The Black Library: Novedades | Junio 2012

Estas son las publicaciones en papel que tiene preparas la editorial inglesa The Black Library, títulos todos ellos pertenecientes a las ramas de "Warhammer" o "Warhammer 40.000". En cuanto al mundo de fantasía épica de Warhammer, publican la tercera entrega de las aventuras de Ulrika -escritas por Nathan Long-, personaje surgido de las páginas de la "La saga de Gotrek y Félix" y que cuenta ya con dos títulos publicados en castellano: Hija de la Sangre y Forja de la Sangre.

En Warhammer 40.000 publican una nueva novela de Aaron Dembski-Bowden sobre los Caballeros Grises en The Emperor's Gift, con la particularidad de que se publica en tapa dura. También ve la luz un nuevo ómnibus sobre los Ultramarines de Graham McNeill, cuya primera entrega podemos encontrar en castellano de mano de Timun Mas, que es la editora que se encarga de traer estos títulos en castellano. Finalmente, se publica un volumen englobado dentro de la colección "The Horus Heresy" (La Herejía de Horus) que contiene cuatro novelas cortas centradas en personajes famosos como Fulgrim, Lion El’Jonson, Ferrus Manus y los primarcas gemelos Alpharius and Omegon. Más información de las novedades:

Bloodsworn, de Nathan Long. Edición en bolsillo, 416 páginas, 7,99 libras. Género: Fantasía épica. Serie: Ulrika the Vampire.

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Returning to Nuln after her adventures in Praag, Ulrika finds the Lahmian vampires preparing for war. Across the Old World, their rivals, the sinister von Carsteins, attack their strongholds and lead the witch hunters to their hidden lairs. Spurned by her sisters, Ulrika forms an uneasy alliance with the von Carsteins in a plot to destabilise the Empire by striking at its very heart – they plan nothing less than the assassination of Emperor Karl Franz. With enemies on all sides and the Empire in flames, Ulrika must decide whether her future will see her living among the humans, or as their enemy.

The Emperor's Gift (Warhammer 40.000), de Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Edición en tapa dura, 320 páginas, 17,99 libras. Género: Ciencia-ficción. Serie: The Grey Knights.

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The Grey Knights are all that stands between mankind and the ravages of Chaos. Since their secretive beginnings during the Horus Heresy, these legendary Space Marine daemon hunters have journeyed into the dark realms of the warp – and beyond – in pursuit of their supernatural enemies. Through an intensive regime of psychic training, new recruits are brought to the clandestine fortress of Titan to join the hallowed and vaunted ranks of the 666th Chapter. More than ever, these legendary battle-brothers must be vigilant and ever ready to defend the Imperium for the forces of Chaos are never truly defeated, and Armageddon beckons…

Ultramarines: The Second Omnibus (Warhammer 40.000), de Graham McNeill. Edición en rústica, 847 páginas, 12,99 libras. Género: Ciencia-ficción. Serie: Ultramarines Omnibus/2.

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THE STORY
The Ultramarines have been the honourable cornerstone of the Adeptus Astartes throughout their ten thousand year history. Captain Uriel Ventris fights to prove that he is worthy to return to the hallowed ranks of the Chapter after his exile to the Eye of Terror, and that he is free of the insidious taint of Chaos. But as the Iron Warriors move against Ultramar, a grim premonition comes to light: Ventris will have a part to play in the coming war, for good or ill.

ABOUT THE BOOK
The ongoing story of the Ultramarines continues in this omnibus edition, featuring the novels The Killing Ground, Courage and Honour and The Chapter’s Due, as well as exciting short stories from New York Times best selling author Graham McNeill.

The Primarchs (Warhammer 40.000), editado por Christian Dunn. Edición en rústica, 416 páginas, 7,99 libras. Género: Ciencia-ficción. Serie: The Horus Heresy.

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THE STORY
Created in the Emperor’s own image, the primarchs had long thought themselves to be princes of the universe and masters of their own destiny – they led the Space Marine Legions in glorious conquest of the galaxy, and no enemy of the Imperium could stand against them. However, even amongst this legendary brotherhood, the seeds of dissent had been sown long before the treacherous Warmaster Horus declared his grand heresy.

ABOUT THE BOOK
Gathered within this anthology are four novellas focusing on some of the mightiest warriors and leaders that mankind has ever known – Fulgrim, Lion El’Jonson, Ferrus Manus and the twin primarchs Alpharius and Omegon – and the roles that they may have yet to play in a war which threatens to change the face of the Imperium forever.