Gav Thorpe

Gav Thorpe is a freelance writer, who used to work for Games Workshop as the lead background designer, in charge of overseeing the background for Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. He has written many Army Books and novels for Games Workshop and the Black Library.¹

Works

Games

• Mordheim (contributor)²
• Warhammer Rulebook (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Rulebook (7th Edition)²

Army Books

• Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Dark Elves (7th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Dwarfs (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Hordes of Chaos (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Tomb Kings (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (6th Edition)²
• Warhammer Armies: Vampire Counts (7th Edition)²

Warhammer Quest

• Warhammer Quest²
• Warhammer Quest: Catacombs of Terror²
• Warhammer Quest: Deathblow (contributor)²
• Warhammer Quest: Pit Fighter²

Games Workshop Magazines

• Citadel Journal 1 - 8 (co-editor & staffwriter)²
• White Dwarf 170 - 345 (contributor)²
• White Dwarf 181 - 200 (staff writer, layout & photography)²

Novels

Slaves to Darkness trilogy

• The Claws of Chaos²
• The Blades of Chaos²
• The Heart of Chaos²

Time of Legends: The Sundering

• Aenarion (audiobook)²
• Malekith²
• Shadow King²

Other

• Grudge Bearer²

Short Stories

All of the following short stories appear in the anthology Tales of the Old World

• Ancestral Honour²
• Birth of a Legend²
• The Faithful Servant²
• Tybalt's Battle²
• Tybalt's Quest²

Other Works

• Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition) (contributor)²
• Grudgelore (sourcebook)²
• The Toll, Warhammer Monthly (comic script)²
• Ulli and Marquand (graphic novel)²
• Mark of Chaos (script & voiceovers)²

Additional Information

• Gav Thorpe on the Warhammer 40,000 Lexicanum
• Gav Thorpe's official website

Sources

• ¹ Summary on Black Library website
• ² List of work at Gav Thorpe's official website