JORDAN SORCERY’S
GW BOOKS CLUB
Between 1989 and 1991 Games Workshop launched a bold experiment - their own publishing company dedicated to producing “real novels by real novelists set in their beloved domains”*.
GW Books, as the imprint was called, would release a total of 17 books set in their Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer 40,000, and Dark Future universes. These books would include full-length novels, short story anthologies, epic trilogies, and one-off adventures - and I’m going to read them all!
Every month I will be reading one of the original GW Books, in their release order, and I will be hosting a book chat discussion group exclusively with my Patreon followers where we share theories, reflections, and thoughts about the book. That will be followed by a monthly video on my YouTube channel where I am joined by Stu from the Miniatures Realms podcast to talk fiction, context, and trivia.
If you want to join in then there’s lots of ways! You can start by watching my history of GW Books video here. Then if you want to join the Patreon so that you can attend the exclusive live stream chats you can do so here. And if you want to watch the monthly videos on YouTube just make sure to subscribe to my channel here. And Stu’s channel can be found here.
*Ian Watson speaking about Bryan Ansell’s yearning for real GW novels
BOOK CLUB CALENDAR
August 2023
Ignorant Armies
Warhammer Fantasy Anthology, edited by David Pringle
Eight stories of magic and horror from the Warhammer world, a land of grim fantasy and perilous adventure. Geheimnisnacht by William King, The Reavers and the Dead by Charles Davidson, The Other by Nicola Griffith, Apprentice Luck by Sean Flynn, A Gardener in Parravon by Brian Craig, The Star Boat by Stephen Baxter, The Ignorant Armies by Jack Yeovil, The Laughter of the Dark Gods by William King
Check out the Ignorant Armies Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here
Patreon Book Chat
[August 20th]
YouTube Book Club
[August 27th]
September 2023
Drachenfels
Warhammer Fantasy Novel, by Jack Yeovil
Above them, the fortress of Drachenfels stood against the crimson sky, its seven turrets thrust skyward like the taloned fingers of a deformed hand. This was where their adventure would end, in a fortress older than the Empire, and darker than death. The lair of the Great Enchanter - Drachenfels.
Check out the Drachenfels Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of September
Patreon Book Chat
[September 17th]
YouTube Book Club
[September 24th]
October 2023
Zaragoz
Warhammer Fantasy Novel, by Brian Craig
“I can tell you a tale,” he said. “A tale of Zaragoz. A tale of betrayal which happened long ago, but whose tangled threads extend, as the threads of treason always do, across the centuries to the present day.”
Check out the Zaragoz Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of October
Patreon Book Chat
[October 22nd]
YouTube Book Club
[October 29th]
November 2023
Wolf Riders
Warhammer Fantasy Anthology, edited by David Pringle
The Warhammer world, a land of grim fantasy and perilous adventure, is the setting for eight stories of horror and dark magic. Wolf Riders by William King, The Tilean Rat by Sandy Mitchell, The Phantom of Yremy by Brian Craig, Cry of the Beast by Ralph T. Castle, No Gold in the Grey Mountains by Jack Yeovil, The Hammer of the Stars by Pete Garratt, Pulg’s Grand Carnival by Simon Ounsley, and The Way of the Witchfinder by Brian Craig.
Check out the Wolf Riders Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of November
Patreon Book Chat
[November 19th]
YouTube Book Club
[November 26th]
January 2024
Konrad
Warhammer Fantasy Novel, by David Ferring
In this first volume of a thrilling fantasy trilogy, Kondrad begins his perilous quest across the Chaos-infested Warhammer world - a quest for vengeance and for his own mysterious past.
Check out the Konrad Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of January
Patreon Book Chat
[January 21st]
YouTube Book Club
[January 28th]
FEBRUARY 2024
Plague Daemon
Warhammer Fantasy Novel, by Brian Craig
In this first volume of a thrilling fantasy trilogy, Kondrad begins his perilous quest across the Chaos-infested Warhammer world - a quest for vengeance and for his own mysterious past.
Check out the Konrad Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of February
Patreon Book Chat
[Feburary 18th]
YouTube Book Club
[February 27th]
MARCH 2024
Red Thirst
Warhammer Fantasy Anthology, edited by David Pringle
The final volume of Warhammer Fantasy short tales. Six stories of macabre fantasy featuring: Genevieve the Vampire, Vukotich the Mercenary, Buttermere Warble the halfling investigator, Gotrek and Felix - the Dwarven troll-slayer and his human companion.
Check out the Red Thirst Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of March.
Patreon Book Chat
[March 24th]
YouTube Book Club
[March 26th]
APRIL 2024
Route 666
Dark Future Anthology, edited by David Pringle
The first anthology of stories set in the long lost 3rd Games Workshop core game: Dark Future. North America in the nightmare near-future is a sand-blasted battlefield between tribalistic gangcults and a new breed of legalised killer - the Sanctioned Operative.
Check out the Route 666 Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of April.
Patreon Book Chat
[April 21st]
YouTube Book Club
[April tbc]
MAY 2024
Demon Download
Dark Future Novel, by Jack Yeovil
The first novel set in the world of Dark Future. North America in the nightmare near-future is a sand-blasted battlefield between tribalistic gangcults and a new breed of legalised killer - the Sanctioned Operative.
Check out the Demon Download Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of May.
Patreon Book Chat
[May 26th]
YouTube Book Club
[May 28th]
JUNE 2024
Deathwing
Warhammer 40,000 Anthology, edited by David Pringle
The first anthology set in the 41st millennium! This set of stories includes contributions from William King, Bryan Ansell, and the legend that is Ian Watson.
Check out the Deathwing Jordan Sorcery’s GW Books Club video here once it has gone live at the end of June.
Patreon Book Chat
[June 16th]
YouTube Book Club
[June 25th]