Chris Thursten

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Author and game developer. Stories for Black Library. He/him https://linktr.ee/cthursten

Black Templars by John Blanche
A collection of painted Bretonnians for Blood Bowl, including one very small frog.
Three Warhammer event trophies - two that look like skulls with paintbrushes sticking out of them, and a third that looks like a hammer. They are being sniffed by a small golden cat.
A screenshot from the new Black Library app showing a range of free titles, including ‘Darkoath’
Two glass trophies from Brotherhood 2026, a team event for Warhammer Age of Sigmar.
A collection of Slaves to Darkness Warhammer miniatures arranged on a gaming table.
A paperback copy of ‘Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden’ on a bookstore shelf.
A close-up of a painted Abraxia miniature, showing horned woman with burning eyes.
Three painted Varanguard minis - armoured knights with daemonic weapons.
A painted miniature of Abraxia - an armoured warrior with a burning spear riding a pale, wingless draconic monster.
Hardback copies of 'Grombrindal: Ancestor's Burden' and 'Abraxia: Spear of the Everchosen' on a wooden tabletop.
A small golden cat called Potato sits on a tabletop next to a wicker basket and a fruit bowl. He is sitting still because he can see, off-camera, that I have some smoked salmon.
A Helsmiths of Hashut Dominator Engine.
Helsmiths of Hashut Infernal Cohort miniatures including a banner bearer.
A collection of painted Warhammer Age of Sigmar miniatures from the Helsmiths of Hashut faction.
The hardback edition of 'Abraxia: Spear of the Everchosen'. A horned warlord rides a barded monster against the backdrop of a burning city.
A set of Cities of Sigmar Command Corps miniatures including a number of small conversions.
A limited edition copy of the novel ‘Abraxia: Spear of the Everchosen’ by Chris Thursten. A stylised relief depicts a horned woman in armour flanked by a burning spear and her war-beast.
Cover art for Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower
Concept art for Hytale featuring masked warriors trekking through deep snow.
A paperback copy of ‘Darkoath’ by Chris Thursten
Book cover for ‘Abraxia: Spear of the Everchosen’ by Chris Thursten
A glass award for ‘Best Army - Judge’s Choice’ with one of the winning miniatures.
A group of five Chaos Warrior miniatures for Warhammer: Age of Sigmar.
Holding a copy of my new book, ‘Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden’
A copy of a novel titled ‘Grombrindal: Ancestor’s Burden’ on a shelf alongside a painted miniature of the title character.
A Steam Achievement notification for completing the game in Honour mode.
Two Warhammer miniatures, both iterations of Grombrindal, the White Dwarf.
Book cover for 'Grombrindal: The Ancestor's Burden' by Chris Thursten. A white-bearded warrior stands at the foot of a series of grand steps.
A hardback copy of ‘Darkoath: A Gunnar Brand Novel’
Book cover for 'Darkoath' by Chris Thursten
A copy of the 500th issue of White Dwarf magazine open on a table, displaying the first page of a new short story called 'Always One More'.
Painted Warhammer miniatures. Top left: a group of Chaos Knights. Top right: a Space Marine Dreadnought. Bottom left: a Tyranid Neurotyrant. Bottom right: a Freeguild Marshall and Relic-Envoy from Age of Sigmar.
Two paperback compilations of Warhammer fiction. One is titled 'The Resting Places', the other is 'Untamed Realms'.