It’s Black Library Celebration week, and there’s a mountain of books up for pre-order right now! It’s also a great week for Blood Bowl fans, as the new High Elf team is up for grabs too. Let’s jump in and look at the details...
Horus Rising
The Great Crusade meets with victory after victory. The Imperium spreads across the stars, bringing hope and a reunified civilisation to humanity. Ready to move on to the next stage of his grand plans, the Emperor returns to Terra, appointing his favoured son, the Primarch Horus, as Warmaster, to lead the Great Crusade in his place. What could possibly go wrong?
Horus Rising is the first volume in the Horus Heresy Saga series, a curated collection of 12 iconic novels which span the civil war that tore the fledgling Imperium apart and set the stage for the universe of Warhammer 40,000. This new printing of the book in which it all begins is a hardback featuring four illustrations.
It will also be available on release day in eBook and MP3 format on the new Black Library app, and in other digital stores.
Horus Rising is also available as a gorgeous premium hardback, which makes a perfect centrepiece for any Black Library collection. It features a leather-effect cover with gold details and an embedded metal medallion, gold-edged pages, and a ribbon bookmark. Inside there are four black-and-white illustrations, full-colour cover art, and a detailed galactic map.
This is your first chance to buy this edition, which is currently only available while stocks last. This edition may return to print at a future date.
Ghazghkull Thraka: Warlord of Warlords
Ghazghkull Thraka is the greatest ork warlord of them all, so to get recognition from him must be a good thing. Right?
Ghazghkull has chosen the Blood Axe world of Gabal for a titanic showdown with the Black Templars, and not all of his boyz are happy about it. Slitta da Stabba, a new warboss of the Blood Axes, finds himself caught between treacherous allies, vengeful crusaders, and the unstoppable momentum of the Warlord of Warlords himself. He must choose a side – fast!
Ghazghkull Thraka: Warlord of Warlords is now available in hardback. It will also be available on release day in eBook and MP3 format on the new Black Library app, and in other digital stores.
Ghazghkull Thraka: Warlord of Warlords (Special Edition)
Ghazghkull Thraka: Warlord of Warlords is also available as a Special Edition hardback (while stocks last). Each copy is numbered, signed by the author, and features a soft-touch cover with embossed and debossed details, black gilt page edges, an author’s afterword, and an orkish green ribbon bookmark.
Chem Dog
Fewer postings could be worse for Commissar Bastun Hasp than the Savlar Chem-Dogs – penal legion dregs that are far from the shining soldiers of the Imperium he had hoped to lead. Hasp is ordered to take a kill team of them through ork-infested territory to secure vital intelligence. All the commissar and his Chem-Dogs have to do is survive the doomed counter-offensive… if they don’t kill each other first.
Chem Dog, by Callum Davis, is a brand-new Astra Militarum novel, available now in hardback. It will also be available on release day in eBook and MP3 format on the new Black Library app, and in other digital stores.
Grombrindal: The Legend of the White Dwarf
Grombrindal. A traveller older than the realms themselves. Wielding words as surely as he wields his axe, the White Dwarf appears in his people’s darkest moments, bringing guidance and cleaving victory from certain defeat.
Grombrindal: The Legend of the White Dwarf is an anthology of tales, including a novella and seven short stories, written by a variety of Black Library authors. It is available now in hardback, and also in eBook and MP3 format on the new Black Library app and in other digital stores.
The Infinite and the Divine – Illustrated and Annotated Edition
Even when they inhabited bodies of flesh, Trazyn the Infinite and Orikan the Diviner were polar opposites. Trazyn, a collector of historical oddities, presides over a gallery full of the most dangerous artefacts – and people – of the galactic past. Orikan, a chronomancer without peer, draws zodiacs that predict and manipulate the future. They’ve feuded with byzantine schemes, ancient weapons, and snide remarks since long before the Imperium existed. When an artefact emerges that may hold the key to the necrons’ next evolution, these two obsessives enter a multi-millennia game of cat and mouse that ends civilisations, reshapes timelines, and changes both of them forever.
The Infinite and the Divine – Illustrated and Annotated Edition is a new hardback version of Robert Rath’s beloved novel, featuring an introduction and over 240 annotations from the author, as well as 15 new illustrations. It has a soft-touch cover with foil details, bright green page edges, and a green ribbon bookmark.
This is your first chance to buy this edition, which is currently only available while stocks last. This edition may return to print at a future date.
Faith & Fire (Anniversary Edition)
When dangerous heretic psyker Torris Vaun escapes from her custody, Seraphim Miriya of the Adepta Sororitas is disgraced in the eyes of her fellows. She sets out on Vaun’s trail, and uncovers a terrifying plot.
To mark its 20th anniversary, James Swallow’s fan-favourite novel Faith & Fire returns to print as a stunning Anniversary Edition hardback. This edition is only available while stocks last, and features a new introduction by fellow author of Adepta Sororitas fiction, Danie Ware, as well as silver foil details on the cover’s exterior and the full, regular edition cover art inside. It’ll also be available in eBook format on release day.
The Green Tide
Every ork knows that the only thing better than dakka is MORE dakka, and the few orks who can read probably think the same about orky stories. Get the advantage in kunnin’ thinkin’ with The Green Tide, an epic collection of ork fiction*. It includes the novels Warboss by Mike Brooks and Catachan Devil by Justin Woolley, along with two novellas and four short stories.
The Green Tide is available to preorder in paperback now. It will also be available in eBook format on release day.
Deathwatch
The winners of 2025’s Black Library Reader’s Choice vote are here!
