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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Fifth Edition by Dave Allen, Declan Aylward, Eoin Burke, Michael Congreve, TS Luikart, Dominic McDowall, Andres Montelongo, Pádraig Murphy, Clive Oldfield, Russell Thurman, Simon Wileman, et al (Spring 2027)

“A Grim World of Perilous Adventure”
Oh, for Sigmar’s sake! Don’t pretend you’re going to walk on by. We both know you can’t stay away. So ready your sword, clean your pistol, and watch out for that dog — he might be small, but he’s unreasonably vicious. 

Adventure across a realm of brutal violence, corrupting magic, monstrous foes, and desperate heroes, where fortune can turn on a single roll of the dice. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fifth Edition builds on the award-winning ruleset, refining the experience while capturing everything that makes Warhammer Fantasy legendary. Gather your party, choose your path, and prepare to face the grim and perilous reality of the World of Legend.

The Empire’s great cities stand as beacons of civilisation amid thick forests and a threatening wilderness. Its people face dangers from beyond their walls, from Beastmen and Goblins in the wilds to criminals, corrupt institutions, and insidious cults within. Chaos is never far away, and those who venture into the wider world soon discover that survival is rarely guaranteed. 

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The Heretics by Joe Abercrombie (May 2027)

Return to the raucous world of New York Times bestseller The Devils in the bloody, action-packed sequel, The Heretics.

This hardcover edition features four-color illustrated endpapers, foil case stamp, and illustrated map and family tree.

When saints turn away, devils must do god’s work…

Mother Beckert, disgraced Inquisitor, has one chance at redemption. To root heresy from the crumbling city of Zeitz, even if she must use heretics to do it.

The venomously ambitious Hugo von Klotz is sixth in line to inherit the city, and a church-sanctioned witch hunt might be just the thing to clear away his jealous rivals. 

But the Chapel of the Holy Expediency – including an insatiable werewolf, a depressed necromancer, and a beggar afflicted by visions – is a cure that might prove worse than the disease, and the rot at the heart of Zeitz goes deeper than anyone could suspect…

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