Макнилл отвечает на вопросы:
"Очень много букв, очень много интересного"DANIEL: What did bother me was how Perturabo contradicted himself. Okay, so Perturabo was pissed off at the Emperor for making him do all the dirty work without any of the fanfares. Sure, that might bother a demigod, but I feel there might have been other ways to solve this issue. Nevertheless, Perturabo joins Horus out of some obscure feeling of gratitude and goes along with the plan to partake in the Dropsite Massacre, ordering his Legion to shoot unsuspecting brother Astartes in the back, killing them by the thousands. Then, when he meets with Fulgrim on Hydra Cordatus and the assassination attempt takes place, he is outraged that the Emperor’s lackies would use such unhonourable methods. Umm, wait, what? Did Perturabo simply forget that the blood of several thousand loyal Astartes was on his hands? That on his (and Horus’) orders, a bunch of Legions were betrayed and almost completely massacred? Did he really feel that his actions were honourable?
I don’t get it.
GRAHAM: My take on this was that Perturabo’s flaw is what we would think of as a virtue. Once he gives his word, it’s literally iron. To break your word is the very worst thing a person can do, and Perturabo had sworn to serve the Emperor, fight his wars and defend his domains. And when he razed Olympia, he’d broken that oath, which for Perturabo was a crime so heinous he ‘knew’ the Emperor would never forgive him. In Perturabo’s mind, that bridge was well and truly burned, but Horus… Horus forgave Perturabo, and thus he gave his word to him that he would follow him, vowing never, ever, to break that word. Even as he knows Fulgrim’s going to betray him, he’s not going to go back on his word, he’ll see it through to the end. As to the Dropsite massacre, it’s like you see in Nemesis, the nature of the killing. Isstvan was a ruse du guerre, a tactic to beat the enemy army. A play made by generals in the field. Assassination is seen as the cowards way of waging war. So it’s not the betrayal that’s dishonourable, it’s the fact that you’re not facing the enemy. As the Duke of Wellington said when his gunners spotted Napoleon on the hillside of Waterloo and asked for permission to fire, ”It is not the business of generals to shoot one another.”
ANT: One of my favorite books of yours is Guardians of the Forests, which I have quite often had in my bag as a book I don’t mind re-reading, but I’ve always wondered, have you ever been tempted to go back and explore Athel Loren again? Or explore the adventures of the unlucky bret knight?
GRAHAM: Yeah, that was one book I was always planning to go back to and tell the further adventures of Leofric Carrard in a series of novels that told of his progression to eventually become the Grail Knight that saves him at the beginning. A certain Australian writer got there first, however… :-) I still have ideas for a Wood Elf novel that takes characters from Guardians and tells further stories of their adventures. Oh, but wait, Darius… Short answer, I doubt you’ll see any more Wood Elf stuff from me…
DEVO: It seems to be a real minefield out there for budding writers trying to get something published! Assuming you have a sound story, any tips, advice or encouragement for those trying to get a foot in the door? I have seen many newcomers publishing works online, for free, to get a name out there. Does this seem like a good strategy or would the more traditional route of sending samples to any relevant publishers seem a safer bet in your opinion?
