Sabbat Worlds edited by Dan Abnett (Black Library, out in paperback October 2011, £7.99) This superb collection of short stories centres on ‘The Sabbat Crusade’, a conflict that Abnett created as the setting for his tremendously good Gaunt’s Ghosts novels. There are short stories from the likes of Graham McNeill, who’s written a spin-off from Abnett’s […]
Nemesis is the thirteenth novel in the Horus Heresy series. For the Geekzine review click here. What challenges did you face with your return to the Horus Heresy series with Nemesis? Obviously, there’s a big weight of expectation on any writer doing a Horus Heresy novel, because we’re talking about the crown jewels of […]
Sabbat Worlds is out in paperback October 2011, priced £7.99. How was the writing of the Ultramarines movie script? Did you have any prior scriptwriting experience? No, although working in comics for twenty plus years helped a little with visual storytelling. I was asked to write the film because of my success as a […]
Blood Pact by Dan Abnett (Black Library, 2011, PB, £7.99) This fine book is the thirteenth book in the Gaunt’s Ghosts series, and it’s a reflection of Dan Abnett’s great talent that he’s managed to keep this one as exciting and enjoyable as the very first. The basic plot follows Gaunt as he’s chased round […]
Nemesis by James Swallow (Black Library, 2010, PB, £7.99) This superb book (the thirteenth in the series) is to the Horus Heresy what John Le Carré is to spy fiction. While most of the previous books have been in your-face-war, the author’s second book in the series (after the gripping fourth book in the HH series, […]
The First Heretic by Aaron Dembski-Bowden (Black Library, 2010, PB £7.99) The Black Library’s hottest new author delivers a sucker punch on behalf of the consistently amazing Horus Heresy series. For existing fans this is a key addition to the overall story arc (being book fourteen) but crucially, due to its pre-heresy setting, is also […]