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About William King
William King lives in Prague, Czech Republic with his lovely wife Radka and his sons Dan and William Karel. He has been a professional author and games developer for almost a quarter of a century. He is the creator of the bestselling Gotrek and Felix series for Black Library and the author of the bestselling Space Wolf books which between them have sold over three quarters of a million copies in English and been translated into 8 languages.
He has been nominated for the David Gemmell Legend Award. His short fiction had appeared in Year’s Best SF and Best of Interzone. He has twice won the Origins Awards For Game Design. His hobbies include role-playing games and MMOs as well as travel.
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Blog postA little while back I spent an enjoyable hour chatting with Ben Sherman of the Magic Rings & Laser Beams’s podcast. We covered a number of subjects including Gotrek’s conversational skills, Illidan’s motivations and my long term alternative career as a gamer. If you’re interested in hearing my dulcet Scottish tones you can catch the conversation here. I make my entrance about the 19 minute mark.
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Blog postA Dragon In The Palace, the second book in my new Dragonbond series has just been released. It continues the adventures of boy wizard Raif and his pet dragon and is set in the same world as the Kormak saga. You can pick it up at your favourite ebook retailer right now. It is currently on sale at $2.99 or the local equivalent although the price will be rising in a week or so. Here’s the blurb: Not so long ago, the biggest problem in fifteen year old Raif’s life was finding lost goats. Now, app3 years ago Read more
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Blog postAbout a week ago I noticed a spike in hits coming in to this website from my Amazon author page. Out of curiosity checked my KDP dashboard. There was a big spike in sales on A Dragon from the Desert on Amazon.com. I checked on the book’s Amazon page and was astounded to discover it was at 97 on the Coming of Age charts. That does not sound like much but the book was hovering below one of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan books, and they have just had a massive HBO series. Over the next week, while3 years ago Read more
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Blog postA Dragon from the Desert, the first book in my new Dragonbond series, set in the same world as the Kormak saga, has been released. You can purchase it at all your favourite ebook retailers. It will be selling at $2.99 (or the local equivalent) for the next few days then the price will rise to $4.99. A print version will be released as soon as I approve the proofs. Read more...
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Blog postJust a quick update to mention I was interviewed on the Combat Phase Podcast about my involvement with Warhammer, Black Library, Tyrion and Teclis, Gotrek and Felix, the Horus Heresy and all manner of other good stuff. You kind find the full interview here. Thanks to Kenny Lull for having me on the show and putting up with the interference of the Powers of Chaos.
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Blog postSo that was Carcosacon and it was a lot of fun. A bunch of us drove up from Prague to Czocha Castle for a weekend of games, panels and live action roleplaying all dedicated to the Cthulhu mythos. We got there on Friday morning, checked in and were gaming by one o’ clock that afternoon in a library that looked like something from Dennis Wheatley complete with a secret doorway hidden in a bookcase that swung out to reveal a spiral staircase up to yet another gaming room. I thought there never w3 years ago Read more
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Blog postHello there, If you came here looking for William King’s Author site, you are in the right place. Unfortunately, we are in the process of rebuilding the site so some posts and comments may be missing. Hopefully, the process will be completed soon.
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Blog postAmong the several anniversaries I somehow neglected to celebrate on the blog this year was the fortieth of my first encounter with Dungeons and Dragons, back when it came in three tiny booklets in a white box. I bring it up now because reading The Black Hack takes me right back to my student days of late night dungeoneering sessions and permadeath treks across hexcrawl wildernesses. And I mean that in a good way. The Black Hack describes itself as an OSR First Edition Hack. It’s named after i4 years ago Read more
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Blog postFor the past ten years or so, I have mostly used Scrivener to write my books. It’s a powerful piece of software that gives you a great deal of control over the structure of any work in progress. It makes backups a breeze and it tracks your daily word count as you write. It can also do an enormous amount of other stuff. You can take snapshots of individual scenes and chapters in a work, and then roll back changes if you are unhappy with them. It can show views of your work as an outline or as5 years ago Read more
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Blog postArmageddon Protocol, the first of my new cyberpunk military SF series is now out! Read more...
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Titles By William King
The howling fury of the Space Wolves is about to be unleashed! On the grim death world of Fenris, the sparse population faces a daily battle for survival against lethal monsters and rival tribes. But Fenris is also home to the mighty Space Wolves Chapter of Space Marines, the Emperor's elite warriors in a universe full of aliens, heretics and mutants. The adventures of Ragnar begin when he is revived from a savage death in battle and inducted into the ranks of the Space Wolves. But can the ferocious Ragnar conquer the beast within and fulfil his destiny on the battlefields of the 41st millennium?
