Black Library (BL Publishing)

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The Black Library was originally created in 1997 by Rick Priestley, Andy Jones, and Marc Gascoigne. Together, they created Inferno! magazine. This featured short stories and later lead to the creation of Warhammer Monthly and the various novels. Later, the Black Library picked up the Citadel Journal magazine and discontinued the two others.

The literary magazines elaborated on many traditional aspects of the Warhammer 40,000 game and created brand new concepts, even introducing some of their own gaming materials for the various games.

Black Library Magazines

• Inferno!
• Warhammer Monthly
• Citadel Journal

Black Library Novels

These are the Black Library Novels for the Warhammer 40,000 universe:

• 13th Legion (Last Chancers) -- Gav Thorpe
• Angels Of Darkness -- Gav Thorpe
• Annihilation Squad (Last Chancers) -- Gav Thorpe
• The Armour of Contempt (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Ascension (Dawn of War) -- C.S. Goto
• Back from the Dead (Necromunda) -- Nick Kyme
• The Bleeding Chalice (Soul Drinkers) -- Ben Counter
• Blind -- Matthew Farrer
• Blood Royal (Necromunda) -- Gordon Rennie, Will McDermott
• Bringers of Death (Compilation) -- Christian Dunn, Marc Gascoigne
• Brothers of the Snake -- Dan Abnett
• Cardinal Crimson (Necromunda) -- Will McDermott
• Caves of Ice (Ciaphas Cain) -- Sandy Mitchell
• Chaos Child (Inquisition War) -- Ian Watson
• Chapter War (Soul Drinkers) -- Ben Counter
• Conquest of Armageddon -- Jonathan Green
• Crimson Tears (Soul Drinkers) -- Ben Counter
• Crossfire -- Matthew Farrer
• Crucible of War (Compilation) -- Christian Dunn, Marc Gascoigne
• Crusade For Armageddon -- Jonathan Green
• Daemon World -- Ben Counter
• Dark Adeptus -- Ben Counter
• Dark Apostle -- Anthony Reynolds
• Dark Imperium (Compilation) -- Andy Jones, Marc Gascoigne
• Dawn of War (Dawn Of War) -- C.S. Goto
• Dead Sky, Black Sun (Ultramarines) -- Graham McNeill
• Death or Glory (Ciaphas Cain) -- Sandy Mitchell
• Death World -- Steve Lyons
• Deathwing (Compilation) -- Andy Jones, Mrc Gascoigne
• Deus Encarmine (Blood Angels) -- James Swallow
• Deus Sanguinius (Blood Angels) -- James Swallow
• Double Eagle -- Dan Abnett
• Draco (Inquisition War) -- Ian Watson
• Duty Calls (Ciaphas Cain) -- Sandy Mitchell
• Eldar Prophecy -- C.S. Goto
• Eisenhorn (Eisenhorn) (Omnibus) -- Dan Abnett
• Execution Hour -- Gordon Rennie
• Eye of Terror -- Barrington J. Bayley
• Faith and Fire -- James Swallow
• False Gods (Horus Heresy) -- Graham McNeill
• Farseer -- William King
• Fifteen Hours -- Mitchel Scanlon
• Fire Warrior -- Simon Spurrier
• First And Only (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Fleshworks (Necromunda) -- Lucien Soulban
• The Flight of the Eisenstein (Horus Heresy) -- James Swallow
• For The Emperor (Ciaphas Cain) -- Sandy Mitchell
• Fulgrim (Horus Heresy) -- Graham McNeill
• Galaxy In Flames (Horus Heresy) -- Ben Counter
• Ghostmaker (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• The Guns of Tanith (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Grey Hunter (Space Wolf) -- William King
• Grey Knights -- Ben Counter
• Harlequin (Inquisition War) -- Ian Watson
• Hereticus (Eisenhorn) -- Dam Abnett
• His Last Command (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Honour Guard (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Horus Rising (Horus Heresy) -- Dan Abnett
• Inquisition War (Inquisition War) (Omnibus) -- Ian Watson
• Inquisitor (Inquisition War) -- Ian Watson
• Into The Maelstrom (Compilation) -- Andy Jones, Marc Gascoigne
• Iron Hands -- Jonathan Green
• Junktion (Necromunda) -- Matthew Farrer
• Kill Team (Last Chancers) -- Gav Thorpe
• Lasgun Wedding (Necromunda) -- Will McDermott
• Legacy -- Matthew Farrer
• Let the Galaxy Burn (Compilation) -- Christian Dunn, Marc Gascoigne
• Lord of the Night -- Simon Spurrier
• Malleus (Eisenhorn) -- Dan Abnett
• Necropolis (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Nightbringer (Ultramarines) -- Graham McNeill
• Outlander (Necromunda) -- Matt Keefe
• Pawns Of Chaos -- Brian Stableford
• Ragnar's Claw (Space Wolf) -- William King
• Ravenor -- Dan Abnett
• Ravenor Returned -- Dan Abnett
• Ravenor Rogue -- Dan Abnett
• Rebel Winter -- Steve Parker
• Rogue Star -- Andy Hoare
• Sabbat Martyr (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• The Saint (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Salvation (Necromunda) C.S. Goto
• Shadow Point -- Gordon Rennie
• Sons of Fenris (Space Wolf) -- Lee Lightner
• Soul Drinker (Soul Drinker) -- Ben Counter
• Space Marine -- Ian Watson
• Space Wolf (Space Wolf) -- William King
• Status: Deadzone (Necromunda) -- Andy Jones, Marc Gascoigne
• Storm Of Iron -- Graham McNeill
• Straight Silver (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• Survival Instinct (Necromunda) -- Andy Chambers
• Tales from the Dark Millennium (Compilation) -- Christian Dunn, Marc Gascoigne
• Tempest (Dawn of War) -- C.S. Goto
• Traitor General (Gaunt's Ghosts) -- Dan Abnett
• The Traitor's Hand (Ciaphas Cain) -- Sandy Mitchell
• Warrior Brood -- C.S. Goto
• Warrior Coven -- C.S. Goto
• Warriors of Ultramar (Ultramarines) -- Graham McNeill
• What Price Victory (Compilation) -- Christian Dunn, Marc Gascoigne
• Wolfblade (Space Wolf) -- William King
• Words of Blood (Compilation) -- Christian Dunn, Marc Gascoigne
• Xenos (Eisenhorn) -- Dan Abnett

