Let's have some fun. For every retweet, I'll tweet out one pitch of mine that Black Library rejected in the past ten years.
WHF short story. Dwarf captain hunts a dangerous merwyrm through the Sea of Claws. Climax involved a diving suit and rune-marked harpoons.
AoS novel. Mannfred Von Carstein, Agent of N.A.G.A.S.H. Mannfred becomes involved in the byzantine politics of a free city, and battles a Chaos cult as well as the Sigmarite church.
Another Blood Bowl audio drama. This time, its Any Given Sunday, except with Blood Bowl managers.
Blood Bowl short story. Blood Bowl version of The Longest Yard. After a team is wiped out by a fluke accident close to the championship game, manager scrambles for replacements from the local prison. Hijinks ensue.
Lukas the Trickster short story. Lukas is assigned to the Wolfblade on Terra. Really, he's there to f*ck up the schemes of an Inquisitor trying to get dirt on House Belisarius.
WHF novel. Gorthor the Beastlord's rise to power. Like Bran Mak Morn, except a beastman.
WHF novel. Heinrich Kemmler and Krell buddy cop novel. They fight one of Kemmler's ancient rivals in an attempt to regain a lost artefact.
WHF novel. Based on a bit from an army book. Arkhan the Black and Khalida invade Sylvania. Sh*t happens. Whole bunch of vampires die.
WHF novel. Arkhan the Black and the Wars of the Dead.
WHF novel. Apophas Warhammer Heroes novel.
WHF novel. Settra Warhammer Heroes novel.
WHF novel. Gotrek and Felix go to Nagashizzar and fight ghouls. It was called Ghoulslayer.
40K novel. Mentors Legion. Five marines are dispatched to a minor war-zone in order to aid Imperial forces in diverse ways.
40K novel. Ecclesiarchy novel. Not a Sisters of Battle novel. Full on look at the Ecclesiarchy, how it functions, etc. Cannibalized some of the ideas for Apocalypse.
AoS novel. Dispossessed clan journeys to Aqshy to reclaim an old hold, now controlled by Fyreslayers. Initially hostile, the two groups must learn to work together as a Chaos horde lays siege to the hold.
WHF story. Ghorros Warhoof drunkenly defeats a challenger, and is approached by Archaon to join his forces. Ghorros implies Archaon is his illegitimate son, leading to a fight.
WHF novel. Boris Todbringer Warhammer Heroes novel. Twinned with...
WHF novel. Khazrak One-Eye Warhammer Heroes novel. In the Boris book, Boris takes his eye. In the the Khazrak book, Khazrak returns the favor...
WHF novel. Grimgor Ironhide Warhammer Heroes novel. Would have involved his escape from the Chaos Dwarfs and rise to prominence. Like Spartacus, but for Orcs.
WHF novel (series?). Time of Legends. Gorbad Ironclaw's invasion of the Empire.
Blood Bowl short story. A third Middenplatz Manglers story, this time involving a high-altitude game over the Sea of Claws on a magical pitch.
Necromunda novel. Follows on from the Topek Greel short stories. Greel and co. organize a kidnapping in order to gain access to a high-speed mag-train carrying a fortune in Guilder merchandise.
WHF novel. Balthazar Gelt Warhammer Heroes novel.
40K novel. Lamenters novel. Exploration of culture, bad luck, etc.
40K story. Mentors Legion. Character from "Cadre" organizes slave revolt on ork-held factory world. Must earn the trust of rebels and fight Kommandos.
40K story. Chaos cult romance story. Two cult members fall in love, one is promised to a daemon as a sacrifice. They try to escape and fail...or perhaps not.
40K story. Fabius Bile and co. capture a Genestealer Patriarch for research purposes. Things go...poorly.
WHF story. Gotrek and Felix visit the Altdorf Zoo. It goes badly for everyone.
WHF story. Zavant Konniger investigates a murder committed by a man dead for over a century, and gets involved in a case of inheritance fraud by vampires.
WHF story. The rediscovery of a lost play by Detlef Sierck prompts several individuals to attempt to claim it by any means necessary, including a Lahmian agent, a wizard, a halfling bounty hunter and a dwarf accountant.
Taking a pause to feed the ravenous goblin-child. I'll continue with the rejected pitches in a bit.
You can follow @JMReynolds.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: