Gavin Thorpe
Gavin Thorpe - more commonly known as Gav Thorpe - is a long-term contributor to the development of both the game and background sides of Warhammer 40,000, as well as other Games Workshop properties.
Born in Hertfordshire, he joined Games Workshop in 1993.1 He stayed with the company for fourteen years, holding various positions, ultimately being most well known as a games developer, background designer and author of background fiction. He left Games Workshop in 2008 to concentrate on being a full-time author. He has produced many novels and stories for the Black Library2.
Gav Thorpe worked in almost all aspects of Games Workshop, making his way up from assistant games developer to being placed in charge of the Warhammer Fantasy games system for some years. He also contributed to the development and design of several editions of Warhammer 40,000, as well as creating articles for White Dwarf magazine and perhaps most importantly, being the originator and lead developer of the Inquisitor games system. One of his last positions before leaving Games Workshop was an oversight role over all Games Workshop background and IP. His influence on the development of the Warhammer 40,000 background continues at present with the publication of his work for the Black Library.
He currently lives in Nottingham, and should you wish to inquire as to the current status of Dennis, his infamous mechanical hamster, he can be found communicating with fans in various places online.
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Works
Games
Rule Books
- Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook
- Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook
- Codex: Sisters of Battle (2nd Edition)
- Codex: Catachans (3rd Edition)
- Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 1st Codex)
- Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition)
- Codex: Dark Angels (3rd Edition)
- Codex: Space Wolves (3rd Edition)
- Codex: Craftworld Eldar (3rd Edition)
- Codex: Daemonhunters (3rd Edition)
- Codex: Space Marines (4th Edition)
- Codex: Tyranids (4th Edition)
- Codex: Chaos Space Marines (4th Edition)
- Imperial Armour - Imperial Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000
- Imperial Armour II - Ork, Eldar and Dark Eldar Vehicles for Warhammer 40,000
- Warp Storm (rulebook)
Other Books
Novels
Dark Angels (Novel Series)
The Last Chancers Series
- 13th Legion (Novel)
- Kill Team (Novel)
- Annihilation Squad (Novel)
- The Last Chancers (Omnibus)
Horus Heresy Series
- Raven's Flight (Audio Book)
- Deliverance Lost (Novel)
- Call of the Lion (Short Story) - published in Tales of Heresy (Anthology)
- The Face of Treachery (Short Story) - published in Age of Darkness (Anthology)
- The Lion (Novella) - published in The Primarchs (Anthology)
Path of the Eldar (Novel Series)
Space Marine Battles (Novel Series)
- Catechism of Hate (Novella) (January 2012)
Short Stories
- Acceptable Losses (Short Story) - published in Into the Maelstrom (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
- Nightmare (Short Story) - published in Dark Imperium (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
- Know Thine Enemy (Short Story) - published in Dark Imperium (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
- Raptor Down (Short Story) - published in Words of Blood (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
- Liberty (Short Story) - published in Words of Blood (Anthology)
- Suffer Not the Unclean to Live (Short Story) - published in Deathwing (Anthology), re-published in Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)
- Renegades (Short Story) - published in Heroes of the Space Marines (Anthology)
- The Rewards of Tolerance (Short Story) - published in Victories of the Space Marines (Anthology)
White Dwarfs
Sources
- 1: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gav-Thorpe/24145188387
- 2: http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/about/
