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Black Library new releases for the next 12 months.

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#1 · (Edited)
Hi Guys and Gals follow the link to see what titles Black Library are going to be releasing oiver the next twelve months.
 
#3 ·
i second that - i started reading the HH series just after christmas, it's been a great ride so far [especially the DA books], and i can't wait for some more traitorous action!
 
#6 ·
dont know how many more of these space marine battle novels i can take. everyone looks to be about orks. now i thought that rynns world was really well written even though the ending was very rushed but helsreach only just picked up at the end.
i know the next one has daemons in it bu then this 4th one reverts back to orks again and im not all that interested in them again. hell you dont even get any orkishness in the first 2 so was kinda boring. why do them again?
 
#11 ·
The one I am looking forward to is, "Age of Darkness" but only if it picks up were Galaxy in Flames left off. That and, "Nemesis" sounds interesting too. The rest I can do without.

As for audio books. They are a joke. I want to read a book, not listen to someone else read it to me with sound effects and stupid shit going on in the background. That's like watching a movie with a blindfold on, just pointless.
 
#12 · (Edited)
I certainly agree with Audio-books. Frankly, the Voice-acting is pathetic (bordering upon loathsome), and the sound-effects dire; I swear, with several of my vital-organs bleached in Strongbow, a nice splif, and some mates in a shed, I could produce better.... That said, the Narrator, isn`t bad... Toby Longsworth the choicest out of them, with the Narrator of Throne of Lies rather soft and anti-climatical...

Age of Darkness
simply cannot pick up where Galaxy in Flames left off. I am sure I mentioned this before. Galaxy in Flames details Isstvan III, and the latter book, Fulgrim details Isstvan V (amongst a plethora of other things) so it must continue after the Dropsite Massacre. I`m pretty sure Tales of Heresy, for the majority, has Post-Isstvan III stories... The Voice, Blood Games chief among these...
 
#17 ·
I'm definitely in the NO camp when it comes to audio books, I want to read it not have it "hammed" at me by some Brian Blessed wannabe.
I listened to the clip on the BL website, something to do with Salamanders I think, lost interest after the first 3 seconds. It was dire, and they think it's worth showing off about?
And £10 a pop, are people really stupid enough to by a CD of maybe 70 pages worth of text for more than the price of a 500 page paper back?
 
#18 ·
Wow... so many awesome novels coming up. List of what I'll be picking up:

Path of the Warrior
Nemesis
Throne of Lies
Hunt for Voldorius
Fear the Alien
The First Heretic
Firedrake
Dead Men Walking
Garro: Oath of Moment
Blood Gorgons

Oh hell yes. They can't come out soon enough.
 
#21 ·
:D, just gone and pre-ordered all the upcoming heresy books :D. Cant wait :)

As for Audio books, I can see the why they are there for some people. Ravens flight was well.....okay, but i cant help but feel it was to short, that story should of been released in paperback as there was a lot more that could of been told.
If they want to do audio for the people who have difficulty read then they should be shorted versons of the books. If someone has to listen to audio then there is no point them only jumping in half way though the story.

My opion is release all the series in both formats and then let the consumer decide which they purchase. As for the price i can see why audio CD's are more expensive due to the cost of production but also the fact they will always sell less units to recuperate the cost from.. though £10 is excessive for the content - so they need to improve this.