Rob Sanders is the author of 'The Serpent Beneath' a novella that appeared in the New York Times bestselling Horus Heresy anthology The Primarchs. His other Black Library credits include the Warhammer novel Archaon: Everchosen, the Warhammer 40,000 books Redemption Corps, Atlas Infernal, Legion of the Damned and various shorter tales for the Horus Heresy. He lives in the small city of Lincoln, UK.
Steve Lyons has written novels, short stories, radio plays and comic strips. He has written several non-fiction books about television shows, and contributes to magazines. His work for the Black Library includes Ice Guard, Death World and the audio drama Waiting Death.
Braden Campbell is the author of Shadowsun: The Last of Kiru’s Line for Black Library, as well as several short stories. He is a classical actor and playwright, and a freelance writer, particularly in the field of role playing games. Braden has enjoyed Warhammer 40,000 for nearly a decade, and remains fiercely dedicated to his dark eldar.
Chris Dows is the author of the digital short stories ‘In the Shadow of the Emperor’ and ‘The Mouth of Chaos’. His day job is running the BA Professional Writing degree at his home town’s University Centre Grimsby, attempting to use his PhD in Creative Writing and 20 years as an author in everything from comic books to computer games for the good of studentkind. Married with two children, he’s currently developing ideas for further mayhem featuring his beloved Elysian Drop Troops.
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