time of legends: malekith

Post by **Kinslayer** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:32 pm

http://www.blacklibrary.com/product.asp ... &type=Book

i found this a while back but they have now put up the cover artwork. The picture makes malekith look quite a bit different than he currently looks.

also, does anyone know what the time of legends series are actually about? are they novels or facts or what?

Gaz taylor · Post by **Gaz taylor** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:35 pm

The Time of Legends series is basicly the Horus Heresy series for Warhammer. Currently trying to work my way through Heldenhammer but been distracted by Scar Night and I'm about to re-read all my Malus Darkblade books due to the new army book for Dark Elves.

They are novels which 'can' be based as fact but I think GW have said that BL books aren't cannonal in regards for the background. In other words, use a pinch of salt when classing them as factual.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:38 pm

it would help if i knew horus heresy, im not a fan of 40k, so that line didnt help

Gaz taylor · Post by **Gaz taylor** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:47 pm

The Horus Heresy series basicly visits the period of the Great Crusade 10,000 years ago from the current 40k time line and explores the different legions and armed forces of the Imperium. The Time of Legends does the same thing but for WFB, where each book visits a historical legend from each WFB race and explores their character and how the world looked for them. So the Heldenhammer/Sigmar series is about Sigmar and his rise to be the first Emperor which is 2500 years before the current timeline for WFB. The Malekith book will be something like 5000 years before the current time line and will explore his character and his motives.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:52 pm

ok thanks, theres one coming very soon for nagash too - i might pick that one up for a read as well, though i can tell i would get bored of sigmars one. i only like evil

Blueon462 · Post by **Blueon462** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:01 pm

Both Nagash, and Malekith's books promise to be very interesting. I cannot wait. In the meantime it will be time to read Malus once again.

Post by **Kinslayer** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:03 pm

i gave my malus books to my dad when he went back to america but my sisters flying out there in2 days and im getting her to bring them back to me for a second read

Survivor · Post by **Survivor** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:01 pm

The front cover from the Heldenhammer novel has been released as a poster available from the Black Library. Hopefully they will do the same for the Nagash and Malekith books although I did speak to someone from BL and he said it would depend on how well the Heldenhammer poster sold.

I was thinking that GW might have missed a good opportunity here. How about releasing the novel, with a poster plus... a special edition model of the Legend himself! They could have sold these as special collectors sets and I would have thought could have sold well. The model itself wouldn`t need to be suitable to play in battles. I`m thinking more of a display piece to sit in a case or on a shelf to be admired. Imagine a model of Malekith sitting brooding on his throne! Aah... that would be great! Maybe one day.

Blueon462 · Post by **Blueon462** » Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:11 am

I'm thinking Nagash and Malekith books will sell significantly more books then Mr. Sigmar which one could also equate to meaning more poster sales.

Gaz taylor · Post by **Gaz taylor** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:42 pm

Survivor wrote:I was thinking that GW might have missed a good opportunity here. How about releasing the novel, with a poster plus... a special edition model of the Legend himself! They could have sold these as special collectors sets and I would have thought could have sold well. The model itself wouldn`t need to be suitable to play in battles. I`m thinking more of a display piece to sit in a case or on a shelf to be admired. Imagine a model of Malekith sitting brooding on his throne! Aah... that would be great! Maybe one day.

I think GW have tried this in the past with the Gotrek and Felix collector models they did a couple of years ago. I'm guessing that they didn't sell very well, hence why we haven't seen anything else from the Black Library modelwise (that or the sculpters are snowed under)

Khel · Post by **Khel** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:57 pm

I haven't seen the Malekith cover until now. He looks pretty bad ass during the Sundering. I'm probably going to have to start on the Time of Legends books myself.

Rebmonk · Post by **Rebmonk** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:31 am

he looks very very tzeench-y

Saint of m · Post by **Saint of m** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:34 am

the gold is definantly adds to the look, and the face they give is also prety goo (all grey and scared, like a walking corps almost.)

Kefka · Post by **Kefka** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:44 am

I finished heldenhammer awhile ago, it was pretty good. I would put it in between the Malus series and the Horus Heresy series.
One question I have though: on the back of the sigmar book it says right on top "Book one of the Sigmar Trilogy" Then at the bottom it says "Heldenhammer is the first in a groundbreaking new series"
Does this mean there are going to be 3 books for each character? (or at least sigmar) or just the three books?

Count zero · Post by **Count zero** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:14 pm

i was assuming there will be 3 for each as all 3 characters cover quite long time spans, although i guess nagash and sigmar will overlap at some point.
plus GW tends to like to milk good ideas doesnt it?

i to will be re-reading the malus novels with the new book, and also to hlep keep the moptviation on painting all the new minis

Gaz taylor · Post by **Gaz taylor** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:32 pm

Not too sure about the others, but it has been mentioned that there will be a Sigmar Trilogy.

Kefka · Post by **Kefka** » Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:11 pm

Ya, I thought there would be a sigmar trilogy, and I guess the others will have multiple books as well. Not giving out any info, but the Sigmar book does leave some loose ends, and on the Malekith cover, it reads "The Sundering Begins." Key word there being Begins...