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Every hero starts somewhere, and this is the origin story of Ragnar Blackmane. He's the youngest warrior ever to become a Wolf Lord, but how did he come to join the Space Wolves in the first place? Find out here.
Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere inbetween, and depends entirely on who you ask…
Relive the early adventures of the Slayer and his human companion. From the haunted forests of the Empire to the darkness beneath the Worlds Edge Mountains, Gotrek and Felix face demented cultists, sinister goblins and a monstrous troll. In the city of Nuln, they get involved in an invasion by the sewer-dwelling skaven. And in the frozen north, an expedition to the lost dwarf hold of Karag Dum brings Gotrek and Felix face-to-face with a dread Bloodthirster of Chaos…
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The saga of Gotrek and Felix starts here, with three novels that introduce a host of fan-favourite characters and feature some of the heroic duo's most memorable adventures.
The ancient Navigator House of Belisarius has long been bound to the mighty Space Wolves as allies. In return for the means to navigate the treacherous warp, the Space Wolves provide an honour guard of elite warriors - the Wolfblade - to protect the House. When Ragnar takes up his duties on ancient Terra he soon becomes embroiled in an assassination plot that reaches into the very depths of Imperium! Unused to the delicate political machinations, Ragnar must resort to the howling fury of the Wolves if he is to save this noble dynasty and regain his honour!
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It's a very different tale for young Ragnar. Stripped of everything he knows – his pack, his world and his honour – and sent into an unfamiliar environment, can he survive and thrive, or will he fail and fall?
You are not prepared.
Illidan Stormrage is one of the most powerful beings ever to walk the lands of Azeroth. He is also one of the least understood. Behind his legend, beneath his enigmatic mission, lies a brilliant mind whose machinations are comprehended by few—and trusted by even fewer. Illidan’s righteous reign of justice and vengeance has begun.
Long ago, the night elf sorcerer Illidan infiltrated the demonic Burning Legion to ward off its invasion of Azeroth. Instead of hailing him as a hero, his own kind branded him the Betrayer, questioning his intentions after he appeared to aid the demon lords. For ten thousand years, he languished in prison—vilified, isolated, but never forgetting his purpose.
Now the Legion has returned, and there is only one champion who can truly stand against it. Released from his bonds, Illidan prepares for the final confrontation in the alien realm of Outland, gathering an army of grotesque fel orcs, serpentine naga, cunning blood elves, and twisted demon hunters to his side. He alone knows what deeply hidden motives guide his hand; he alone understands the price that must be paid to defeat the enemies of creation. Yet as before, he is assailed by those who see his schemes as a cynical quest for power, including the night elf Maiev Shadowsong, his former jailor. Warden Shadowsong and her Watchers have pursued the Betrayer to Outland to exact retribution for his crimes, and she will not rest until Illidan is in her custody . . . or in his grave.
Praise for Illidan
“William King kicks off a great story with Illidan.”—BlizzPro
“For many people, new and old players alike, this book will be an eye-opening journey.”—All Things Azeroth
“I enjoyed World of Warcraft: Illidan a great deal.”—BlizzPlanet
“Damn fun . . . There’s virtually never a dull moment in Illidan.”—Cinelinx
A Gotrek & Felix Omnibus
The Slayer and his poet companion – plus a host of friends new and old – hunt an ancient dragon, defend the city of Praag from an almighty siege and embark on a quest to save one of their number from the clutches of a vampire in a trio of action-packed novels.
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Dragons, a massive Chaos siege and the undead – this omnibus contains some classic villains in some of Gotrek & Felix's best loved adventures – along with one of the most shocking twists in the entire series.
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Gotrek and Felix: unsung heroes of the Empire, or nothing more than common thieves and murderers? The truth perhaps lies somewhere in between, and depends entirely upon whom you ask...
The Slayer and his poet companion continue their adventures, aided by the Kislevite warrior-princess Ulrika, the wizard Max Schreiber and Gotrek's old comrade Snorri Nosebiter. Returning from their expedition in the distant north, Gotrek and Felix find themselves under attack by and army of monstrous greenskins - and a terrifying dragon. When an immense Chaos horde besieges Praag, the adventurers hasten to defend the beleaguered city - but the masters of the Chaos host have plans for Gotrek. When Ulrika is captured by a dread vampire, the race is on to rescue her before she succumbs to the curse of undeath.
This second omnibus of Gotrek & Felix adventures includes three novels by William King – Dragonslayer, Beastslayer and Vampireslayer – and five short stories by various authors that explore some of the many legends of the Slayer and his Rememberer.
