Tome of Fire - Salamander trilogy

As most who follow the blog will know, I'm currently in the process of writing my first full Warhammer 40,000 novel, Salamander.

Regulars will also know that this is but the first in a trilogy. Titles for the second and third books are sketchy at the moment (I'm toying with Firedrake for book two) but today we (as in me and BL) cemented the series title arc. After a bit of thought (I wasn't expecting to 'arc' it, so to speak), we settled on the Tome of Fire trilogy. This is because the ancient book (or books) penned by Vulkan of prophecies, portents and clues concerning his fire-born sons is at the heart of what the three books are about.

It's an exciting development for me as it really helps to generate some series focus and ensures that I never veer to far off this central tenet of the trilogy. It also means that I'm committed to two further books to end the series (or this installment of it, at least - never say never).

Hopefully, this official stamp of a trilogy will be good news to fans; I'm certainly excited at the prospect. In fairness, I'd always planned the narrative overarch for the Salamanders in three books, not one, but it's nice to get the official go ahead in spite of all that.