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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 — 832 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) 3.87 avg rating — 763 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) 4.13 avg rating — 627 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
	Ferrus Manus: The Gorgon of Medusa (The Horus Heresy: Primarchs, #7) 3.29 avg rating — 736 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
	Echoes of the Long War (The Beast Arises, #6) 3.60 avg rating — 647 ratings	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 — 553 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) 3.76 avg rating — 499 ratings	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) 4.01 avg rating — 455 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) 3.47 avg rating — 498 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) 3.93 avg rating — 316 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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Carnage Unending (Warhammer 40,000)

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Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale

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David Guymer answered Vansh's question: Hey Mr. Guymer! As someone who's written and explored 3 very different Primarchs (Angron, Ferrus, Lion) in an in-depth capacity, what advice would you give to future writers in approaching these characters, or in writing 'demigods' in general? What challenges did you think writing each of them presented? I'd love it if you could answer this and have a great day! Gosh, that's a tricky question. Because it's a BIG question. Primarchs are awesome (in the original sense of the word) and completely removed from the rest of humanity. They don't love like us or fear like us and don't have any of the same needs as us. See Full Answer
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David Guymer answered Andrew Lee's question: Hello David, I am a HUGE fan of your Iron Hands books and have read them twice. On the second time I realised that you mention quite a few times a ship type called an 'Ironbarque' - like the Omnipotence, Kristos's huge and brutal flagship - which are distinct from the Land Behemoths. Considering these appear nowhere else in IH lore I was wondering what they are/look like and what their IRL inspiration is? Thank you. Hi Andrew, First off, apologies for taking two weeks to get back to you with an answer! So, most Space Marine Chapters have a well-known flagship, but with the Iron Hands' clan culture, I imagined that each Clan would have a flagship of its own. In muc 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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“Snorri didn't like thinking. It didn't agree with him.”
― David Guymer, Kinslayer

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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.”
― David Guymer, City of the Damned

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