While on one side this means that the environment, the distribution of the races, the history is all familiar and easy to connect with, it limits creativity and artistic expression. It is like writing a book dedicated to Roman life, while there is a minimum of freedom in the story, real events and the reader’s knowledge of the same age, will dictate to which extent the story can evolve. The main difference in the setting is that WHF has a well-established map layout and history, within which is difficult to write any event that would not contrast or alter the real events. All recent books are set in the Mortal Realms, at least until ForgeWorld, a subsidiary of Games Workshop, will release a mysterious new game called Old World of which we don’t have any date or really very much info on yet. They refer to adventures written during the period where Warhammer Fantasy (WHF) was the main fantasy setting and Age of Sigmar did not exist yet.Ĭurrently no new stories have been published for WHF and all those that you can find on their store are republished books or collections branded Warhammer Chronicles. When searching for fantasy books published by Black Library you may encounter those branded as “stories from the Old World”. Warhammer Fantasy versus Age of Sigmar books Periodically some of the most acclaimed Black Library authors will write a short story, in particular as part of a campaign of greater events like the Malign Sorcery one that introduced the second edition of the main game of Age of Sigmar. Do not be surprised to find Stormcast exterminating innocent people because they are infected by Chaos forces or plot twists involving other races helping humans for their own interests.įinally, another source of good stories is GW’s own magazine, White Dwarf. Stormcast Eternals and humans coming from Azyr, the realm of Heavens, are the most usual heroes of those stories, but in a grim universe like the Mortal Realms, there’s always a thin line between morally good and “doing the best they can in that situation”. You may have your favourite army and want to learn more about them, however consider that most plots follow the “good guys” beating the “bad guys”, where the bad guys are usually any who are not the mainstream Order factions. To choose which one to start with is indeed a titanic task.
CITY OF SECRETS AGE OF SIGMAR FULL
The Mortal Realms are vast and full of different factions and settings. How many words a novel should contain to not be defined a novella is a contentious argument but in general Black Library sells novels as stand-alone books and novellas in collections. The difference between novel and novella is the size of the story, where novellas are shorter than novels but longer than short stories. However, often the most successful stories are reprinted, either individually or through anthologies or omnibus, huge collections of stories, novels and novellas. Paper format is not available for ever, there is usually a limited printed availability, finished which, the only available format remains the digital one. Once the paperback version is released, the hardback version is removed from the market.
Many books are first released in hardback and then, on average one year later, in a cheaper paperback version. A classic example is Gotrek, the basically immortal dwarf slayer that survived even the end of the world and reappeared, a bit disoriented, in the Mortal Realms.īlack Library books are available in both digital and paper format. Age of Sigmar stories are as recent as the game, first released in 2015.įans of the previous setting may recognise some of the names of the more recent books, as some protagonists indeed have their origins in the Old World.
The biggest collection of which is represented by Warhammer 40,000 universe and its numerous spin-offs, following the sci-fi genre, or setting.Īge of Sigmar is a more fantasy setting, that shares some communalities with the World-That-Was or Old World, the scene for Warhammer Fantasy Battles game and its many novels. 10 Recommendations from the editorial team (what Black Library Age of Sigmar books we think are the best) Black Library and the various formats of booksīlack Library is the publishing division of Game Workshop, specialised in novels and audiobooks set in the different words for which GW is proprietor.
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