In addition to my previous Book Haul post, which covered some of the recent new novels I have received from local publishers, I have also recently obtained several fantastic second-hand novels.  I have been really getting into some awesome second-hand novels lately, and so I made sure to grab a few more from both my local second-hand book shop and the recent Lifeline Book Fair (a very worthy event to check out if you’re in Canberra).  As such, this has allowed me to grab several impressive and fun older novels, including some outstanding and fun Warhammer books.  These should all be some very entertaining reads and I can’t wait to check them all out.

Salamander by Nick Kyme

I was pretty happy to grab Salamander by Nick Kyme, the first book in the author’s The Tome of Fire trilogy.  I love the sound of this book, which follows one of my favourite Space Marines chapters, and I can’t wait to check out all the amazing action and lore it no doubt contains.

 

Firedrake by Nick Kyme

In addition to Salamander I also managed to pick up a copy of its sequel, Firedrake, which continues the story from the first book.  This means that when I get around to reading Salamander I can immediately jump over to the sequel after, which should result in some excellent chain reading.  I will have to try and keep an eye out for the third book though, but hopefully it won’t be too hard to find a copy of that.

 

Heroes of the Space Marines edited by Nick Kyme and Lindsey Priestley

I also made sure to grab a copy of the Warhammer 40,000 short story collection, Heroes of the Space Marines.  As the title suggests, this fantastic novel contains multiple stories about various famous or heroic Space Marines, all of which have been written by some of the biggest names in Warhammer fiction.  This collection apparently also contains a prequel story to Nick Kyme’s two novels above, which is one of the main reasons I grabbed the book, and I will probably end up reading this before I get to Salamander.

 

The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis

After enjoying some of Lindsey Davis’ more recent novels (The Third Nero, Pandora’s Boy, A Capitol Death, The Grove of the Caesars, A Comedy of Terrors and Desperate Undertaking), I decided to go back and check out the author’s very first novel, The Silver Pigs.  This is the first book in the Davis’s long-running Falco series and I look forward to seeing how this entire amazing series began.

 

Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis

In addition to The Silver Pigs I also picked up the second Flavia Albia novel, Enemies at Home.  It looks like I might have missed this book when it first came out, so this seems like a chance to go back and rectify that issue.  It helps that Enemies at Home has a fantastic sounding story to it and I am extremely keen to check it out.

 

The Dragon Lords: Fool’s Gold by Jon Hollins

While I was browsing along the book fair this weekend, a copy of Fool’s Gold happened to fall into my hand.  The first book in an intriguing series about a world ruled by dragons, Fool’s Gold will apparently follow a desperate band of adventurers who attempt a suicidal heist on a dragon’s lair.  I love the sound of this exciting and amazing narrative and I am very keen to see what sort of fantastic shenanigans occur as a result.

 

Rebel Winter by Steve Parker

There was no way that I could turn away from the awesome sounding Warhammer action novel, Rebel Winter.  Written by Steve Parker, who also authored the exceptional Deathwatch: Shadowbreaker, Rebel Winter will follow a war between the proud Vostroyan Firstborn Imperial Guards and two separate armies of rebels and orks. Sure to be a fun and entertaining read, I look forward to quickly getting through this when I have a chance.

 

Blood Angels: Deus Encarmine by James Swallow

One of the novels I was particularly glad to grab was the first book in James Swallow’s Blood Angels series, Deus Encarmine.  I have previously mentioned the Blood Angels’ books in my recent list about Warhammer series I want to try and read, so finding a copy of Deus Encarmine seemed like a good opportunity.  Set to follow one of the most famous, if brutal, Space Marines chapters, this sounds like a great read and I am very excited for it.

 

Blood Angels: Deus Sanguinius by James Swallow

I also managed to get a copy of Deus Encarmine’s sequel, Deus Sanguinius, so this is another series I can do some chain reading with.

 

The Black Echo by Michael Connelly

I was very happy to get my hands on a copy of The Black Echo by bestselling author Michael Connelly.  I have been having a blast with Connelly’s books over the last few years, especially with his Ballard and Bosch books (such as Dark Sacred Night, The Night Fire and The Dark Hours), so I figured it was time to go back and see where it all began with the very first Bosch novel, The Black Echo.  I look forward to checking out some old school Connelly and I am extremely curious to see how different his early work is to his current novels.

 

The Poet by Michael Connelly

In addition to The Black Echo, I also grabbed another of Connelly’s older novels, The Poet.  The first book to feature recurring protagonist Jack McEvoy, this novel will follow the journalist as he dives into an elaborate conspiracy.  I really enjoyed Connelly’s latest Jack McEvoy novel, Fair Warning, a couple of years ago, and I am sure that this very first one is going to be an outstanding read.

 

 

Well that’s the end of this latest Book Haul post.  As you can see I have quite a bit of reading to do at the moment thanks to all these awesome books that have come in.  Let me know which of the above you are most interested in and make sure to check back in a few weeks to see my reviews of them.