John French
From Warhammer 40k - Lexicanum
John French is from Nottingham, England. In addition to writing for Black Library, he has also worked on the Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader and Deathwatch game systems.
Contents
Warhammer 40,000 Literature
Agent of the Throne
- Agent of the Throne: Blood and Lies (Audio Drama) - published in August 2017
- Agent of the Throne: Truth and Dreams (Audio Drama) - published in January 2018
- Agent of the Throne: Ashes and Oaths (Audio Drama) - published in May 2019
Ahriman
Novels and Novellas
- Ahriman: Exile (Novel) - published in December 2012
- Ahriman: Sorcerer (Novel) - published in January 2015
- Ahriman: Unchanged (Novel) - published in September 2015
- Ahriman: Eternal (Novel) - published in June 2022
- Ahriman: Undying (Novel) - published in July 2024
Short Stories and Audio Dramas
- All is Dust (Short Story) - published online in April 2012, re-published multiple times including in 15th Birthday Collection (Anthology)
- Ahriman: Hand of Dust (Short Story) - published online in December 2013 (also part of the Lords of the Space Marines series)
- King of Ashes (Short Story) - published in Renegades of the Dark Millennium (Anthology) in 2014
- Ahriman: The Dead Oracle (Short Story) - published in July 2014
- Ahriman: The First Prince (Audio Drama) - published in October 2014
- Gates of Ruin (Short Story) - published online in December 2014
- Hounds of Wrath (Short Story) - published in Honour of the Space Marines (Anthology) in November 2014
- Fortune's Fool (Short Story) - published in Ahriman: Exodus (Anthology) in September 2015
- Ahriman: Key of Infinity (Audio Drama) - published in December 2017
- A Coin for the Carrion Thieves (Short Story) - published online in December 2020, re-published in Only War: Stories from the 41st Millennium (Anthology) in November 2022
Anthologies
- Ahriman: Exodus (Anthology) - published in September 2015, collects The Dead Oracle, Fortune's Fool, Hounds of Wrath, The First Prince, Gates of Ruin, All is Dust, Hand of Dust and King of Ashes
- Ahriman: The Omnibus - published in May 2017, collects Exile, Sorcerer, Unchanged and Exodus
Gaunt's Ghosts
- Son of Sek (Short Story) - published in Sabbat Crusade (Anthology) in 2014
- Armaduke (Short Story) -published in Sabbat War (Anthology) in 2021
Horus Heresy
Novels and Novellas
- The Crimson Fist (Novella) - published in Shadows of Treachery (Anthology) in September 2012
- Tallarn: Executioner (Novella) - published in September 2013
- Tallarn: Ironclad (Novella) - published in February 2015
- Praetorian of Dorn (Novel) - published in November 2017
- Slaves to Darkness (Novel) - published in August 2018
- Dropsite Massacre (Novel) - published in 2025
Short Stories and Audio Dramas
- The Last Remembrancer (Short Story) - published in Hammer and Bolter 7 in May 2011, re-published multiple times including in Age of Darkness (Anthology)
- Grey Angel (Audio Book) - published online in August 2012
- Warmaster (Audio Book) - published online in December 2012, re-published in Legacies of Betrayal (Anthology) in October 2014
- Serpent (Short Story) - published online in 2013, re-published in Legacies of Betrayal (Anthology) in October 2014
- Athame (Short Story) - published in Mark of Calth (Anthology) in April 2013
- Riven (Short Story) - published online in November 2013, re-published in Legacies of Betrayal (Anthology) in October 2014
- Templar (Audio Drama) - published online in May 2014, re-published in The Silent War (Anthology) in May 2016
- Child of Night (Short Story) - published online in October 2014, re-published in The Silent War (Anthology) in May 2016
- Black Oculus (Short Story) - published online in January 2015, re-published multiple times including in War Without End (Anthology)
- The Eagle's Talon (Audio Drama) - published January 2015, re-published in War Without End (Anthology) in March 2016
- Tallarn: Witness (Short Story) - published online in February 2015