CONTENTS
Dragonslayer by William King
Beastslayer by William King
Vampireslayer by William King
The Tilean’s Talisman by David Guymer
Lord of Undeathby William King
The Two Crowns of Ras Karim by Nathan Long
Prophecy by Ben McCallum
A Cask of Wynters by Josh Reynolds
This title will be available to order from the 9th February 2019 as an eBook and Paperback.
Ragnar Blackmane and the Space Wolves are en route to the sacred world of Garm in search of one of the Chapter's most sacred relics when they are attacked by a huge Chaos fleet.
The enraged Space Wolves learn that there is more to the attack than they could have guessed, and that they must quell this Chaos incursion before one of the Chapter's biggest foes is reborn.
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It's the tale of one of the defining events in the life of Ragnar Blackmane, and a thrilling continuation of the ten millennia-long battle between the Space Wolves and the Thousand Sons.
A Warhammer Chronicles omnibus
Tyrion and Teclis, elven twins with a destiny that elevates them above their fellows, take their first steps towards adventure in three novels that see them learn their place in the world and embrace their future.
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It's the origin story of two of the greatest heroes of the world-that-was – who have become gods in the Age of SIgmar, and it's packed full of all the exciting adventures and awesome characters you'd expect from William King.
THE STORY
Tyrion and Teclis: the most legendary high elf heroes to roam the Old World. Destined for greatness from birth, the twin brothers are as different as darkness and light. While Tyrion, a calculating tactician and unrivalled swordsman, inspires valour and fidelity in those around him, Teclis is the most powerful natural sorcerer of the age, harnessing a gift that rivals even the mythic Caledor.
In this omnibus, relive the twins' most gripping adventures – from their quest through the deadly jungles of Lustria in search of the fabled lost sword of Caledor, through to the bloodthirsty battle to save their homeland from the malevolent Witch King, Malekith.
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Blood of Aenarion
Sword of Caledor
Bane of Malekith
Inquisitor Ivan Sternberg requests the aid of the mighty Space Wolves Chapter in the recovery of the ancient Talisman of Lykos, which he believes can cure the corruption ravaging the planet Aerius. Ragnar Blackmane and his squad of Blood Claws embark on a near-suicidal mission to retrieve the talisman before it is too late.
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It's a rip-roaring action adventure tale that pits the Young Wolf and his pack against the might of the forces of the Plague God. It's got a very memorable Great Unclean One and an insight into the Space Wolves' relationship with the Inquisition.
After being revived from a savage death on the battlefield, Ragnar is recruited into the fearsome Space Wolves Chapter. He is then thrown into a galactic war against the dark forces of Chaos. However, the implanting of the Canis Helix unleashes his primal instincts and Ragnar must fight to control the beast within him.
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It's a Black Library classic, and the start of a six-book series that delves into the early life of Ragnar Blackmane. Discover his past, his pack and the deeds that led him to glory and fame.
Separated from their friends during a vicious battle, Gotrek Gurnisson and Felix Jaeger are magically transported to the storm-wracked isle of Albion. Strange and dangerous creatures stalk the island and omens tell of a great evil that is rising - an evil that might destroy the entire world. With the aid of the natives of Albion and the mighty high elf mage Teclis, Gotrek and Felix must stop the secrets of the mysterious Old Ones from falling into the hands of servants of the Dark Gods.
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A new player enters the series – none other than the infamous high elf mage Teclis! Of course, the bickering between him and Gotrek is a high point, but the exploration of the mysterious island of Albion and the return of some old foes doesn't hurt either.
At the dawn of the 41st millennium, Lord Solar Macharius and his vast armies embark upon the reconquest of a thousand worlds. Only Macharius, his will idomitable, has the strength of purpose and leadership to bring about such an immense undertaking, a crusade the like of which has not been seen since the dark days of the Heresy. But the countless wars are all-consuming, devouring men and materiel, and soon even Macharius's trusted generals and advisors begin to question the feasibility of such a punishing and seemingly endless campaign. As the battlefront stretches across the length of the stars and over a thousand worlds, can Macharius hold his crusade together or will it end in ignominy and flame?
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It takes a momentous event from the Warhammer 40,000 timeline and narrows it down to a very personal tale that gives new insight into some of the big events of the crusade, including the rise and fall of Macharius himself.
Dwarf slayer Gotrek Gurnisson and his sworn human companion Felix Jaeger are beset by a new and terrible foe in their unceasing war against Chaos. When a powerful evil forms in darkest Sylvania, it threatens to reach out and tear the very heart out of the Empire. But when this foe is a powerful, centuries old Vampire, the deadly battle can only result in death and tragedy.
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It's a classic vampire story, complete with haunted castles, abducted maidens (well, Ulrika) and a powerful creature of the night – but with a typically Warhammer twist, of course!
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