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John French is an award winning script writer, novelist, and games designer, known for his intricate world building, cerebral plots, and psychologically deep characters. He has written over twenty books over a decades-long career.
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Dropsite Massacre Wins Black Library Book of the Year
Dropsite Massacre was the Black Library Book of 2025 as voted for by readers
Dropsite Massacre Released in Hardback and Audio
The Dropsite Massacre, a brand new novel in The Horus Heresy series is out now in hardback and audio.
After eight years, and a lot of words written, I return to Track of Words to talk about how that time has gone, and mark the the site's 2,000th post. The int...
Ahriman: Undying and The Dead Kingdom Announced
Ahriman: Undying, the fifth book in the Ahriman series, and The Dead Kingdom, the second Cado Ezechiar book have been announced.
I talk writer-to-writer with Alec Worley about craft, getting published and staying focused, as well as revealing my new creator-owned fantasy project 'Lette...
The Hollow King, my first book set in the realms of Warhammer Age of Sigmar, is out now in hardback, ebook, and (my favourite) audio
Why you should keep what you cut from your work, and how that will make you a better artist.
Ahriman: Sorcerer Audiobook Out Now
The audiobook of Ahriman: Sorcerer is out now on Audible
At some point in 2017, without me realising it, I crossed over into having written over a 1,000,000 words of published fiction.
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- Wrath of Terra – Scouring Book II – Announced
- Dropsite Massacre Out in Paperback
- Fair Realms Festival 2027
- This is Where the Future Bleeds – A Conversation with Mike Brooks at Waterstones Nottingham
- Dropsite Massacre Wins Black Library Book of the Year
- Dropsite Massacre Released in Hardback and Audio
- Dawn of War IV Announced
- The Dead Kingdom Released in Paperback
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- Dropsite Massacre Out in Paperback
- Dropsite Massacre Wins Black Library Book of the Year
- Dropsite Massacre Released in Hardback and Audio
- Warhammer Community Dropsite Massacre Interview
- Dawn of War IV Announced
- Track of Words Interview
- The Dead Kingdom Released
- Ahriman: Undying and The Dead Kingdom Announced
