helwinters gate: new space wolf novel announced

[Triszin]

Today on warcom.

Nothing else is known besides the name.

 

 

I'm in like Flynn.

 

 

Helwinters gate

[Taliesin]

We need info on what this is about. Someone contact Chris on twitter :)

[Kelborn]

Hihihihihi....

 

Best news for me in a while. Even better than Reverie.

 

So excited.

Though I'm hoping for a continuation of his previous two, I'm kinda hoping for something entirely new. Maybe in the new era. Maybe....teasing Russ? :O

[Scribe]

Is it Wraight? I need a new book.

 

It is. I had fallen asleep thinking of Wolves actually. Maybe a sign...

Edited October 7, 2020 by Scribe

[Lord Nord in Gravis Armour]

This can only be excellent.

[cheywood]

Heck yes! Jarnhamar book 3 confirmed: https://mobile.twitter.com/wraightc/status/1313856199419465728

[Kelborn]

Haha!

Didn't expect him to answer my tweet.

 

Nice! :D

[Triszin]

Happy awooos

[Bobss]

I'm really looking forward to this. Massive kudos to both Chris Wraight and the Black Library for actually finishing this series off, or at least giving us another instalment. This is a massive blast from the past because Blood of Asaheim was written in a time when Chris Wraight was only really known for his Wolves, in 40k that is. Fastforward a decade and he is also Primarch of the Fifth Legion, Captain-General of the Custodes, an Inquisitor of the Ordo Hereticus and a respected old-timer in the Fourteenth Legion - among many, many other things. Wonderful news!

 

Elephant in the room: where does this leave him and his Siege of Terra entry, though? A lot of folk, myself included, believe he is penning book six. So...

[DukeLeto69]

@Bobss novels are normally finished at least 6 months before they are published. With Covid impacts I suspect this Wraight Wolves novel was written/finished around nine months ago. Based on that (and all his other releases) I would guess that Wraight is writing SoT now or it could even be finished! Edited October 7, 2020 by DukeLeto69

[Apothecary Vaddon]

tfw you literally barely remember jarnhammer 1 and 2 so need to revisit them

[b1soul]

I recall there were a few minor complaints about Blood of Asaheim and Stormcaller...like Wraight was a bit off with some of the SW terminology or chapter structure, but beyond that I'm assuming these books were his typical high quality?

 

Any highs or lows?

[Kelborn]

Blood of Asaheim was "funnier" and more cinematic for me.

 

Stormcaller had a better DG antagonist and flair to it due to the Space Hulk they're fighting on while the DG forces were a faceless mass with one named champion at the very end.

 

Enjoyed both of them as Wraight pretty much nails Wolves for me. That's mostly because of Battle of the Fang, which is still one of the best Wolves novels (along with Ragnar and Lukas) ever written, imho.

Edited October 8, 2020 by Kelborn

[cheywood]

https://www.warhammer-community.com/blacklibrarycomingsoon/

 

Based on the coming soon page we know a little bit about the plot:

 

‘As the Imperium crumbles around them and darkness descends, the Space Wolves of Jarnhamar pack seek vengeance for old wrongs - whatever the cost.’

 

Clearly involves the rift opening, which sounds fantastic to me. Having just finished Lords of Silence I’m very interested in Wraight writing more about the onset of the Rift. He captures it well.

 

Edit: How’s everyone else feel about this?

Edited October 8, 2020 by cheywood

[Triszin]

I'm stoked. New wolf lore, slowly building up new characters is great.

 

Jarnhamar, the helwinters storm!

[RedFurioso]

 

Elephant in the room: where does this leave him and his Siege of Terra entry, though? A lot of folk, myself included, believe he is penning book six. So...

 

Our beloved HeritorA chatted with Chris Wraight last year at the BL Weekender 2019 and Chris confirmed that his SoT book is Book 5 about Khan and White Scars (I think it's all about Khan retaking Lion's Gate space port and his duel with Mortarion). The book was planned to drop before then end of 2020. But that conversation was before COVID 

[Knockagh]

Blood of Asaheim was I think a poor offering from Chris which is unusual. I didn’t even read stormcaller as I disliked it so much. But I loved Battle of the Fang and I dislike battle books, it was brilliant.

Wonder do I need to read stormcaller before reading this?

[Fang_Guard23]

Blood of Asaheim was I think a poor offering from Chris which is unusual. I didn’t even read stormcaller as I disliked it so much. But I loved Battle of the Fang and I dislike battle books, it was brilliant.

Wonder do I need to read stormcaller before reading this?

You're probably going to have to read it, a lot of time and story has happened. I once asked Chris if he was going to do book 3 and said that he would have to see where they fit in the current story of the imperium, so you really should check out what they've been doing since then 

[cheywood]

Blood of Asaheim was I think a poor offering from Chris which is unusual. I didn’t even read stormcaller as I disliked it so much. But I loved Battle of the Fang and I dislike battle books, it was brilliant.

Wonder do I need to read stormcaller before reading this?

They’re direct sequels. You would likely be extremely lost without Stormcaller. I liked Blood of Asaheim, but I thought Stormcaller was the better of the two. However, Wraight’s writing the past few years has been better still. Edited October 8, 2020 by cheywood

[b1soul]

@ Knockagh

What were your primary disappointments with Blood of Asaheim?

 

@ RedFurioso

I wonder if COVID has a positive or negative impact on book/e-book sales?

 

Netflix has actually been benefited by all these people cooped up at home...on the subscription side:

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52376022

On the production side, they're experiencing delays.

 

Has this really been bad for BL? I don't think it badlly affects BL "production", but with more people stuck at home, many might want to read a book

Edited October 9, 2020 by b1soul

[Knockagh]

I liked the old space wolves under King and I found BoA very dry in comparison. It’s been a while since I read it but I remember it having a great start and then I struggled to finish it. The action sequences were predictable and repetitive. I nearly feel guilty having a go at anything Wraight does, I usually gush over his work.

Some books when opening a trilogy can be pretty dry and then pick up in the next. I found the Horusian books did that. Anyway a copy of stormcaller isn’t being sold anywhere so I’ve lost the opportunity to catch up.

[Taliesin]

 

 

Elephant in the room: where does this leave him and his Siege of Terra entry, though? A lot of folk, myself included, believe he is penning book six. So...

 

Our beloved HeritorA chatted with Chris Wraight last year at the BL Weekender 2019 and Chris confirmed that his SoT book is Book 5 about Khan and White Scars (I think it's all about Khan retaking Lion's Gate space port and his duel with Mortarion). The book was planned to drop before then end of 2020. But that conversation was before COVID 

 

 

Thats interesting, would be the first real confirmation that Wraight is doing book 5 for sure. I expect they will still drop that before the end of the year btw, there is plenty of room in the schedule by the looks of it.

[RedFurioso]

Has this really been bad for BL? I don't think it badlly affects BL "production", but with more people stuck at home, many might want to read a book

It delays releases. Limited edition of Darkness in the Blood was released last November, regular edition coming next month. One year has passed since the limited ed. release... This never happened before.

 

Astorath: Angel of Mercy was delayed for 7 months – "it was originally due to come out in March, before the global pandemic got in the way".

 

Fury of Magnus was delayed for a month.

[b1soul]

I'm guessing BL makes most of its money through paper books (hardbacks, limited editions, TPBs) and the supply chain for those has been more heavily impacted by the pandemic.

[USNCenturion]

I’m interested in this limited edition, but as someone who has never partaken in the release day madness, can someone give advice on how the best way to get one would be? Like what site, what time, should I have payment method and stuff set up beforehand?

 

Suppose I’ll have to sacrifice a cat or something the day before too...