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William King

William King
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About

William King (born 7 December 1959 in Stranraer, Scotland) is a Scottish fantasy author and game designer who has lived in Prague for many years. He created the Gotrek & Felix series - Black Library's most popular fantasy duo - and the Space Wolf novels set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. His Warhammer books have sold close to a million copies in English across eight languages, and he has twice won the Origins Award for game design.

almost 1 million
sold copies of Warhammer books in English
8 languages
languages into which his books were translated
20+
published novels in total
4.06 / 5
average rating of the Gotrek & Felix series on Goodreads

What's new

  • 2026-02

    Warhammer 40k Lexicanum updated William King's page - confirms his current residence in Prague and overview of all his publications for Black Library.

  • 2019

    King released the first part of the new Dragonbond Saga series - A Dragon from the Desert - as an independent author outside Black Library.

  • 2016

    King wrote the novel Illidan for Blizzard Entertainment - a story from the World of Warcraft universe.

Tracks

Trollslayer (Gotrek & Felix #1, 1999)the first novel published under the Black Library imprint, the foundation of the entire series
Skavenslayer (Gotrek & Felix #2, 1999)the second volume of the series, one of the most beloved Black Library titles
Space Wolf (1999)the beginning of the series about the space marine Ragnar Blackman in the Warhammer 40 000 universe
Blood of Aenarion (Tyrion & Teclis #1, 2011)nomination for the David Gemmell Legend Award 2012
Illidan (2016)a novel from the World of Warcraft universe for Blizzard Entertainment

😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.

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