Next week's pre-orders have everything, big and small. A towering Knight, scurrying rat-folk, and a treasure trove of books. Stick with us as we dig through the goods that are coming your way soon.
Cerastus Knight Lancer
We’ve talked about the design of the kit, shown you a gallery of gorgeous Knights painted by studio staff, and now the Cerastus Knight Lancer is breaking ranks and charging forth. With an ion gauntlet and shock lance, these hot-headed pilots range ahead of the main battleline seeking single combat with enemy Knights and other super-heavy targets.
Extremely tall and incredibly posable, this impressive kit comes with a transfer sheet containing 517 transfers with a mix of Knight Household emblems. You can use it in games of both Warhammer: The Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000.
Skabbik’s Plaguepack
The Skaven of the Clans Pestilens are forever searching for the ingredients of the 13th Great Plague. The putrescent priest Skabbik has gathered a noisome band of ratty acolytes, who are gnawing their way to the heart of the Wyrdhollow to find one of these components. Blessed with rotten gifts, this warband corrupts the land while they do battle, dabbling in a little bit of Skaven backstabbing as they scurry to victory.
Paths of Prophecy Rivals Deck
Breathe twisted new life into your favourite warbands – old and new – with the Paths of Prophecy Rivals deck. This complete deck attunes your warband to the cosmic omens that suffuse the Wyrdhollow, allowing your fighters to follow mysterious auguries and forge a path to victory. This Objective-based deck pairs well with control warbands and those with a high model count – just in time for a certain Skaven warband which is up for pre-order next week too.*
Ironhead Squat Prospectors Claim Jumper
If there are any precious resources left to find in the blasted Ash Wastes of Necromunda, the Claim Jumper is the Squat who’ll find them. With a nose for loot and other rich pickings, accompanied by a Techmite Autoveyor to help him sniff out the good stuff, this doughty scout often steals resources right from under the noses of the major Houses. This pack of two resin miniatures will be available to pre-order next week.
The Fall of Cadia (Mega Limited Edition)
Cadia is reeling from the Thirteenth Black Crusade, but Lord Castellan Creed knows that this has just been a prelude to the real terror. Abaddon the Despoiler emerges from the Eye of Terror with a warhost of impossible scale supporting him, and the true battle for Cadia begins. The Fall of Cadia by Robert Rath is an epic in every sense of the world, with perspective shifting between high commanders and grunts on the ground in a mighty tale of one of the Imperium’s most resounding losses.
This novel will be released first in a Mega Limited Edition that comes in a magnetic presentation case. Inside you’ll find The Fall of Cadia with a brown leather effect cover, gold foil blocking designs, and brown ribbon bookmark.
Each uniquely numbered copy is signed by the author, with an introduction from the author. You’ll also get a metal Cadian Medal with a pin, replica dog tags for Lord Castellan Urasarkar E. Creed, and a poster map of Kasr Kraf. Finally, there’s a 64-page softback in-world diary, written by Cadet-Corporal Wellum Josep of the 322nd Conscript Regiment. This incredible collection is limited to just 1,750 copies.
Vainglorious
Somehow, Caiphas Cain has been dragged back into the action. Desperate for retirement, this unlikely hero has been tapped up to find out why a newly founded Forge World has stopped producing weapons for the Imperial war machine. In Sandy Mitchel’s Vainglorious, the reluctant hero must deal with assassination attempts, rebellious Skitarii, and more as he digs into this mystery. You can pre-order this new Ciaphas Cain tale in hardback, eBook, and audiobook formats.
Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology
On top of a new novel, you can dig into a collection of Cain’s old stories meticulously collected by the Inquisitor Amberley Vail that lay out this legendary hero’s improbable career. This massive anthology features the novella Old Soldiers Never Die and 13 short stories by Sandy Mitchell, in hardback, eBook, and audiobook format.
Longshot
Darya Nevi is faced with an impossible choice – to stay true to herself and defend the Imperium even as her allies are picked off one by one, or give in and believe the promises made by the mysterious T’au Empire. Longshot is Rob Young’s first Black Library novel – you can read an expert right here – and will be available to pre-order in paperback, eBook, and audiobook formats next week.
For Glory and Honour
In humanity’s darkest hour, as the lines between war and diplomacy blur, the Space Marines battle to protect the Imperium. For Glory and Honour collects three novels from the Space Marines Conquests series which convey the awesome and terrible might of the Primaris Space Marines. This anthology will be available in paperback and eBook, and contains Fist of the Imperium by Andy Clark, Apocalypse by Josh Reynolds, and Of Honour and Iron by Ian St. Martin.
Kasrkin
Captain Bharath Obeysekera and his Kasrkin have been called to help rescue an Astra Millitarum general from a downed Valkyrie in the endless, sprawling deserts of Dashi i-Kevar. The T’au Empire stands in their way, but as the Astra Militarum clashes with this xenos, their war disturbs something resting deep below the sands. Kasrkin by Edoardo Albert will be available to pre-order next week.
The Emperor’s Gift
Aaron Dembski-Bowden’s tale of two aspirants recruited into the Grey Knights is coming to audiobook format via pre-order next week. The 666th Chapter must always remain vigilant, lest Chaos consume everything, and The Emperor's Gift tracks the ordeals and training aspirants must undergo if they are to join the ranks of these heroic daemon hunters – ahead of Angron’s war on Armageddon...
Witchbringer (French Edition)
After a reunion she never wanted or expected, the psyker Glavia Aerand finds herself embroiled in a violent campaign on the psychically-active planet of Visage. Haunted by growing suspicions surrounding her new commander, and shocked by visions of a sinister relic, Aerand must do her best to survive and save her old allies in Witchbringer by Steven B Fischer, which is being made available for French audiences in paperback and eBook formats.
Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom (German Edition)
With the galaxy thrown into chaos by the return of Roboute Guilliman, Huron Blackheart, the master of the Red Corsairs, must employ every trick he knows in order to maintain control of his fractious renegade empire. With new challenges to his authority emerging every day, and bargains to be made, the former Tyrant of Badab must walk a fine line to succeed. Huron Blackheart: Master of the Maelstrom by Mike Brooks will soon be available in German in paperback and eBook formats.
Renegades: Harrowmaster (French Edition)
The Alpha Legion are masters of subterfuge and duplicity, but the arrival of the Primaris Space Marines to bolster the Imperium presents them with a new challenge that mere subtlety may not be able to overcome. Solomon Akurra leads his Serpent’s Teeth warband against this threat while dealing with traitorous allies in a bid to become Harrowmaster, and unify the heads of the hydra. Mike Brook’s Renegades: Harrowmaster will be available to pre-order in French paperback and eBook formats soon.
The Hammer of the Emperor crosses Nurgle’s pitted scythe when the Death Guard face off against an entire Astra Millitarum armoured detachment in this week’s Battle Report. This match uses the new Chapter Approved missions, but what we really want to know is how many Leman Russ Battle Tanks the Daemon Primarch Mortarion can julienne with Silence.
Loremasters will meanwhile be sharpening its machete and heading into the carnivorous tangle of the Gnarlwood to give viewers the lowdown on the hottest skirmish spot in the whole of the Mortal Realms.
Next week on Warhammer Community we are going to start taking a look at the rules of the different forces in Legions Imperialis, alongside a variety of great articles focusing on new reveals and a range of painting content.
* This product has been delayed in the USA and Canada.