Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman
@theblacklibrarian.bsky.social
Jay Kirkman, Black Library “Lore Correspondent” for Goonhammer.
https://www.goonhammer.com/author/jay-kirkman/
Father of five. Hockey Dad. Son of New England but Kentucky resident. 50. Ave Dominus Nox. Leafs. Yanks. Celtic. And most of all, #FuckCancer
https://www.goonhammer.com/author/jay-kirkman/
Father of five. Hockey Dad. Son of New England but Kentucky resident. 50. Ave Dominus Nox. Leafs. Yanks. Celtic. And most of all, #FuckCancer
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I’m exploring some Bluesky features and will be curating a list of our Black Library authors. Will be an ongoing WIP as I find more or more join. 🤘
#WarhammerCommunity #BlackLibrary #Nerdlings
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#WarhammerCommunity #BlackLibrary #Nerdlings
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Just like the Pied Piper…
-from Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary #Megadeth
-from Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary #Megadeth
November 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Just like the Pied Piper…
-from Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary #Megadeth
-from Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary #Megadeth
This was my 100th piece for @goonhammer.com, by the way.
Not bad for just joining up this year! 🤘
#BlackLibrary #BookSky
Not bad for just joining up this year! 🤘
#BlackLibrary #BookSky
November 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This was my 100th piece for @goonhammer.com, by the way.
Not bad for just joining up this year! 🤘
#BlackLibrary #BookSky
Not bad for just joining up this year! 🤘
#BlackLibrary #BookSky
Carrie is a #BlackLibrary author whose short story “The Strength of Symbols” appeared in the recent No Peace Among Stars anthology. If you like Cthulhu (and who doesn’t?), make sure to check this free story out!!
Also, Arkham Horror (the game) rocks.
#Warhammer #BookSky
Also, Arkham Horror (the game) rocks.
#Warhammer #BookSky
Check out my new story set in the world of Arkham Horror! For free, even! If you're not playing this game, you really should check it out. It's addictive.
Learn how Winifred Habbamock first encountered the eldritch shadows that live amongst us, in this new chapter of The Investigators of Arkham Horror. Written by Carrie Harris, read more here: www.arkhamhorror.com/news/the-inv...
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Carrie is a #BlackLibrary author whose short story “The Strength of Symbols” appeared in the recent No Peace Among Stars anthology. If you like Cthulhu (and who doesn’t?), make sure to check this free story out!!
Also, Arkham Horror (the game) rocks.
#Warhammer #BookSky
Also, Arkham Horror (the game) rocks.
#Warhammer #BookSky
Happy Lore Friday! Something a little different this week, the new Twilight Imperium novel from #BlackLibrary writer Sarah Cawkwell that reminded me of…Dragonlance?
#Warhammer #BookSky #SciFi #TwilightImperium
#Warhammer #BookSky #SciFi #TwilightImperium
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Happy Lore Friday! Something a little different this week, the new Twilight Imperium novel from #BlackLibrary writer Sarah Cawkwell that reminded me of…Dragonlance?
#Warhammer #BookSky #SciFi #TwilightImperium
#Warhammer #BookSky #SciFi #TwilightImperium
Outstanding passage. Far too often secondary characters get the “redshirt treatment,” expendable and anonymous. As a result, their deaths have little emotional impact. @malkydel.bsky.social gives them more than just a name here.
-from Krakenblood
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
-from Krakenblood
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
November 28, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Outstanding passage. Far too often secondary characters get the “redshirt treatment,” expendable and anonymous. As a result, their deaths have little emotional impact. @malkydel.bsky.social gives them more than just a name here.
-from Krakenblood
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
-from Krakenblood
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
More Krakenblood…
@malkydel.bsky.social continues to paint with words in this (thus far) very lush and languid tale.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@malkydel.bsky.social continues to paint with words in this (thus far) very lush and languid tale.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 AM
More Krakenblood…
@malkydel.bsky.social continues to paint with words in this (thus far) very lush and languid tale.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@malkydel.bsky.social continues to paint with words in this (thus far) very lush and languid tale.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Who will the next winners be in the @goonhammer.com Black Library Readers' Hall of Fame? We announce those from 1999-2000 this coming Saturday. They'll join...
Drachenfels, by @annodracula.bsky.social
Inquisitor and Space Marine, by Ian Watson
#Warhammer
www.goonhammer.com/the-black-li...
Drachenfels, by @annodracula.bsky.social
Inquisitor and Space Marine, by Ian Watson
#Warhammer
www.goonhammer.com/the-black-li...
