Black Library

Black Library
Parent companyGames Workshop
FoundedApril 1997
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Headquarters locationNottingham
DistributionSimon & Schuster (US, UK)[1][2]
Publication typesBooks
Audiobooks
Fiction genresScience fantasy
Science fiction
Fantasy
Official websitewww.blacklibrary.com

The Black Library is a division of Games Workshop (formerly a part of BL Publishing) which is devoted to publishing novels and audiobooks (and has previously produced art books, background books, and graphic novels) set in the Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 fictional universes. Some of Black Library's best known titles include the Gaunt's Ghosts and Eisenhorn series of novels by Dan Abnett and the Gotrek and Felix series by William King and Nathan Long.

The authors of these novels, graphic novels, and comics created original storylines and characters that are based on playable armies in the main Warhammer 40,000 game and its many spin-offs (such as Inquisitor or Epic).[3][4] These works are then promoted with contributions of stories, plot synopses, and rules in the White Dwarf magazine and at the official Games Workshop website.[5] The result is a fusion of tabletop gaming with science fiction and fantasy writing.

  1. ^ "Our Valued Clients". Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Contact Us". Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
  3. ^ Thorpe, Gav (2001). Inquisitor (1st ed.). Nottingham: Games Workshop. ISBN 1-84154-077-3.
  4. ^ "Rulebook". Games Workshop. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2007.
  5. ^ "Welcome to warhammer". warhammer. Retrieved 25 May 2007.