For generations the Inquisition has stood between humanity and the forces of darkness. It has failed.Thanquil Darkheart is a witch hunter for the Inquisition, on a holy crusade to rid the world of heresy. He’s also something else... expendable. When the God Emperor gives Thanquil an impossible task, he knows he has no choice but to venture deep into the Wilds to hunt down a fallen Inquisitor.Even the best swordswoman is one bad day away from a corpse. It’s ...

One last job!Jacques Revou and Isabel de Rosier are at the height of their careers. Of course those careers are as professional charlatans, thieves without peer. With the completion of their final heist, they decide it's time to retire and settle down. But they have not escaped unnoticed.The king's spymaster, Renard Daron, has a job for the thieves, one only they can perform, and he does not take no for an answer. With the threat of destitution and death ha...

Winner of the 2019 BookNest award.Ein is on a mission from God... The God of Death.Time is up for the Emperor of Ten Kings and it falls to Ein, an eight-year-old boy, to render the judgement of the reaper. He can't do it alone, but luckily the world is full of travelling heroes. There's only one catch: In order to serve him, they must first die.Never Die is a stand alone story set in the award-winning Mortal Techniques universe. It’s a ...

Not all heroes go to Heaven.Blood Subaru is dead. His final request: His brothers sneak his soul into Heaven.There's just a few problems; the trail is infested with opportunistic bandits, haunted by vengeful spirits, and guarded by the Gods of Death.All in a days work for the legendary Brothers Blood. Or at least, it would have been in their prime.Pulled out of cosy retirement, Blood Ichiro must summon the courage and the strength to climb th...

Yuu wants nothing more than to forget the mistakes of her past. The Gods have other plans.Once a renowned strategist and general, five years ago Yuu made a mistake that cost her everything. Now she is on the run, royal bounty hunters snapping at her heels. But what if there was a way to get back what she lost, a way to bring back a murdered prince?Every century, the gods hold a contest to choose who will rule from the Heavenly Jade Throne. Each god chooses a...

Thorn wants vengeance on all those who have wronged him - It's a long list.Beaten, battered and damned near broken; with a bounty on his head so large he’s tempted to turn himself in, the Black Thorn finds himself on trial for the crime of being him. Despite the impending probability of death he has but one thought on his mind; taking revenge against the Arbiter who took his eye.In order to carry out his vengeance Thorn must first escape Sarth and recruit a...

Not everyone has a destiny.Separated and miserable, Thanquil Darkheart and Jezzet Vel’urn both have their reasons for wanting to leave the Dragon Empire. Jezzet flees from the wrathful fury of an Empress scorned while accompanied by the ever insidious Drake Morrass. While Thanquil sets out to find and judge his one heretical loose end.A dark epic fantasy full of zealous witch hunters, roving warlords, dark magic, and demons. Perfect for fans of Joe Aber...

Haruto swore his soul to the God of Death for the chance to hunt down the vengeful ghost of his wife. He’ll die as many times as it takes.Now an onmyoji, he’s tasked by the Imperial Throne to hunt down monsters and malicious spirits. But he knows not all spirits are evil and not all deserve the peace of the sword.The Ipian Empire was once a land that welcomed dragons and spirits alike, but a century of war and bloodshed has seen them all but vanish. Now, the lost things are...

A swashbuckling piratical adventure.As the fires of a dying city burn on a distant shore, Captain Drake Morrass sees an opportunity to unite the other pirate Captains under his flag and claim himself a crown. If he is to succeed he will need allies and credibility. Who better than gentleman pirate, Keelin Stillwater, renowned for taking ships without bloodshed.Enemy ships sail their waters, setting the Pirate Isles ablaze. The sinister Tanner Black threaten...

It Takes A Thief To Start A Fire is the second book in the It Takes A Thief… series. It follows hot on the heels of the events of …To Catch A Sunrise, and sees Jacques Revou and Isabel de Rosier adapting to life in Great Turlain and competing against a group of thieves who can control the elements.“We started our lives together with barely a coin to our name. We have won fortunes and lost them. We have stolen the un-stealable, survived plots and schemes determined to see us fall, a...

The Pirate Isles are united under Drake Morrass’ flag, but the war has only just begun.There’s still a long way to go before he’s able to call himself King, and traitors at every turn. The Five Kingdoms and Sarth have assembled a fleet of ships unlike any the world has ever seen and they intend to purge the Pirate Isles once and for all by fire and steel.Revenge, never far from Keelin Stillwater’s mind, is finally within his grasp and he sets sail to the Fo...

A Warhammer 40,000 Short Story CollectionIn this anthology, you'll find 31 stories from the grim darkness of the far future. First published in Inferno!, there are fresh yarns from your favourite authors, plus debut stories from up-and-coming Black Library luminaries.READ IT BECAUSEInferno! has long been a home for sensational Warhammer short fiction, and has acted as proving ground for many up-and-coming Warhammer writers, many of ...