List of Books
From Warhammer - The Old World - Lexicanum
A list of books known in the World-that-Was
List
Books of the World-that-Was | ||||
Title | Author | Genre | Notes | Source |
A Defence Against Necromancy | Felip Iyrtu | Magic | Published in IC 2415 by Patriarch Felip Iyrtu and in 2510 it was on the 1st year reading list for students of the Amethyst College of Magic. | [3a] |
A Life | Genevieve Dieudonné | Autobiography | A slim volume for one who had lived for over six hundred years and undertaken so many adventures | [1] |
A Modest Treatise into the Nature of Magic | Gotthilf Puchta | Magical Theory | A reknowned and highly learned text from a now deceased Patricarch of the Gold Order | [10a] |
Archaeologica Maledicta or A compendium of Places Wicked and Vile | Gunther Laubrich | History | Published in 613 (IC) in Nuln | [7] |
Articles of Imperial Magic | Magnus the Pious | Magical Rules | Published in 2305 IC, these codify the rules and regulations under which the Colleges of Magic must operate. They grant them permission to perform magical research and practice thaumaturgy for the good of the Empire and within its bounds and territories. | [10c] |
A Treatise upon the Art of Generalship | Giovanni Marmalodi | Warfare | [8] | |
Barbenoire: The Bastard of Bretonnia | Jacopo Tarradasch | Poetry | [1] | |
Bellona Myrmidia | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Myrmidia | [3d] | |
Bellum Strategia | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Myrmidia | [3d] | |
Books of Blood | Religion | Proscribed books sacred to Khaine, now mostly fragments that describe vampires as godlike beings. As a rite of passage, prospective members of the cult are sometimes tasked with kidnapping innocents and cutting a passage from the book into their flesh. | [2] | |
Canticum Verena | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Verena | [3j] | |
Constant Drachenfels: A study in Evil | Helmholtz | History | [1] | |
Dark Rituals | Gerhard Recht | Necromancy | [5a] | |
Deus Sigmar | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Sigmar | [3g] | |
Eulogium Verena | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Verena | [3j] | |
Encyclopedia of the Undead | J. Gotthard Melbert | Bestiary | Another Banned book | [2] |
Famous Mass Murderers of our Lands | Johann Biedenkopf | History | Published in 2501 (IC) in Middenheim by Popular Press. | [7] |
Great Engineers of the Empire | Lady Theodora Holzenauer | Biography | The author is both an engineer and journalist. | [3a] |
Immortal Love | Jacopo Tarradasch | Poetry | A cycle of sonnets | [1][4a] |
Liber Lupus | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Ulric | [3i] | |
Liber Manann | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Manann | [3b] | |
Liber Chaotica | Richter Kleiss | Father Kleiss was declared insane, he was a friend of Magister Patriarch Verspasian Kant of the Order of Light. | [10b] | |
Liber Mortis | Frederick van Hel | Religion | A infamous work by the author, who is also known as Vanhel. The only complete copy is in the Great Temple of Sigmar in Altdorf. | [2] |
Libro Dei Morti | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Morr | [3c] | |
Lives of the Depraved | Konrad Steinhoff | Biography | Published in IC 2099 by Talebheim, Schnuffler & Son Publishers, it includes a substantial section on Constant Drachenfels | [7] |
Livre des Larmes | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Shallya | [3f] | |
Memoirs of a Lustrian Adventurer | Fleugweiner Sonderblitz | Biography | A personal account in 4 volumes. | [8] |
Midnight and the Black Cat | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Ranald | [3e] | |
My Time with the Dwarfs | Emmerschein von Mirrenburg | Biography | It relates the Counts time and experiences with Long Drong's Slayer Pirates. | [8] |
My Travels with Gotrek | Felix Jaegar | Adventure | Often considered outlandish fiction written by a known agitator, outlaw and adventuer | [2] |
My Years as a Bounty Hunter in Reikwald, Bretonnia and the Grey Mountains | Anton Veidt as told to Jochim Munchberger | Autobiography | [1] | |
On the Preservation of Corpses | Ludwig von Eckstein | Necromancy | [5a] | |
Perilous Beasts: A study of Creatures Fair and Foul | Odric of Wurtbad | Bestiary | All manner of creatures including vampires, Clan Eshin Scholars and Dragons supposedly contributed to this book, which has many accurate descriptions of their kind. | [2][6] |
Proscribed Grimoires of Khaine | Religion | Kept by the Cult of Sigmar who may reluctantly grant access, as they did with Detlef Sierck in his research for the play about the death of Drachenfels, but he did have the patronage of the Imperial family. | [1] | |
Reminiscences and Regrets | Detlef Sierck | Memoirs | [4a] | |
Rites of the Ancient Grove | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Taal | [3h] | |
Summa Magica | Various Contributors | Magical Theory | Printed in 2503 IC | [10b] |
Tales of the Albatross | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Manann | [3b] | |
Teutognengeshichte | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Ulric | [3i] | |
The 1000 Shanties | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Manann | [3b] | |
The Art of Aethyric Attunement | Klaus Schwarzhelm | Magic | Worth several hundred Gold Crowns to a wizard. | [5b] |
The Art of Statecraft | Gossippa Lotta | History | A collection of advice, experiences, titbits of gossip and anecdotes from the author who went on campaign with a variety of mercenary generals. Highly regarded by many mercenaries. | [8] |
The Book of Doorways | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Morr | [3c] | |
The Book of Green | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Taal | [3h] | |
The Book of Runic Mastery | Dortmund Klauser | Magic | A proscribed book which details the secrets of creating runes - Dwarf's consider this to be stolen knowledge and hunt down anyone in possession of a copy. | [9a] |
The Book of Sigmar | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Sigmar | [3g] | |
The Book of Suffering | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Shallya | [3f] | |
The Book of Swords | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Verena | [3j] | |
The Book of War | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Myrmidia | [3d] | |
The Desolate Prisoner of Karak Kadrin | Jacopo Tarradasch | Poetry | A play about the plight of the imprisoned Baron Trister. | [1][4a] |
The Emperor of Nippon | Guillibert and Soloman | Music | A Opera. | [3a] |
The Glorios adventures of Gunter Friesheimt | Gunter Friesheimt | Biography | [8] | |
The Great Joke | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Ranald | [3e] | |
The Geistbuch | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Sigmar | [3g] | |
The House of von Konigswald | de Selincourt | History | Contains a very flattering portrait of a young Crown Prince Oswald. | [1] |
The Loves of Ottokar and Myrmidia | Jacopo Tarradasch | Play | Concerning the obsessive love of the tyrant Ottokar for Myrmidia and who commits several bloody deeds with the most noble of intentions. A well known quote is One does what one must, for those one loves, regardless of the consequences (act II, scene six). | [1][4b] |
The Poison Feast and Other Legends | Claudia Wieltse | History | [1] | |
The Rats of Hammstat | Detlef Sierck | Music | A comic opera. | [11a] |
The Riddles Ten | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Ranald | [3e] | |
The Testiment of Pergunda | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Shallya | [3f] | |
The Testiments of Sigmar | Various | Religion | A collection of stories and memories of those who had known Sigmar in life, warriors and citizens alike. Considered one of the holiest works in the Empire and held at the Monastery of the Holy Word west of Altdorf | [3k] |
The Tragedy of Oswald | Detlef Sierck | Play | Tells the story of the fall of the Great Enchanter and Prince Oswald and the triumph of the author and his vampire lover. | [1] |
The Ulric Creed | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Ulric | [3i] | |
Thernodies of the Raven | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Morr - Thernodies are funeral songs or poems of lamentation. | [3c] | |
Tome of Summer's Path | Religion | A popular holy book of the Cult of Taal | [3h] | |
To My Unchanging Lady | Detlef Sierck | Poetry | A cycle of sonnets to his lover Genevieve Dieudonné | [4a] |
Upon my Genius | Detlef Sierck | Autobiography | A apparently honest work about the writer and self proclaimed genius. | [4a] |
Vampires and Their Kin | Maximillian Sommers | Bestiary | Written by a member of the Raven Knights for others of that Order, it is hard for anyone else to obtain. | [2] |
See Also
Sources
- 1: Drachenfels (Novel) by Jack Yeovil.
- 2: Night's Dark Masters supplement for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition) by Fantasy Flight Games
- 3: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (4th Edition) Rulebook
- 3a: Class and Careers, pg. 46-116
- 3b: The Cult of Manann, pg. 205
- 3c: The Cult of Morr, pg. 206
- 3d: The Cult of Myrmidia, pg. 207
- 3e: The Cult of Ranald, pg. 208
- 3f: The Cult of Shallya, pg. 210
- 3g: The Cult of Sigmar, pg. 211
- 3h: The Cult of Taal, pg. 212
- 3i: The Cult of Ulric, pg. 213
- 3j: The Cult of Verena, pg. 214
- 3k: Glorious Reikland, pg. 285
- 4: The Serpent Queen (novel) by Josh Reynolds
- 5: Karak Azgal (book) by Black Industries
- 6: Old World Bestiary supplement for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition) by Fantasy Flight Games
- 7: Castle Drachenfels (book)
- 8: Warhammer Armies: Dogs of War (5th Edition)
- 9: Realms of Sorcery (1st Edition)
- 9a: Chapter Thirteen: Rune Masters
- 10: Realms of Sorcery (2nd Edition)
- 11: Children of the Horned Rat
- 11a: Introduction