The Black Library has published hundreds of novels and stories set in the worlds of Warhammer, but it was not the first time Games Workshop created a fiction publishing house. Founded in 1989 GW Books was tasked with publishing stories set in the Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40,000, and Dark Future universes.
The company only lasted 3 years, but in that time a bevy of up and coming science fiction and fantasy authors would write some of their career defining books. Ian Watson revolutionised our understanding of 40k with Inquisitor, Kim Newman brought levity, humour, and horror to the stages of the Old World with Drachenfels, and a clutch of talented writers like Stephen Baxter, Brian Stableford, Charles Stross, and of course Bill King would all create memorable works.
This is the story of the failed attempts to create a new publishing company for Games Workshop’s worlds - even the failures that were tremendous successes.
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Corrections:
- At ~11:28 I mistakenly say 1998 when I meant to say 1988.
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Links & Sources:
[Stephen Baxter, Freedom in an Owned World, Vector Magazine - 2006]
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[William King, Combat Phase Podcast Interview - 2019]
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[Kim Newman, Introduction to Vampire Genevieve - 2005]
[Dragonlance Collection]
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