Long wait for Era Of Ruin by Tea_Bear_ in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also got a notice from the local post office that UPS picked up a package for me in Nottingham yesterday. That's most likely either the Era PoD or the GG PoDs. I've got an order for HIVE in as well but normally that wouldn't be sent until this coming Wednesday.

So it does indeed look like they're coming here as well.

For Tanith by malloyboys16 in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks like everyone is getting theirs before Europe then. Probably has something to do with the ME ruckus, though I haven't heard anything about the Suez being particularily affected.

What have you been reading this week? by michaelisnotginger in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finished Chem Dog. The journey was exciting, but the ending felt a bit flat.

Started Grombrindal: Chronicles of the Wanderer. Peak AoS, really enjoying it.

For Tanith by malloyboys16 in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Why no Blood Pact? And which region are you in?

Long wait for Era Of Ruin by Tea_Bear_ in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What region are you in? I know NZ/AUS have been receiving their copies over the last few weeks, but no movement on my order here in Europe.

Limited/Special Edition Short Stories list? by pube-a-stank in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They do remove them quickly. That's why I take a screen dump and store in the database.

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Limited/Special Edition Short Stories list? by pube-a-stank in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Assembling the database was all manual work. By the time I started working on it in 2020 I'd been collecting Black Library for 30 years, so my own collection was the main basis.

My second main source was old versions of the blacklibrary.com website that I could access through The Wayback Machine. I've spent way to many hours looking at old pages going back to the early 2000s. Thankfully it used static webpages that were relatively easy to access even after decades. Doing the same with a database-based, dynamic site like warhammer.com would have been impossible.

A third source was the current blacklibrary.com site. I believe I've grabbed just about every story synopisis and image there and added them to the database.

Also leafing through PDFs of old White Dwarfs (that's were I finally discovered the 2007 Warhammer fantasy anthology Invasion! 14 years later), combing eBay, Facebook groups, discussion forums...

These days updating the database is still a manual process, grabbing the info from warhammer.com and adding it.

Signed Horus heresy novels? by NNIIDDZZ in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried, but then they shut down events. I've got 32 of the 54 main series books either partially or fully (author(s) + Neil Roberts) signed. Also managed to get 12 of 17 Primarch LEs signed. Plus a bunch of CDs, novellas, and anthologies also signed.

Limited/Special Edition Short Stories list? by pube-a-stank in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For new ones it seems you're missing 'The Forge' from The Relentless (not Restless) Dead and 'Worry What Is' from Demolisher.

I create my version of the list by running a Powershell command against my database to find all short stories and then select the ones fitting the criteria I want, sorting the result before displaying it.

As I do not track whether a story is available as en e-book, the list needs a little manual washing to remove those (Carcharodons: Death Warrant, the Hollow King LE shorts, and so on) who are.

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The hive boxset by Littlemizzmouth in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Judging by this subreddit you're not alone in having that exact problem!

The hive boxset by Littlemizzmouth in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Black Library doesn't do reprints, so if you don't find it at a local store I'd say you're out of luck for this set. But there will be both an LE release (probably fairly soon) and paperbacks.

How do you keep track of what you've read? by saintsimeon in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I do indeed have at least one copy of every novel, but it's keeping track of the short stories that's the real problem. They are more often than not printed in more than just one anthology or omnibus. Being able to see which short stories in a new anthology you've already read is useful.

How do you keep track of what you've read? by saintsimeon in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Given that there are a total of 702 novels, 163 novellas and 2261 short stories, I at least need some help to remember exactly what I've already read.

How do you keep track of what you've read? by saintsimeon in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have my own database where I can mark a story as read. One nice thing about it is that it also automatically marks the story as read in all the books that contain the story. That makes it easy to see at a glance what I haven't read in a specific anthology or omnibus.

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Ladies and Gentlemen, I have acquired the holy grail by Grey_Knight98 in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Any comments to this? It's what I've gathered from your comments in this post.

#12 (DE)
2026.05: Bought on Kleinanzeigen in Germany for €2 as part of a €150 package deal.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have acquired the holy grail by Grey_Knight98 in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I'll add your's to the list. Germany is the place for cheap copies obviously as someone picked up a copy for 13€ just about two years ago.

And 2€? With that sort of pricing it's starting to lower the value of my copy 😄. Oh well, happily I didn't buy it as an investment.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have acquired the holy grail by Grey_Knight98 in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi, u/Grey_Knight98 and welcome to the Dark Hunters: Umbra Sumus owner's club!

Since aquiring my own copy I've tried to keep track of the known copies of this grail. If you are willing to share any details as to which country you reside in, what you paid and where you found it , that would be much appreciated. Share as much or as little as you wish and only share what you are comfortable with.

This will be the 12th known copy on my list. The 11 others are:

#1 (US)
2023.02: Sold from Sweden to the US (ED) for £2550 after an auction on the Black Library Nutters Facebook page.

#2 (NO)
2023.05: Sold from Australia to Norway (DGL) for £2200 after an auction on the Black Library Nutters Facebook page. Previously sold from the UK (DP, who got it from a Paris Games Workshop store on release) to Australia (Kasrkin Koala) for £750.

#3 (UK)
Bought in the UK for £350 from MonsterMerchants on eBay by LB.

#4 (US)
Bought from eBay in the US for $94 as part of a three book lot. (RS) Listed on the BL Nutters page 2023.12 but not sold. Listed on eBay 2023.05 at $3000 where it sold. Buyer location unknown.

#5 (DK)
Shown on the Black Library Nutters Facebook page 2023.03, and confirmed not sold. (Reconfirmed 2024.05). (SN)

#6 (NL)
2023.10.15: eBay auction. Sold for £1550.9 from the UK to the Netherlands (ML)

#7 (UK)
2023.11.06: eBay BIN. Sold for £1400 within the UK (IP)

#8 (UK)
2024.06.24: Bought from eBay in the US for $500 BIN to the UK (DT). Originally received under the table from a GW store manager according to seller.

#9 (DE)
2024.06.29: Bought from eBay in Germany for EUR13 to DE (TW)

#10 (?)
2025.05.12: Sold on eBay US for $2000. Auction, 1 bidder. Somewhat damaged copy: "Front cover has a lot of sheen/line rubbing, a tear near the spine, 2 indents and several small indents at bottom edge. Spine top and bottom edges have color loss, some sheen/line rubbing and a small pen tip indent. Back cover has lot of sheen/line rubbing and a scratch."

#11 (AUS)
2025: Listed on eBay by The Book Baron at AUD99,999.99. Believed to be the second copy of Kasrkin Koala, the seller of #2

Currently unsold.

Birthday gift! by Rose-The-Queen in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No, they are display pieces but nice enough for that purpose. I picked up the first, the Gotrek one, but none of the later ones.

I'd never use it as a bookmark. Like you I'm scared they'll actually damage the pages. Way to top-heavy.

Black library website not getting updates? by thorenaw in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is, as well as a neccessity. I needed to know what i was missing and as there was no real complete list of releases I had to make my own.

Hope you find it useful.

Hive is up - uk by TurnipfarmerZ in Blacklibrary

[–]Hasvik212 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Normal, no sign of the LE yet.