The most renowned leader of the renewed armies of Sigmar is Tahlia Vedra – First Marshall of the Dawnbringer Crusades. Her blazing zeal and inspirational leadership brought countless victories across the plains of Aqshy, and now a new novel from Black Library investigates the momentous events that cemented her legend.
Lioness of the Parch by Evan Dicken looks back at the early days of Tahlia’s illustrious career before she earned her epic epithet. The surprise loss of a well-defended fortress plunges her into a world of intrigue far removed from the battlefields she knows so well, and sees her matching wits with a Chaos Warlord who seems to know her every move – but luckily she has wit in abundance.
Tahlia is the masterful military mind who created the Castelite formations so beloved of the modern-day Freeguilders, but before she can rise to her destiny of leading the Twin-Tailed Crusade, her genius must be applied to the cutthroat world of Sigmarite politics. Old rivals and backroom betrayals bar the way for the warrior’s approach, and Tahlia must become a tried and true leader if she’s to unite Hammerhal Aqsha against the ambitions of Mausolus Ebonpyre.
This incredible new novel is a must-read for those who’ve been following the Dawnbringer Crusades from their fateful departure to their earth-shattering conclusion, as well as everyone with a taste for court intrigue among those who claim to fight for Order. Lioness of the Parch is due for release later this year, and we’ll have more information coming.