Steve Parker’s Warhammer 40,000 novel, Deathwatch, is available once again in paperback format.
The Deathwatch brings together Space Marines from many different chapters, and trains them to work together as the ultimate xenos-killing force. Follow the members of Talon Squad as they try to stop the shadow that hunts in the dark on 31-Caro.
Grudge Bearer
Your second 2025 Black Library Readers’ Choice winner is Gav Thorpe’s classic tale of dwarf revenge, Grudge Bearer.
Dwarf king Throndin Stoneheart lies dead, betrayed upon the field of battle. As his son Barundin takes up the mantle of king, he must fulfil a mighty oath of vengeance. In an epic tale that spans centuries, Grudge Bearer follows Barundin as he battles his way through enemies on a desperate quest to avenge the wrongs against his father and save his people from a terrible war with the dark forces of Chaos.
Black Library Celebration 2026
Enjoy a selection of Black Library stories from across the worlds of Warhammer. This anthology includes five short stories, all by different authors, featuring everything from Skaven to Sisters of Battle.
This paperback anthology will be FREE in stores while stocks last**, and will also be available as an eBook via the new Black Library app. Physical and digital versions will be available in English, French, and German.
Archmagos – French and German
Belisarius Cawl turns his brilliant mind towards one of the greatest problems facing the Imperium – allowing safe passage through the Cicatrix Maledictum. In order to complete his work, he travels to a necron tomb world. In the process, he attracts the attention of something even more dangerous than the ancient xenos…
Archmagos, by Guy Haley, is now available in paperback in French and German.. It will also be available on release day in eBook on the new Black Library app and in other digital stores.
Siege of Terra: Omnibus IV – French and German
The walls of the Imperial Palace are in ruins, and Sanguinius prepares one final stand at the Eternity Gate. Meanwhile, as Horus moves his flagship into position to deliver the killing blow, the Emperor seeks a way to deprive Chaos of its victory.
Siege of Terra: Omnibus IV collects Echoes of Eternity, by Aaron Dembski-Bowden, and The End and the Death: Volume I, by Dan Abnett, into a single paperback in French and German. It will also be available on release day in eBook on the new Black Library app and in other digital stores.
High Elf Blood Bowl Team: The Caledor Dragons
Smack bang in the middle of the Great Ocean sits Ulthuan, the picturesque ancestral land of Elves everywhere. Known for their high spires, high fashion, and high opinions of themselves, the High Elves love to try to enforce a measure of elegance onto Blood Bowl games, darting to and fro as they toss the ball around – usually to avoid having to come into contact with the unwashed hordes that tend to play the game.
This multipart kit builds a complete 12-miniature team – six High Elf Linemen, two White Lions (who act as Blitzers), two Dragon Princes (Blitzers/Runners), and two Phoenix Warriors (Throwers). Also included are a pair each of Dragonling balls and Shimmering Stone balls, two double-sided coins, two turn and re-roll markers, and a High Elf Blood Bowl transfer sheet to proudly show your team’s noble heraldry.
Four of the High Elf Linemen each have two head and plume options, and the other two have plume options. Both White Lions have two head options and two left arm options. Each Dragon Prince has two mask options and two right-arm options.
Spike! Journal Issue 21
The Caledor Dragons are a beautiful team, but you’ll need expert advice (and their rules) to get the most out of them. Thankfully, Alandrian the Exiled, ex-prince of Caledor, has very kindly deigned to provide us with his wisdom. As this issue’s esteemed guest editor, he shares information on the team and also on how Blood Bowl is played in Ulthuan (which basically comes down to “better than anywhere else”).
This 32-page softcover magazine contains all the rules and player profiles you need to field the Caledor Dragons in your games of Blood Bowl, as well as new special rules and achievements to enhance your games further.***
High Elf Pitch and Dugouts, Reference Card Pack, and Dice Set
Looking good is also about accessorising well, and we’re here to help elven coaches do that too. The High Elf pitch lets you play on either beautifully polished marble or a perfect lawn, demonstrating that not just your players but also your groundskeepers are superior to the rabble of other teams. It also comes with a matching pair of dugouts featuring score, turn, and re-roll trackers, as well as boxes for reserves, casualties, and knocked-out players.
The High Elf Team Reference Card Pack contains 26 cards to ensure that you maintain a perfect grasp of your player’s capabilities. It includes four Player reference cards, two Ball special rule cards, two Pitch special rule cards, and two Skill reference cards. Also included are 16 blank player cards – 10 for Linemen and two each for White Lions, Phoenix Warriors, and Dragon Princes.
Finally, there’s the High Elf Blood Bowl Dice Set – cast in the kind of regal light-blue a noble of Caledor would favour, with white ink markings. The set contains three D6 Block dice, a D8 Scatter dice, a D16 dice, and a pair of regular D6s featuring the team’s icon on the 6 face.
These three items are only available while stocks last.
Ogre Team Booster
Ogres love special edition books. They can’t read, but big hardbacks make for reliable improvised weapons. Their Blood Bowl players might not be the smartest or know as many fancy plays as the High Elves, but they more than make up for it by being large and extremely violent.
This returning multipart resin set contains two Ogres – who can be fielded as either Ogre Blockers or Ogre Runt Punters – and one Gnoblar Lineman.
* “Ork fiction” as in fiction about orks, not fiction by orks. None of the authors are orks – as far as we know. Although we hear strange noises coming from the Black Library offices sometimes…
** One per customer.
*** You will also need a copy of Blood Bowl: The Official Rulebook – Third Season Edition!, available separately, to make full use of this magazine.
