - Dan Abnett
• Honour Guard - Dan Abnett
• Straight Silver - Dan Abnett

Battlefleet Gothic

• Execution Hour - Gordon Rennie
• Shadowpoint - Gordon Rennie

Ultramarines

• Nightbringer - Graham McNeill
• Warriors of Ultramarr - Graham McNeill

Novels

• Farseer -
• Soul Drinker - Ben Counter
• Pawns of Chaos - Brian Craig
• Space Marine - Ian Watson
• Daemon World - Ben Counter
• Eye of Terror - Bayington Bayley
• Angels of Darkness - Gav Thorpe

Anthologies

• Deathwing - Edited by David Pringle
• Deathwing (new expanded edition) - Edited by David Pringle and
• Status Deathzone - Edited by
• Into the Maelstrom - Edited by
• Dark Imperium - Edited by

Links

The Black Library http://www.blacklibrary.co.uk