GRAHAM: This is very much a ‘Your Mileage May Vary’ question. As a writer, I don’t think it does you any good to give your stuff away for free. You won’t help building a name, you’re out of pocket and you’ve spent your time for, effectively, no reward. As soon as you start charging, folk will just look for some other sap who doesn’t value their own set of skills enough to place a monetary value on it. Before you start down the self-publishing route (which, for the record, I think is a perfectly valid route these days, just one I’ve not yet tried, but I have an idea…) I’d sit down and seriously consider if it’s the right route for the story you want to tell. Figure out where your market is, who’s going to buy the story and would you get the best audience going down this or a traditional route. If you go self-publishing, get a decent editor, a decent artist and, it goes without saying, a decent story. Put it together as an e-book and do it properly. It’s not simply a case of slapping it through a piece of converting software, as they’ll not always keep your formatting the way you think it will. I’ve seen a bunch of e-books where the writer hasn’t bothered to check it, and it’s all over the place. To get your foot in the door is a thing that varies for every writer. My potted advice is write the best story you can and then put it away for a few months. Go outside and blink in the daylight, smell the flowers, go on holiday, meet actual people. Take a shower and rejoin the human race. Come back to your story and read it again. Cringe with horror at the mess of a manuscript you thought was a story and take a hammer and axe to it. After the painful process of rewriting is done, take all the feedback you can from people you trust to be honest and constructive. The rewrite the hell out of it again. And then, once you think you’ve fixed it, start sending it out to people. Agents if a publisher requires it, publishers if they’ve got an open submissions window. Check first if they do. And most importantly, do your homework, find out what agents/publishers are looking for. It’s no use sending your bodice-ripping erotic thriller to a publisher that specialises in gritty war fiction. And most importantly (again) if there are writing guidelines, follow them. TO THE LETTER.
AARON: I’d love to see the Battle for Macragge.
GRAHAM: Me too. I may even get round to writing it next year…
TERRY DAVIS: Will the Dragon of Mars make an appearance in a 40k novel?
GRAHAM: It may indeed. It may even have a cameo mention in Gods of Mars…
DANIEL: In Mechanicum, towards the end, the new keeper of the Dragon takes the book and there’s a plot hook that says that she managed to keep the book safe for ten thousand years, implying that there will be dire events in the 41st millennium (but hey, that’s what the 41st millennium is for!). Will we see this event unfold in any future books, or you don’t have it planned yet?
GRAHAM: This is a hook I always planned to address at some point. It was kind of pointing to a bit of text Pete Haines wrote back in the day about Necron ships somehow managing to effect a landing on Mars. I loved this little bit of text, as it cut right through the heart of the Martian priests’s sense of superiority and security. I’ve had a few ideas of what to do with it, but so far none of them have found a natural fit in a story. If the ”…of Mars” stories ever grow beyond a trilogy, then it’s a firm maybe..
HELLEQUINE: 1) Do you have any idea when The Dweller in the Deep will be available? 2) In your Elves’ omnibus, you mentioned your wish to write a novel about the Druchii: any plan yet? And on the same topic, how about a novel about the Dark Eldar? Or bestter yet, a novel about the Dark Eldar AND the Emperor’s Children fighting (or doing whatever else they could do on their common corrupted ground) 3) Following that thread of thought, will we meet Lucius again in one of your novels? and his now Daemon-Primarch? 4) And this one might be a little bit too much, but where did your inspiration for the ”exorcism” scene in The Reflection Crack’d come from? (musics, films, older novels or poetry, paintings?)
GRAHAM: 1) The most I know about Dweller in the Deep is what that picture on the FFG site said. Jan 2014. Hopefully that’s true, as I can’t wait to get it out there to you guys. Especially you, Hellequine, as there’s a nod to you in there I think you’ll love. 2) I’d love to do a Dark Elf book, though I think the chances are slim, as there’s so much else that’s pressing in on my time. If I do get to do it, don’t expect to see it for quite a few years yet. 3) Fulgrim puts in an appearance in Vengeful Spirit, though Lucius doesn’t. I’ve done a short audio for Lucius that you’ll se around Christmas time that has a tiny bit of crossover with some of John French’s stuff. 4) The inspiration for that scene came from thinking of the very worst things his warriors could do to him that fitted with their current obsession with all things physical. As time goes on and they feel they’ve exhausted that element of excess, they’ll move on. We used to have a book in the Design Studio in the artists’ area that was replete with all the very worst torture devices you could imagine, and the ‘Pear’ was the one that gave me the Fear the most. So I had to use it.
AHRIMAN’S AIDE: 1) Given the changes to the lore of the C’tan, does that mean that much of what was in Mechanicum no longer applies? Have you given any thought to how the Dragon of Mars now works with the C’tan no longer existing in the same format as they did before? 2) How would you go about modelling the Selucid Thorkites? What sort of models would you use for them, and what weapons and equipment? There are a couple of dozen people interested in making Thorkite detachments to go with 30k Iron Warriors armies. 3) Also what sort of research do you do for writing the post-Slaanesh Emperor’s Children? Did you have to watch films like Snuff, Cannibal Holocaust, Salo, The Human Centipede and A Serbian Film to get in the right mood? Will you have to watch those films before writing about the Rape of Terra during the Siege?
