BL Publishing

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BL Publishing is a division of Games Workshop. It produces fiction and merchandise, predominantly related to Games Workshop's intellectual property. BL Publishing itself is split into a number of imprints.

Note: BL Publishing does not stand for Black Library Publishing.¹

Brands

BL Publishing imprints include:

• Black Library publishes fiction set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fanatsy and Warhammer 40,000 universes.

• Solaris Books publishes a range of original science fiction and fantasy novels.

Former imprints:

• Warp Artefacts was an imprint that marketed prints, clothing and replicas of Warhammer items. In early 2006 it was moved closer to Black Library as BL Merchandise.

• Black Flame published science fiction, fantasy and horror novels based on licensed third party intellectual property. It ceased production in 2008.

• Black Industries was the BL Publishing imprint focusing on role-playing games. It produced two Roleplaying games and a boardgame. After it was closed in 2008, the licenses for these games have been transferred to Fantasy Flight Games.

• Sabertooth Games produced a number of collectable games, including collectible card games and collectible miniatures games. This imprint was closed in 2008 and the licenses were transferred to Fantasy Flight Games.

• Warhammer Historical Wargames, also known as Warhammer Historical, produces wargames based on historical armies and conflicts. In early 2009 the Warhammer Historical division was moved to Forge World.²

Sources

• ¹: http://web.archive.org/http://forum.blacklibrary.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=8622
• ²: http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/03/11/24418

External Link

• BL Publishing website