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Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Far out

We've been to the past, we've dived into translations, we've looked square in the eye of feminist Science Fiction and learnt a lot from the experience, and now we've reached a high water mark - the decade that produced some of the greatest Science Fiction works of all time. This week with Kurt Vonnegut, Carol Emshwiller, Harlan Ellison, Roger Zelazny and Mike Brooks!

The End and the Death, Part One: Goonhammer Review

So it has come to this. The Emperor is off to fight Horus. We have reached the End and the Death. How we think this story should end is not just from the Siege of Terra, or the impossibly...

Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Back to the 50s Future

If there's something that far too many people in the western world loved in the late 20th century, it's the 1950s. The 1950s exert a real and pressing pull on the cultural world we live in and "Ok Boomer"...

Goonhammer Interviews: Black Library Author Nate Crowley

Recently we were lucky enough to sit down and talk to noted Xenos expert, all-round Ork Fanatic, and the Black Library’s newest Xenos scribe Nate Crowley for an interview.   SPOILER WARNING: This interview contains Spoilers for The Twice-Dead King Ruin...

Horus Heresy: Finding your Loyalist Background

Welcome to the Horus Heresy. With the release of the Age of Darkness and the second edition of the rules, there’s never been a better time to jump into (or return to) a world set 10,000 years before Warhammer 40,000....

Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: Out of the Black Library

Welcome back! Last time we strapped into the rocket, hit ignition and headed out into the void of Classic Scifi, and now it's time to put the series to the test - can we actually get you reading some...

Book Review: Echoes of Eternity by Aaron Dembski-Bowden

This review contains as few spoilers for Echoes of Eternity as you're likely to get. Let's get one thing sorted: If you're reading this review, you're either reading, or planning to read Echoes of Eternity. So, should you read this?...

Goonhammer Reads Science Fiction: What the hell is “Sci-fi”?

We love Science Fiction at Goonhammer. This might not be a surprise - the site is half named after some, one of our founders has a (possibly) evil robot doppelganger, you're reading this over the impossibly science fiction premise...

Horus Heresy: Finding your Traitor Background

Welcome to the Horus Heresy. With the release of the Age of Darkness and the second edition of the rules, there’s never been a better time to jump into (or return to) a world set 10,000 years before Warhammer 40,000....

Helsreach: The Animation — You Might Have Heard of It

It is not particularly surprising Helsreach: The Animation is good, given what’s come out of it since; a partnership with Games Workshop to create the Angels of Death series, general acclaim, even just the thing actually getting the funding...