GRAHAM: 1) It’s no secret I’m not a fan of the current iteration of the Necrons (though from a design perspective, I totally get where the direction comes from), but it’s the codex and we go where we’re told. I think the idea of what happened in Mechanicum still stands, as even a C’tan shard is still an incredibly potent force. Like all things where new stuff comes out, we just roll with the punches when/if things change and don’t stress about backward compatibility. 2) I see them as very disciplined, armoured mobile infantry. Very much like Cadians, but with a heavier, bulkier chestplate and helmet combo, as befits soldiers who support siege specialists. So perhaps a Cadian model to start with, and then perhaps add some Vostroyan pieces. And some Tomb Kings shields as mobile mantlets for the heavy weapon teams… 3) I’ve seen most of those films, but as for inspiration, I simply think of how someone might act if they lived in a totally consequence-free environment, where the only desires they needed to consider gratifying were their own. After all, it’s often the thought of punishment or the thought of pain that stops people from indulging their crazier sides. Take that threat away and what have you got…? Not a million miles from Night Haunter’s beliefs in The Dark King, eh?
ALEXICH: 1) Vengeful spirit – how does a simple planet (Molech) could really pose any threat to the Horus Armada? 2) Uriel Ventris (spoilers) – In the book ‘The Chapter’s Due’ – spectral Ventanus Guards killed all Iron Warriors. How the hell this works? Where are ghosts now in w40k? Or is that was a Legion of the Damned? 3) So what the feth is this Dragon of Mars? Is this a Necron Tesseract? 4) Will we see the loyalist Mechanicum people from the ‘Mechanicum’ novel? 5) Will you write a continuation for the Civil War on Mars? 6) Any specific plans for the new Warhammer FB novel? 7) Vengeful spirit from you as a Christmas present from BL to the readers?
GRAHAM: 1) As you’ll see when the book comes out, the war there isn’t fought simply as a means of stopping Horus from getting to Terra. There’s a lot more going on than that… 2) I imagined that, yeah, they were a variant form of the Legion of the Damned, as there’s no one explanation as to what they are. 3) The Dragon is a monstrously powerful being the Emperor yoked to Mars in ages past. Yes, it bears similarities to a C’tan being of some description, but is that definitely what it is…time will tell. 4&5) I’d be surprised if they don’t feature in some way. And I’d love to tell a story during the liberation of Mars. 6) Perhaps. I have plans to do a novella next year, and I may come back to more Sigmar stories. 7) I doubt it. It’s not even off to print yet, as I’ve still to re-read it with the Red Pen of Doom…
ALEX EDWARDS: How many years would you say are left until the series reaches the year of the Siege of Terra? Because that is the kind of story best told over at least two novels, with an anthology to tell some of the really cool side-stories such as Imperial Army chappie-whose-name-I-forget saving the Emperor and becoming a patron saint of the Imperial Guard.
Graham: Yeah, we’ve a good format for the years in terms of Horus Heresy releases, and as we develop each medium, I think we’ll only do more of each. There’s a limit to what can be released each year, and though we’ve mapped out a (very) rough arc of ‘seasons’ leading to the Imperial Palace, how many books are in each of these seasons is a fluid figure. And as more ideas are sparked, the more stories – and kinds of stories – we want to tell. How many years is that? I have no idea. But we’re not going to just string it out needlessly, we have an ending in mind and a route to get there. It’s just that the map’s not to scale, so we don’t quite know how long it’ll take to get there. And, I think you’re right, the Siege of the Emperor’s Palace is going to be a mighty undertaking, spread across multiple formats.
