Yesterday, Games Workshop’s books division–the Black Library–announced that it’s bringing my Blood Bowl novels back into print in an exclusive, limited-edition boxed set.
For those who don’t know, Blood Bowl is GW’s game of fantasy football, which is slated for the release of a brand-new edition soon. In this case, the “fantasy” comes from playing the game not with pro athletes but dwarves, elves, vampires, skeletons, trolls, and the like. It’s ludicrously violent, but it’s also funny/punny in a silly way. The players and fans drink Bloodweiser and Killer Genuine Draft, for instance, and the team featured in the books is the Bad Bay Hackers.
The boxed includes all four of my Blood Bowl novels, all of which came out between 2005 and 2007. They include:
These are all available as ebooks now, of course, and you can grab the entire digital collection at once too.
Now, for the first time ever, each book comes in a beautiful hardcover edition, and they look gorgeous, with a fantastic, spot-varnished painting that crosses all four spines. The box itself is even better, with wonderful details embossed into the exterior.
The set is limited to 500 copies, plus the one sitting on my bookshelf right now. (I might need a trophy case for this one! Honestly, it seems like a pity to put it on a shelf where you can’t see the sides.)
They ship out on November 28, so they should arrive in plenty of time to make a great holiday gift for your favorite Blood Bowl fan–which is maybe you!
