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Guy Haley

@guyhaley.bsky.social

#Author at Black Library, Solaris, Tor.com and Angry Robot. Ex-journalist and editor. Screenwriter, world-builder, ponderer. Angry goblin in a human world. Interested in far more things than I can possibly list in this puny box.

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Archmagos limited edition cover

Archmagos limited edition cover

The book is here, and I'm done with social stuff of weekend, so, Archmagos by @guyhaley.bsky.social is a go 😁

Naturally, live reaction, spoilers and opinions will be abound. So if it's not something you want to see - mute, block, etc you know the drillπŸ˜‰

24.11.2025 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was aware of it, but I’d forgotten so thanks for the reminder!

19.11.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Guy Haley Archmagos book cover

Guy Haley Archmagos book cover

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Canoptek Circle

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Canoptek Circle

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Dead Silence

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Dead Silence

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Deathwatch Kill Team

Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team Deathwatch Kill Team

Kill Team: Dead Silence, individual releases for the Deathwatch Kill Team and Canoptek Circle and a whole bunch of books including @guyhaley.bsky.social's Archmagos are heading to Games Workshop's pre-orders next weekend.
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02.11.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big weekend for fans of the gridiron and books next weekend with Blood Bowl's Third Season hitting pre-order alongside Robbie MacNiven's Vagabond Squadron, @aptshadow.bsky.social's Starseer's Ruin and the audiobook of @guyhaley.bsky.social's Stormsword.

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26.10.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday Preview – The Third Season of Blood Bowl is underway - Warhammer Community What’s coming up next week?

Scroll down to the bottom of this Warhammer Community article to find out that there's an audio version of my book, Shadowsword coming out. I didn't know. What a nice surprise.

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27.10.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finally finished the knight part of my House Vyronii HH army. Just have 20 Solar Auxilia to paint, and I’ll have a full 2000 points.

19.10.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Belisarius Cawl attempts to bridge the Great Rift in a new Black Library book - Warhammer Community Can the Archmagos achieve the impossible?

My 43rd Warhammer novel/novella has been announced. Go Cawl.
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15.10.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2

It was very interesting.

07.10.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah, I didn’t go that far with it!

07.10.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I find contradictions like this, which are inevitable, given the setting's huge scope and the number of creators, it's my impulse to make BOTH true, which led to the Cawl series, and Cawl being a gestalt of merged personalities.

07.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As an aside, GW aren't overly dictatorial about what we write. It was actually my idea, having been introduced to Cawl while writing Dark Imperium, to feature him the distant past as a young man. Interestingly, someone else, simultaneously, wrote about him being old in that period of 40k's setting.

07.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I often try to use science to do this, but a lot of the time my research isn't profound, I do a bit of reading or simply apply logic to the situation. Logic led me to the Ultramaran quarantine protocols, so that's a win for me!

07.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I also find it fascinating to speculate how this stuff would actually work in real life, and enjoy exploring it without breaking the rules of the universe.

07.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, thanks for that. That's really cool to hear that I got it right. It's very important for me as a writer that all the magic space stuff has a firm, believable background, because then it makes it easier to buy into.

07.10.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Warhammer’s Plague Narratives from the Perspective of an Epidemiologist – Warhammer Conference 2025
YouTube video by Warhammer Conference Warhammer’s Plague Narratives from the Perspective of an Epidemiologist – Warhammer Conference 2025

This one is me, talking about plague narratives in 40K, and how much they make sense from an epidemiological perspective.

TLDR: If it's @guyhaley.bsky.social odds are it's pretty good!

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06.10.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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All three Questoris finished. Armigers next.

19.09.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nearly there…

11.09.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I spent two weeks of hobby time gluing models together, so have only just got back to knight number 3.

05.09.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robots, robots, robots, robots.

31.08.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha! It’s your hobby!

27.08.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Master of Rites Ferren Areios revealed - Warhammer Community Black Library hero makes the leap from book to the tabletop

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Nice to see another character I created make the leap into plastic.

26.08.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 205    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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I finally got the base on knight #2 done, and I’ve got a bit further with #3.

11.08.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So I have my knights well on the way. They will be my third Horus Heresy Army. I worked out with the four armigers, three questoris and twenty Solar Auxilia I have, I've got exactly 2000 points. I'm going to paint that, then I'd like to expand it to 3000. A full banner of 5 Questoris is tempting.

04.08.2025 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have been busy…

04.08.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 144    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

You can do it!

27.07.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re certain you’re going to cut that much, do the edit first. An edit that big will change the shape of the project. You’ll get more focussed feedback from your beta readers. It’s better than having them fight through stuff you’re going to lose anyway.

27.07.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I see! Yeah, apologies if I seemed curt. It’s always the way with 40k. People can take any statement, no matter how it is contextualised or who is saying it, as being the truth. I’m always keen to avoid that!

16.07.2025 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah yeah. Well, I had to be really careful not to give any spoilers away, so that was one thing, and my original text was cut to avoid it. Another thing is that the sort of β€˜great read’ kind of text veers dangerously close to reviewing, which I try to avoid.

16.07.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m a fan of testimonials in storytelling, to be honest. It’s a trick I’ve used more than once!

16.07.2025 06:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m racing through this fella!

15.07.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

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