The Helwinter Gate (Novel)
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| Author | Chris Wraight[1] | |
| Performer | Andrew James Spooner[1] | |
| Publisher | Black Library | |
| Series | Blood of Asaheim | |
| Preceded by | Stormcaller | |
| Released | December 2020[2] | |
| Pages | 346 (Hardback 2021)[3] | |
| ISBN | ISBN-10: 1789999480 (Hardback 2021)[3] ISBN-13: 9781789999488 (Hardback 2021)[3] | |
| Length | 14 hours and 38 minutes[1] | |
| Editions | Special Edition (2020)[2] Hardback (2021)[3] Audiobook (2021) Paperback (2022) | |
The Helwinter Gate is a Blood of Asaheim series novel by Chris Wraight.[1]
Description
Isolated.
Alone.
Járnhamar Pack are forced to flee from the judgement of their own Chapter aboard a stolen voidship, amid an Imperium descending into total war. Still pursuing vengeances for old wrongs, these Space Wolves hunt the ruins of worlds in search of an enemy who remains stubbornly hidden. Yet as the perilous journey unfolds, the Pack learn their nemesis is not the only threat to their survival. They must also contend with the uncertain path chartered by one of their own, whose strange and unsanctioned powers continue to grow.
Their ultimate goal of a return to Fenris — with their honour restored and oaths re-sworn — becomes steadily more elusive. As the Imperium’s borders crumble and the long-prophecised onslaught of the Archenemy begins, Járnhamar Pack must race to uncover the truth of an ancient betrayal and halt its horror from coming to pass. Lest everything they have ever fought for be destroyed in the coming storm.[1]
Special Editions
This 2020 Mega Limited Edition came as a boxed set, the book itself presented in a hardback volume, signed by the author and individually numbered from an edition of 1,500 copies. The leather-effect cover featured a stylised wolf icon and banded spine. The box also included a metal wolf-shaped bookmark, a metal pin badge, a runestone coaster styled after the Grand Annulus of the Chapter and adorned with the runes and icons of each of the Wolf Lords. It also came with a bag of themed dice and a data-sheet for the Járnhamar Pack. Finally it came with a companion book called Hrani's Saga. It tells the story of Hrani Fireaxe, a warrior of the Blackmanes, in the style of a Fenrisian saga. It’s illustrated throughout with art that resembles woodcuts, and the tale is annotated by an Imperial archivist, pointing out interesting details and how the events of the saga fit with what is known of the Chapter.[2]
See also
Sources
- 1: Black Library: The Helwinter Gate (saved archive page, dated 02 October 2021, last accessed 06 April 2025, original link: https://www.blacklibrary.com/all-products/the-helwinter-gate-ebook-eng-2021.html)
- 2: Warhammer Community: The Helwinter Gate – Peek Inside the Novel’s Mega Edition Boxed Set (posted 09 December 2020) (saved archive page, dated 17 January 2021, last accessed 06 April 2025, original link: https://www.warhammer-community.com/2020/12/09/the-helwinter-gate-peek-inside-the-novels-mega-edition-boxed-set/)
- 3: Goodreads: The Helwinter Gate (Space Wolves #3) (saved archive page, dated 06 April 2025, last accessed 06 April 2025, original link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58994600-the-helwinter-gate)
