The Black Library celebration is nearly upon us, which means new miniatures based on your favourite characters and a stack of books so big you’ll need to lift with your knees. There’s also a parade of characters on the way for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy, accompanied by some tasty heavy support.
Hell's Last miniatures and novel
Minka Lesk of the Cadian 101st has fought tooth and nail to survive in the wake of the tragedy of Cadia, but war is eternal in the 41st Millennium and new challenges are on the horizon. She stars in upcoming novel Hell’s Last by Justin D Hill, which is also accompanied by a set of miniatures featuring Captain Lesk herself, Commissar Shand, Confessor Talbeas, Veteran Sergeant Grawnya and Veteran Trooper Jaromir. This product is available while stocks last.
A threat grows in the Gallows cluster, threatening the stability of the entire sector, and responsibility for success falls to Lesk and her company on the deadly jungle world of Alia.
The regular hardback, eBook and audiobook formats are joined by a special edition in a cloth case with foil details – each copy is signed and numbered, features a gilt page edges, a purple ribbon bookmark, and the short story Arcady Pride. This product is available while stocks last.
Maleneth Witchblade and Shade of Khaine
Gotrek’s infamous associate Maleneth Witchblade has accompanied our truculent hero across the Mortal Realms in several stories. Now she’s breaking out on her own and joining him on the tabletop with a new plastic miniature, and starring in new novel Shade of Khaine by Evan Dicken. This product is available while stocks last.
Abandoned by allies and on the run from the Order of Azyr, Maleneth returns to a place from her past – the city of Nightcliff. With Khaine usurped and her coven in tatters, she sets out to avenge her sisters and confront an enemy with almighty power.
Shade of Khaine will be released in the usual formats, as well as a signed and numbered special edition with a presentation case, gilt page edges, a purple ribbon bookmark, and the extra short story On Shadowed Tides. This product is available while stocks last.
Black Library Celebration 2025 Anthology
Anyone who purchases a book during the Black Library Celebration will receive a free Anthology of short stories showcasing the best that Black Library has to offer, while stocks last. This year’s collection features Visage by Rich McCormick, The One Road by David Guymer, Web of Ruin by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The Long Promise by Mike Brooks. Those who make a purchase in store will receive a paperback copy while stocks last, while if you buy from Blacklibrary.com, you will receive an eBook edition.
Black Library: The Art of Warhammer 40,000
You should never judge a book by its cover, but it just so happens the covers of Black Library books are every bit as fantastic as their contents. Black Library: The Art of Warhammer 40,0000 contains over 100 beautiful illustrations including cover art and interior art from Black Library books published over the years, and comes in an A4 hardback.
Blood of the Imperium
Heroes and villains emerge as endless war consumes the galaxy in the anthology Blood of the Imperium which collects previously published tales in one place. It features tales covering a range of factions including the terrifying Tyranids – as both protagonist and antagonist – plus Orks, Space Marines and more. The stories are written by Mike Brooks, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Jude Reid, Marc Collins and others, featured alongside Jon Flindall’s four-part story Tome Keepers: Legacy of Defiance, first published in White Dwarf issues 496 to 499.
Fifteen Hours
A lone guardsman finds out some warzones are worse than others when they’re thrust into combat against the Orks, where his life expectancy is estimated at just 15 short hours. The classic novel Fifteen Hours by Michael Scanlon returns in a brand new 20th Anniversary Edition hardback with an introduction by Black Library.
Gotrek and Maleneth: The Omnibus
Maleneth is starring in her very own novel as part of the Black Library Celebration, and if you’ve missed out on her travels with the irascible and impetuous Gotrek so far you can catch up with Gotrek and Malaneth: The Omnibus. This collection contains Bone Desert by Robbie MacNiven, The Neverspike, Ghoulslayer, Gitslayer, Death on the Road to Svardheim, Soulslayer, and the Crown of Karak-Khazhar by Daris Hinks, plus The Dead Hours by David Guymer. It will be available in paperback and eBook formats.
Grey Seer
The legendary Grey Seer Thanquol is plotting to poison the city of Altdorf with the noxious Wormstone and cement his legacy as the most cutthroat of all Skaven – he just has to contend with all the subordinates, superiors, smugglers, and mysterious sorcerers who stand before him.. C L Werner’s Grey Seer is returning in paperback, as one of the Black Library Reader’s Choice winners for 2024.
Titanicus
Having just secured victory in one military campaign, the Legio Invicta heads to the forge world of Orestes for refit and repair, but a twisted force of Chaos Titans ambushes them just as a religious schism begins to tear the Adeptus Mechanicum in two. As tensions rise and casualties mount, Legio Invicta are pushed to their limits in Titanicus by Dan Abnett, which returns in paperback as the second Black Library Reader’s Choice winner for 2024.