DARK CHAPLAIN: We all know about the disgruntlement of the perceived timeline alteration in The Outcast Dead, which you answered in Wolf Hunt in a much more elegant way than expected. However, I do have an issue with one thing: The long gap between The Outcast Dead and Wolf Hunt’s release. Was there a specific reason for the long delay, like a full schedule on your end, problems with production, or anything of the sort? If you had to pick one topic/character for a return to Fantasy via the Heroes series, who and what would you pick? What are the chances of you writing Fantasy again over the next few years?
Graham: Yeah, there are times where a great idea gets scuppered by time and schedules. Life and things too boring to mention got in the way of me doing Wolf Hunt as soon after The Outcast Dead as it probably needed to be, so I agree that the time lag hurt it and led the Timeline mystery to fester. But Wolf Hunt is only the first of a few pieces of that particular puzzle. If I were to go back to Fantasy anytime soon, then I’d love to back to the Elves of Ulthuan and focus on Eltharion, as he’s always been one of my favourite characters to read (and write) about.
LEE MURPHY: Would you ever write a novel about a chaos space marine looking for redemption while being tracked down by the empire as well as his old squad? Also have you ever thought about writing a book about the founding of a new space marine chapter and how they begin, get their equipment, find a place to recruit and perhaps their first battle as the new chapter?
Graham:You never know, perhaps the arc for future Honsou stories…? Perhaps the founding of a Space Marine Chapter would be the start of a new arc of stories. It’s not on my radar for now, but would I ever consider it, yeah, of course. That would be a great way to introduce new readers to 40k.
DANIEL: 1) Arik Taranis, a surviving Thunder Warrior. Do you have any plans to continue his story either during the events of the Horus Heresy or *gasps* maybe in the 41st millennium? 2) WH40K novels almost exclusively feature the races that are available for play at tabletop. Nothing wrong with that, however, this does seem to limit the mystery of these novels. Does knowing that you have a ”limited” number of races to choose from ever make you feel that you lack a certain level of freedom when writing your stories?
Graham: 1)We’ve talked about the Thunder Warriors in the Heresy meetings, and given the dramatic potential of them (in the wake of The Outcast Dead’s ending) I’d be very surprised if we didn’t see Arik and his boys again. 2) I’ve heard it said a few times that working within the confines of 40k must be limiting, but if any writer feels that way, then they’re just not trying hard enough. The playground and variety of interactions you can get with the available palate is immense, so no, I don’t ever feel limited in the kinds of stories we can tell.
JACK: I will preface my question by stating that I am both a 40k fan and a philosopher. Having read both your Horus Heresy books and some of the Fantasy books you’ve written I’ve noticed that in the former you are much more hostile to religion in the former than in the latter. Is there any reason for this? In Angel Exterminatus you allude to Hume’s argument against Miracles (the gradual healing of the crippled Iron Hands Captain) when (from my limited prospective of a reader) the plot didn’t really seem to require them. Also is ”The Last Church” you make the cleric the Emperor is arguing with out to be a simpleton, trotting out of arguments for God’s existence that no self respecting philosophical defender of Theism has ever defended, and it kind of ruined that particular story for me. I get that the Emperor is supposed to be uber smart but that confrontation was the equivalent of a cheetah pouncing on a limbless gazelle.
Graham: In the Heresy books, the galaxy is an avowedly secular place (or at least it’s trying to be in a world where gods actually do exist) and if I come across as hostile to religion in my Heresy books, it’s because that’s the setting. In Warhammer Fantasy, the gods are very real and anyone who doesn’t believe in them is heading for a sticky end, so there’s clearly going to be a lot less atheism going on in the Warhammer world. With The Last Church, well, I have to say that I’m not a philosopher and neither is Uriah. He was a rake, a drunkard and the 30k equivalent of a jetsetting international playboy. He wasn’t a trained priest, he had no philosophical background and had only what he’d thought of in his lonely years at the church to fall back on. If it came across as a cheetah pouncing on a limbless gazelle, then good, that wass exactly the point. Full disclosure, though, I am very much of Revelation’s point of view than Uriah’s. That there wasn’t more depth to the discussions between the two was partly due to my own partial knowledge of the subject and the fact that I didn’t want the story to become a tool to ram a point home. It was a story that I hoped would be interesting and exciting, without necessarily having lots of bolters blazing.
