A pair of new Black Library novels are heading to shelves very soon, catching two established Warhammer 40,000 characters as they tackle some of the greatest challenges of their lives. That’s where the similarities end, though – they couldn’t possibly be more different.
First, the legendary Reliquant at Arms of the Order Pronatus has a serious dilemma in Aestred Thurga: Pyre of Faith by Danie Ware.
This new novel finds Aestred Thurga in a pretty testy position, having lost a sacred blade to the forces of Nurgle and facing the treacherous prospect of getting it back. She was ambushed, but for someone as pious as she, absolution can only come when the Sword of Saarim is back in the reliquary where it belongs.
Problem is, there might not be a way back. The dead are rising and the Imperium’s people are under threat, and Aestred will soon have to choose between mortal lives and immortal history. Which is truly of greater value to the Imperium and her own beliefs?
Elsewhere, trouble is brewing for the vicious Harrowmaster Solomon Akurra in Ghost Legion by Mike Brooks. Despite uniting scores of Alpha Legion warbands and conquering a vast domain, Akurra has bigger dreams and seeks to take on the Imperium as a whole with the weapon of his Primarch, the Pale Spear, in hand – or at least, what he claims to be the Pale Spear.
Predictably, such success attracts attention, and the Imperium isn’t planning on taking Solomon’s challenge lying down. A vast assault force and scores of Imperial assassins are coming for his head, and the Harrowmaster’s skills are about to be tested to the limit if he’s to hold onto the tenuous success that keeps him at the top of the pile. He’s prepared to play the long game – but are his warriors?
These two novels will be heading to pre-orders very shortly, so keep a close eye on Warhammer Community to find out when you can join Aestred and Solomon on their death-defying adventures.