The Black Library Readers’ Hall of Fame: Class of 1989-1998
The Black Library Fan Hall of Fame is here to perform its first inductions, from the early period (1989-1998) of Black Library publication!
www.goonhammer.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Who will the next winners be in the @goonhammer.com Black Library Readers' Hall of Fame? We announce those from 1999-2000 this coming Saturday. They'll join...
Drachenfels, by @annodracula.bsky.social
Inquisitor and Space Marine, by Ian Watson
#Warhammer
www.goonhammer.com/the-black-li...
Drachenfels, by @annodracula.bsky.social
Inquisitor and Space Marine, by Ian Watson
#Warhammer
www.goonhammer.com/the-black-li...
Reposted by Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman
Wondering what to get your favorite author for the holidays? The answer is simple.
A review.
Authors like nothing more than to hear readers talk positively about their work--I speak from experience!--and nothing has the power to grow an author's readership like word of mouth. (1/2)
A review.
Authors like nothing more than to hear readers talk positively about their work--I speak from experience!--and nothing has the power to grow an author's readership like word of mouth. (1/2)
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Wondering what to get your favorite author for the holidays? The answer is simple.
A review.
Authors like nothing more than to hear readers talk positively about their work--I speak from experience!--and nothing has the power to grow an author's readership like word of mouth. (1/2)
A review.
Authors like nothing more than to hear readers talk positively about their work--I speak from experience!--and nothing has the power to grow an author's readership like word of mouth. (1/2)
So many good reasons for ordering through your local booksellers!
No bookshop can stock all titles. No bookseller can keep current with all publications. If Amazon discount and next day delivery aren't factors for you, ordering from your local bookshop alerts staff to new things. I ordered this and a bookseller bought their own. Sometimes they add a copy to stock.
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So many good reasons for ordering through your local booksellers!
Reading Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social
He crafts his prose like poetry. His scenes aren’t described so much as woven with his words. It moves slowly but the reader is well rewarded for lingering.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
He crafts his prose like poetry. His scenes aren’t described so much as woven with his words. It moves slowly but the reader is well rewarded for lingering.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
November 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Reading Krakenblood, by @malkydel.bsky.social
He crafts his prose like poetry. His scenes aren’t described so much as woven with his words. It moves slowly but the reader is well rewarded for lingering.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
He crafts his prose like poetry. His scenes aren’t described so much as woven with his words. It moves slowly but the reader is well rewarded for lingering.
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reposted by Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman
I've finished @aptshadow.bsky.social's Starseer's Ruin, and I have so many things to say.
So. Many. Good. Things.
Going to have to write something longer form about it. But until then, let's just say it's raced into the very top echelons of my favourite Age of Sigmar novels to date already.
So. Many. Good. Things.
Going to have to write something longer form about it. But until then, let's just say it's raced into the very top echelons of my favourite Age of Sigmar novels to date already.
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I've finished @aptshadow.bsky.social's Starseer's Ruin, and I have so many things to say.
So. Many. Good. Things.
Going to have to write something longer form about it. But until then, let's just say it's raced into the very top echelons of my favourite Age of Sigmar novels to date already.
So. Many. Good. Things.
Going to have to write something longer form about it. But until then, let's just say it's raced into the very top echelons of my favourite Age of Sigmar novels to date already.