ALEX EDWARDS: 1) So there is an obvious schedule to what you are writing and when. How long is the novel process from pitch to production? 2) Eventually there is going to be a return to the Ultramarines series correct? Will that novel be under the Ultramarines banner, or will it migrate to the Space Marine Battles or Apocalypse franchises? 3) Since Sentinels of Terra and Clan Raukaan are a thing, have you considered taking a trip back into games development to write an Ultramarines codex supplement? 4) Comparing Space Marine chapters to baked goods. I’d say Blood Angels are jam doughnut. The kind which always spill jam onto your t-shirt when you bite them for the first time. Y’know to tie-in with the frustration of trying to clean your shirt. Now James Swallow writes epic tales of jam doughnuts.
Graham: 1) There most definitely is a schedule. I regularly meet with the overlords of BL to talk about what’s coming next and one of the last times we got together and started planning stuff out, we got to around 2016 and thought…right, that’s far enough. Of course, what I’ll actually write will probably bear little resemblance to the initial plan, but having even a rough guide is a good start and lets you at least set aside the right amount of time per project. From pitch to production varies and is hard to quantify accurately because you often pitch a book many months (or even years) before you actually get round to writing it. But on average you’re looking at around five months or so from getting a synopsis together, then writing the book to it wending its way through editorial, proofing and final approval. 2) Yeah, the Ultramarines will return, though whether that’ll first be in the form of the 4th Company or as a Space Marine Battles is yet to be decided. Maybe both, back to back. 3) I’d love to go back and do an Ultramarines supplement of some description, as Once-A-Games-Developer-Always-A-Games-Developer… I suspect the odds are slim though of me getting the chance, so I wouldn’t hold your breath… 4) Space Marines as baked goods? Well, the Ultramarines are clearly Croissants. They look good, but are terribly bad for you.
IVAN MARTYNOW: I’ve almost finished reading ”Fulgrim” and I’ve got a question: the corruption of Emperor’s Children’s primarch was caused primarily by his own weaknesses, or is it that in the universe of Warhammer 40k, Chaos is so strong that it’s able to taint even such perfect creatures as the Phoenix? Would Vespasian or Solomon Demeter be also corrupted if they walked into the temple on Laer?
Graham: Like most of the Primarchs who fell, they were undone by a fatal flaw in themselves that they were blind to, the very definition of tragedy. Fulgrim’s flaw (demanding perfection, when such a state of being is impossible…) made him highly susceptible to the touch of Chaos. Chaos is an equal opportunity corruptor, if you’ve a weakness, it’ll find it. What happens then is up to you. Let it in and it’s got you forever, resist it and it’ll just find another way to come at you. You’re never immune to Chaos (except in very specific circumstances), and the battle for your soul is an ongoing one. Would Solomon or Vespasian have been corrupted? Who knows? I like to think that the real sadness in their cases is that they probably could have resisted the touch of Chaos. When Vespasian saw the corrupt picture of Fulgrim he was revolted, and when Solomon saw what he’d done to his fellows, he was utterly broken inside.
AARON SPULER: When and where can I purchase Dweller? It’s not even listed on Amazon yet.
Graham: My best guess is January 2014. That’s what it says on the FFG website, but I’ll believe it when I hold a copy in my hand.
REDS8N: Is there any chance of seeing you write anything else in the old world/WFB setting anytime soon? I appreciate that the 40k books and especially the HH ones sell more and therefore must be a priority but it does seem that the fantasy side of things has been getting short shrift for a while now. I appreciate there may be other issues — a new edition, new army books etc. that we don’t know about but I think there’s a lot of interest in something like a short series akin to your Ambassador series.
