What’s got big muscles and likes to club things over the head with a sharp object? Most of Warhammer, as it turns out, but that’s no big deal – loads of muscled-up melee machines are here this week, and all looking for a piece of the biggest guy. We’ve got Space Marines and we’ve got Chaos Marauders, along with Made to Order releases from Middle-earth and a thunderous new Black Library novel that breaks uncertain ground in the wake of the Horus Heresy.
Ferren Areios
Ferren Areios, Captain of the Ultramarines’ 6th Company, was first seen in the Dawn of Fire series and now stars in his own Black Library novel, Master of Rites (which is also available to pre-order today). A warrior forged in the fires of the Indomitus Crusade, he was hand-picked by Roboute Guilliman to lead his brothers in battle. Wielding a thunder hammer named Honour, he is salvation to the Imperium and damnation to its enemies.
This brand-new plastic miniature depicts Ferren Areios with his mighty thunder hammer, relaying tactical commands to his forces via servo-skull. Clad in ornate Mk X Tacticus armour, the miniature also comes with a choice of bare and helmeted heads.
A free Warhammer 40,000 Legends datasheet for using Ferren Areios will be available in a future update to the Space Marines Faction Pack. For now, you can use the Space Marine Captain datasheet, with Honour representing a master-crafted power weapon or a power fist, depending on your preference.
Ancient in Terminator Armour
Ancients in Terminator Armour are tasked with carrying the sacred banners of the Space Marines – a vital task that, unfortunately, often makes them attractive targets. Thankfully, their mighty suits of Terminator armour render them near impervious to enemy fire, ensuring the Chapters’ standards always fly.
This plastic miniature holds aloft an Astartes Banner in one hand while the other aims a storm bolter squarely at the approaching foe, and it can be customised with a choice of four heads, two right arms, and two banners.
Terminator Assault Squad
Terminator Assault Squads are dispatched when the Emperor’s justice needs to be hand delivered. Armed with devastating close-combat weaponry, they are perfect for ferocious assaults and savage boarding actions, rushing to shred the foe with lightning claws or shatter their skulls with thunder hammers.
This kit builds five plastic Assault Terminators and a Teleport Homer that any Space Marines army can use in Warhammer 40,000, and the unit can be customised with a choice of thunder hammers and storm shields – ideal for taking down the biggest, toughest targets – or twin lightning claws to tear hordes of enemy troops to shreds.
Suboden Khan
No quarry can evade Suboden Khan as he leads the White Scars’ First Brotherhood on epic hunts and sweeping advances from atop his custom grav bike – smashing through enemy lines and ruthlessly running down fleeing foes before delivering the killing strike with his lethal hunting lance, Stormtooth. This miniature is packed with details, including the claimed heads of previous victims and a billowing cloak, and can be assembled with a choice of bare or helmeted heads.
Chaos Marauders Army Reinforcement Set
Start a new Warriors of Chaos army or swell your existing collection with the Chaos Marauders Army Reinforcement Set! It comprises 40 Chaos Marauders, which can be assembled in two units of 20 or four units of 10 – each with their own option for champion, standard bearer, and musician – and armed with a variety of different weapon options, as well as 10 Marauder Horsemen to lead the charge in units of 10 or five.
The box – which is only available while stocks last – also contains a pair of Warriors of Chaos transfer sheets and is the first place you can get your hands on these miniatures.
Arcane Journal: The Razing of Westerland
Arcane Journal: The Razing of Westerland takes your Old World adventures into the frigid cold of the Shadowlands. Further explore the culture and beliefs of the Marauder Tribes, discover additional ways to play your Chaos-worshipping barbarians, and find Path to Glory rules that let you grow an army of any faction into a mighty force over the course of a campaign. There are also three scenarios, and a selection of cursed (or blessed, depending on your point of view) magical artefacts commonly found in the Shadowlands, which any army can use.
Map of the Old World – Imperial Calendar 2278
Plot your next campaign, or simply adorn the walls of your gaming room with the full colour Map of the Old World – Imperial Calendar 2278.
Showing the Old World as it was in the year 2278 IC and measuring in at a massive 1000mm by 890mm when unfolded, this glorious piece of Imperial record-keeping provides a detailed view of the realms, their notable settlements, and the locations of where various factions can be found.
Empire of Man Made to Order
Miniatures from years past are arriving to help bolster the forces of the Empire across the Old World. The classic sets available are five Empire Captains, ten Empire State Troops with Halberds, three Empire State Troop Command, three Empire State Troop Command with Halberds, eight Empire Handgunners, and ten Empire Archers.
