I am a professional writer and games developer, best known for my fourteen years with Games Workshop and (so far) for my Black Library novels and short stories. In March 2008 I departed GW to concentrate on my freeelance writing. So far, so good.
You can find a list of my Black Library books here. I have also written many Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 short stories, most of which can be found one way or another in the various collections and anthologies available.
In other work, I wrote the script and voice-overs for the Mark of Chaos computer game, contributed to the Hobby Games: 100 Best book and designed the fun game of Goblin feasts, Gobbos Banquet.
Kurgan Ironbeard saying dung-head?
I’ll never forgive you.
You will be missed at games-workshop
you where an idol to all us eldar/dark eldar/harlequin/exodite players out there
and are now an idol to all the new Dark Elf players too
it’s brilliant to hear your coming to derby store again for malekith.
it’s also brilliant to find fellow flashman fans around.
I doubt you’ll remember me from the last time you were in derby, my time with you was cut short as i had to visit my dad.
i was the one with long blonde hair, a hang over and had to go early.
Gav – Be sure to say hi!
i’ll love to see you again in january, i’ve a couple of ideas i’d like to pick you brains about
Gav – Sounds ominous! Nah, just kidding. I’ll be happy to chat.
Over the many year I have been involved in the Games Workshop hobby I have managed to meet you a few times (at Gamesday) and even have an Autograph or two to boot
I was going to compose a long comment/post but decided that the last thing you needed to read was a great wall of text so I will some it up in one question.
How do you deal with people who seem to (and I have met a few) unfairly critic your work more based on you being Gav Thorpe and not on the content on the book/codex?.
… you sir… ruined this game for me
I like Codex:Chaos Space Marines, I miss my alpha Legion Cultists but what the heck, they’ve merged in the new Imperial Guard Codex with the odd tentacle still present. The book/codex works nicely enough, I can put troops (I do like having lots of troops, not elites etc.) on the table and get them slaughtered for a unknown (the Chaos gods know why) reasons. You’ve succeeded there and well done. Any criticisms, NO. I’ll stick to being upset when a Rhino kills my Khorne Lord with a storm bolter, cheers Bob
Thank you for posting your thoughts on the recent Chaos Space Marines Codex. While not a Chaos player myself, I particularly enjoyed your comments on being creative and playing the game for fun. Tournament play is all well and good, but sometimes it takes away from the story behind the game. I applaud your thoughts and hope new 40k players develop a similar attitude. Good luck with your new career.
John
John has got it right, the playing for fun is missing all to often. Bob