Graham: I have a plan to venture back to the Old World in the spring of next year to write a novella, but beyond a vague plan to return to the Legend of Sigmar at some point, you’re right, it’s 30k and 40k that are getting the lion’s share of my attention. And I had such grand plans to do more Wood Elves, some Dark Elves and The Great Empire Novel. We’ll see…
FORKMASTER: 1) The Iron Warrior command structure…how are their Legion built up as? Is it that a battalion equals roughly like a large Chapter (when comparing in post-Heresy terms) and is made up out of Grand-Companies? Or is it the other way around? And is then a Warsmith the leader of a battalion and captains commands the companies? But how come Berossus changes from being a captain in ”The Crimson Fist” to a Warsmith in ”Angel Exterminatus”? 2) Will we see more of Magnus post ransacking of Prospero btw and in what way? Same question applies for Fulgrim post ascension.
Graham: The way I’ve always imagined it is that a legion’s companies are (very) roughly equivalent to a 40k Chapter. That’s not absolute and lots of the Legions have much larger/smaller companies as operational need dictates. A Grand Company is an Iron Warrior term for a Company, and the Warsmith is the equivalent of a Captain in 40k – though in practice he’d command a great many more warriors. Back in the Rogue Trader days, such a rank was often called a Lieutenant Commander, and that’s more like the kind of level of seniority a Warsmith would have. As to Berossus changing rank…well, I’d need to go back and read The Crimson Fist, but I’m guessing that might be one of them mistooks… 2) You will indeed. One of my next projects is likely to be The Crimson King, so make of that title what you will. Fulgrim makes an appearance in Vengeful Spirit, but it’s a passing thing rather than a full-blown appearance.
CHRIS: In your long and storied career, are there any pieces of writing that you regret, or would’ve written differently in hindsight? Or anything you felt you could have done better?
Graham: Regret? No, I’m proud and pleased with everything I’ve had published. I’d never submit anything to the editors I wasn’t happy to see in print. Done differently or better? Sure. I look back on virtually everything I’ve written and think I could improve it, rework it to make it just that little bit better. But then that’s part of being a writer, you always think the things you did earlier could have been better. You need to always be looking at ways to be better, of improving, but knowing that what you’ve done was written in its time and by the writer you were then is a way of seeing where you’ve come from. To paraphrase David Gemmell when he was asked (many years after Legend’s publication) if would ever consider going back to rewrite his first novel in light of his subsequent growth as a writer: ”Yes, I could make it a technically better book, but I don’t think I could improve the heart of it.”
MARC WACHTFELS: After reading Angel Exterminatus a year ago during my military service I’ve really started to look at the Iron Warriors from an other perspective. I was wondering if you’re going to explore the background, Olympia and the culture of it at some point in the future? It would be awesome to read something with some Olympian Despots in it.
Graham: Funnily enough, that’s an idea I’ve been mulling over for the past few months. It’s a subject I didn’t feel was appropriate for Angel Exterminatus, as I wanted that novel to always be going forward, but is an integral part of their history. I don’t think it warrants a full novel, but, yeah, doing a novella around the razing of Olympia…that’d be great.
MORTEMER: Iron Warriors home world Olympia and the names of the people there have an Ancient Greek feel (like ancient Sparta, Thebes etc), from what we’ve seen so far, mainly from you. How come the iron Warriors do not have similar names? After their initiation/induction to the legion they get ”new” names instead, that sound more warlike?
Graham: Yeah, I think a lot of Legions, as part of the severing of ties with their old lives, rename their recruits. A lot of the names for the Iron Warriors came from Storm of Iron, back when I wasn’t giving much thought of extending the existences of characters much beyond that initial novel. Looking back, maybe I’d maybe have put a bit more thought into their naming conventions, but I like the names I came up with, and with a whole planet to chose its recruits from, there’s likely to be all kinds of different kinds of names, not just one ‘style’ of names.
CHARLES BROWN: Have you thought of ever writing novels on the Eldar? Also can we expect more Sigmar novels?
Graham: I enjoy using the Eldar as antagonists, but Gav’s done such a bang-up job with his ‘Path of the…’ books, that I’m kind of disinclined to go down that road. And if the opportunity presents itself to do more Sigmar books, I’ve got the next trilogy already roughed out.