Finally, folks mentioned this week also include:
@grahammcneill.bsky.social @timwaggoner.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social
As always, thank you so much for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@grahammcneill.bsky.social @timwaggoner.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social
As always, thank you so much for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
Black Library Weekly: I am Not a Number, I am a Free Man
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
www.goonhammer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Finally, folks mentioned this week also include:
@grahammcneill.bsky.social @timwaggoner.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social
As always, thank you so much for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@grahammcneill.bsky.social @timwaggoner.bsky.social @writervh.bsky.social
As always, thank you so much for reading!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Folks mentioned this week also include:
@crunchychocobo.bsky.social @wh40kbookclub.bsky.social @malkydel.bsky.social @garykloster.bsky.social @warlordguymer.bsky.social @creative-assembly.com @steampowered.com
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@crunchychocobo.bsky.social @wh40kbookclub.bsky.social @malkydel.bsky.social @garykloster.bsky.social @warlordguymer.bsky.social @creative-assembly.com @steampowered.com
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
Black Library Weekly: I am Not a Number, I am a Free Man
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
www.goonhammer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Folks mentioned this week also include:
@crunchychocobo.bsky.social @wh40kbookclub.bsky.social @malkydel.bsky.social @garykloster.bsky.social @warlordguymer.bsky.social @creative-assembly.com @steampowered.com
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@crunchychocobo.bsky.social @wh40kbookclub.bsky.social @malkydel.bsky.social @garykloster.bsky.social @warlordguymer.bsky.social @creative-assembly.com @steampowered.com
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Folks mentioned this week also include:
@emilymandel.bsky.social Susanna Clarke, Wayne Gretzky, Nena, Misfits, Glasgow Celtic, Rangers, @johnfrench.bsky.social @andiewington.bsky.social @miramanga.bsky.social @arbitorian.bsky.social Aaron Dembski-Bowden
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@emilymandel.bsky.social Susanna Clarke, Wayne Gretzky, Nena, Misfits, Glasgow Celtic, Rangers, @johnfrench.bsky.social @andiewington.bsky.social @miramanga.bsky.social @arbitorian.bsky.social Aaron Dembski-Bowden
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
Black Library Weekly: I am Not a Number, I am a Free Man
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
www.goonhammer.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Folks mentioned this week also include:
@emilymandel.bsky.social Susanna Clarke, Wayne Gretzky, Nena, Misfits, Glasgow Celtic, Rangers, @johnfrench.bsky.social @andiewington.bsky.social @miramanga.bsky.social @arbitorian.bsky.social Aaron Dembski-Bowden
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
@emilymandel.bsky.social Susanna Clarke, Wayne Gretzky, Nena, Misfits, Glasgow Celtic, Rangers, @johnfrench.bsky.social @andiewington.bsky.social @miramanga.bsky.social @arbitorian.bsky.social Aaron Dembski-Bowden
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Folks mentioned in this week's column include:
Chris Wraight, Dan Abnett, Fox Mulder, @andyclarkauthor.bsky.social the Toronto Maple Leafs, @rocketpatrol.bsky.social @danacea.bsky.social @guyhaley.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Peter Fehervari
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Chris Wraight, Dan Abnett, Fox Mulder, @andyclarkauthor.bsky.social the Toronto Maple Leafs, @rocketpatrol.bsky.social @danacea.bsky.social @guyhaley.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Peter Fehervari
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
Black Library Weekly: I am Not a Number, I am a Free Man
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
www.goonhammer.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Folks mentioned in this week's column include:
Chris Wraight, Dan Abnett, Fox Mulder, @andyclarkauthor.bsky.social the Toronto Maple Leafs, @rocketpatrol.bsky.social @danacea.bsky.social @guyhaley.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Peter Fehervari
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Chris Wraight, Dan Abnett, Fox Mulder, @andyclarkauthor.bsky.social the Toronto Maple Leafs, @rocketpatrol.bsky.social @danacea.bsky.social @guyhaley.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social Peter Fehervari
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Hey folks, lots to chat about this week including:
* Ashes of the Imperium's last-minute "de-limiting"
* The Demolisher SE's cover art
* Six book recs from @danacea.bsky.social!
* Post-it note numbering on deluxe edition shipping boxes
* And loads more!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
* Ashes of the Imperium's last-minute "de-limiting"
* The Demolisher SE's cover art
* Six book recs from @danacea.bsky.social!
* Post-it note numbering on deluxe edition shipping boxes
* And loads more!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
Black Library Weekly: I am Not a Number, I am a Free Man
We look at another weekly Black Library update, including upcoming releases and what's going on with Ashes of the Imperium.
www.goonhammer.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Hey folks, lots to chat about this week including:
* Ashes of the Imperium's last-minute "de-limiting"
* The Demolisher SE's cover art
* Six book recs from @danacea.bsky.social!
* Post-it note numbering on deluxe edition shipping boxes
* And loads more!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
* Ashes of the Imperium's last-minute "de-limiting"
* The Demolisher SE's cover art
* Six book recs from @danacea.bsky.social!
* Post-it note numbering on deluxe edition shipping boxes
* And loads more!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Reposted by Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman
Follow Jin Wu and his companions on an expedition into the jungle village of Punan, where they investigate a mysterious madness afflicting the local population.
Claim the Six Sacrifices e-book by David Guymer with your CA Account ⬇️
community.totalwar.com/rewards
Claim the Six Sacrifices e-book by David Guymer with your CA Account ⬇️
community.totalwar.com/rewards
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Follow Jin Wu and his companions on an expedition into the jungle village of Punan, where they investigate a mysterious madness afflicting the local population.
Claim the Six Sacrifices e-book by David Guymer with your CA Account ⬇️
community.totalwar.com/rewards
Claim the Six Sacrifices e-book by David Guymer with your CA Account ⬇️
community.totalwar.com/rewards
Reposted by Jay “Lorehunter” Kirkman
Whet your appetites (and your blades!) for the Tides of Torment DLC with a brand new story from the Hinterlands of Khuresh.
