
The launch box for Horus Heresy V3.1 is Age of Darkness: Saturnine which alongside the rulebook, play aids, transfers etc (blah blah blah, it's not the interesting bit) includes the stunning new Saturnine Praetor (with his multiple build options), one of the coolest Heresy miniatures in some time; the Centurion in MKII power armour, the comically giant Saturnine Dreadnought, the equally comically giant Araknae Quad Accelerator Platform, 6 of the new Saturnine Terminators, and 40 of the long awaited Space Marines in in MKII power armour! Praise be to the Gods... This is a great set, but it is a large outlay, so unless you need them all in one hit, the others will appear in the next month or so. Both those commander models though are soooo sweet!! Very smartly, thank you Games Workshop, they have also released the MKII Tactical Squad onto pre-order this week too. The box of 20 Space Marines comes with all the usual fare, plus the disintegrator weapons. Unfortunately we don't get sprue pics anymore, but it would be interesting if the disintergators are on a seperate sprue. Now what would a new edition be without rules. SO many rules. ALL the rules. Having read through the articles they do sound interesting, and there's a video up showing the new gameplay too, but if you want to dive in and you're not getting Age of Darkness: Saturnine, then you'll be needing the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Age of Darkness Rulebook. Packed with all the things you need, this will propel you into the internecine warfare that was (or "will be" - it is the far future to be fair) the Horus Heresy. When it comes to fielding your troops, you'll need one of the new Liber tomes, giving you unit rules and stats, weapon options and more. Pick from (or Hell, buy them all) Liber Astartes: Loyalist Legiones Astartes Army Book, Liber Hereticus: Traitor Legiones Astartes Army Book, Liber Mechanicum: Forces of the Taghmata Army Book, Liber Auxilia: Solar Auxilia Army Book, or the Liber Questoris: Knights and Titans Army Book. Having seen some previews there doesn't seem to be a lot of new stuff since the last edition apart from changes, but if you want to play or have the most tuned up army in your display cabinet, then these books will guide you through. The other book is a new format for the Horus Heresy, it's the Journal Tactica: The Isstvan V Dropsite Massacre – Part One. This 48 page book gives background and lore to the beginning of the Dropsite Massacre, plus some new Unit Profiles and rules. This format has been one that's been needed for a long time. So has one for each Legion - which would be amazing!
In novels this week we have the (takes deep breath) The End and the Death Volume II (Paperback) The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra Book 8: Part 2. This has been out for some time in other formats and it's pretty unfair it took this long for the paperback. If you want to read the end, then this is it. Pretty disappointing book to be honest, but others probably loved it.
In merchandise this week there's the Vengeful Spirit Map and the Carta Galactica: The Imperium of Mankind, which is how the Imperium looked at the time of the Horus Heresy.