It’s nearly time to return to the Mortal Realms and 41st Millennium for more Warhammer Adventures – the next books in the series are coming your way in February! Today, we’re having a look back at the stories so far and taking a peek at what’s in store for the young heroes of these tales.
The Warhammer Adventures range is the perfect way to introduce younger readers to the worlds of Warhammer. It comprises two series – one set in the grim darkness of the far future and the other in the Mortal Realms. They’re both written to emphasise the importance of friends and comrades in the many battles of both settings, giving readers a fresh look at the Warhammer universes.
Plague of the Nurglings by Cavan Scott continues the Warhammer 40,000: Warped Galaxies series. This latest entry sends Zelia Lor and her companions to the forge world of Aparitus, where they continue their search for the mysterious Emperor’s Seat – and Zelia’s explorer mother. Under the protection of Inquisitor Jeremias, they deal with the cyborg servants of the Adeptus Mechanicus – and are thrown into another battle for their lives as a sinister plague infects man and machine alike, and unleashes a horde of daemonic nurglings across the planet.
The series so far has taken Zelia and her friends – including Martian Mekki, ganger Talen, and the ape-like Jokaero called Fleapit – across the galaxy as they seek the Emperor’s Seat. They’ve faced a necron invasion, a genestealer uprising, intrigue with the tau, and a war between ork tribes. Plague of the Nurglings pits them against the forces of Chaos for the first time – which might just change their lives forever.
The Realm Quest series by Tom Huddleston is also getting its fifth instalment, spookily titled Fortress of Ghosts. Imprisoned in the Palace of Mirrors in dark Shyish, the Realm of Death, Kiri and her fellow adventurers must brave the Shatterglass Labyrinth to escape. The only way to survive is for Kiri, Alish, Elio, and Thanis to trust one another – but a recent betrayal makes that hard. Can they put aside their hurt and fear, or will the Nighthaunts claim their souls for Nagash?
Fortress of Ghosts continues a saga that has spanned the realms and introduced the young heroes – and young readers – to the skaven, sylvaneth, Kharadron Overlords, and of course the Stormcast Eternals. This latest volume brings them face-to-face with the forces of Death – you’ll be able to find out what happens when the book arrives in February.
While you’re waiting for the latest instalments to arrive, you can catch up on the Warhammer Adventures so far in paperback editions from games-workshop.com and both eBook and MP3 audiobook versions (read by Doctor Who stars David Tennant and Billie Piper) that you get on the Black Library website.