They are available to order until 8am GMT on 1st December. As Made to Order products, they can take up to 180 days to arrive.
Middle-earth™ Made to Order
Meanwhile, a swathe of classic Middle-earth™ Strategy Battle Game miniatures are also returning on a made-to-order basis. They are Arwen & Frodo, Gandalf the Grey at Rivendell, Samwise Gamgee & Bill the Pony, Twilight Ringwraiths, Morannon Orc Warriors, and the somewhat morbid The Lord of the Rings™ Casualties, which can be used to add drama to your tabletop or act as objective markers.
These miniatures are available to order until 8am GMT on 1st December. As Made to Order products, they can take up to 180 days to arrive.
Ashes of the Imperium
At the close of the Siege of Terra, there are many loose ends – Traitors trying desperately to escape, a monumental vacuum of power to fill, and a crumbling galactic government to see to. Those who hold on to power must decide how to wield it, and a new structure must be put in place, all while desires to exact vengeance run high. Chris Wraight’s Ashes of the Imperium marks the beginning of an epic new series from Black Library, The Scouring, charting the volatile period in the aftermath of the Horus Heresy as an unsteady Imperium must find its footing and learn how to exist without the guidance of the Emperor.
You can pre-order a premium edition hardback of The Scouring: Ashes of the Imperium, featuring a foil-embossed cover, full-colour character portraits, and a series of black and white illustrations that are peppered throughout the novel.
This is your first chance to buy this edition, which is currently only available while stocks last. If this sells out in a blur, as these things are known to do, we'll look to do a restock in the near future, so don't panic.*
Master of Rites
We first met Ferren Areios in the epic Dawn of Fire series. Now he's ascended to the rank of Captain of the Ultramarines’ Sixth Company, earning the title Master of Rites (with a new miniature to boot), and faces his most challenging task to date – taking on the Death Guard in a grinding war where little glory can be found. Master of Rites by Rob Young follows Ferren Areios’ struggles as the Plague Marines dig in, the death toll rises to catastrophic heights, and he is forced to fight for what remains of his own humanity.
You can pre-order an individually numbered and signed special edition hardback of Master of Rites, featuring a leather-effect cover, an afterword by the author, and the short story ‘Sanctioned Death’, while stocks last.
Hell’s Last
Minka Lesk and the Cadian 101st have fought in some hellish environments since their narrow escape from the destruction of their home world, but the deadly jungle world of Alia may be the most dangerous yet. Lesk and her hard-bitten company of guardsmen are forced to fight there when darkness rises in the Gallows Cluster in Hell’s Last by Justin D Hill – available for pre-order now as a paperback.
Steel Tread
Follow in the footsteps of Hadeya Etsul as she is consolidated into a Cadian armoured regiment and put in command of the Leman Russ Demolisher, Steel Tread. Can she win the trust of her dysfunctional crew and pilot the tank to victory on a do-or-die campaign? Find out in Steel Tread by Andy Clark, now available to pre-order in hardback format.
The Horus Heresy: Collection XVIII (French)
Expand your collection with French-language translations of books 52, 53, and 54 of the New York Times bestselling Horus Heresy series, collected together in one volume. Two novels – Titandeath and The Buried Dagger – and the anthology Heralds of the Siege tell the final stories leading up to the Siege of Terra, as the Warmaster Horus plays his hand and gains access to the Throneworld. The Horus Heresy: Collection XVIII is available to pre-order now in hardback format.
Eidolon: The Auric Hammer (German)
Lord Commander Primus Eidolon has claimed many titles along the annals of his infamy. He is the Exemplar and the Risen, the Soul-Severed, and the Auric Hammer. Now, fallen far from his Primarch’s grace, he carves a path to Terra, where the culmination of Horus’ grand heresy awaits. Eidolon: The Auric Hammer by Marc Collins explores whether he can come to terms with his tainted legacy. Available to pre-order now in German-language hardback and eBook formats.
The Fall of Cadia (German)
In the face of the looming apocalypse, Lord Castellan Creed must weld the champions of Cadia into a bulwark capable of withstanding the fury of Abaddon the Despoiler’s warhost. The Fall of Cadia by Robert Rath is the tale of Cadia’s last stand told on an epic scale, featuring a vast cast of characters, ranging from self-styled demigods to the rank-and-file foot soldiers of the Imperium. Available to pre-order now in German-language paperback and eBook formats.
* The premium edition of Ashes of the Imperium will have a three week pre-order period in Australia and New Zealand, releasing on the 13th of December. Everywhere else in the world, it will be released on the 6th of December.
