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'''William King''' is an author of several books and short stories set in the [[Warhammer 40,000]] universe. 
 
  
== Biography ==
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'''William King''', often credited as '''Bill King''', is the author of a variety of publications in the worlds of '''''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''''' and '''''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'''''.
William King was born in Stranraer, Scotland, in 1959. His short stories have appeared in many science-fiction magazines; in 1989 he became a writer for [[Games Workshop]], penning fiction for their rulebooks, [[White Dwarf]] magazine and anthologies under the credited name '''Bill King'''.{{Fn|1}} During this time he produced a myriad number of short pieces of fiction for use as background material that would appear in almost every game, book and White Dwarf issue released.  He later became one of the first writers in the [[Black Library (BL Publishing)|Black Library]] stable.
 
  
He has traveled throughout Europe and Asia, but he currently lives in Prague.{{Fn|2}}
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==Biography==
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Bill joined [[Games Workshop]] in 1989 as a writer, to work on fiction for rulebooks, background books and short stories in both '''''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''''' and '''''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]'''''. He is known to have enjoyed games of [[Adeptus Titanicus (game)|Adeptus Titanicus]] and [[lex_en_whfb:Warhammer: Fantasy Battles|Warhammer Fantasy]].{{Fn|1}}  
  
==Warhammer 40,000 works==
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=='''''Works: Warhammer 40,000'''''==
 
===Novels===
 
===Novels===
*[[Battle for Armageddon (Game)]] (background stories)
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*[[Farseer (Novel)|Farseer]]
*[[Farseer (Novel)]]
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*[[Space Wolf (Novel Series)]]
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====[[Space Wolf (Novel Series)|The Space Wolf series]]====
**[[Space Wolf (Novel)]]
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*[[Space Wolf (Novel)|Space Wolf]]
**[[Ragnar's Claw (Novel)]]
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*[[Ragnar's Claw (Novel)|Ragnar's Claw]]
**[[Grey Hunter (Novel)]]
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*[[Grey Hunter (Novel)|Grey Hunter]]
**[[Wolfblade (Novel)]]
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*[[Wolfblade (Novel)|Wolfblade]]
*[[The Macharian Crusade (Novel Series)]]
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**[[Angel of Fire (Novel)]]
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====[[The Macharian Crusade (Novel Series)|The Macharian Crusade series]]====
**[[Fist of Demetrius (Novel)]]
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*[[Angel of Fire (Novel)|Angel of Fire]]
**[[Fall of Macharius (Novel)]]
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*[[Fist of Demetrius (Novel)|Fist of Demetrius]]
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*[[Fall of Macharius (Novel)|Fall of Macharius]]
  
 
===Short Stories===
 
===Short Stories===
*''[[Deathwing (Short Story)]]'' (with [[Bryan Ansell]]) - published in [[Deathwing (Anthology)]]
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*[[Deathwing (Short Story)|Deathwing]] (with [[Bryan Ansell]])
*''[[Devil's Marauders (Short Story)]]'' - published in [[Deathwing (Anthology)]]
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*[[Devil's Marauders (Short Story)|Devil's Marauders]]
*''[[In the Belly of the Beast (Short Story)]]''  - published in [[Into the Maelstrom (Anthology)]], re-published in [[Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)]]
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*[[In the Belly of the Beast (Short Story)|In the Belly of the Beast]]
*''[[The Wrath of Khârn (Short Story)]]'' - published in [[Dark Imperium (Anthology)]], re-published in [[Let the Galaxy Burn (Anthology)]] and [[There Is Only War (Anthology)]]
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*[[The Wrath of Khârn (Short Story)|The Wrath of Khârn]]
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===Other Works===
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*Background information for the game [[Battle for Armageddon (Game)|Battle for Armageddon]]
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*Articles in [[White Dwarf]]
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=='''''[[lex_en_whfb:William King|Works: Warhammer Fantasy]]'''''==
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Bill has published multiple works in the '''''[[Warhammer Fantasy]]''''' universe, most notably, tales featuring [[lex_en_whfb:Gotrek & Felix|Gotrek & Felix]], including some short stories featured in [[Inferno! (Magazine)|Inferno!]]
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== Sources ==
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*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 119 (UK)]]
  
== Other Works ==
 
King is also the author of several books in Games Workshop's ''Warhammer Fantasy'' universe, including the first seven volumes of the long-running ''Gotrek & Felix'' series, and the recently released trilogy featuring High Elves Tyrion and Teclis.
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=627173237&ref=pb Bill King on Facebook]
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090916175442/http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=49 Bill's old Black Library profile] ''(saved archive page, dated September 2009, last accessed 18 August 2019)''
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20111104005628/http://www.trollslayer.net/ Bill's old website] ''(saved archive page, dated November 2011, last accessed 17 August 2019)''
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*[http://www.williamking.me/ Bill's blog] ''(last accessed 17 August 2019)''
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*[https://www.facebook.com/william.king.146 Bill on Facebook] ''(last accessed 17 August 2019)''
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*[https://twitter.com/WilliamKing9 Bill on Twitter] ''(last accessed 18 August 2019)''
  
== Sources ==
 
*{{Endn|1}}: [http://www.trollslayer.net/ Trollslayer - author's website]
 
*{{Endn|2}}: [http://www.blacklibrary.com/author.asp?id=49 Black Library profile for William King]
 
 
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[[Category: Authors]]
 
[[Category: Authors]]

Latest revision as of 23:55, 17 August 2019

William King

William King, often credited as Bill King, is the author of a variety of publications in the worlds of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy.

Biography

Bill joined Games Workshop in 1989 as a writer, to work on fiction for rulebooks, background books and short stories in both Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy. He is known to have enjoyed games of Adeptus Titanicus and Warhammer Fantasy.[1]


Works: Warhammer 40,000

Novels

The Space Wolf series

The Macharian Crusade series

Short Stories

Other Works


Works: Warhammer Fantasy

Bill has published multiple works in the Warhammer Fantasy universe, most notably, tales featuring Gotrek & Felix, including some short stories featured in Inferno!


Sources


External links