- The Keys of Hel (Short Story) - published in Meduson (Anthology) in May 2015
- Tallarn: Siren (Short Story) - published online in April 2016
- Ordo Sinister (Short Story) - published online in February 2017, re-published in The Burden of Loyalty (Anthology) in February 2018
- Dark Compliance (Audio Drama) - published online in July 2017, re-published in Heralds of the Siege (Anthology) in October 2018
- Now Peals Midnight (Short Story) - published in December 2017, re-published in Heralds of the Siege (Anthology) in October 2018
- Champion of Oaths (Short Story) - published in Black Library Events Anthology 2018/2019 in 2018
- Sons of Cthonia (Short Story) - published in Cthonia's Reckoning (Anthology) in June 2022
Anthologies
- Tallarn (Anthology) - published in August 2017, collects Tallarn: Witness, Tallarn: Executioner, Tallarn: Siren and Tallarn: Ironclad
Horus Heresy Characters
- Sigismund: The Eternal Crusader (Novel) - published in 2022
Horus Heresy: The Primarchs
- The Passing Of Angels (Short Story) - published in Sons of the Emperor (Anthology) in February 2019
Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra
- The Solar War (Novel) - published in May 2019
- Mortis (Novel) - published in April 2021
- Ex Libris (Short Story) - published in Era of Ruin (Anthology) in 2025
- Angels of Another Age (Short Story) - published in Era of Ruin (Anthology) in 2025
Horusian Wars
- The Maiden of the Dream (Short Story) - published in 2016
- The Purity of Ignorance (Short Story) - published in 2016
- The Absolution of Swords (Short Story) - published in July 2017
- Horusian Wars: Resurrection (Novel) - published in July 2017
- Horusian Wars: Incarnation (Novel) - published in July 2018
- The Son of Sorrows (Short Story) - published in December 2018
- The Mistress of Threads (Short Story) - published in February 2019
- The Spirit of Cogs (Short Story) - published in Inferno! (2019) Vol.3 in June 2019
- The Circle of the Sword (Short Story) - published in Horusian Wars: Divination (Anthology)
- The Thief of Chalices (Short Story) - published in Horusian Wars: Divination (Anthology)
- The Father of Faith (Short Story) - published in Horusian Wars: Divination (Anthology)
- The Blessing of Saints (Short Story) - published in Horusian Wars: Divination (Anthology)
- The Knave of Stars (Short Story) - published in Horusian Wars: Divination (Anthology)
- Horusian Wars: Divination (Anthology) - published in October 2019, collects The Absolution of Swords, The Knave of Stars, The Mistress of Threads, The Circle of the Sword, The Spirit of Cogs, The Thief of Chalices, The Maiden of the Dream, The Purity of Ignorance, The Son of Sorrows, The Father of Faith and The Blessing of Saints
Space Marine Battles
- Fateweaver (Novella) - published in Architect of Fate (Anthology) in May 2012
Miscellaneous Novels and Novellas
- Cypher: Lord of the Fallen (Novel) - published in March 2023
Miscellaneous Short Stories
- Hunted (Short Story) - published in Hammer and Bolter 4 in January 2011, re-published in The Best of Hammer and Bolter: Volume One in June 2012
- We Are One (Short Story) - published in Hammer and Bolter 10 in August 2011, re-published multiple times including in Treacheries of the Space Marines (Anthology)
- Crucible (Short Story) - published in Black Library Weekender (Anthology) in November 2012, republished online in June 2013
Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay
Dark Heresy (RPG series)
- Dark Heresy Core Rulebook
- Dark Heresy: The Inquisitor's Handbook
- Dark Heresy: Creatures Anathema
- Dark Heresy: The Radical's Handbook
- Dark Heresy: Ascension
Rogue Trader (RPG series)
Deathwatch (RPG series)
Articles
- Fanatic Magazine Issue 8, pgs. 58-67 - Necromunda: Dust Falls (with 'Harry' Harrington)
- Fanatic Magazine Issue 10, pgs. 86-93 - Necromunda: Dust Falls (with 'Harry' Harrington)
- White Dwarf September 2016, pg. 11 - Five Questions: John French