MATT SMITH: There’s a bit of love going on for the Dragon of Mars, but what actually happened to the Book of Mars? Will you be making a return to the Thousand Sons, as there are still a few of them scattered about? Magnus still seems a pretty understanding chap and quite accepting considering… so something must finally twist his arm to throw in his lot with Horus, vindication, absolution, redemption, he just seems above petty squabbling so would be a shame to see his character lowered in such a way.
Graham: Yeah, there is (see some of the previous questions…) but as to the Book of Mars, yeah, that’s a dangling plot thread I’m sure we’ll see more of. And, yeah, I’m writing a book next year called The Crimson King, so all the things you’re asking about Magnus…? Tune in next year…
THE ANGRY TEMPLAR: How much do we have to pay you to write another Codex: Black Templars?
Graham: It’s not me you need to pay. Are the new rules for Templars not to your liking? I haven’t had a chance to look at the new Space Marine codex.
DAVID SOPONSKI: As a W40k fan I love the idea of deep space exploration into the unknown, to whit, Rogue Traders. I love the idea of ‘Exploration Books’ within the universe, and after Priests/Lords of Mars, I want to see more books along these lines. Thing is, for it to work as a W40k book it would have to include War and Conquest to fit the bill. Have you enjoyed writing the Priest of Mars books, and if so would you be up for writing more stories along those lines centred around a Rogue Trader and his crew? And is there any call for this type of book with Black Library (I probably should have asked that last bit first)?
Graham: I’d argue that an ‘Exploration Book’ needs to have War and Conquest, as none of the ‘…of Mars’ books has vast amounts of carnage in them. Yes, there’s some fighting and bolter action, but it’s not the character of the book to include to much of that. And there’s pretty much none of the elements of 40k I wouldn’t be up for writing, so long as there’s a cool story and good characters involved, but whether there’s a market for Rogue Trader stories is another matter…
TYRYT: What is the name of the planet which the Warhammer 40,000 Eternal Crusade will take place?
Graham: Ah, now that’d be telling. Ant and I have come up with a name and the folk at Behaviour and Games Workshop like it. But it’s not up to me to release that information just yet, but as soon as they give us the go-ahead to release stuff, I’ll let you know.
WILL POLLARD: Who would win in a fight. A Medieval Knight, or a Samurai Warrior? This may seem like a nonsense question, but it’s actually very serious, honest. It’s been bouncing around my family for years and my opinion is in the minority. So what side of the fantasy fight do you fall on?
Graham: In a ‘Deadliest Warrior’ style one-on-one fight, my money would be on the Samurai Warrior. He’s faster, more nimble and can get behind the knight to cut his hamstrings etc with his razor sharp Katana (so long as he stays away from the crushing weight and edge of the Knight’s broadsword). But put a bunch of knights charging towards a Samurai line, I’d have to go with the Knights.
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Следующая книга Макнилла по Ереси после "Мстительного Духа" - "Алый Король", "The Crimson King", продолжение "Тысячи Сынов".
Почему предал Пертурабо? Главный недостаток (и добродетель) Пертурабо - то, что он человек слова. Никто не придаёт данному слову НАСТОЛЬКО большого значения. Когда Пертурабо был вынужден сжечь Олимпию, ему пришлось нарушить свою клятву Императору. Он посчитал, что Император никогда его не простит, а Гор его простил - и потому Пертурабо решил следовать за Гором.
Возможно, в 2014 году Макнилл опишет битву за Макрагг.
Следующая книга из цикла механикус - "Боги Марса". Возможно эпизодическое появление Дракона.
Макнилла очень интересует То Самое путешествие некронов на Марс.
У Фулгрима будет камео в "Мстительном духе", у Люция - нет. Зато на Рождество Люций получит своё аудио.
Те Самые призраки Вентануса, которые всех спасли - один из вариантов Легиона Проклятых.
Макнилл хочет написать продолжение "Механикума" про освобождение Марса. А ещё - новеллу про сожжение Олимпии.
Также Макнилл извиняется за задержку объяснения косяка в "Отверженных Мертвецах".
