Gav Thorpe

In the cavern-like darkness of the arcade, the neon phosphor-glow of the screen beckons you close. Drawn to the dancing pixels like a moth to a flame, digging deep in your pocket you pull out a shiny coin and thumb it into the slot as the electronic siren sings the fanfare that marks your arrival. One hand on the joystick, the other splayed across the control buttons, your pulse begins to quicken. Ready Player One Press StartYou've barely begun but suddenly the discordant bleeps are trumpeting your failure as your 8-bit adventure comes to an abrupt end. At least in the world of the video arcade you get a second chance. But what is the true price you pay when you make a pact with the digital demon? There's always another coin, an extra life to be earned, a second chance...Isn't there?GAME OVERA dozen stories of creeping dread and savage horror inspired by the humble amusement arcade and the classic coin-ops of yesteryear. Twelve tales to chill your blood by twelve masters of the malevolent and the macabre.Just keep reminding yourself, it's only a game...Isn't it?

Explore the fall of the World That Was in this great value omnibus from Black Library.Dark forces arise and the Old World stands on the brink of destruction. Is this truly the End Times? As the dread armies of the Everchosen march unabated across the desolation of the Empire, the mighty lords of distant lands look to take advantage of the growing crisis. In Naggaroth, the Witch King raises his armies against his ancestral home of Ulthuan, determined to conquer it and take it from the hated high elves and his rival Tyrion. Beneath the earth, another struggle plays out as the servants of the Horned Rat, the skaven, seek to topple the ancient kingdom of Karak Eight Peaks and lay low their old enemies the dwarfs. Such conflicts, though grand in scale, are but a prelude to an even greater doom, as Archaon prepares his war host to sack Middenheim and the last bulwark of mankind against the ultimate victory of Chaos. Should he prevail and the mortal races fall, the Old World will not survive… Contents The Curse of Khaine (Novel) by Gav Thorpe The Rise of the Horned Rat (Novel) by Guy Haley The Lord of the End Times (Novel) by Josh Reynolds The Siege of Naggarond (Short story) by Sarah Cawkwell Bride of Khaine (Short story) by Graeme Lyon

Book 3 of the Black Library Mega-Series, "Dawn of Fire" The Indomitus Crusade has brought the Emperor's vengeance to thousands of star systems. The fleets and armies under the leadership of Roboute Guilliman fight for the survival of humanity against the forces of the Chaos Gods. But the traitors and heretics are not the only foe looking to destroy the rule of Terra. Xenos prey on human worlds in numbers not seen for millennia. Worst amongst them are the rampaging orks, whose migration conquests threaten to reverse many gains of Fleet Primus. And their throaty bellows carry a name not heard in years, of destruction made flesh, a bestial warlord without peer: Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka. In the midst of this brutal tide is Fenris, world of the Space Wolves under Logan Grimnar. Depleted by ever greater demands on their warriors, called upon by the Legion-breaker Guilliman, the Wolves of Fenris face a momentous decision. Grimnar and his counsellors must choose whether their fate is to ally themselves with an ancient rival and risk all that makes them the Vlka Fenryka, or to accept their demise and wait for the return of their own primarch, and the coming of the Wolftime.

Book 3 in the Global best selling Horus Heresy Siege of Terra seriesThe war for the fate of mankind blazes on. Though the outer defences have fallen, the walls of the Palace itself remain inviolate as Rogal Dorn, the Praetorian of Terra himself, uses every known stratagem and ploy to keep Horus's vast armies at bay. In Perturabo, the Traitor siegebreaker, Dorn faces an adversary worthy of his skill. A terrible, grinding attrition ensues. The crucial battle for the Lion's Gate spaceport is at the heart of this conflict. With it in their possession, the Traitors can land their most devastating weapons on Terran soil. Dorn knows it must not fall. But with enemies attacking from within as well as without and the stirrings of the neverborn drawn to the slaughter, can the Imperial defenders possibly prevail?

The Indomitus Crusade begins!For nearly ten years, the Indomitus Crusade has waged a war of defiance and reconquest in the war-torn Imperium. Attached to Crusade Fleet Quintus - dubbed the Cursed Fleet by many - the Ultramarines of the Ithraca's Vengeance are drawn to a stricken world. With millions enslaved, a malign necron technology siphons the souls of the innocent and heralds the Silent Kingdom's expansion. The Ultramarines face an impossible decision: mount a desperate last stand to destroy the Pariah Nexus, or break away and damn the entire sector to bring word of this ancient foe's resurgence to the only being capable of halting it - the Lord Primarch Roboute Guilliman.

Book 20 in The Horus Heresy series returns in A-format paperback

The Empire of the Blood Trilogy Includes: The Crown of the BloodThe Crown of the ConquerorThe Crown of the Usurper THE CROWN OF THE BLOODHe had brought his master's Empire to the furthest reaches of the world. All had fallen before him. Now he longs for home.But home isn't what it was. Could it be that everything he's fought for all those years has been a lie?A sweeping fantasy of immense battles, demonic magic and dark politics. THE CROWN OF THE CONQUERORUllsaard has won the crownBut when he is confronted with a truth too shocking to contemplate, he has to make the impossible choice between power and honour.And now the real battle has begun in this stunning sequel to The Crown of the Blood, packed with gargantuan battles, demonic magic and treacherous politics. THE CROWN OF THE USURPERThe stunning conclusion to the epic Crown of the Blood series. File Under: Fantasy Epic battles / Political Intrigue / Mystical Powers / Hidden Rulers ]

The stunning conclusion to the epic Crown of the Blood trilogy. Ullsaard rules the known world. All are subject to his will. Yet even as another king bows before him, there are those who would wrench his empire from beneath him. He must risk losing the lands he has conquered to confront a foe far more powerful than any he has faced before. As alliances shift and old enemies return, will he save the empire he has given his life to, or let it fall to ruin? File Under: Epic Fantasy [ A Time to Decide | Field of Honour | Grandstanding | Demons and Kings ]

Ullsaard has won the crown But when he is confronted with a truth too shocking to contemplate, he has to make the impossible choice between power and honour. And now the real battle has begun in this stunning sequel to The Crown of the Blood, packed with gargantuan battles, demonic magic and treacherous politics. File Under: Fantasy [ Epic battles | Learning to Rule | A Vast Empire | A Shocking Truth | History Dictates ]

He had brought his master’s Empire to the furthest reaches of the world. All had fallen before him. Now he longs for home. Now it’s time to take the long journey home, back to the revered heart of the great Empire he had helped create for his distant masters. But when he returns to the capital, life there is so very different from what he had believed. Could it be that everything he has fought for, has conquered and killed for, has been a lie? A sweeping fantasy of immense battles, demonic magic and dark politics. File Under: Fantasy [ Epic battles | Political Intrigue | Mystical Powers | Hidden Rulers ]

He had brought his master’s Empire to the furthest reaches of the world. All had fallen before him. Now he longs for home. Now it’s time to take the long journey home, back to the revered heart of the great Empire he had helped create for his distant masters. But when he returns to the capital, life there is so very different from what he had believed. Could it be that everything he has fought for, has conquered and killed for, has been a lie? A sweeping fantasy of immense battles, demonic magic and dark politics. File Under: Fantasy [ Epic battles | Political Intrigue | Mystical Powers | Hidden Rulers ]