r/Blacklibrary

The ones I used in image are only the ones that came to my mind, there's a few more.

"Oh but Lysander has novels and stories. He'stan and Shaan appears in novels too"

Yes but they haven't appeared in anything new. Shaan has now become a chapter master and what has changed?

He'stan is still looking for Artifacts in Imperium Nihilus apperantly.

And Lysander is in Cadia trying to hault Iron Warriors.

But wouldn't more people be buying miniatures or even full on armies if they had read a story about these characters?

Like i love Lysander as a character, he is that old grumpy guy but he is good at heart. I love him what can I say and I want a new novel about him. I want the novel to tell me what has he been feeling about crossing to Rubicon or even though he doesn't get along well with Tor Garadon they have this weird bond as they are one of the last fists from the chapter before the flux of primaris marines.

Let's take Lord Invocatus, Kravek Morne and Caanok Var all together. These guys have only been written about codexes, campaign books and white dwarf articles. They look cool to me but you can't just tell me they are cool you need to show it to me.

I'm not gonna buy this but it's strange that they changed the colour back to green.

Did they just use a wrong colour when the article first released and just realised it?

Pretty happy with my collection so far, just waiting on Bjorn to ship next.

And I have a few thoughts.

First off, shout out to Chris Wraight. I think that he just might be the one of the most consistent black library author based on my experience so far. Not necessarily the best, but I'll take consistency any day of the week.

Second, this book (along with Damnation of Pythos being one of my biggest surprises while reading the HH series) has left me even more desperate for more Iron Hands lore. I don't understand why they don't get more books. They are really awesome in their own fucked up way. Also with so many chapters being varying degrees of noble bright, it would be nice to see more from a chapter that's just a bunch of brutally effective, sociopathic bastards. And they are VERY effective.

Third, I think one reason why I really like this book is that while the "good guys" do win and you get a lot of "space marines doing cool shit" that I (and presumably most of us) really enjoy, what really hits home is the tragedy of the iron hands as a chapter. The very thing that technically makes them arguably more effective is also what results in so much unnecessary losses and compounding trauma.

Anyways, a solid read. I hope someone can convince GW to give the Iron hands more love. They deserve it.

Back to the Heresy I go with my latest audiobook review, with Graham McNeill's The Outcast Dead being narrated by Jonathan Keeble. Generally considered one of the "skippable" ones, does it perhaps deserve another look?

Audio Impressions: The Outcast Dead, by Graham McNeill

Got into the LE game late. Consider the Silent King a Necron book, and while I missed out on Siege I can at least start with the new HH saga.

So I posted this earlier with a few others I just picked up from Facebook. I got it for a steal. I can't wait to dig into this. But it makes me wish there were more "in universe" texts. The Codex Astartes for starters. And maybe "forbidden texts and tomes" I think BL would make a KILLING. And it would be so damn cool. Are there any others like this that maybe I don't know about?

Taken me a while to source these. A rouge trader had a Hardback of a darkness in blood for a good price and lemartes was a very reasonably price as well. When ill read them im not sure !

Everyone is showing their new arrivals. Always a nice way to celebrate amongst friends. EXCEPT no one has shown the pièce de résistance, the text block opposite the spine!!! I absolutely love when this part is painted.

Who’s my number neighbor ?! So exited to get to reading this !

Who in the world handed this much cash to a scalper

Finally both copies are here😀 and no i did not pay 1k for TIATD.