A few weeks ago, we invited you to vote on your favourite Black Library book of the year. We’ve collected all of the many thousands of votes, and although they were quite evenly spread up until the top five, we have one quite unanimous winner. On with the show!
Starting from 10th place, we’ve got Tomb World by Jonathan D Beer, in which Necron praetorian Khemet attempts to regain lost honour as her dynasty awakens. The Remnant Blade by Mike Vincent and Grotsnik: Da Mad Dok by Denny Flowers both turn their attention to people who are really handy with blades, and are used to getting up to their arms in blood and guts, though for mostly different reasons.
Fulgrim: The Perfect Son by Jude Reed has the Primarch asking his sons to live up to his impossible standards, with predictably chaotic results. Sixth and fifth places are given up to the Horus Heresy, or, more accurately, the aftermath of the Siege of Terra, as characters scramble to make sense of what has just happened in Era of Ruin, and fight to rebuild a better future in Ashes of the Imperium by Chris Wraight.
No spoilers, but we’re not sure they will manage, given the state of the 41st Millennium. We reckon it’s going to be a pretty fascinating journey, though. Speaking of the future, in Archmagos by Guy Haley, Belisarius Cawl went on yet another quest to prove his intellectual superiority.
A lot of people were excited when it was revealed that Dan Abnett was returning to continue the story of Bree Jagdea after a twenty year break, in the white-knuckle Interceptor City – follow-up to classic novel Double Eagle.
After winning in 2024 with The Lion: Son of the Forest, and taking third place in 2025 with Lelith Hesperax: Queen of Knives, Mike Brooks is back with Voidscarred, another deep dive into Aeldari culture.
Your winner this year is an earth-shattering – and Legion-shattering – return to one of the pivotal events of the Horus Heresy, as John French’s Dropsite Massacre takes the top spot. Providing a fresh, in-depth look at one of the bloodiest and bitterest betrayals in all of Warhammer, it’s an unmissable retelling.
And with that, the Black Library Book of the Year 2025 is wrapped up. There are plenty more books coming in 2026, including Apostle by David Annandale, Death Rider by Rhuairidh James, and First Marshal by Evan Dicken, the first entries in what is sure to be a packed field for next year’s Book of the Year. Stay tuned to Warhammer Community for all the latest news.
