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David Guymer

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David Guymer is a freelance author, PhD in molecular microbiology (which still comes in more handy than you might think), and tabletop warlord based in the Yorkshire East Riding. He has written for Black Library, Marvel, Aconyte Books, Asmodee, Mantic Games, Cubicle 7, Creative Assembly, and Mongoose Publishing.

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	Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #13) 3.67 avg rating — 774 ratings — published 2020 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kinslayer (Gotrek & Felix, #16) 3.88 avg rating — 725 ratings — published 2014 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slayer (Gotrek & Felix, #17) 4.12 avg rating — 589 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Echoes of the Long War (The Beast Arises, #6) 3.60 avg rating — 626 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ferrus Manus: The Gorgon of Medusa (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #7) 3.30 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 2018 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angron: The Red Angel 3.58 avg rating — 519 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Son of Dorn (The Beast Arises, #10) 3.75 avg rating — 479 ratings — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Realmslayer (Realmslayer #1) 4.03 avg rating — 422 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City of the Damned (Gotrek & Felix, #14) 3.48 avg rating — 460 ratings — published 2013 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Scions of the Emperor by David Guymer (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), David Annandale (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Guy Haley (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.91 avg rating — 295 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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While clearing out my drawers in preparation for leaving my day job for the final time (see last month's blog), I found something a little unexpected in amongst the usual junk. It was a commissioning form for a short story that I never actually wrote on account of being sorely pressed for time to deliver Thorgrim (Historical Note – this was itself originally meant to be a full-length novel). The s Read more of this blog post »

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Warhammer: Age of Sigmar: Gotrek the Realmslayer (3 books)
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Iron Hands (2 books)
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Knights of Vengeance (4 books)
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Ashes of the Sun (Burningblade & Silvereye, #1)

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David Guymer answered Morten Høve's question: Hello David. I Absolutely love your Iron hands novels. Especially Eye Of Medusa and The Voice Of Mars. I am on my 3rd read right now, only have 40 pages left on Voice Of Mars. My question is, what does it have to take to get the 3rd book in the series? I've considered making a signing petition (Believe me, The Iron Hands community will sign) and send to Games Workshop. but will they listen? Honestly, I think that's the most positive and proactive thing that you could do. I can't guarantee that it would be successful, or even tell you where at GW to send such a thing. But reminding people, respectfully, that there is a desire out there f See Full Answer
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“Secrecy is our shield. It is how we defend lesser men from themselves.”
― David Guymer, Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First

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“He ground his teeth and pushed hard. His muscles screamed from the effort. But where he pushed, the legions of the Damned pushed with him. They were innumerable, thousands upon thousands. There were farmers, fishwives, merchants and priests. And there were warriors. Felix saw the outline of armour and axes, Magnus's army, the shades of those that had once battled Chaos and would now battle it once more at Felix's side.”
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“Some men demand such pomp. They cannot accept the end of one era and the commencement of another without an occasion by which to mark it and give it meaning. Laurels must be given, honours and fair titles invented so that they may be bestowed upon favoured generals. Some men need recognition.' The shadows around the Emperor's throne deepened. But beneath the layers of obfuscation, deep within the myriad guises of that singularly unfathomable being, the Lion felt the Emperor behold His firstborn son.
'Some men,' the Emperor continued, 'do not.”
― David Guymer, Lion El'Jonson: Lord of the First

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