Follow Jin Wu and his companions on an expedition into the jungle village of Punan, where they investigate a mysterious madness afflicting the local population.
Claim the Six Sacrifices e-book by David Guymer with your CA Account ⬇️
community.totalwar.com/rewards
Claim the Six Sacrifices e-book by David Guymer with your CA Account ⬇️
community.totalwar.com/rewards
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Whet your appetites (and your blades!) for the Tides of Torment DLC with a brand new story from the Hinterlands of Khuresh.
Sorry for the late signal boost, folks, it's been a whirlwind day largely spent at the rink. Here's my take on this year's Red Gobbo novella by Andi Ewington!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
In a back-to-back book reviewing storm, Jay returns for a special Saturday edition, reviewing Da Red Gobbo's Last Stand by Andi Ewington!
Goonhammer Reviews: Da Red Gobbo's Last Stand, by Andi Ewington
In a back-to-back book reviewing storm, Jay returns for a special Saturday edition, reviewing Da Red Gobbo's Last Stand by Andi Ewington!
www.goonhammer.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Sorry for the late signal boost, folks, it's been a whirlwind day largely spent at the rink. Here's my take on this year's Red Gobbo novella by Andi Ewington!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS 11/21
Hardcover #Warhammer #BlackLibrary books at half of cover?
Yes please, don’t mind if I do…
#BookSky #AgeOfSigmar
Hardcover #Warhammer #BlackLibrary books at half of cover?
Yes please, don’t mind if I do…
#BookSky #AgeOfSigmar
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 AM
LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS 11/21
Hardcover #Warhammer #BlackLibrary books at half of cover?
Yes please, don’t mind if I do…
#BookSky #AgeOfSigmar
Hardcover #Warhammer #BlackLibrary books at half of cover?
Yes please, don’t mind if I do…
#BookSky #AgeOfSigmar
We received some very bad news today with regards to my wife’s cancer. But with all that my goalie son came in mid-second period of his HS hockey game with the game at 4-4, and they potted one more for the win.
These are the moments of tragic magic you live for when going through this. #FuckCancer
These are the moments of tragic magic you live for when going through this. #FuckCancer
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
We received some very bad news today with regards to my wife’s cancer. But with all that my goalie son came in mid-second period of his HS hockey game with the game at 4-4, and they potted one more for the win.
These are the moments of tragic magic you live for when going through this. #FuckCancer
These are the moments of tragic magic you live for when going through this. #FuckCancer
It is rare that I write an entirely negative or entirely positive review about a book, but this week appears to be one of those times.
My review of John French’s Dropsite Massacre for today’s Lore Friday!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
My review of John French’s Dropsite Massacre for today’s Lore Friday!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Today in the Black Library, Jay "Lorehunter" Kirkman reviews the novel Dropsite Massacre by John French.
Goonhammer Reviews: Dropsite Massacre, by John French
Today in the Black Library, Jay "Lorehunter" Kirkman reviews the novel Dropsite Massacre by John French.
www.goonhammer.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It is rare that I write an entirely negative or entirely positive review about a book, but this week appears to be one of those times.
My review of John French’s Dropsite Massacre for today’s Lore Friday!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
My review of John French’s Dropsite Massacre for today’s Lore Friday!
#Warhammer #BookSky #BlackLibrary
Aaaand scene!
Just finished Thunder’s Edge: Echoes of Memory by @skullqueen.bsky.social and from @aconytebooks.bsky.social
Review to appear on @goonhammer.com in an upcoming “Beyond the Black Library” feature. 🤘
#BookSky #BlackLibrary
Just finished Thunder’s Edge: Echoes of Memory by @skullqueen.bsky.social and from @aconytebooks.bsky.social
Review to appear on @goonhammer.com in an upcoming “Beyond the Black Library” feature. 🤘
#BookSky #BlackLibrary
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Aaaand scene!
Just finished Thunder’s Edge: Echoes of Memory by @skullqueen.bsky.social and from @aconytebooks.bsky.social
Review to appear on @goonhammer.com in an upcoming “Beyond the Black Library” feature. 🤘
#BookSky #BlackLibrary
Just finished Thunder’s Edge: Echoes of Memory by @skullqueen.bsky.social and from @aconytebooks.bsky.social
Review to appear on @goonhammer.com in an upcoming “Beyond the Black Library” feature. 🤘
#BookSky #BlackLibrary
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood
November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If you see this, QTP with a video game that transports you back to your childhood