Raise your banners for the Astra Millitarum with this week’s Black Library pre-orders, which focus on the always-outnumbered-but-never-outgunned men and women of the Imperial Guard. There are also a few Space Marine stories thrown in for taste, and some great novels coming for French and German readers.
The Fall of Cadia (Mega Limited Edition)
The destruction of Cadia was a landmark loss for the Imperium, a true catastrophe that dramatically reshaped the Astra Militarum. Robert Rath’s The Fall of Cadia is an epic retelling of this apocalyptic event, spanning viewpoints from those who had their boots on the ground to the high commanders trying to orchestrate the defence against Abaddon’s 13th Black Crusade.
To celebrate, Black Library has created a truly monumental Mega Limited Edition presented in a magnetic case, which comes with a copy of the book and a bunch of awesome extras. The Fall of Cadia book itself is presented in a brown leather-effect cover, with gold foil blocking designs and a brown ribbon bookmark.
Each copy is uniquely numbered, signed by the author, and contains an introduction. You’ll get a Cadian Medal with a pin, replica dog tags for Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed, and a poster map of Kasr Kraf. Finally, there’s a 64-page softback in-world diary, written from the point of view of Cadet-Corporal Wellum Josep of the 322nd Conscript Regiment. This amazing collection is limited to just 1,750 copies.
Vainglorious
Ciaphas Cain is perhaps the most reluctant hero in the entire Imperium, and he has somehow been dragged back into the fray once again. In Vainglorious by Sandy Mitchell, Cain has been tasked with finding out why a recently founded forge world is no longer producing the weapons that the Imperium desperately needs.
Cain and company must defeat a perilous evil that threatens the galaxy. This new Ciaphas Cain novel is available to pre-order in hardback, eBook, and audiobook formats.
Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology
Vainglorious isn’t the good Commissar’s first rodeo. The beleaguered Cain has been forced into the limelight dozens of times, but whether or not he truly deserves the moniker of hero is up for debate, and it’s something that Inquisitor Amberley Vail is determined to get the bottom of. Decide for yourself with Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology, which packs the novella Old Soldiers Never Die with 13 more short stories by Sandy Mitchell, in hardback, eBook, and audiobook formats.
Longshot
Darya Nevi is a legendary sniper, but she is haunted by the unwelcome fame that her successes have brought her. As a fearsome winter closes in on the manufactorum world of Attruso, the Cadian 217th find themselves under siege from both the enemy and the elements. To save her comrades, Darya will need to face her doubts and make a difficult choice as the T’au Empire tempts her with unimaginable promises. Longshot by Rob Young is available to pre-order in paperback, ebook, and audiobook.
For Glory and Honour
For Glory and Honour is an anthology which collects three novels from the Space Marines Conquest series, each one demonstrating the terrible might of the Primaris Space Marines. Three stories cover the exploits of the Imperial Fists, White Scars, Raven Guard, and Ultramarines in the wake of Roboute Guilliman's return to the Imperium. This omnibus edition combines Fist of the Imperium by Andy Clark, Apocalypse by Josh Reynolds, and Of Honour and Iron by Ian St. Martin, and is available to pre-order in paperback and eBook.
Kasrkin
The T’au Empire has succeeded in downing a Valkyrie containing an important Astra Millitarum general on the besieged world of Dasht-i-Kevar, potentially jeopardising the Imperium’s war effort. Captain Bharath Obeysekera and his Kasrkin are dispatched to make a valiant rescue – but the war has awoken something malignant beneath the sands. Find out what fate awaits these brave souls in Kasrkin by Edoardo Albert, which is available to pre-order in paperback.
The Emperor’s Gift
The Grey Knights are the elite of the elite, a Chapter dedicated to hunting down the daemons of Chaos that plague the Imperium. The Emperor’s Gift by Aaron Dembski-Bowden follows two aspirants as they are recruited to the Grey Knights, as they hone their talents and join their brothers during the first First Armageddon War – pre-order it in audiobook format now.
Witchbringer (French Edition)
The creed of the Scholastica Psykana offers cold comfort to the Psykers it produces. Primaris Psyker Glavia Aerand knows all too well the suspicion and hate she is now regarded with, but when a sinister relic and a suspicious commander put her allies at threat, she must rely on her new-found abilities to keep them alive. French readers can pre-order Steven B. Fischer’s Witchbringer in paperback and eBook today.
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (German Edition)
Guilliman has returned to the Imperium and is spearheading the fight against the forces of Chaos – throwing the Legions into disarray. Huron Blackheart, the Tyrant of Badab, finds his grip on the maverick Red Corsairs loosening as powers shift and call on every trick in the book as former allies and old enemies fight for his position. Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom by Mike Brooks is available to pre-order in German, in paperback and eBook formats.
Renegades: Harrowmaster (French Edition)
Solomon Akurra has spotted an opportunity to prove he is worthy of taking on the title of Harrowmaster, by leading his warband in the fight against the corpse-worshippers newly unveiled Primaris Space Marines. The nature of the Alpha Legion makes uniting the disparate heads of the hydra against this new threat a tall order, however, and he must battle enemies within and without to succeed Mike Brooks’ Renegades: Harrowmaster is available to pre-order in French paperback and eBook formats.
The Martyr’s Tomb (German Edition)
Unfortunately absent from last week’s Sunday Preview due to a glitchling in the system, Marc Collins’ first entry into the Dawn of Fire series is available to pre-order in paperback and eBook for the first time in German this week. The sixth instalment tracks the Indomitus Crusade as it burns across the stars, and focuses on the Adepta Sororitas and Black Templars battling to ensure that the shrine world of Velua does not fall to the enemy. It can be pre-ordered now in paperback and eBook formats.
You can pre-order everything right now from the Games Workshop webstore.