French and German Language Releases
French and German readers can each look forward to four different books from as part of the Black Library Celebration, with the paperback and eBook releases of Gotrek and Malaneth: The Omnibus, Hell’s Last by Justin D Hill, Interceptor City by Dan Abnett all on their way. You will receive a physical copy of the Black Library Celebration 2025 Anthology when you make a purchase at a Warhammer retail store, while stocks last, or an ebook edition with orders from Blacklibrary.com.
Mechanicum Heavy Support Force
The big guns are rolling and stomping off the assembly lines of Mars with the Mechanicum Heavy Support Force. It includes a Thanatar Calix Siege-automata equipped with a highly destructive sollex heavy-las and graviton ram, a Krios Strike Tank which can be built with a lightning cannon, an irradiation blaster, or as a Krios Venator with a pulsar fusil, and the Karacnos Assault Tank sporting a radiological mortar battery. This set also includes two Mechanicum Macro Constructs Transfer Sheets, which each comprise 394 transfers.*
Arcuitor Magisterium
The technologies used to create those machines have been thoroughly vetted by an Arcuitor Magisterium, an all-in-one judge, jury, and executioner for those found practicing tech-heresy. This is an expert kit made of Forge World resin, and comes with a delightful attendant who transcribes their every move.
Secutarii Axiarch
Titan Legions are the most destructive forces deployed during the Horus Heresy, but as these god machines duke it out with weapons that can level city blocks, they remain vulnerable to small forces at close range. The Secutarii Axiarch ensures this doesn’t happen, leading forces in defence of these treasured god-engines with arc lance and mag-inverter shield in hand. The Secutarii Axiarch is an expert kit made from Forge World resin.
Iron Hands Legion Praetor
The Iron Hands are gifted artisans with a knack for augmenting their own bodies, though their preference for function over form often render them terrifying to behold. The Iron Hands Legion Praetor is a cold and calculating commander kitted out with some serious enhancements and a cyber-familiar, made from Forge World Resin and supplied with a choice of two heads.
Iron Warriors Warsmith
With intimate knowledge of war engines and automata, Iron Warriors Warsmiths support their allies with both repairs and destructive powers. Armed with a colossal graviton crusher and wearing immense cataphractii terminator armour, the Warsmith is an expert kit made of Forge World resin and comes with a choice of two heads.
Space Wolves Caster of Runes
The Space Wolves do not admit to practicing psychic powers to outsiders, instead claiming their power over the elements was fuelled by the heart of their home world of Fenris. No matter their origins, the chilling blizzards and chill winds summoned by the Caster of Runes obscure allies and tear at foes in equal measure. This expert kit is made of Forge World resin and comes with a choice of two heads.
Loyalist and Traitor Herald Consuls
Those who fought the gruelling battles of the Horus Heresy did so under banners and standards blessed by the Primarchs, and toppling or claiming one was often considered as high a priority as slaying an enemy general. The Loyalist and Traitor Herald Consuls are separate expert kits made of Forge World resin, and each comes with a choice of two heads.
Loyalist and Traitor Overseer Consuls
As the long wars of the Horus Heresy ground on, mounting losses required supplemental forces to bulk up Legion numbers drawn from the Solar Auxillia. These new recruits were the charge of Overseer Consuls, who ensured they followed Legion doctrines and maintained good order – or suffered the consequences. The Loyalist and Traitor Overseer Consuls are separate expert kits made of Forge World resin, and each comes with a choice of two heads.
Warhammer 40,000 Water Canteen
Whether you’re reading an epic novel, throwing dice on the tabletop or sitting down for a marathon painting session, it’s important to remain hydrated. The Warhammer 40,000 Water Canteen is themed after those carried by the Astra Militarum – it’s made of aluminum, comes with a synthetic leather jacket which features an Astra Militarum pin badge, and can carry a litre of the life-giving liquid of your choice.**
The Great Game is afoot on Warhammer TV this week as four daemonic forces clash in the Mortal Realms. To break the eternal stalemate, compromises have been made, and the gods have paired up in the first doubles battle to be featured on Battle Report!
Over at Da Mekboy’s Workshop the team behind Battle Report discuss how they designed the board and vehicles for the bone-shaking Demolishun Derby episode, and Nick Kyme is sitting down on Scribes and Scriveners to discuss his history as a Black Library writer. There will also be a trailer for an exciting upcoming animation set in the Mortal Realms...
On Warhammer Community you can tune in for a new reveal on Monday, as well as a whole week of articles celebrating the Black Library books that will be available to pre-order next Saturday, and plenty more besides.
* This product is delayed in Japan.
** This product will not be available in Japan.