Black Library Graphic Novels

These are the Black Library Graphic Novels for the Warhammer 40,000 universe:

• Bloodquest -- Gordon Rennie, Colin MacNeil
  • Bloodquest Book II: Into the Eye of Terror -- Gordon Rennie, Colin MacNeil
  • Bloodquest III: The Daemon's Mark -- Gordon Rennie, Colin MacNeil
  • Bloodquest: Collected Comics (Omnibus) -- Gordon Rennie, Colin MacNeil
• Daemonifuge -- Kev Walker, Jim Campbell
  • Daemonifuge Book II: The Lord Of Damnation -- Kev Walker, Gordon Rennie, Karl Richardson, Chris Quilliams
  • Daemonifuge Book III: The Screaming Cage -- Kev Walker
  • Daemonifuge: Heretic Saint (Omnibus) -- Kev Walker, Jim Campbell, Gordon Rennie, Karl Richardson, Chris Quilliams
• Deathwatch -- Jim Alexander, Dan Lapham, Graham Stoddart, Lee Townsend
• Deff Skwadron -- Gordon Rennie, Paul Jeacock
• Eternal Damnation (Compilation) -- Andy Jones, Marc Gascoigne
• Eternal War (Compilation) -- AndyJones, Marc Gascoigne
• Flames of Damnation (Compilation) -- several authors and artists
• Inquisitor Ascendant -- Dan Abnett, Simon Coleby
  • Inquisitor Ascendant book two: the hunt for Defay -- Dan Abnett, Jim Brady
• Kal Jerico -- Gordon Rennie, Karl Kopinski
  • Kal Jerico: Contracts and Agendas -- Gordon Rennie, Wayne Reynolds
  • Kal Jerico: Underhive Bounty Hunter (Omnibus) -- Gordon Rennie, Karl Kopinski, Wayne Reynolds
• Lone Wolves -- Dan Abnett, Karl Richardson
• Obvious Tactics -- David Pugh
• The Redeemer -- Pat Mills, Debbie Gallagher, Wayne Reynolds
• Titan -- Dan Abnett, Anthony Williams
  • Titan II: Vivaporius -- Dan Abnett, Anthony Williams
  • Titan III: Cold Steel -- Dan Abnett, Anthony Williams
  • Titan: God-Machine (Omnibus) -- Dan Abnett, Anthony Williams

Black Library Background Books

Warhammer 40,000 universe

• The 13th Black Crusade -- Matt Ralphs
• The Battle for Armageddon -- Marijan von Staufer, Talima Fox
• Horus Heresy: Visions of War -- Alan Merrett
• Horus Heresy: Visions of Darkness -- Alan Merrett
• Horus Heresy: Visions of Treachery -- Alan Merrett
• Horus Heresy: Visions of Death -- Alan Merrett
• The Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer -- Matt Ralphs
• Imperial Munitorum Manual -- Graham McNeill
• Insignium Astartes -- Alan Merrett
• The Sabbat Worlds Crusade -- Dan Abnett
• Tactica Imperialis -- Dan Abnett
• Warhammer 40,000: Wargear -- N/A
• Xenology -- Simon Spurrier

External Link

• Official Black Library Website
• 10th Anniversery Page (Archive Link)